Gloria Plaisted, CFE joined the Living Stones News staff in March 2006 as columnist for her “Faith@ Work Break.” She also hosted Faith@Work Breaks on Christian radio, which aired daily. Gloria is CEO & President of Son Group, LLC. Gloria and Rick, her husband of 41 years, are multi-unit, multi-brand franchisees and have hired over 25k employees in their 35 years of doing business. As a CFE, (Certified Franchise Executive) Gloria writes and speaks in the franchise industry as well as mentoring new up and coming entrepreneurs. Gloria and Rick live on the shore of Lake Superior with their golden retriever Brinkley. They have three adult children and five grandchildren. Gloria loves to quilt, (more of a fabric enthusiast) read  magazines from back to front and spend Minnesota warmer months casting for walleyes. (I don’t do leeches)

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