Raised in the blueberry capital of the world, Hammonton, N.J., Tony Cole developed his work ethic growing up on a farm where his dad taught him that “When everything else fails, hard work works.” Tony coached college football before moving into sales and creating Anthony Cole Training Group with his wife Linda in 1993.
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