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August 18, 2022 • 20 mins

JT Hand served 22 years in the US Army before finding a job with the York Water Company, where he worked his way up to President and CEO in 2020.

In this episode of The Founder Beat Podcast, JT talks about how he managed York Water through the early days of the pandemic, how his military experience helped him lead a company, ways a 200-year-old business finds ways to be innovative, and more.

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