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Kyle Martin

Regional Director, IA
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Fleetwood, PA

 

What do you do when an obstacle appears in your path? Go over, around or through. That’s what Kyle Martin, Regional Director of Penn National Gaming, Inc. would tell you.

“I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to go on to college after high school or not,” he says. “No one else in my family had graduated college, and the money wasn’t there for me. I didn’t have academic scholarships to rely on.” Even his high school guidance counselor was suggesting a trade school or something else less expensive.

Fortunately, he received financial support from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Grant program and other need-based assistance, and was able to attend Holy Family University. It was the first step down a great path for Kyle – he ended up getting a Master’s degree and graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

He passed the CPA exam and went to work with a national CPA firm. Within seven years he’d paid off all student loans – including his wife’s. Today, he’s still finding solutions to tricky situations. “As a CPA, your clients rely on you to provide answers to some pretty complex business problems,” he says. “It’s really rewarding to have that trust and respect.”

Seems like Kyle’s a good person to trust, when it comes to solving complex problems. He’s been finding ways to overcome obstacles since he was a teenager.

Now he’s up for sharing his knowledge with others who might be in similar situations to his as a teenager. “If you are interested in working hard and achieving great things, call me,” he says. “I would be happy to provide any guidance or assistance I can!”

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