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DAY IN THE LIFE
“Every Day Is Different”
DEVIN PISCITELLI RELISHES THE CHALLENGES
OF LEADING FAMILY-FOUNDED COMPANY AAKRON
BY JEN ALEXANDER
What do you love about your
company?
The people! There are many people
who are still here from when my father
used to run AAkron. They are the reason
Danielle and I work as hard as we do.
Describe your office atmos-
phere.
I feel that it is a good balance of
caring and hardworking people who
EVIN PISCITELLI’S HISTORY
with AAkron
Line is intertwined with his family story, and 15
years after joining the family business full-time,
he continues to write history for the supplier alongside his sister
and business partner, Danielle Robillard.
“My first job in this industry was stacking lumber the summer before my 14th
birthday for AAkron—lifting boards that were four times my size alongside men who
were four times my age,” Piscitelli recalls. “But with AAkron being a family business,
I’m sure I was trying to help out—or get out of helping—at a much younger age.”
Now Piscitelli serves as the company’s CEO, and each day offers him new and
exciting challenges. Read on to learn about a day in his life.
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Devin Piscitelli enjoys catching up with his longtime
pals over dinner. From left: Dave Youngers,
Piscitelli, Dan Taylor and Justin Moretta.
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