Virginia Executives Enjoy These In-State Getaways
Marilyn West, chairman and CEO of M.H. West & Co. Inc., a Richmond-based management consulting firm, admires people who can leave their BlackBerrys behind when they vacation but admits that it’s not her style. “I have more anxiety from not being in touch than I do being in touch,” she says. “It will be 20 years that I’ve had my business, and I’ve never been able to totally separate from the business. In my own mind, it relaxes me to know what’s going on even if I’m not totally responsive.”
Staying connected often means staying close. About three times a month from June to September, West makes her way to the Hampton Roads area’s Sunset Yachting Center to get out on her boat, go fishing and catch up on reading for a day or long weekend. On other occasions, she takes interstates 64 and 81 toward Harrisonburg for day trips, stopping at restaurants along the way. “If I leave the office at noon on Friday and don’t come back until Monday, I feel like I’ve been away for three weeks,” she says. “We have owned a boat for about 30 years, so that represents a large number of trips, many fish catches and much fun and relaxation.”
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