Bob Sinkovic has more than 23 years of successful entrepreneurial experience preparing taxes for 1,000 families. An accomplished entrepreneur and musician, he has owned a restaurant and performed bass guitar for a Grammy Award winning artist, Amy Grant. He was a guest speaker for Entrepreneur Magazine's Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and gave seminars on his book The Power of Home Business.
Offering a rare blend of artistic and operational strengths, Sinkovic is recognized for his success in performing and managing. He toured throughout the United States and Canada with Fireworks from 1978 to 1981, on the MCA songbird label, playing on 5 national albums including Amy Grant's album My Father's Eyes. Sinkovic's musical work continued with his own record label (Pure Gold Recording Studio) that recorded 5,000 Singing Santa tapes purchased by The May Company Department Stores. He promoted the Singing Santa in every mall around the area and for a TV show at the time.
From 1989 to 1990, Sinkovic owned and operated the Saints Caf as cook and accountant. The Saints was a 60 seat family style restaurant with show themes: Hawaiian luau, murder mysteries, and concerts. While it could only park 3 vehicles in front, the caf managed to serve 500 meals, weekly. In September 2000, he and his wife were the creators of the Joyful Noise Festival. They served as fundraisers, general managers, show organizers, and promoters for 2 years. Sinkovic oversaw 130 regional local artists, 10 national music artists, over 100 commercial vendors, and produced a one-hour TV show. In the second year they invited Bishop Anthony Pilla; he came as guest speaker.
Sinkovic previously served as a Prudential Insurance Company sales agent where he ranked #169 in the United States, receiving a President's Citation, a prestigious award for the top 500 agents in 1983, the same year he founded RWS Financial Services, Inc. In 1986 he also received the MDRT designation from Million Dollar Roundtable.
Bob received a Certified Financial Planner certification from American College of Briarcliff, Pennsylvania in 1985 and a Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow designation from the Ohio Life Underwriters Association in 1988. From 1999 to 2005 he was president, now board member of the American Family Foundation of Cleveland, and financial director for the Cleveland Central Philharmonic Orchestra, in Cleveland where he resides with his wife and son.
A Prayer for Hope When You’re Discouraged and Drained - Your Daily Prayer - April 23
Whether you’re currently weighed down by responsibility or expectations or you’re drained due to disappointment and discouragement, I’d like to encourage you to take one step with God.