Facing Fast Growth and Strong Competition
Profile on: Mike and Brian McCoy, co-owner of McCoy’s Building Supplies
During the early part of their careers, Mike and Brian McCoy, owners of McCoy’s Building Supplies, applied a simple formula for success: hard work followed by more hard work. This, along with an innovative approach to selling building supplies, allowed the Galveston-based...
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Letting Go Leads to Success
Profile: Jim Blankemeyer, Chairman of the Metokote Corporation
It’s no secret that starting your own company can be tough, sucking up all of your time, energy and attention and causing you to neglect other things, such as family and friends. That’s exactly what happened to Jim Blankemeyer, Chairman of the Metokote Corporation. Thankfully,...
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Practicing Law in a way that Serves Others
Profile on: Ed and Dorothy Sisam, Partners in their own law firm specializing in employment law. Their goal is to practice law in a way that is ethical, a way that serves others rather than perpetrating the vindictiveness that is often typical of the legal process.
Not many people would consider becoming a lawyer in order to fight one. At the...
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Baseball and Miracles
Profile on: Jerry Colangelo, Chairman/CEO Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks
During press interviews prior to embarking on the now legendary 2001 World Series against the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks Chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo was asked what his prediction was for the outcome of the series. Jerry’s response was immediate. “I...
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Facing Bankruptcy
In 1979, three years after he had founded Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), Dr. Jim Leininger was facing the bugbear of entrepreneurs everywhere - bankruptcy.
From the beginning
An emergency room physician from San Antonio, Texas, Jim founded his company on an invention that had been inspired by his work: the Roto Rest bed, a critical care bed...
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What Gives Life Meaning After the First Million?
Profile on: Rob LaMorte, owner of investment consulting company Behavioral Economics, Inc.
Becoming a millionaire by age 35 and then retiring pretty much sums up the American dream for many young entrepreneurs. However, what do you do for a second act? And what gives your life meaning once the quest for financial security and personal fulfillment...
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Even Success Doesn't Make You Invincible
Profile on: Ed Bjurstrom, Vice President of Engineering for Amgen, the largest biotechnology firm in the world
As the vice president of engineering for Amgen, the largest biotechnology firm in the world, Ed Bjurstrom has reached the pinnacle of his career. When he started out at Amgen a mere 15 years ago, the fledgling company was barely getting...
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