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A Banker Who Doesn't Love Money?

Profile on: Paul Lindholm, the owner of Security State Bank, among others. Most people’s mental image of a banker is similar to the group of old, pin-striped cronies on Mary Poppins who urged young Michael Banks to invest his “tuppence” rather than spend it. Fortunately, Paul Lindholm of Fergus Falls, Minnesota does not fit this stereotype...

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Baseball and Miracles
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
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?
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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Seeing Possibility
Seeing Possibility

Profile on: Penny McCoy, youngest person named to the US National Ski Team, bronze medal winner at the World Championships in Chile Where other people saw only snow, Dave McCoy saw possibility. After the hydrographer’s research showed that Central California’s Mammoth Mountain had more snow than any other in the area, in 1953 he bought the...

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NFL Hero – What it Means to be Great
NFL Hero - What it Means to be Great

Profile on: Rolf Benirschke, Former NFL great with the San Diego Chargers, and President, Rolf Benirschke Enterprises When most people think of football “royalty,” they picture quarterbacks, wide receivers or running backs. These are the guys who make the big plays, score the crucial touchdowns and put their teams in the record books. However,...

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Even Success Doesn’t Make You Invincible
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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Enduring Torture in a POW Camp
Enduring Torture in a POW Camp

Profile on:  Brigadier General (ret.) Robinson Risner, veteran pilot If you fall off a horse, as the old saying goes, the best thing you can do is dust yourself off and get back on before you lose your nerve. Few people realize the truth of this adage better than Brigadier General (ret.) Robinson Risner of Austin, Texas. As a veteran pilot of...

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