A Big Dream Pays Off
Profile on: Gene Birdwell, of Birdwell Construction and Remedial Construction Services
Who hasn’t dreamed of leaving the humdrum of their day-to-day job and starting their own business? That’s exactly what Gene Birdwell of Houston, Texas did in 1978. He had been working in the construction industry for 20 years when he finally decided to give...... >Read More
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Teamwork Keeps this Firm Alive
Profile of: Six Manthei Partners, of Manthei Ventures
What happens when you have six family members - two sets of three brothers, to be exact - all helping to run the same company?
Team concept
“We fight regularly,” says Tom Manthei, President of Manthei Inc., whose leadership team also includes Tom’s brothers Dan and Tim and...... >Read More
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Getting the Job Done
Profile on: Jim Sattler, CEO of EMJ Corporation
When Jim Sattler, CEO of EMJ Corporation, gets to work each day, he is usually confronted with one thing: problems. As the leader of one of the largest and most successful general contractors in the USA - which is constructing dozens of shopping centres, office complexes, and warehouses and dealing...... >Read More
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Finding a Meaning Beyond Money
Profile: Daniel J. Arnold, President Road Ranger LLC
By the time Dan Arnold was 33, he thought he had it made. After building up a $50 million dollar gas station and convenience store business from scratch in less than 10 years, he sold it for more cash than he though he’d ever be able to spend. But it didn’t take... >Read More
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Steps To Success - Part Two
Profile on: S Truett Cathy: The Chick-fil-A success Story. Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant chain in the USA. It has over 1000 restaurants.
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S Truett Cathy’s four tenets
Chick-fil-A’s expansion was governed by a small number of basic principles. In 1971 Truett articulated those principles...... >Read More
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The Shocking Cost of Success
Profile: Lowell "Bud" Paxson, Chairman, Paxson Communications Corporation, PAX TV, Co-Founder of the Home Shopping Network
In 1986, Lowell “Bud” Paxson was reshaping the world of direct marketing as we knew it. Having realized the value of broadcasting as a direct sales medium back in 1977, Paxson had built a successful business around selling...... >Read More
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Taking the High Road
Profile on: Jack Forney, Forney Industries
For many children of entrepreneurs, inheriting their parents’ business is the last thing they want to do. Having watched their parents eat, breathe, and sleep the company throughout their childhood, all they want is something - anything - different. Jack Forney was no exception. Throughout the...... >Read More
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What Gives Life Meaning After the First Million?
Profile on: Rob LaMorte, owner of investment consulting company Behavioral Economics, Inc.
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Even Success Doesn't Make You Invincible
Profile on: Ed Bjurstrom, Vice President of Engineering for Amgen, the largest biotechnology... >more