Abundance of Money and Keeping your Head on Straight
Profile on: Lavonne Kruse, determined to be successful.
Can you imagine spending the first decade of your life thinking the woman who raised you was your mother, only to discover she was actually your grandmother? Perhaps the only thing that might shock you more would be discovering that your real mother was someone you had grown up believing...... >Read More
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Family Unity and Business Success
Profile on: Frank Schrimsher, co-owner Schrimsher Properties
For the longest time, the Schrimsher brothers - Steve, Frank, and Mike - owners of Schrimsher Properties, were brothers by blood only. That is, they were siblings, but they weren’t really friends. As such, each was trying to make it on his own; pursuing a separate vocation. But within...... >Read More
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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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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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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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Life Can Bring Joy out of Sorrow
Profile on: Norma Becker, Vice President and Secretary of Econotech Ltd.
We have been married for over 50 years. Ed and I met while going to university and were married at age 21 – that makes us over 75 years old. We now have two children and four grandchildren.
The early years of our marriage were not happy years, but were filled with...... >Read More
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Letting Go Leads to Success
Profile: Jim Blankemeyer, Chairman of the Metokote Corporation
It’s no secret that starting... >more
Daughter's Death Leads to Renewed Purpose in Life
Patricia Fong was enjoying a typical workday at Amcore Investment Group on... >more