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
Tags:
changed lives,
Family,
family business,
Kevin Miller,
Men,
Schrimsher Properties,
seeking direction,
strategy,
success,
time to change,
unity
4 Comments »
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
Tags:
business,
changed lives,
faith,
Family,
Kevin Miller,
Men,
success
4 Comments »
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
Tags:
business,
changed lives,
Family,
Kevin Miller,
Men,
success,
Women,
workplace
4 Comments »
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
Tags:
business,
changed lives,
closet issues,
faith,
Kevin Miller,
leadership,
Men,
personal growth,
success,
Women
4 Comments »
One, Two, Three Strikes Against Me
Profile on: Anthony Munoz, NFL Hall of Fame 1998
Growing up in a poor suburb of Los Angeles, Anthony Munoz dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. Although baseball was his first love, his immense physical stature led him to pursue football instead. Coming from a single parent home in a neighbourhood riddled with gangs, drugs, and violence,...... >Read More
Tags:
changed lives,
closet issues,
faith,
health,
Kevin Miller,
Men,
spiritual growth,
sports,
success,
Women
4 Comments »
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
Tags:
business,
changed lives,
closet issues,
faith,
Family,
health,
Kevin Miller,
Men,
success,
Women
4 Comments »
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.
Read Steps to Success - Part One
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
Tags:
business,
Career,
changed lives,
closet issues,
leadership,
Men,
success,
Women
4 Comments »