Every successful and well rounded business professional and student knows their business history. Quick access to quotes and expertly selected stories of inspiration make this a great tool for yourself, employees or students. Use a story to open a discussion or kick off a meeting, use a quote to inspire colleagues, or use the guide to inspire yourself to tackle a day, a week or a tough project. Many of the biggest business leaders struggled, persevered, and inspired many around them to do the same. Have this handy guide ready to do the same for you.
6-page laminated guide includes:
- Inspiration from Influential Leaders
- Humble Beginnings
Larry Ellison (Cofounder of Oracle)
Ursla Burns (Former chairman & CEO of Xerox)
Jim Sinegal (Cofounder of Costco)
Andrew Carnegie (Founder of Carnegie Steel Company)
- Finding Your Calling; Passion
George Eastman (Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company)
Estée Lauder (Founder of Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.)
Walter Percy Chrysler (Founder of Chrysler Corporation)
- Twists of Fate
Ray Kroc (Founder of the McDonald's Corporation)
Oprah Winfrey (Media Personality & Founder of Harpo Productions)
Levi Strauss (Founder of Levi Strauss & Co.)
William Procter & James Gamble (Founders of Procter & Gamble Company)
- The Big Idea
Larry Page (Cofounder of Google)
Reed Hastings (Cofounder & CEO of Netflix)
Bill Bowerman (Cofounder of Nike)
- Taking Risks
Howard Schultz (Executive Chairman of Starbucks)
Reid Hoffman (Cofounder of LinkedIn)
Herb Kohler Jr. (Former CEO of Kohler)
Ruth Handler (Cofounder of Mattel)
- Perseverance
Jeff Bezos (Founder & CEO of Amazon)
Herb Kelleher (Former CEO of Southwest Airlines)
Warren Buffett (Investor & Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway)
Fred Smith (Founder & CEO of FedEx)
- Failure
Steve Jobs (Cofounder of Apple Inc.)
Milton S. Hershey (Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company)
Walt Disney (Cofounder of the Walt Disney Company)
- Innovation
Konosuke Matsushita (Founder of Panasonic)
Thomas Edison (Cofounder of General Electric)
- Competition
Florence Nightingale Graham (Founder of Elizabeth Arden)
& Helena Rubinstein (Founder of Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics)
- Overcoming the Odds
Mary Kay Ash (Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics)
Do Won & Jin Sook Chang (Founders of Forever 21)
Madam C. J. Walker (Founder of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company)
- Leadership & the Importance of a Team
Alfred P. Sloan (Former CEO of General Motors)
William R. Hewlett & David Packard (Founders of Hewlett-Packard)
- Success
Pierre Omidyar (Founder of eBay)
Liz Claiborne (Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.)
John Paul DeJoria (Cofounder of Paul Mitchell Systems & The Patrón Spirits Company)