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)
• Estee Lauder (Founder of Estee 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 Patron Spirits Company)