This month we’ve been sharing our thoughts on starting a business: the first step to starting a business, how to figure out if you can money with your idea, and whether or not its the kind of idea that you can…
James Sinegal cofounded Costco in 1983 and served as the retail chain’s leader and CEO until his retirement (to the board) at the end of 2011. Sinegal grew up in the retail world, starting his career as a grocery bagger…
You know him as the creator of the Rich Dad brand based on his Rich Dad Poor Dad book series. Robert Kiyosaki is also an entrepreneur, an investor, financial commentator and radio personality. Originally from Hilo, Hawaii, Kiyosaki graduated from…
Have you ever picked up a business book looking for ideas, or inspiration, or even guidance? Books like Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Shultz or Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull—both fantastic books by the way—are all about the smart decisions that helped…
Harry Gordon Selfridge was born in mid-nineteenth century rural Wisconsin. He is best known for his founding Selfridge’s Department Store on the west end of London’s Oxford Street. This startup was a huge risk as the country had never seen a…
We know the Bertie Charles Forbes (1880 – 1954) legacy simply by the name of the magazine he founded. The financial writer got his start in his home country of Scotland where he launched his career as a journalist after…
Jon Taffer is a former business owner (as many as 17 restaurants at one time) and currently hosts and co-produces Spike TV’s popular show “Bar Rescue”. Taffer is an authority in the food and beverage industry and master of hospitality…
Queens native, Russell Simmons, co-founded the hip hop music label Def Jam Records in 1984 when he was 27. In the 30 years since then, he has expanded into the fashion industry (Phat Farms clothing), financial services, TV, and film.…
How many companies do you think of when you see a pink Cadillac? That’s right. Just one. The late entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash built her profitable business from the ground up and found success by following a principle of rewarding employees…
As one of the most recognizable success stories of the American Dream, we know the late Dave Thomas as the grandfatherly figure who wanted to share his food with us. For longer than a decade, he regularly appeared on our…
