Business 101 - Inspiring Quotes & Stories (PDF)

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 Eguide includes: - Inspiration from Influential Leaders - Humble BeginningsLarry 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; PassionGeorge Eastman (Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company)Estee Lauder (Founder of Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.)Walter Percy Chrysler (Founder of Chrysler Corporation)- Twists of FateRay Kroc (Founder of the McDonalds 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 IdeaLarry Page (Cofounder of Google)Reed Hastings (Cofounder & CEO of Netflix)Bill Bowerman (Cofounder of Nike)- Taking RisksHoward Schultz (Executive Chairman of Starbucks)Reid Hoffman (Cofounder of LinkedIn)Herb Kohler Jr. (Former CEO of Kohler)Ruth Handler (Cofounder of Mattel)- PerseveranceJeff 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)- FailureSteve Jobs (Cofounder of Apple Inc.)Milton S. Hershey (Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company)Walt Disney (Cofounder of the Walt Disney Company)- InnovationKonosuke Matsushita (Founder of Panasonic)Thomas Edison (Cofounder of General Electric)- CompetitionFlorence Nightingale Graham (Founder of Elizabeth Arden)& Helena Rubinstein (Founder of Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics)- Overcoming the OddsMary 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 TeamAlfred P. Sloan (Former CEO of General Motors)William R. Hewlett & David Packard (Founders of Hewlett-Packard)- SuccessPierre Omidyar (Founder of eBay)Liz Claiborne (Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.)John Paul DeJoria (Cofounder of Paul Mitchell Systems & The Patron Spirits Company)