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 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)