Business 101 - Inspiring Quotes & Stories

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)