Do Not Live Beyond Your Means - Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Company: American Idol
Net Worth: $50 million
Simon Cowell has become one of the most recognized faces in the television industry by not only being rude but more importantly by listening to what he was at heart – a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur. A music producer and executive, TV personality and businessman all rolled into one, Cowell [...]
Love What You Do And Put The Customer First - Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc
Company: McDonald’s
Net Worth: Unknown
In 1954, after years of struggling through different trades, Kroc had finally stumbled upon what he saw as The next big thing in America. In one of the greatest success stories of our time, Kroc took a small but successful California-based hamburger restaurant and expanded it into what is today a [...]
Kick The Doors Down - Magic Johnson
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Company: Johnson Development
Net Worth: Unknown
At 49 years old, Magic Johnson’s accomplishments stretch as far and wide as the many basketball courts he has conquered in his career. From transforming the Los Angeles Lakers into a championship team, to living with HIV, to launching a multi-million dollar business empire, Johnson has overcome numerous stereotypes [...]
Develop A Fighting Spirit - Will Keith Kellogg
Will Keith Kellogg
Company: Kellogg’s
Net Worth: Unknown
If it were not for the ingenuity of W.K. Kellogg, the world today might never know flaked cereal. A master marketer and inventor, Kellogg revolutionized the breakfast food industry when he decided to start his own company and sell toasted corn flakes back in 1906. Today, that same company has [...]
Will Your Business Idea Make You Money? - Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
Company: Image Comics
Net Worth: Unknown
He was always the best artist in his class. When a teacher needed something drawn on the blackboard, they would call on little Todd McFarlane to help. McFarlane, however, never wanted to become what he is today: one of the most revered comic book and action figure creators in the [...]
Create A Good Product - Henry Ford
Henry Ford
Company: Ford Motor Company
Net Worth: $188.1 Billion (2008 equivalent dollars)
“I was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm at Dearborn, Michigan, and my earliest recollection is that, considering the results, there was too much work on the place.” Even as a child, Henry Ford had an eye for innovation. It was this ability [...]
Have An Ethical Stance - Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Company: Newman’s Own
Net Worth: Unknown
Over his fifty plus year career, Paul Newman won Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Cannes Awards for his work both as an actor and film director. But, don’t think that was enough to tire this legend out. In his early 80’s Newman spent his time devoted to Newman’s Own, [...]
You Have To Find Something That You Love - George Lucas
George Lucas
Company: Lucasfilm
Net Worth: Unknown
“I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding,” says Lucas. Lucas’ struggle first began on May 14, 1944 when he was born in the relatively humdrum city of Modesto, California to parents George Walton Lucas, Sr. and Ellinore Bomberger Lucas. He grew up on a walnut [...]
Get In While It’s Hot And Out Before It’s Cold - Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Company: 19 Entertainment
Net Worth: Unknown
In the quarter century that he has been doing what he does best, Simon Fuller has become arguably the most successful British music manager in history. He has managed everyone from the Spice Girls to David Beckham, and continues to work on creating new stars in the entertainment industry. With [...]
The Greatest Failure Is Not To Try - Debbi Fields
Debbi Fields
Company: Mrs. Fields Cookies
Net Worth: Unknown
“I was really happy being a housewife,” says Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies. “I was proud to be there for my husband, but it did not necessarily make me feel great.” Longing for something more out of life than being just a mother and a wife, Fields [...]
