http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM Lessons in Success From Famous Entrepreneurs Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:02:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you everyone for your support of the Modeling the Masters blog! I'm going to be continuing with the videos and with the posts but on my new blog. Please join me at http://www.evancarmichael.com/blog/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/06/05/blog-is-moving/ “I believe in being an innovator,” said Walt Disney. “Tomorrow can be a wonderful age.” Since its inception, Disney has always been an innovative and imaginative brand. From his animations to his theme parks, Disney was always looking to the future; he was in constant search for creative ways to improve ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/05/18/lesson-3-use-your-imagination/ “Somehow I can’t believe there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true,” Walt Disney said. “This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C’s. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy and the greatest ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/05/11/lesson-2-chase-your-dreams/ “It's something that will never be finished,” Walt Disney once said of Disneyland. “Something that I can keep developing and adding to.” Disney was a management mastermind, a pioneer in the field of branding and merchandising. Constantly thinking of how far he could stretch the Disney brand, Disney set new ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/05/04/lesson-1-stretch-your-brand/ While working at Pesemen-Rubin Art Studio, Disney met a fellow cartoonist named Ubbe Iwwerks and the two became instant friends. They created their first company, Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists, but it collapsed because they found few clients. The two then went to work for Kansas City Film Ad, where they continued ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/27/living-a-fairy-tale-disney%e2%80%99s-rise-to-the-top/ Satoshi Tajiri Company: Pokemon Net Worth: Unknown As a young boy, Satoshi Tajiri was dubbed “Dr. Bug” thanks to his fascination with insects. But when Tajiri discovered a way to combine his interest in insects with his passion for videogames, he had an electronic revolution on his hands. Today, children the world over ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/24/where-does-your-inspiration-come-from-satoshi-tajiri/ Pierre Omidyar Company: eBay Net Worth: $7.7 Billion “I started eBay as an experiment, as a side hobby basically, while I had my day job,” recalls Pierre Omidyar. An unexpected success, that side hobby has today become the world’s largest personal online trading community. The website hosts millions of auctions every day, with ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/23/youll-fail-at-some-things-pierre-omidyar/ Henry J. Heinz Company: HJ Heinz Company Net Worth: Unknown He started grinding spices for his mother in the basement of their Pittsburgh home when he was just six years old. Later, when Henry Heinz founded his company, it was little more than a one-man operation of peddling horseradish sauce door-to-door. But today, ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/22/do-a-common-thing-uncommonly-well-hj-heinz/ Carlos Slim Helu Company: Grupo Carso Net Worth: $35 Billion He has been called the Warren Buffett of Latin America. With an estimated net worth of $35 billion, Helu is one of the richest people in the world. He is known for never cracking a smile, but Helu’s current monopoly over the telecommunications ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/21/what-to-do-in-a-crisis-carlos-slim-helu/ “The era we are living in today is a dream of coming true,” Walt Disney once said. Indeed, Disney’s life was of the stuff dreams are made. The man who had one of the most fertile imaginations in history, who managed to turn his musings into a billion dollar company and ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/MM/2009/04/20/the-man-behind-the-mouse-walt-disney-is-born/