Steve Harvey is an American actor, comedian, television host, author, and radio personality who has had an incredibly successful career in entertainment. He is best known for his work on The Steve Harvey Show, Family Feud, and Little Big Shots.
Harvey was born in Welch, West Virginia, in 1957 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1984, he got his start as a stand-up comedian. That same year, he was a finalist in the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search. In 1990, Harvey was cast in The Steve Harvey Show, a hit situation comedy that aired on the WB Network.
Harvey became a household name in 2000 when he began hosting the long-running game show Family Feud. For his work, he won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host. In 2015, he began hosting Little Big Shots, a show that showcases the talents of children, which also earned him an Emmy nomination.
Harvey has also had a number of acting roles in television and film, including a recurring role on the sitcom The Parkers and a starring role in the movie Johnson Family Vacation. In addition, he has written multiple books, including the New York Times Best Seller Act Like a Lady and Think Like a Man.
Throughout his career, Harvey has been active in charitable works. He created the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which focuses on empowering youth and families, and he is an ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, which provides life-saving bed nets to families in Africa.
Harvey is an incredibly successful entertainer, and his influence can be seen in many different areas of entertainment. His work has been recognized by multiple Emmy Awards and other accolades, and he continues to be an important figure in the industry.
Harvey is also well-known for his ability to make people laugh. He has performed comedy shows across the country and is often featured on late-night talk shows. He is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and has also hosted the BET Awards and the Miss Universe Pageant.
In addition, Harvey is a regular contributor to the radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show, which is broadcast in over 70 markets in the United States and around the world. He is also the host of Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, a competition show on ABC that gives inventors the opportunity to pitch their products to a live audience.

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Robert Dedman was one of the most successful developers in the private club industry. In his candid autobiography, Dedman defined true wealth not as the number of golf courses you own or the money in your bank account, but as a matter of spirit. Dedman's rules of order encouraged humor, giving, creating a life plan, and finding balance in all areas of your life.
He started his career by joining a prominent law firm in Dallas. During that time, H. L. Hunt became his mentor. After learning to play golf from Byron Nelson, Ralph Guldahl, and Ben Hogan, he decided to invest in golf courses. In 1957, he founded Country Club, Inc., later renamed ClubCorp.
He served two terms as the chairman of the Texas State Highway and Public Transportation Commission of the Texas Department of Transportation. He also served on the board of directors of the Stewart Information Services Corporation.
He was invited to Camp David by President George H. W. Bush. He became the Entrepreneur of the Year in 1976 from the Cox School of Business at SMU, Dallas Humanitarian of the Year in 1980, Texas Business Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Horatio Alger Award from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 1989.
&nbsp;He was inducted into the Academy of Achievement of the Sales &amp; Marketing Executives International (SMEI). In 2003, Dedman received the Ambassador of Golf Award, presented annually to a person who has fostered the ideals of the game on an international level and whose concern for others extends beyond the golf course.

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Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as president of The Walt Disney Company from October 1995 to January 1997.&nbsp;
Upon graduating from UCLA, in 1968, with a degree in theater, film, and television, Ovitz secured a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency. From there, he left for law school but returned shortly (something William Morris normally did not allow). He was soon promoted, eventually becoming a highly successful television agent. Six years later, he and four other young colleagues left William Morris to found Creative Artists Agency.

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Ken Langone is a co-founder of Home Depot and the founder and chairman of Invemed Associates LLC. He received a B.A. from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He serves on the Board of Overseers of the Stern School and on the Board of Trustees of New York University, as well as serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York University Medical Center.&nbsp;
In addition, he serves on the boards of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Ronald McDonald House of NY, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Horatio Alger Society Foundation, the Harlem Children’s Zone, and its charter school, the Promise Academy. He is also a Knight of Malta and a Knight of St. Gregory.
Langone was born to Italian American working-class parents in Roslyn Heights, New York. His father was a plumber, and his mother was a cafeteria worker. Langone's family has been described as having "a lot of love, but not a lot of money." He was a student at Bucknell University and the New York University Stern School of Business.
In the early 1960s, Langone began his career at a Wall Street financial services company named R.W. Pressprich, where he helped develop a new business. In 1968 Langone met and persuaded Ross Perot to let Pressprich handle Electronic Data Systems's IPO. In 1969, Langone would be named Pressprich's president.

Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on the hit NBC sitcom “The Office” and the Fox comedy “The Mindy Project.” Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1979, Kaling was raised in a close-knit family of Indian immigrants. She attended Dartmouth College, where she studied playwriting and acting and graduated in 2001.
Kaling’s career began in the comedy world, writing for shows such as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Simpsons.” She eventually joined the writing staff of “The Office” and became a co-executive producer during its final season. She also starred as the character Kelly Kapoor, a position and character she was praised for pioneering as a South Asian actress.
In 2012, Kaling created and starred in the Fox comedy series “The Mindy Project.” As the show’s star and executive producer, Kaling was praised for her work in creating a series that featured a strong female lead, a rarity in the television industry. The series ran for six seasons, with Kaling earning multiple awards and nominations for her writing and acting.
Kaling’s success has extended beyond television, as she has written and starred in two feature films, “The Night Before” and “Late Night.” She also wrote and starred in the Netflix series “Never Have I Ever” and wrote the best-selling memoir “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?”
In recent years, Kaling has become a voice for female empowerment and racial representation in Hollywood. She has spoken out about the need for more diverse representation in the entertainment industry and works to ensure her own projects reflect these values. Kaling is a role model for women around the world and proves that hard work and dedication can lead to success.

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Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is best known for his bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and for his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. Ferriss has been featured in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and has been recognized as one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Business People."
Ferriss was born in East Hampton, New York, in 1977. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in East Asian Studies in 2000. After college, he worked in sales and marketing for a data storage company before starting his own business, BrainQUICKEN, which he eventually sold.
In 2007, Ferriss wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, which became an international bestseller. The book proposed a new way of working that focused on efficiency and productivity and encouraged readers to pursue their dreams and passions. The book was credited with launching the "lifestyle design" movement and has been translated into 35 languages.
In 2010, Ferriss launched his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which is now one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He interviews high-profile guests from various fields, including business, sports, and entertainment. Ferriss has also written several other books, including The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors.
Ferriss has been an active investor, advisor, and board member for a number of companies, including Uber, Evernote, Shopify, and Duolingo. He is a founding member of the Silicon Valley investment firm K9 Ventures and is also a venture partner at the venture capital firm Collaborative Fund.
Ferriss is active in the philanthropic community and has been involved with a number of charities, including DonorsChoose.org, The International Rescue Committee, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author widely known for his work on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He is the top-rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a former professor at the University of Michigan. His first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, was a New York Times bestseller.
Grant is a leading authority on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He has written or co-written six books, including Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Business Review, and other publications.
Grant's research focuses on how giving, taking, and exchanging advice affects an individual’s success. He has studied how to maximize the benefits of giving, how to encourage more successful collaborations, and how to foster an environment of innovation and creativity. He has also explored how to assess and develop leadership potential within organizations and how to build workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.
Grant has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the world's 40 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2015, one of the world's 50 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2018, and one of the world's most influential management gurus by The Observer in 2018. He is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Mentoring and was named the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade by Poets &amp; Quants in 2020.
In addition to his academic and writing career, Grant is a frequent speaker for organizations, universities, and conferences around the world. He has presented to audiences of thousands at TEDx events, and he has been featured on television and radio programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Cornell, and INSEAD, and he is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.

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Sam Walton, in full Samuel Moore Walton (born March 29, 1918, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, U.S.—died April 5, 1992, Little Rock, Arkansas), American retail magnate who founded Walmart in 1962 and developed it, by 1990, into the largest retail sales chain in the United States.
Walton graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in economics (1940) and entered a J.C. Penney Company management training program in Des Moines, Iowa. He opened his own Ben Franklin variety (five-and-dime) store in Newport, Arkansas, in 1945 and relocated the store to Bentonville, Arkansas, five years later. By the early 1960s, he and his brother, James, operated a regional chain of Ben Franklin stores. When that company’s executives rejected his concept for a new discount store chain to be based in small towns, Walton decided to set up such a chain on his own. He opened the first Walmart store, Wal-Mart Discount City, in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, offering a wide variety of merchandise at discount prices in a no-frills setting. (In 2018, the company’s name was changed to Walmart.)

Adam Braun is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Climate Club, the leading employee sustainability platform that empowers companies and their people to drive sustainable impact. He is also the Founder, Chairman, and original CEO of Pencils of Promise, the award-winning organization that has built nearly 600 schools around the world. He previously served as Founder &amp; CEO of the post-secondary learning company MissionU and pioneered hybrid remote learning.&nbsp;
He was named one of FastCompany’s 50 Most Innovative Companies before being acquired by WeWork in 2018. He has been featured as a speaker at The White House, the United Nations, and dozens of industry associations, universities, and Fortune 500 companies. He has also been named to Business Insider’s 40 Under 40, Wired Magazine‘s 50 People Who Are Changing the World and was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s original ten Global Shapers.&nbsp;
Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling abroad as a college student, he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who, when asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, “a pencil.” This small request became the inspiration for Pencils of Promise, the organization Braun would leave Bain &amp; Company several years later to start with just $25.&nbsp;
Using his unique “for-purpose” approach, the organization has now raised more than $75M to address global education. Through his work across the full spectrum of education, Braun has combined his passion for mission-driven impact to support children and adults in the pursuit of unlocking their greatest potential. Braun graduated from Brown University and has been a frequent speaker delivering an inspiring message on purpose-driven innovation, personal and professional growth, education and sustainability leadership.&nbsp;
He avidly engages with his social media following of over 900,000 people and has received the nation’s most prestigious award for public service, the Jefferson Award. His book The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and went on to become a #1 national bestseller.

Daniel Meyer (born March 14, 1958) is a New York City restaurateur and the Founder &amp; Executive Chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). Meyer was born and raised in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended John Burroughs School. Meyer’s grandfather was a prominent Chicago businessman and philanthropist, Irving B. Harris. Meyer attended Camp Nebagamon for boys as a child in Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin.&nbsp;
During college, Meyer worked for his father as a tour guide in Rome and then returned there to study international politics. Meyer was a Brother of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity while at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Trinity in 1980 with a degree in political science, Meyer worked in Chicago as Cook County field director for John Anderson's 1980 independent presidential campaign. Meyer gained his first restaurant experience in 1984 as an assistant manager at Pesca, an Italian seafood restaurant in the Flatiron District of New York City.&nbsp;
He then returned to Europe to study cooking as a culinary stagiaire in Italy and Bordeaux, France. In 1985, at age 27, Meyer opened his first restaurant, Union Square Cafe. Meyer's other restaurants and businesses include Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke and Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Cafe 2 and Terrace 5 at MoMA, Maialino at the Gramercy Park Hotel, Untitled at the North End Grill, Marta, Porchlight, GreenRiver, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient.&nbsp;
Union Square Events, USHG's catering division, operates several concessions at major sports facilities, including Citi Field, Saratoga Race Course, and Nationals Park. In 2010, Meyer suffered his first restaurant closure, Tabla. In a statement, Meyer blamed the closure on the specificity of the Indian cuisine offered by the restaurant. That same year, Meyer participated in a documentary called "The Restaurateur." In late 2011, Union Square Hospitality Group sold Eleven Madison Park to its chef Daniel Humm and front-of-house director, Will Guidara. In 2018, North End Grill closed.
In 2015, Meyer announced that he would eliminate tipping at all of his restaurants. The move increased prices by approximately 21 percent, leading to large portions of his staff leaving the company. Meyer co-wrote The Union Square Cafe Cookbook (HarperCollins, 1994) with his business partner, Chef Michael Romano. The book earned the IACP Julia Child Award for the best new cookbook by a first-time author and was followed up with the highly acclaimed Second Helpings from Union Square Cafe (HarperCollins, 2001).&nbsp;
Meyer also wrote The New York Times bestseller Setting the Table (HarperCollins, 2006), which examines the power of hospitality in restaurants, business, and life. In May 2009, Meyer's restaurants released a cocktail cookbook, Mix Shake Stir (Little, Brown), featuring 140 recipes and tips, anecdotes, and photography.

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Sophia Amoruso is a businesswoman and author best known for founding and building the retail company Nasty Gal. Born in San Diego, California, in 1984, Amoruso began her career as a college dropout, working various jobs such as a security guard and a bike messenger. In 2006, she started selling vintage clothing on eBay under Nasty Gal Vintage, eventually growing the business into a successful online retail store.
Amoruso is also the author of the bestselling book "Girlboss," which chronicles her rise to success and the lessons she learned along the way. The book was released in 2014 and was named one of the best books of the year by Forbes, Fortune, and Time Magazine. It was also adapted into a Netflix series in 2017.
In addition to her work with Nasty Gal, Amoruso has also been recognized for her business acumen and leadership skills. She has been featured on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list and was named one of Inc.'s "Coolest Young Entrepreneurs."
In 2015, Amoruso stepped down as the CEO of Nasty Gal but remained an active member of the company's board. She also started Girlboss Media, a media and events company that aims to empower women and young people.
In addition to her business ventures, Amoruso is also known for her philanthropic work. She is a vocal advocate for women's rights and gender equality and has been involved in several initiatives and organizations that support these causes. For example, she is an ambassador for the Pussyhat Project, which supports women's rights and gender equality. She also sits on the board of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization, which aims to promote women's entrepreneurship and empower women to start and grow their businesses.
Amoruso is also active in the creative community. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at events and conferences and has been invited to speak at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School and the Oxford Union. She is also a mentor to many young entrepreneurs and has been involved in several mentorship programs.
In her personal life, Amoruso is known for her unique style, which is often described as a mix of vintage and bohemian. She is also a self-proclaimed lover of books and is known to be a voracious reader. She also has a great interest in art and music.
Amoruso has had some challenges in her career. In 2017, Nasty Gal filed for bankruptcy, and she stepped down as the CEO. Despite this, she has continued to be an influential figure in the business world, and her story inspires many young entrepreneurs. She has shown that with hard work, determination, and a willingness to take risks, it is possible to build a successful business and positively impact the world.

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As the first female wrestler on her high school boys’ team, Cat owns the school record for getting pinned the most and fastest. Her bruises and losses prepared her to come alongside others who need to be “scraped off the mat,” shined up, and put back in the fight.
Cat’s underdog spirit led her to launch three groundbreaking organizations: Hustle 2.0, Defy Ventures, and Prison Entrepreneurship Program In 16 years, 8,500 incarcerated people have graduated from her programs. Her efforts have led 7,000 executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to volunteer as mentors and employers. The programs reduce violence and have produced industry-leading recidivism rates of less than 8%.
Cat was named a #MakeTechHuman Agent of Change by WIRED and Nokia for being one of “17 Global Influencers Expanding Human Possibility Through Technology.” She has received the MDC Partners Humanitarian Award on behalf of Defy Ventures and was included in Forbes’ 40 women to watch over 40 She was also named by Fast Company as one of the 100 most creative people in business and received an Ashoka Fellowship.&nbsp;

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Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, philanthropist, and outdoor industry businessman. His company, Patagonia, is known for its commitment to protecting the environment. Chouinard is also a surfer, kayaker, and falconer and is particularly fond of tenkara fly-fishing. He has written about climbing issues and ethics and on mixing environmentalism and business.
Chouinard's father was a French Canadian handyman, mechanic, and plumber. In 1947, Yvon and his family moved from Lewiston, Maine, to Southern California. They were Catholic. His early climbing partners included Royal Robbins and Tom Frost. A Sierra Club member, in his youth, he founded the Southern California Falconry Club, and it was his investigations of falcon Aeris that led him to rock climbing. To save money and make adaptations to the way he was climbing, he decided to make his own climbing tools, teach himself blacksmithing, and eventually start a business.

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Antonio García Martínez is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and tech industry veteran. He has had a long and varied career, beginning in the early days of the dot-com boom and continuing today. Early in his career, Antonio worked in a variety of roles at companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs.
At Apple, Antonio held a variety of positions, including working on the retail side of the business, developing software, and helping to launch the Apple Store. At Microsoft, Antonio was involved in the development of a number of products, including Windows 95 and Windows 98. After leaving Microsoft, Antonio founded Adify, a venture-backed ad network that WPP eventually acquired.
More recently, Antonio has become an investor, author, and thought leader in the technology and venture capital industries. He has invested in a variety of startups, including Twitter, Uber, and Stripe. He is also the author of the book Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley, which chronicles his experiences in the tech industry.
In addition to his work as an investor and author, Antonio is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. He has appeared on the TED stage, as well as at conferences including SXSW, DLD, and TechCrunch Disrupt. Antonio is often called upon to provide his expertise and insight into the tech industry, as well as his views on the current state of venture capital and startups.
Overall, Antonio García Martínez is an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, author, and thought leader. His wealth of experience and knowledge from working in and around the tech industry, combined with his excellent communication skills, make him a highly sought-after individual in the industry.

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Jake Knapp is an inventor, designer, and author. He is most well-known for inventing the Design Sprint, a five-day process for solving problems and creating new products, services, and strategies. He is also a New York Times bestselling author, having written two books, Sprint and Make Time.&nbsp;
As a design thinker, Jake has worked with some of the world’s leading companies, such as Slack, LEGO, IDEO, and NASA. He has coached on design strategy and time management, helping these companies take their products and services from ideas to reality.
An advocate of the design-thinking approach, Jake has been a keynote speaker at conferences and workshops around the world. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Wired, and Forbes and has been invited to TEDx and Google's Zeitgeist conferences to discuss his methodologies.
Jake is currently a Design Partner at Google Ventures, where he helps companies use design sprints to create innovative products and services. He also serves as a lecturer at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, where he teaches Design Thinking and Design Sprints.
Jake has a passion for creating and innovating, and his approach to design has helped countless companies realize their potential. He is a firm believer that with the right combination of processes, people, and tools, any problem can be solved.

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Scott Harrison (born 18 September 1973) is a British novelist, scriptwriter, playwright, and film writer. Between 2002 and 2005, he was writer-in-residence for the York-based professional theatre company The Dreaming. He also co-produced and occasionally acted in several of its productions.
He has written Star Trek books for Simon &amp; Schuster and tie-in novels for games developer Capcom, as well as a number of audio plays and novels for various Big Finish Productions. Between 2012 and 2014, he edited a range of short-story anthologies.
In April 2014, his audio play Sometimes Never, starring Simon Jones and Rosalyn Landor, won the Best Drama Award in New York, while in May of the same year, the portmanteau audio horror anthology THIRTEEN, which Harrison devised, edited, and wrote the narrating story for, won an Audie Award for Best Original Work.
He also provides film essays and audio commentaries for several blu-ray companies, including the BFI, Eureka! Video and Second Sight Films in the UK and Imprint Films in Australia.

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One of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories of the past twenty years. When a friend told Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, "you've just been hit in the ass by a golden horseshoe," they thought he was crazy. After all, both had just been fired.
What the friend, Ken Langone, meant was that they now had the opportunity to create the kind of wide-open warehouse store that would help spark a consumer revolution through low prices, excellent customer service, and wide availability of products.
Built from Scratch is the story of how two incredibly determined and creative people--and their associates--built a business from nothing to 761 stores and $30 billion in sales in a mere twenty years.
Built from Scratch tells many colorful stories associated with The Home Depot's founding and meteoric rise; shows that a company can be a tough, growth-oriented competitor and still maintain a high sense of responsibility to the community; and provides great lessons useful to people in any business, from start-ups to the Fortune 500.

David Cancel is a serial entrepreneur and technology executive. He has co-founded several companies, including Performable (acquired by HubSpot in 2011), Ghostery (acquired by Evidon in 2017), and Drift (a conversational marketing and sales platform).
He is currently the CEO of Drift, a conversational marketing and sales platform. Drift's platform allows businesses to communicate with their customers through live chat, bots and messaging. The company's mission is to help enterprises to create human connections with their customers. Drift was founded in 2015 and has grown to become one of the leading conversational marketing platforms in the industry. The company has raised over $90 million in funding, and it has been recognized for its innovative approach to customer engagement.
David Cancel also has been a critical figure in the development of the conversational marketing industry and is considered a thought leader in the field. He has also been a product leader at several other companies, including HubSpot, Looker, and Compete.com. He is a recognized speaker and thought leader in product development, customer acquisition, and scaling startups.

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Frank Blake is an American businessman and former chairman of The Home Depot. He began his career in 1977 at General Electric, where he rose to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 2002, he was named Vice Chairman of The Home Depot, and in January 2007, he was appointed Chairman and CEO.
As Chairman and CEO, Frank Blake was responsible for leading the company's transformation from a traditional home improvement retailer to a global, omnichannel leader in the industry. He is credited for leading Home Depot's successful expansion into new markets, growing the company's online presence, and focusing on customer service.
Under Frank Blake's leadership, Home Depot's sales and profits grew significantly, and it became the world's largest home improvement retailer. He also oversaw the launch of The Home Depot Foundation, which has provided more than $275 million in grants and products to improve the homes and lives of veterans, at-risk youth, and communities in need.
In August 2014, Frank Blake retired from Home Depot and was succeeded by current CEO Craig Menear. Since his retirement, Frank Blake has continued to serve as a director of several companies, including Lowe's, Berkshire Hathaway, and Delta Air Lines. He also serves on the board of the University of Delaware. He has been an active philanthropist, supporting organizations such as the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America, Habitat for Humanity, and the United Way.
Frank Blake is also an active speaker and mentor, having spoken at a variety of events, including the World Economic Forum, the Consumer Electronics Show, and the Aspen Ideas Festival. In addition, he has played a key role in the development of the LEED certification program, helping to establish it as the international standard for green building.
In recognition of his contributions to the home improvement industry and to society, Frank Blake has received numerous awards, including the Horatio Alger Award, the National Retail Federation's Gold Medal Award, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award.

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In Built from Scratch, Bob Andelman emphasizes the importance of humility in business. He shows how the founders of Home Depot always stayed grounded, even as their company grew. They were never afraid to admit when they were wrong and learn from their mistakes. This is a great lesson for anyone looking to start their own business.

The Power of Humility

Andelman highlights the importance of putting the customer first. The founders of Home Depot always prioritized their customers' needs and worked hard to provide the best service possible. This focus on customer satisfaction was a key factor in their success. So, if you're running a business, take a page out of their book and always put your customers first.

Customer is King

One of the key takeaways from Built from Scratch is the importance of creating a positive company culture. The founders of Home Depot fostered a culture of respect and teamwork, which helped their employees feel valued and motivated. If you're looking to build a successful business, it's worth taking the time to cultivate a positive work environment.

The Importance of Company Culture

In his book, Andelman shows how the founders of Home Depot were always looking for ways to innovate and improve their business. They weren't afraid to take risks and try new things, which helped them stay ahead of their competitors. This is a great reminder for all of us to never stop exploring and pushing boundaries in our own businesses.

Innovation is Key

Built from Scratch is a testament to the power of hard work. The founders of Home Depot didn't achieve their success overnight. They put in long hours and faced many challenges along the way. But they never gave up, and their perseverance paid off in the end. So, if you're feeling discouraged, remember their story and keep pushing forward.

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Bob Andelman is the author or co-author of 16 biographical, business, management, self-help, and sports books. He has been a regular correspondent for BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and the Tampa Bay Times at different times in his career. Andelman is also the editor and publisher of a small imprint, Mr. Media Books.&nbsp;
Three of his business books, Mean Business, The Profit Zone, and Built from Scratch, have each sold in excess of 100,000 copies. Mr. Andelman, who lived in St. Petersburg, died on Feb. 24 with his wife and their 23-year-old, Charlie, by his side. He was 59.
He was a presence in the Tampa Bay media scene since the early ‘80s, working on a variety of publications, including the then-St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay Business Journal, Tampa Tribune, Music, Focus, and the Maddux Report. He was the editor of Tampa Bay Weekly and created the feature magazine Jump Monthly. His byline appeared in Newsweek and Business Week, and he was the author or co-author of 16 books on topics from biographies to business and self-help to sports.
He was an early adapter of online publishing and podcasting with Mr. Media, a website he started in 1995. He was the editor and publisher of a small imprint, Mr. Media Books. Since 2007, he has conducted more than 1,100 interviews on his Mr. Media podcast. He used the outlet to probe the minds of writers, musicians, celebrities, and pop culture personalities. He interviewed Jackie Collins and Chris Pratt, Kirk Douglas, and cartoonist Lynn Johnston of the comic strip For Better or For Worse.

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