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To be a Good Teammate, Accept No Excuses

Great Results Team Building

9) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon. 17) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought and began to develop the McDonalds franchise. 9) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon. 17) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought and began to develop the McDonalds franchise.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

Business development. The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership. The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. There became too many competitors, too much franchising, too much hype and just as many who exited the industry as quickly as they entered it.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

Cactus began developing special characters, with unique personas. During that time, he developed a famous sign-off phrase. Through the remotes, I learned how to feed lines and develop the talent to speak in sound bites, as I do for business media interviews to this day. I was with Cactus at a remote for Armstrong-Johnson Ford.

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