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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: 10 Entrepreneurial Types and Their Journey

Leading Blog

So he made “a conscious decision to play sports, to be a gangster.”. Sure he read the sports, but he also pored over the business pages. Despite humble beginnings, Allan set out on a conscious, focused, and ultimately inspirational journey to become a leader. Allan Young’s Awakening. Allan Young’s parents were Chinese immigrants.

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Sowing Wild Oats & Getting It Out of Your System - What's Really Happening

Building Personal Strength

My friend was a top student and multi-sport athlete in high school, and he eventually got a football scholarship and later had a successful career as an executive. His drive to achieve in class and in sports kept him on mostly on track during the wild ride of his teen journey. Don't you need to sow some wild oats?

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The Pistol Maker Who Saved American Industry

Lead Change Blog

It was the sidearm of choice for Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Buffalo Bill Coty, “Bat” Masterson and Wild Bill Hickok. We can thank Sam for starting a chain reaction that today produces smartphones, IBM Watson’s, and Tesla electric sports cars that can accelerate as fast as a Ferrari!

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Maybe You’re an Entrepreneur After All

Lead Change Blog

His company sponsored scores of future professionals in the sport when no one else would take the risk. Rather than step into an already crowded shoe industry (yes, another pun), he got close to the generation he was compelled to reach and gave them what they wanted: respect.

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Climbing Solo

RapidStart Leadership

When I watch amazing footage of wild life experts and extreme sports, I wonder, “If it was hard for the person on screen, how much more challenging was it for the person carrying the camera, positioning for the shot, framing the action?”.

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The Bull who withstood the Monster

In the CEO Afterlife

Then as sales grew, he leveraged the growth and invested in Red Bull sponsored sports and entertainment events directed at young urban professionals. A few years ago Red Bull realized they were becoming one of the biggest content sources of action sports and culture on the planet. Red Bull’s initial target market was the college crowd.

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Make Work Fun Again

Lead Change Blog

During the first week of baseball season in April, young superstar and reigning MVP Bryce Harper sported a ballcap with the following saying: MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN. Harper’s youthful zeal and love for a game that is diminishing in popularity may seem like a trite attitude for playing a sport.

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