Wholesale Business 101: Inspiring Quotes & Stories Guide

Every successful and well-rounded business professional and student knows his or her business history. Quick access to quotes and expertly selected stories of inspiration make this a great tool for you, employees, or students. Use a story to open a discussion or kick off a meeting. Use a quote to inspire colleagues. Ultimately, use this study guide to inspire yourself to tackle a day, a week, or a tough project. Many of the biggest business leaders struggled, persevered, and inspired those around them. Have this handy guide ready to do the same for you. 6-page laminated guide includes: • Inspiration from Influential Leaders • Humble Beginnings • Larry Ellison (Cofounder of Oracle) • Ursla Burns (Former chairman & CEO of Xerox) • Jim Sinegal (Cofounder of Costco) • Andrew Carnegie (Founder of Carnegie Steel Company) • Finding Your Calling; Passion • George Eastman (Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company) • Estée Lauder (Founder of Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.) • Walter Percy Chrysler (Founder of Chrysler Corporation) • Twists of Fate • Ray Kroc (Founder of the McDonald's Corporation) • Oprah Winfrey (Media Personality & Founder of Harpo Productions) • Levi Strauss (Founder of Levi Strauss & Co.) • William Procter & James Gamble (Founders of Procter & Gamble Company) • The Big Idea • Larry Page (Cofounder of Google) • Reed Hastings (Cofounder & CEO of Netflix) • Bill Bowerman (Cofounder of Nike) • Taking Risks • Howard Schultz (Executive Chairman of Starbucks) • Reid Hoffman (Cofounder of LinkedIn) • Herb Kohler Jr. (Former CEO of Kohler) • Ruth Handler (Cofounder of Mattel) • Perseverance • Jeff Bezos (Founder & CEO of Amazon) • Herb Kelleher (Former CEO of Southwest Airlines) • Warren Buffett (Investor & Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway) • Fred Smith (Founder & CEO of FedEx) • Failure • Steve Jobs (Cofounder of Apple Inc.) • Milton S. Hershey (Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company) • Walt Disney (Cofounder of the Walt Disney Company) • Innovation • Konosuke Matsushita (Founder of Panasonic) • Thomas Edison (Cofounder of General Electric) • Competition • Florence Nightingale Graham (Founder of Elizabeth Arden) • & Helena Rubinstein (Founder of Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics) • Overcoming the Odds • Mary Kay Ash (Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics) • Do Won & Jin Sook Chang (Founders of Forever 21) • Madam C. J. Walker (Founder of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company) • Leadership & the Importance of a Team • Alfred P. Sloan (Former CEO of General Motors) • William R. Hewlett & David Packard (Founders of Hewlett-Packard) • Success • Pierre Omidyar (Founder of eBay) • Liz Claiborne (Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.) • John Paul DeJoria (Cofounder of Paul Mitchell Systems & The Patrón Spirits Company)