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Inside the success of 100 Business Geniuses

Risk-loving entrepreneurs. Innovative geniuses. Self-starters and mavericks. The world's greatest businesses were built by unique people, each bringing their own style and savvy to the marketplace.

100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them is a diverse and inspiring collections of great business stories. Covering a variety of success paths, brilliant strategies and engaging entrepreneurs, each profile explores the genius behind the greatest business minds:

o A mother's inspiration that launched Baby Einstein o Aveda's journey from hippie...

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Overview

Inside the success of 100 Business Geniuses

Risk-loving entrepreneurs. Innovative geniuses. Self-starters and mavericks. The world's greatest businesses were built by unique people, each bringing their own style and savvy to the marketplace.

100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them is a diverse and inspiring collections of great business stories. Covering a variety of success paths, brilliant strategies and engaging entrepreneurs, each profile explores the genius behind the greatest business minds:

o A mother's inspiration that launched Baby Einstein o Aveda's journey from hippie to hip o How Guinness overcame a centuries-old problem to conquer new markets o TiVo's long fight to explain the genius of their product o How Oprah went from person to empire o And many more

An engrossing look at what makes entrepreneurs and business geniuses tick, this book highlights the pivotal moments in the lives of great businesses, with lasting lesson on the art of making your business a success.

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Library Journal

Journalist Ross and Holland, senior editor of The Age newspaper in Australia, provide an inspirational examination of a highly diverse collection of business leaders and how they made their enterprises successful. Included among the stories are well-known firms such as Nike, the various Virgin brands, and eBay, as well as many other lesser-known companies begun by risk-loving entrepreneurs, including John Symond (Aussie Home Loans), the creator of Liquid Paper Bette Nesmith Graham, Manolo Blahnik (high-end footwear), and James Dyson (Dyson vacuum cleaners). The authors succinctly present the hard work, creativity, luck, and determination that helped shape these success stories, such as the 5,127 prototypes Dyson had to go through before he hit on his currently successful design, as well as other aspects of these global companies. The result is a rousing analysis of the principles of successful businesses, as represented by these firms, that include learning how to finance and build a product, when and how to market, and how to persist through difficult times. Richard Aspel's lively, distinctly Australian narration nicely keeps this fascinating information flowing, making for a sure bet for fans of Donny Deutsch's CNBC television program, The Big Idea. Highly recommended for university libraries supporting a business curriculum and larger public libraries.
—Dale Farris

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What are the secrets behind the phenomenal success of companies like eBay, Google, and Home Depot and such products as the Barbie doll and Hallmark cards? And what about world-renowned businesspeople like Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson? Ross and Holland, a senior writer and a senior editor, respectively, for two prominent Australian magazines, profile these companies, people, and their products and write about why and how they have achieved their tremendous popularity and major financial success. According to the authors, what the companies profiled have in common is "a talent for innovation which can take many forms, inventing a whole new product, taking somebody else's idea and making it work better, or simply taking over the market simply by selling products cheaper than anybody else." Companies, individuals, and products profiled are arranged within categories, e.g., "The Crowd-Pleasers," which focuses on products such as Pixar, Baby Einstein, Barbie, and Hallmark cards; and "Born To Sell," where Ray Kroc, Michael Dell, Mary Kay Ash, and other hugely successful entrepreneurs are portrayed. Each profile describes the history of the relevant company and presents portraits of its founders and/or CEOs, along with a bibliography for further reading. This book provides an excellent starting point for those researching individual companies and is highly recommended to academic and public libraries.-Lucy Heckman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Jamaica, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781402206313
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/1/2005
  • Pages: 432
  • Sales rank: 448,093
  • Product dimensions: 5.25 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.99 (d)

Meet the Author

Emily Ross and Angus Holland's 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them was devised in Melbourne, Australia, where they both live and work.

Emily Ross is a senior writer with the country's leading national business magazine, BRW. She specializes in leadership, innovation, and entreprenuership. Angus Holland is a senior editor with The Age newspaper.

Between them they have lived in Abu Dhabi, Honk Kong, Kuwait, London, Lantau Island, Milan, Paris, Mauritius, Qatar, Singapore, and Tokyo. They live in Melbourne with their two children.

Emily Ross and Angus Holland's 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them was devised in Melbourne, Australia, where they both live and work.

Emily Ross is a senior writer with the country's leading national business magazine, BRW. She specializes in leadership, innovation, and entreprenuership. Angus Holland is a senior editor with The Age newspaper.

Between them they have lived in Abu Dhabi, Honk Kong, Kuwait, London, Lantau Island, Milan, Paris, Mauritius, Qatar, Singapore, and Tokyo. They live in Melbourne with their two children.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments A Note on the Text Introduction

1. The Crowd-Pleasers Pixar Julie Aigner-Clark and Bill Clark Baby Einstein Callaway Barbie Hallmark Cards

2.Thanks for the Idea Red Bull Sony Walkman

3.The Long and Winding Road Liquid Paper Dyson The Kellogg Company
3M and the Post-It Note

4.Do What You Love Weight Watchers Quiksilver Kate Spade and Andy Spade Nobu Wolfgang Puck

5. Thanks for Nothing: The Founders Who Missed out on the Billions Chanel No. 5
The Coca-Cola Company Clarence Birdseye

6. Extreme Makeovers Nokia Avon LVMH Gap Samsung Guinness Adidas

7. The Revolutionaries IKEA Re/Max JD Power Mark Burnett Howard Schulz, Starbucks

8. It Didn't Happen Overnight, BUT It Did Happen Amazon Columbia Sportswear Nutrimetics

9.That's What I Wanted, I Just Didn't Know It Cirque du Soleil Rollerblade Websense Craigslist MTV TiVo Hooters Liz Lange Maternity

10. Survival of the Fittest Microsoft Mars Inc.
XM Satellite Radio

11. Born to Sell Ray Croc, McDonald's Dell Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics Simon Fuller

12. Me, Myself and I Oprah Winfrey Sean Combs Richard Branson Taschen Danni Ashe

13.I Want to Be Alone: the Greta Garbos of Business Oakley Revlon Luxottica

14. Ah, That's How You Do It eBay Limited Brands L'Oreal BlackBerry Wal-Mart Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway NetJets

15. Image Is Everything Nike Tiffany & Co.
Levi's

16. The Business Daredevils FedEx Esprit Playboy

17. The Lennon & McCartney Duos Tupperware Apple id Software Google Seinfeld

18. Funky, Inc Juicy Couture Jamie Oliver CollegeHumour.com MAC Cosmetics (Makeup Artists Cosmestics)

19. From Hippy to Hip Aveda Ben & Jerry's

20. Beware of Cheap Imitations Steinway Lego Harley-Davidson Four Seasons Hotels Manolo Blahnik Porsche Prada Alessi

21. No Experience Necessary Subway Mrs Fields Cookies Diners Club Jani-King

22. And Now for Something Completely Different Play-Doh Dippin' Dots Build-A-Bear Workshop Disposable Diapers Neopets Super Soaker

Index About the Authors

Emily Ross and Angus Holland's 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them was devised in Melbourne, Australia, where they both live and work.
Emily Ross is a senior writer with the country's leading national business magazine, BRW. She specializes in leadership, innovation, and entreprenuership. Angus Holland is a senior editor with The Age newspaper.
Between then they have lived in Abu Dhabi, Honk Kong, Kuwait, London, Lantau Island, Milan, Paris, Mauritius, Qatar, Singapore, and Tokyo. They live in Melbourne with their two children.

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