THIS PAST FRIDAY @ STATUS 08/10/07
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SATURDAY @ NEXT 08/04/07
Bill Gates- (William Henry Gates III) Microsoft cofounder, the richest man in the world and philanthropist.
Donald Trump - Real Estate developer, businessman and star of the hit television program "The Apprentice"
Jack Welch - the youngest CEO & Chairman of one of America's biggest and most respected companies (General Electric)
Kerry Packer - Australia's richest man, investor, and CEO of the Publishing and Broadcasting media company (PBL).
Li Ka Shing - Famous entrepreneur and philanthropist, Li Ka Shing is the richest man in Asia.
Ray Kroc - an American entrepreneur, famous for significantly expanding the McDonald's Corporation from 1955.
Richard Branson -British Entrepreneur found the famous Virgin brand, attracting media attention with his marketing tactics, and for his balloon adventures.
Rupert Murdoch- famous Australian born American media mogul and CEO of News Corporation.
Sam Walton-profile of the American founder of the Wal-Mart chain of stores, listed on the Time Magazine's top 100 people of the 20th century.
I enjoy silence.
Documentaries
The Kellogg Brothers;
Henry Ford;
J.Pierpont Morgan;
Nelson Rockefeller;
Donald Trump ( deal maker);
Richard Branson;
Bill Gates: Sultan of Software;
Bush Family Fortune;
The Corporation;
Enron, Smartest Guys in the Room;
Ray Roc;
Walmart is it really good for America;
Confucious Words of Wisdom;
Mao Tse Tung;
The Home Depot
Don't watch TV
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene,Good to Great by Jim Collins, Zero-to-IPO by David Smith, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras, The Art of M&A:A Merger Acquisition Buyout Guide by Stanely Foster Reed and Alexandra Reed Lajoux, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink, The Dollar Crisis by Richard Duncan,The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel by Stephen Leeb, The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman,Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, The America We Deserve by Donald Trump, Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin,Purple Cow by Seth Godin.
I wouldn't really call them "heroes"...but they are the top 10 richest billionaires in the world according to the Forbes business magazine in 2008.=)
1. Warren Bufett, Age:77; 62.0 Billion; Berkshire Hathaway
2. Carlos Slim Helu, Age:68; $60.0 Billion; Telecom
3. William Gates III, Age:52 $58.0 Billion; Microsoft
4. Lakshmi Mittal, Age:57 $45.0 Billion; Steel
5. Mukesh Ambani, Age:50 $43.0 Billion; Petrochemicals
6. Anil Ambani, Age:48; $42.0 Billion; Diversified
7. Ingvar Kamprad, Age:81; $31.0 Billion; IKEA
8. KP Singh, Age:76; $30.0 Billion; Real Estate
9. Oleg Deripaska, Age:40; $28.0 Billion; Russian Aluminum
10. Karl Albrecht, Age:88; $27.0 Billion; Aldi