It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. But for this writing, let’s forget what he accomplished politically and just examine his delivery of message. Looking at Reagan from a leadership role, I found him incredibly inspirational, witty and obviously, extremely charismatic. This guy knew…
Known as much for being the man who helped defeat Nazi Germany as he is for being President, Dwight D. Eisenhower remains one of the more reserved and nuanced of our national leaders. Under intense pressure as Supreme Allied Commander from both his superiors and his subordinates, and later serving successfully in the world’s greatest…
Few figures in American history have inspired both the dedicated reverence and widespread public controversy generated by General George Patton over the course of his illustrious and colorful military career. Daring and Disciplined Known for an unwavering dedication to discipline, both in himself and the men he commanded, as well as a penchant for speaking…
When brothers Hank and John Green started their YouTube channel in 2007, then called Brotherhood 2.0, they had no idea what it would grow into. Initially, the channel was an experiment to see if two brothers could communicate with each other for a year solely through YouTube videos – interesting concept and totally unique, never…
Few leaders in American history have demonstrated the kind of innovative thinking, and ability to do very much with very little, than General Robert E. Lee evidenced during his time leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. As any entrepreneur starting their first business knows, working with limited resources (on a shoe-string budget) and a…
When you look at a Prime Minister, especially Winston Churchill, you wouldn’t necessarily consider him an entrepreneur. With that said, Churchill possessed entrepreneurial skills that could propel him to riches in today’s economy. The Dealmaker It is often noted that Churchill was awful with his personal finances, squandering his army earnings and an allowance from…
With an Academy Award-winning biopic recently detailing the last year of his life, and his own zombie-centric historical fiction novel, there may be no former world leader more popular than Abraham Lincoln is these days. As entrepreneurs, there is much we can learn from one of the greatest presidents in US history. Traits of an Entrepreneur…
Being in the Trenches is What Matters It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and…
There just isn’t a place for racial segregation in politics. No one should support a political party based on their race; however, in the most recent US election, I saw a lot of racially-charged campaigning by support groups on both sides. The facts are: Some black women are Conservatives, rich white men can be Liberals…