Randy Jones | July 6, 2009
Over this Independence Day weekend, I was thinking about how one of our defining traits as Americans is our strong emphasis on the individual. I’ve written about the benefits of partnering with someone who complements your perfect pitch so that you can be free to play to your strengths. Dennis Albaugh, the richest man in Des Moines, Iowa, told me, “I have always hired people who are smarter than I am.” I heard this refrain from virtually every RMIT I interviewed: selecting the right team, the right employees, and the best advisers is essential to their success. But make no mistake—there can only be one king.
Category: #3: BYOB (Be Your Own Boss), Business and Entrepreneurship, The Richest Man in Town book |
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Tags: Akron, Dennis Albaugh, Florida, Independence Day, Jim Oelschlager, Jorge Perez, Louis XIV, Miami, Oak Associates, Ohio, Related Group, Stephen Ross
Randy Jones | May 19, 2009
In a letter thanking me for writing The Richest Man in Town, Jim Oelschlager, the richest man in Akron, Ohio, wrote, “Wow! What a spectacular book! My prediction is that it will be on the best seller-list soon.” Every writer loves to hear those words, and as they say, from Jim’s lips to God’s ears. He went on to say the book should be a textbook for graduate schools of business. That was a big wow for me. Oelschlager, who is unquestionably one of the most inspirational men I have ever interviewed, brought so much power to my book because of his extraordinary personal story.
Category: Money and Meaning, RMIT Profiles, The Richest Man in Town book |
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Tags: Jim Oelschlager, Oak Associates
