Walter Disney :
was American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice
actor, and animator. One of the most well-known motion picture producers in the
world, Disney founded a production company. The corporation, now known as The
Walt Disney company, makes average revenue of US $30 billion annually. Disney
started his own business from his home garage and his very first cartoon
production went bankrupt. During his first press conference, a newspaper editor
ridiculed Walt Disney because he had no good ideas in film production.
Winston Churchill :
failed the 6th grade. However, that never stopped him to
work harder! He strived and eventually became the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom during the Second World War. Churchill is generally regarded as one of
the most important leaders in Britain and world history. In a poll conducted by
the BBC in 2002 to identify the "100 Greatest Britons", participants
voted Churchill as the most important of all.
Henry Ford:
first two automobile companies failed. That did not stop
him from incorporating Ford Motor Company and being the first to apply assembly
line manufacturing to the production of affordable automobiles in the world. He
not only revolutionized industrial production in the United States and Europe,
but also had such influence over the 20th century economy and society. His
combination of mass production, high wages and low prices to consumers has
initiated a management school known as "Fordism". He became one of
the three most famous and richest men in the world during his time.
Soichiro Honda:
was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation during a job
interview as "engineer" after World War Two. He continued to be
jobless until his neighbors starting buying his "home-made scooters".
Subsequently, he set out on his own to start his own company. Honda. Today, the
Company has grown to become the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer and one
of the most profitable automakers - beating giant automaker such as GM and
Chrysler. With a global network of 437 subsidiaries, Honda develops,
manufactures, and markets a wide variety of products ranging from small
general-purpose engines and scooters to specialty sports cars.
Akio Morita:
founder of giant electric household products, Sony
Corporation, first product was an electric rice cooker, only sold 100 cookers
(because it burned rice rather than cooking). Today, Sony is generating US$66
billion in revenue and ranked as the world's 6th largest electronic and
electrical company.
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