Authors’ Notes

In college I read Napoleon Hill’s classic Think and Grow Rich. The premise was unique: in 1908 Andrew Carnegie, a leading industrialist of his era, introduced the young Napoleon Hill to the world’s most successful business people so Hill could write a book about what set these people apart. I thought Napoleon Hill had the world’s best job, and I secretly dreamed that I might one day have such an opportunity.

Years later, after being a strategy consultant for CEOs and having read over 500 business books, I came to realize that certain top CEOs had unique abilities to build businesses, create jobs and achieve success. That was the genesis of “The CEO Show,” where I’ve used radio as the channel to help CEOs share their insights on ...

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