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 he following entrepreneurs provide their expertise via videotape on many of the topics discussed in the Attracting and Retaining Awesome People program.
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Ewing Marion Kauffman
Founder of Marion Laboratories, later Marion Merrell Dow
http://www.kauffman.org
Born in 1916, Ewing Marion Kauffman was an entrepreneur, baseball team owner and philanthropist who believed his success was the direct result of one fundamental philosophy: treat others as you would like to be treated. In living by this principle, Ewing Kauffman was a man who was beloved by his associates in the pharmaceutical company he founded and by those he touched through his creation of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
In 1950, Kauffman began working as a drug salesman only to have his territory cut when his commissions exceeded the company president's salary. Believing that was no way to treat a productive employee, he quit and founded Marion Laboratories Inc. With relentless hard work and entrepreneurial spirit, he built his company into a pharmaceutical giant. In 1989 Marion Laboratories merged with Merrell Dow.
Kauffman, along with his wife Muriel, purchased the Kansas City Royals as a major league baseball expansion franchise in 1968 with no prior experience in professional sports. Their motivation, Kauffman said, was simply to bring professional baseball to his well-deserving hometown.
Mr. Kauffman passed away in 1993, but his legacy lives on through the foundations he created.
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Dick Schulze
Founder and Chairman of Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy-online.com
Dick Schulze has devoted more than half of his life to the consumer electronics industry. His wide-ranging career encompasses technical experience, retail and distributor sales, and management of the nation's leading specialty retail chain. Best Buy is currently the nation's number one retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers and entertainment software, and the third-largest retailer of appliances. The company, with annual revenues approaching $20 billion, was recently ranked as the best-performing stock over the past five years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Schulze founded the Sound of Music in 1966, the forerunner to Best Buy, which formed in 1983. He gained practical, secondary and technical electronics training in the U.S. Air Force with the Minnesota Air National Guard and has an honorary degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
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Scott Cook
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Intuit
http://www.intuit.com
Scott Cook, a founder of Intuit, has been a director of Intuit since March 1984 and is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board. He served as Intuit's Chairman of the Board from March 1993 through July 1998. From March 1984 to April 1994, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuit. Before founding Intuit, Mr. Cook managed consulting assignments for Bain & Company, a corporate strategy-consulting firm. Prior to Bain, he worked for Procter and Gamble, in various marketing positions, including brand manager, for four years. Mr. Cook also serves on the board of directors of Amazon.com, Inc., ebay Inc., The Procter & Gamble Co., the Asia Foundation, and the Harvard Business School Board of Visitors. Mr. Cook holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from the University of Southern California and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University.
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Barnett C. Helzberg Jr. (San Francisco, CA)
Former chairman of Helzberg Diamonds
http://www.helzberg.com
Barnett C. Helzberg Jr. was President of Helzberg Diamonds, Inc. from 1962 to 1995, a period during which he expanded his family-owned business to 143 stores in twenty-three states. His business practices have been a key ingredient to the success of Helzberg Diamonds. In 1995 the success of Helzberg Diamonds caught the attention of billionaire investor, Warren Buffett. Buffett was so impressed that he bought the company. Helzberg then authored the book, What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett", a comprehensive guide that shares his thirty years of experience in running a successful business and outlines the steps needed to prosper within a challenging business environment. Through "helpful hints" and words of wisdom, Helzberg offers a proven road map for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to build a solid company that will stand the test of time. In 1990 Helzberg began teaching at Kansas City's prestigious Rockhurst University. Since then he has taught courses in Retailing, Achieving Management Excellence and Entrepreneurship.
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Howard H. Stevenson
Professor, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
http://www.harvard.edu
Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean, Director of External Relations at Harvard Business School. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for research and teaching in the field of entrepreneurship. Stevenson is its first incumbent. He has authored, co-authored, or edited six books, 41 articles, and over 150 Harvard Business School case studies. Stevenson was a founder and the first president of the Baupost Group, Inc., which manages partnerships investing in liquid securities for wealthy families. He is now co-chairman of the Baupost LLC Advisory Board, a registered investment company. From 1978 to 1982, Stevenson was Vice President of Finance and Administration and a Director of Preco Corporation, a large privately held manufacturing company. He is currently a director of Camp Dresser & McKee, Sheffield Steel and Landmark Communications as well as a trustee for several private trusts and foundations. He is a director of Sudbury Valley Trustees where he served as president from 1996 to 2000. He is currently a trustee of the Boston Ballet and a member of the Harvard Club of New York City.
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Tom Bailey
Founder and former CEO and Chairman of Janus
http://www.janus.com
Tom Bailey left New York in 1969 and founded the Janus Funds in Denver, Colorado because he believed it would free him from the bounds and conventions of Wall Street; thereby, allowing for a fresher perspective on markets both in the States and globally. Bailey launched the firm's first mutual fund in 1970 called the Janus Fund. He would serve as portfolio manager for 16 years from its inception in February 1970 to June 1986. In the mid-80s Janus expanded its mutual fund lineup and Bailey became a chief executive officer. By the end of the 1990s, Janus was reigning supreme, ranking as the fourth largest fund family in America. However, when the growth-driven bull market ended, Janus' fortunes turned and the firm started to experience both capital losses and fund redemptions. Bailey stepped down as CEO and president after 33 years at the helm of Janus in 2002.
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Katherine Catlin (Hingham, MA)
Founder, The Catlin Group
http://www.ceoexchange.com/
Katherine has helped CEOs and their executive teams grow great companies for more than 15 years. The Catlin Group is a consulting firm that works with high-growth companies nationwide. Katherine leads High-Growth CEO Forums, where CEOs regularly meet to exchange ideas, challenges and best practices for growth. She also created Building the Profit Spiral™, a proven growth-planning process, and established The CEO Exchange, a Web site for CEOs that provides articles, ideas and information on growth issues. Katherine is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Sweet Briar College and received a Masters degree from Lesley College. She is a member of the Strategic Leadership Forum and the Association for Corporate Growth. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Cambridge (MA) Business Progress Center. She has co-authored two books with Jana Matthews including Leading At The Speed Of Growth.
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Jana Matthews (Boulder, CO)
President and CEO of Boulder Quantum Ventures
http://www.boulderquantumventures.com/
Jana has founded three companies including Boulder Quantum Ventures, a firm that helps CEOs and their top teams unlock their companies' growth potential. Jana's career includes being a member of the senior staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., and Assistant Provost of the Massachusetts State College System. She has a doctorate from Harvard University. As a member of the original senior staff of the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Jana was the architect of the Center's programs that teach entrepreneurs how to manage growth. She still serves as the Kauffman Center's high-growth expert and is the author or co-author of six books, including Leading At The Speed of Growth with Katherine Catlin.
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