From an early age, Gil Grosvenor met, with interest, the explorers who were visiting his father and grandfather in Washington D.C., in their work at the National Geographic Society. Although he was meeting interesting people and respected what
From 1973 to 1986, Mr. Wurtzel was CEO of Circuit City Stores. For the decade of the 80's and beyond, it was among the best performing companies on the New York Stock Exchange. That accomplishment is recognized and analyzed in Jim Collins' be
On a summer morning in 1951, Kem Wilson, Jr. and his four siblings, two brothers and two sisters, helped pack the car after spending the night in a motor court motel somewhere between Washington, D.C. and Memphis, TN. Little did they know, but
From a young age Michele Hagans worked for her father - her first job was working the switch board at the Dunbar Hotel in Washington D.C., at age twelve. Even then, it was not lost on Michele that her pay for that work was not in line with her
In this interview, you will learn about the growing up in the Wonderlic house in the suburbs of Chicago, as the test business was getting started, and the family involvement from the outset. More importantly, Kathy helps the listener understand
In this interview, Vernon and Knight talk through the decisions Knight made early in his career and how he determined journalism was for him. Once clear on that, you will hear the path he took, which did not include Kiplinger for many years, s
Surrounded by classic typewriters, Vernon Holleman sat down with Cathy, in her office at Washingtonian, which was her father's before her. Roughly four years prior, Cathy had been busy running operations for ACS Transportation Solutions and th
Vernon Holleman sat down with Mallory, in his home, to discuss the history of Walker & Dunlop, his family's real estate financial services company, his experience following his father, his development of the business, what he learned about fami
Vernon Holleman sat down with John M. Kane, in John's home, to discuss, among other things, his history in his family's transportation company and the transition of that organization from his father to him. They talk through how and when John
Vernon Holleman sat down with Austin H. Kiplinger in the Kiplinger Building Museum (H Street, NW, DC) in front of the replica of his father's office at the Press Club, which includes W.M. Kiplinger's desk, typewriter, telephone, and photographs