Description
Refer to the List of Business People and select a businessman or businesswoman.
Using the Internet, research your selected businessperson. Then, compose a short report (300- 400 words, approximately 1 1⁄2 – 2 pages) on this person.
Topics to consider including in your report:
Company or companies founded/started/chaired/run by your businessperson
Business background
Products and/or services introduced to the marketplace
Both successful and failed product or service introductions
Work history
Other interesting, important, or relevant personal or professional information
List of Business People
Adi Dassler – Adidas
Adolphus Busch – Anheuser Busch
Arthur Blank – Home Depot
Bill Gates – Microsoft
Carlos Slim Helu – American Movil
Charles Ergen – EchoStar
Coco Chanel – Chanel
Curt Jones – Dippin’ Dots
Damon Dash – Roc-a-Fella, RocaWear
Dave Thomas – Wendy’s
David Geffen – music
David Gold or the Gold family – 99 Cents Only
Stores
Donald John Tyson – Chicken
Donald Trump – Real estate
Doris Fisher – Gap
Frederick Smith – FedEx
George Lucas – Star Wars / ILM
H Ty Warner – Beanie Babies
Henry Ford – Ford Motors
Howard Schultz – Starbucks
Hugh Hefner – Playboy
J.W. Marriot – Hotels
James Clark – Netscape
James Jannard – Oakley
Jeffrey Bezos –
Jerral (Jerry) Jones – Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Yang – Yahoo!
Jesse James – West Coast Choppers
John Mackey – Whole Foods
Larry Page and/or Sergey Brin – Google
Lawrence Ellison – Oracle
Leonard Lauder – Estee Lauder
William Wrigley – Chewing gum
Louis Gerstner – IBM
Margaret Whitman –EBay
Mark Cuban – / Dallas Mavericks
