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    Robert E. (Ted) Turner

    Taking over his father’s outdoor advertising company in 1963, he immediately began expanding it beyond its core billboard business, acquiring Atlanta television’s Channel 17. Securing programming from national networks, showing “light hearted” fanfare to contrast the... View Details
    Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

      Stanley B. Resor

      Though his wife Helen was the creative genius behind JWT’s ad campaigns, Resor was a pioneer in the business of advertising. Under his leadership, JWT became a leader, not only in print advertising, but also in radio advertising and programming. He transformed JWT into... View Details
      Keywords: Services

        Frederick B. Rentschler

        A talented inventor of aviation equipment, Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the planes of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and James Doolittle. View Details
        Keywords: Transportation

          James E. Preston

          Preston re-focused Avon on its core product offerings growing revenues from $3 billion to $5 billion, and more than doubling the number of sales representatives to 2.6 million. Preston produced 10 years of consecutive increases in revenues and earnings. Under his... View Details
          Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

            Ransom E. Olds

            Olds was one of the early pioneers of the automobile industry. He is credited with the design of the “curved dash” which was both functional (keeping passengers warm) and stylish. Olds’ first car, the “runabout,” was mass produced in 1901 and was considered the first... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              Clayton L. Mathile

              Mathile bought the struggling pet food company from the founder when it had only one main product. Over the next decade, Mathile increased the company’s revenues by tenfold and introduced a full line of pet food and other pet-related products. In so doing, Mathile... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                Carl H. Lindner, Jr.

                Lindner parlayed his small interest in a family dairy business into one of the largest and most successful financial conglomerates in the United States. Beginning with the purchase of one insurance company in the late 1950’s, Lindner went on to acquire several... View Details
                Keywords: Finance

                  Herbert W. Hoover

                  Hoover was instrumental in introducing vacuum cleaners to the market and creating the world’s most famous vacuum cleaners’ trademark. By the mid-20th century, Hoover’s international corporation was operating in 107 nations, employing 15,000 and generating sales over... View Details
                  Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                    Charles R. Hook

                    Hook is known more for his progressive employment practices than for building Armco into the leading producer of sheet metal. He was an advocate of full-disclosure and loyalty policies towards employees and was also active in the field of public service, strongly... View Details
                    Keywords: Metals

                      Frederick J. Fisher

                      Fisher produced auto bodies specifically designed for autos rather than as modifications of horse-drawn carriages. When Cadillac placed an order for 150 closed bodies in 1910, it was the first volume order of its kind in the U.S. In 1919, General Motors, under the... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        John T. Chambers

                        Chambers grew Cisco from a company with $1.2 billion in sales to $10 billion in sales by 1998. Chambers has grown Cisco through both acquisitions and internal development. He capitalized on the data-intensive internet revolution and generated exceptional stock... View Details
                        Keywords: Computers & Electronics

                          Charles Erwin Wilson

                          Despite his reluctance to produce military goods, Wilson was nonetheless an excellent manager during World War II and helped his company garner over $14 billion worth of military contracts. In the post war era, Wilson’s success continued as he returned the company to... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                            Roger B. Smith

                            Smith made sweeping changes at the auto giant, which had become complacent in its success and was losing share to foreign imports. Smith instituted a barrage of controversial changes at GM that included forming strategic joint ventures with Japanese and Korean auto... View Details
                            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                              Stephen W. Sanger

                              Sanger began his tenure with General Mills in 1974. One of his early successes was the introduction of blue diamond marshmallows in Lucky Charms which resulted in a 15% increase in sales. During his CEO tenure, sales have increased at a rate of 6% compared to an... View Details
                              Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                                Gordon S. Rentschler

                                Rentschler helped grow National City into one of the world’s largest commercial banks. Under his leadership, National City Bank had assets of over $5 billion with branches throughout New York, Latin America and Asia. View Details
                                Keywords: Finance

                                  John H. Patterson

                                  After somewhat hastily purchasing a small cash register company, Patterson devoted the rest of his life to promoting and improving upon the cash register technology, revolutionizing commercial business transactions and making NCR into the United States’ largest... View Details
                                  Keywords: Computers & Electronics

                                    George H. Mead

                                    Mead, who started his career as a chemist and pulp mill foreman, built a paper mill empire. His knowledge of the manufacturing process and the paper market resulted in a steady expansion of the business. Mead was also active in the development of the Canadian paper... View Details
                                    Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

                                      Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.

                                      Through acquisitions and organic growth, Lazarus, Jr. created the largest department store operation in the United States (including Filene’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bullocks). Lazarus targeted the middle class through attractive store displays, ample inventory and... View Details
                                      Keywords: Retail

                                        Frank G. Hickey

                                        Hickey embarked on a major restructuring program for General Instruments by investing in new communications technologies and pursuing selective strategic acquisitions. Through his efforts, he was able to increase revenues from $500 million to over $1.3 billion. In... View Details
                                        Keywords: Communications

                                          Harvey S. Firestone

                                          By securing a large tire order from Henry Ford in 1906, and aggressively promoting his tires in automobile races, Firestone was able to grow his company’s sales from $100,000 in 1901 to $15 million in 1913, joining the ranks of the “Big Five” of the tire industry.... View Details
                                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace