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    Rose M. Knox

    Knox built the largest gelatin distribution company in the U.S. After her husband’s death, Knox directed advertising to women, published recipes and financed constant research on gelatin usage. Through diversification efforts, Knox lessened the company’s dependence on... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

      Frank C. Ball

      In 1885, Ball Brothers Company, founded by Ball, his brother and uncle, began making glass fruit jars and caps. In 1887, they built a factory in Muncie, Indiana and converted the company into a corporation with Frank Ball as president. By the mid-1920s, Ball Brothers... View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods

        Leslie Wexner

        While working in his parents’ store in the early 1960s, Wexner realized that women’s sportswear was really the future of fashion, and left to start his own company. After an early IPO in 1969, the company experienced a whirlwind expansion period, purchasing struggling... View Details
        Keywords: Retail

          Ernest H. Volwiler

          Volwiler was a pioneer in the field of anesthetic medicine, developing two breakthrough drugs, Nembutal and Pentothal, which put patients to sleep for surgical or dental procedures. Beyond his brilliance as a scientist, Volwiler was instrumental in helping Abbott to... View Details
          Keywords: Healthcare

            Marvin Bower

            Bower is considered the father of modern management consulting. He led McKinsey’s worldwide expansion and created many of its consulting tools and applications, increasing the company’s billings tenfold in the process. He pioneered the practice of hiring business... View Details
            Keywords: Services

              Steven Spielberg

              Spielberg is a prolific director and producer who greatly influenced the manner in which films are created, marketed, and distributed over the last few decades of the twentieth century. Noted for his exceptional use of special effects and big budget productions,... View Details
              Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

                Frank A. Seiberling

                Despite being forced out of his firm during its post World War I financial troubles, Seiberling’s diligence and faith in the growth of the rubber business allowed his company to become the largest manufacturer of both carriage and automobile tires. When the firm began... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  Edward V. Rickenbacker

                  Prior to purchasing Eastern in 1938, Rickenbacker had successful careers in automobile racing and the auto industry at large, in addition to his distinguished service in the United States military in World War I. Once joining Eastern though, Rickenbacker devoted all of... View Details
                  Keywords: Transportation

                    Rene C. McPherson

                    McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply the backbone computing power for thousands of businesses. His networked computer model and... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      Peter B. Lewis

                      Lewis took the helm of his father’s small insurance business in the mid sixties when it was the 48th largest insurer in the nation. Over the course of the next two decades, Lewis built Progressive into one of the leading insurers in the nation – on par with State Farm... View Details
                      Keywords: Finance

                        Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.

                        Grandson of Hoover Company’s founder, Herbert Hoover Jr. joined the family firm at a young age, working on the assembly line in summers between school. As he gradually moved up through the company, succeeding his father as president in 1954, Hoover learned the ins and... View Details
                        Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                          Edward G. Harness

                          Under Harness’ leadership, Procter and Gamble doubled its sales and tripled its earnings, becoming the world’s largest consumer products manufacturer. He was credited with the successful introduction of Pampers disposable diapers, and he deftly managed P&G’s... View Details
                          Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

                            Stanley C. Gault

                            Taking the helm of the company his father helped to found, Gault was instrumental in reorganizing and revitalizing Rubbermaid from a small household gadget company into a streamlined and efficient multinational corporation. He embarked on a dual plan of divestiture and... View Details
                            Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                              Earl D. Babst

                              When Babst took over the helm of American Sugar Refining, he embarked on a major investment in equipment and initiated the construction of a modern refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure, Babst also built and purchased mills in Cuba. Babst developed the... View Details
                              Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                                Edward DeBartolo

                                In 1950, DeBartolo built Boardman Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio, considered one of the first suburban malls in the United States. The success of this mall sparked a major investment and development campaign which led to the construction of hundreds of malls in suburban and... View Details
                                Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

                                  Henry P. Crowell

                                  Whereas traditional producers marketed oatmeal to wholesalers, Crowell packaged and marketed his brand of oatmeal, Quaker Oats, nation-wide as a breakfast cereal, a unique product at the time. Crowell utilized aggressive marketing strategies to promote the Quaker Oats... View Details
                                  Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                                    Philip Caldwell

                                    Caldwell was the first CEO of Ford who was not a member of the family. He is credited with orchestrating one of the most dramatic and successful turnarounds in business history. Through his focus on quality, commitment to research, and open employment practices, he... View Details
                                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                      Robert A. Stranahan, Jr.

                                      Stranahan maintained Champion’s position as the world’s largest manufacturer of spark plugs. He cultivated the lucrative after-market business and continued Champion’s international expansion. View Details
                                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                        William C. Procter

                                        Under Procter's guidance, P&G grew out of its mid-western roots as a soap producer into a national consumer goods conglomerate. Procter was responsible for the creation of many famous brands, including Crisco shortening, but also played a large role in improving... View Details
                                        Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

                                          Robert F. Dee

                                          During his CEO tenure, Dee achieved an 800% increase in revenues (over $3 billion) – moving SmithKline into the upper echelons of major pharmaceutical organizations. He introduced the anti-ulcer medication, Tagamet, which became the largest selling prescription drug in... View Details
                                          Keywords: Healthcare