Many entrepreneurs and leaders come and go without passing on what made them great. But there have been others who decided to pick up a pen, sit at a typewriter, or dictate into a recorder. While we have featured many business books this year in our Leadership Hall Of Fame, we have avoided biographies. Well, here is a list of those remarkable businessmen and women who decided to tell their life's story and impart their wisdom, from Ash to Welch.
• Mary Kay: Miracles Happen by Mary Kay Ash Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics: The woman behind the hugely successful cosmetics company talks about her life, her work, and how to sell.
• Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard The bohemian executive, and founder of Patagonia, talks about creating the company, making profit responsibly, and creating an enjoyable company culture.
• Mary Kay: Miracles Happen by Mary Kay Ash Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics: The woman behind the hugely successful cosmetics company talks about her life, her work, and how to sell.
• Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard The bohemian executive, and founder of Patagonia, talks about creating the company, making profit responsibly, and creating an enjoyable company culture.
- 8/4/2011
- by Kevin Ohannessian
- Fast Company
Annie Lennox and former Spice Girl Melanie C will perform a special concert for charity in the UK on October 20.
In memory of the late Dame Anita Roddick, Body & Soul presents Voicestorm 2010, celebrating strong inspirational women through an exceptional line of female artists. Established in 1996, Body & Soul is a pioneering charity providing support to children, young people and families living with or closely affected by HIV.
Anita Roddick was a unique and amazing woman, she was an optimist in a society that is often harsh, she was an activist up to the day she died; she never lost hope or stamina because she knew that there was joy and possibility in creating new, imaginative ways to make things better. She knew that doing any small thing to improve a life, to right a wrong, brings joy to those who do, as well as to those who benefit. Anita helped Body...
In memory of the late Dame Anita Roddick, Body & Soul presents Voicestorm 2010, celebrating strong inspirational women through an exceptional line of female artists. Established in 1996, Body & Soul is a pioneering charity providing support to children, young people and families living with or closely affected by HIV.
Anita Roddick was a unique and amazing woman, she was an optimist in a society that is often harsh, she was an activist up to the day she died; she never lost hope or stamina because she knew that there was joy and possibility in creating new, imaginative ways to make things better. She knew that doing any small thing to improve a life, to right a wrong, brings joy to those who do, as well as to those who benefit. Anita helped Body...
- 10/14/2010
- Look to the Stars
Annie Lennox is to headline a charity concert in memory of late Body Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick. Melanie C, soul vocalist Alice Russell and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Lauren Pritchard will also take to the stage at the 'Voicestorm' concert organised by HIV charity Body & Soul. The charity's director Emma Colyer said in a press release: "Anita Roddick became a patron of Body & Soul 14 years ago and was one of the few in the UK who spoke out for people living with or affected by HIV. "This event, which is held close to Anita’s birthday, is a fitting tribute to the legacy Anita (more)...
- 9/29/2010
- by By Nick Levine
- Digital Spy
Anyone seeing The Blind Side should also go to this first-rate British documentary about three black men wrongly convicted in Louisiana, writes Philip French
One of the three college football teams that the black hero of the Sandra Bullock film The Blind Side is invited to join is Louisiana State University. Anyone paying good money to see that feelgood picture should visit this first-rate British documentary about three black men wrongly convicted by all-white juries and kept in solitary confinement for more than 30 years in the Louisiana state penitentiary; two of them are still incarcerated. Anita Roddick was one of their champions.
DocumentarySandra BullockPhilip French
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One of the three college football teams that the black hero of the Sandra Bullock film The Blind Side is invited to join is Louisiana State University. Anyone paying good money to see that feelgood picture should visit this first-rate British documentary about three black men wrongly convicted by all-white juries and kept in solitary confinement for more than 30 years in the Louisiana state penitentiary; two of them are still incarcerated. Anita Roddick was one of their champions.
DocumentarySandra BullockPhilip French
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- 3/28/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
This week's podcast ventures into criminal underworlds both real and imaginary, as we take you from Louisiana's notorious Angola prison – possibly the scene of a horrific miscarriage of justice – explored In the Land of the Free, to the violent back streets of Dublin in Perrier's Bounty.
Director Vadim Jean comes into the studio to discuss his latest film, the documentary In the Land of the Free. Best known as the director of the 1993 comedy, Leon the Pig Farmer, Jean makes no apology for what some have called his hodge-podge career, and explains how his passion for telling a story has lead him to tackle widely different subjects. In this compelling film, Samuel L Jackson narrates the story of the Angola 3 about three men who, possibly as a result of connections to the Black Panther party, have spent a combined total of a century in solitary confinement for crimes they insist they did not commit.
Director Vadim Jean comes into the studio to discuss his latest film, the documentary In the Land of the Free. Best known as the director of the 1993 comedy, Leon the Pig Farmer, Jean makes no apology for what some have called his hodge-podge career, and explains how his passion for telling a story has lead him to tackle widely different subjects. In this compelling film, Samuel L Jackson narrates the story of the Angola 3 about three men who, possibly as a result of connections to the Black Panther party, have spent a combined total of a century in solitary confinement for crimes they insist they did not commit.
- 3/25/2010
- by Jason Solomons, Kate Taylor, Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This is the review for In The Land Of The Free (directed by Vadim Jean and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson). Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King were strangers when jailed in the 1970s. A conviction for the murder of a prison guard and decades in solitary confinement now unite them as The Angola Three. King, released in 2001, spent 31 years in Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola) while Wallace and Woodfox remain there after 37. This documentary attempts to expose their continued mistreatment as a violation of their rights and a miscarriage of justice. It is clearly a labour of love and the film’s dedication to Anita Roddick hints at the philanthropy and moral action at its heart. Looking afresh in 2010, the situation that director Vadim Jean paints is staggeringly straightforward. These men should not be in jail. Decades of prejudice, discrimination and corruption driven by institutional racism...
- 3/20/2010
- by Joe Fraser
- Pure Movies
Coco de Mer's new store, on Elizabeth Street. The first clue that Coco de Mer is not your mother’s sex shop is the way that Justine Roddick pronounces the word “debauchery.” Swaddled in her jammy British accent, the word sounds comforting and good-humored, as if debauching oneself was no different than a long lunch at a particularly cozy wine bar, or a pleasurable afternoon of antique shopping. And that’s pretty much the vibe that Justine and her little sister, Samantha, have established at the chain of erotic emporia they’ve opened in London, Los Angeles, and, as of last week, Elizabeth Street in Manhattan’s NoLiTa district. While the typical purveyor of sex paraphernalia tends to employ garish lighting, bad heavy metal soundtracks and sales associates who just love the vibrator that comes with a carburetor and a kickstand, Coco de Mer cultivates a warmer, less intimidating approach for a more discerning clientele.
- 12/22/2009
- Vanity Fair
Research was recently commissioned (http://www.easier.com/view/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Staying_In/article-243665.html), to celebrate the release of Changeling on DVD (which can be bought here (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Changeling-dvd-Angelina-Jolie/dp/B001IZZ07O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1239176898&sr=8-1/?tag=harrpottfrie-21) & here (http://www.amazon.com/Changeling-Angelina-Jolie/dp/B001NFNFNU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1239177014&sr=8-1/&tag=snitchseekerc-20)), to find out who are the World's Most Inspirational Women. J.K. Rowling came fifth on the list. The poll involved 1,200 women. ---Quote--- The record-breaking author Jk Rowling was held in high regard amongst 25-34 year olds. This was as much for her rags-to-riches story as penning the world famous Harry Potter books. ---End Quote--- ---Quote--- _Top 10 inspirational celebrities_ 1. Marie Curie 2. Mother Theresa 3. Princess Diana 4. Anita Roddick *5. J. K Rowling* 6. Rosa Parks 7. Queen Elizabeth II 8. Margeret Thatcher 9. Ellen MacArthur 10. Aung...
- 4/8/2009
- by EmmaRiddle
- Snitchseeker.com
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