Aug 31, 2020
Welcome to episode twenty-four of the Doneson Podcast. Today we dive into the coffee house world with Howard Schultz of Starbucks. After coming home from Italy with grand ideas about unique ways to sell coffee, Schultz was knocked down by the powers that be. He left to start his own company but in the end was approached...
Aug 24, 2020
Today on episode twenty-three of the Doneson podcast, an in-depth study into Fred Smith of the FedX empire! FedX changed the course of the transportation and logistics on a world-wide scale when it was founded by Mr. Smith in 1971. The idea for an overnight delivery service stemmed from a disagreement with a professor...
Aug 17, 2020
Time to run away and join the circus! But first, join us for a discussion of P.T Barnum on episode twenty-two of the Doneson podcast. P.T Barnum was a showman and a politician but was perhaps most well-known for his world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus. His motto was that no one got ahead by being the same as everyone...
Aug 10, 2020
Welcome to episode twenty-one of the Doneson Podcast. Today we dive into the story of Madam CJ Walker! But before we do, we want to take a moment to introduce our guest host on today program. Today we have the honor of Ms. Sonya Davis who will be joining us! As a banker and business professional for the past 20 years,...
Aug 3, 2020
Join us as we dive into episode twenty of the Doneson podcast and examine the wealthiest American of all time -J.D Rockefeller. Known as the first American billionaire and the founder of Standard Oil company in 1870, he once controlled 90% of oil in the United States. His wealth grew along with the importance of...