Mark Cuban and his unrelenting drive for success has always made him a pillar in the business world. Mark Cuban takes on the titles as one of the most influential people in sports business (Carlisle 2011) When it comes to business, Cuban is a walking brainstorming machine (kirsner 2005). His success just doesn’t come from just being the owner of the reigning NBA champs The Dallas Mavericks, it comes from other business ventures too. Mark Cuban is the owner of landmark Theatres, and magnolia pictures, and chairman of HDTV. That’s not all he also has a part time gig too, he is a “shark” investor and just recently a shoes sales man. Shares of Sketcher USA Inc. rose 8 percent on Tuesday after the maker of the shoes announced that the billionaire and Dallas Maverick owner mark Cuban would be featured in the company’s super Bowl commercial promoting their shoes. Just his name alone is capable of predicting a huge amount of sales. This would be good for the company because of the fact that sketchers would get some of Cubans die hard followers. (Crowe 2012)…
Many peoples goal is to achieve greatness. Some are born great and some are made great. But how does one achieve greatness? Being such can really impact more than people around, it can impact a whole world. It is not necessary to be Harvard educated to be that person, neither the next Steve Jobs. All you have to be is a person with positive character to make a positive change in a place with negative attitude. Cesar Chavez, among many others, has opened and created many pathways to a better future, either literally or psychologically. Chavez's impact is still felt world wide and lives between the people. He had made change in an area that needed to fixed, farm labor. His influence would help many children, women, and men receive their rights as equal citizens of the US. With teamwork, cooperation, collaboration, service to others, and education success is possible. These are the things Chavez emphasized and with it changed lifestyles and most importantly achieved greatness.…
Since the start of the United States of America, our greatest leaders have been our presidents. They are who we trust to run our country in an honorable way. A great leader instills good morals, communication, and honesty. George W. Bush is a great example of this, he is one of America’s finest Presidents. He led our country with courage and pride when faced with tough times and he never failed to care for the citizens.…
Vince Lombardi once stated, “Leaders aren’t born, that are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work” (Belliotti, 2008, p.8). Lombardi was a very successful National Football League coach. He defines a true leader in the coaching world through his hard work and dedication to making each individual player and the team as a whole better through transformational leadership.…
Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known by his stage name Prince Royce, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Bronx, New York. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music and into his teenage years, began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to Sergio George, who immediately signed him to his label after hearing three of his demos.In March 2010, he released his eponymous debut studio album, which generated two commercially successful singles, "Stand by Me" and "Corazón Sin Cara". Both songs reached number-one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart while "Corazón Sin Cara" reached number-one on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. The album itself reached number-one on the US Billboard Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. He also received three awards at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011, which included Tropical Album of the Year for Prince Royce. Prince Royce was listed as one of the 50 Most Beautiful on the People en Español Magazene 2011 issue. On April 10, 2012, Royce released his second studio album, Phase II. In November 2012, Royce released a compilation album entited "#1's", a collection of his hits thus far.Geoffrey Royce Rojas was born on May 11, 1989 and raised in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York.[1] He is the second oldest out of four children, born to a Dominican father, who was a taxi-cab driver, and a Dominican mother, who worked at a beauty salon.[2] When he was young, he participated in choir in elementary school, competed in talent shows and, at the age of thirteen, began writing poetry which turned into songwriting. Recalling his first time performing before a crowd, he said, "Elementary school, I was singing a Christmas song. I felt really comfortable on stage."\.[3] At age fifteen, Royce had began making music with a partner named Jose Chusan better known as "jino". The duo was also known as…
When people think of great leaders, they think of those who accomplish incredible feats. A football coach may not be the first to come to mind for most, but Vince Lombardi is the very first name to come to my mind when reflecting on great leaders. He was perhaps the most inspiring coach of all time, and is honored with Super Bowl trophy is his name. Vince Lombardi epitomized everything great about the game of football, he defined what it takes to win and he offered clear illustration for how a team should be lead.…
The sport of wrestling is extremely Global, and more than 200 countries world participate in sport. Just in the US there are over 250,000 thousand young men and women who wrestle. Also there were 70 country’s represented in the Olympic Games, 29 of those country’s came home with at least one medal. “We are a diverse sport that young kids participate in everywhere -- all you need is a mat and some shoes” (Coleman…
Tyler Perry was born Emmitt R. Perry Jr. on September 13, 1969 to Emmitt and Maxine Perry in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of four children, Perry grew up with a very strict father. His father was big on sports, and had plans for Perry to be a professional basketball player. At times his father would beat him for hours telling him that he needed to man up. Being woke up at all times of the night hearing his father slap his mother around he had enough. Perry dropped out of high school at sixteen years old to…
Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z's albums sold millions upon millions with each release, and his endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged whatever rivals attempted to oust him from atop the rap game, sparring most memorably with Nas. Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella associates greatly influenced the industry and established many of the trends that pervaded during the late '90s and early 2000s. He consistently worked with the hottest producers of the day (Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Teddy Riley, Trackmasters, Erick Sermon, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz), and if they weren't hot at the time, they likely would be afterward (the Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder). He similarly collaborated with the hottest rappers in the industry, everyone from East Coast contemporaries like the Notorious B.I.G. ("Brooklyn's Finest") and DMX ("Cash, Money, Hoes"), to the best rappers from the South (Ludacris, Missy Elliott) and the West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Too Short). After his self-declared retirement from rapping in 2003, he assumed the presidency of the seminal rap label Def Jam and, as an industry executive, embarked on another phase in his illustrious career.…
Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWFE and XFL showed very few level 5 leadership characteristics. He was very loud and attention-loving, always taking responsibility for the success of his company. He showed very little personal humility or professional will. When creating the XFL, McMahon followed the what first, then who mentality. He created rules, teams, and a general attitude of the league and broadcasts before having any players, coaches, owners, or announcers in place. McMahon believed he could create his own stars no matter who they were coming in. To be a success, you need the who first, then the what; a mentality McMahon was lacking.…
Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958), often referred to as MJ[1] and The King of Pop,[2] is an American musician and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, Michael Jackson debuted on the professional music scene at the age of ten as a member of the Jackson 5,[3] and went on to become a pop icon as a solo artist. His successful career and controversial, enigmatic personal life have been a part of pop culture for almost four decades.[4] Jackson has dominated pop music since the late 1970s,[5] becoming the first black entertainer to amass a strong cross-over following on MTV with his revolutionary transformation of the music video as an art form and as a promotional tool.[6] The popularity of videos aired on MTV such as "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" created a tremendous synergy[7] that helped to put the relatively young channel "on the map"[8] and Jackson continued to be a dominant figure on MTV with videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream". Jackson also popularized physically-complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, that have redefined mainstream dance and entertainment.[9] His distinctive style, dance moves, and vocals have influenced a whole generation of hip hop, pop, and R&B artists. He has been cited as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by Guinness World Records,[10] and holds the record for the best-selling album ever, Thriller.…
Previous to these events, WWE had always been under scrutiny. From the most respectable organizations, their content was deemed violent and sexist (Consoli and Torpey-Kemph, 1999). Also, since Chairman, Vince McMahon jr, publicly stated that professional wrestling matches are booked with predetermined outcomes, a butterfly effect-like chain of other various emerging news stories slowly began to unravel. More of which attempted to reveal further secrets behind the wrestling industry; namely depicting the neglectful treatment of performers. When journalists found Benoit’s story they had plenty of choice on what to blame; drugs, roid rage, etc. However, everyone knew that the WWE must be at fault.…
World Wrestling Entertainment began its operations in 1952 under the ownership of Vince McMahon Sr. as the Capitol Wrestling Federation. Since 1952, the WWE has gone through 3 name changes.(WWWF, NWA, WWF) The WWF saw such stars as Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, and countless other wrestlers. During the time of WWF, Vince McMahon brought his product to pay per view which created huge revenue for WWF at the time. The WWE can now be found on local television on Monday nights, pay per view, magazines, and consumer products. The WWE is not just the biggest wrestling company in the United States, but it is also the biggest in the world. The company has gone about this by spreading the WWE all over the world through international expansion. They have gone global to over 145 countries in the world which can accumulate to 1/6 of the world’s population.…
Steve Harvey got his start in stand-up comedy, which led to TV roles such as host of Showtime at the Apollo and the star of a WB sitcom. He was one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee Film The Original Kings of Comedy. He now hosts a syndicated radio show and the TV game show Family Feud. "Steve Harvey." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Feb 21 2013, 06:28 http://www.biography.com/people/steve-harvey-20631517.…
Vince Lombardi is regarded as one of the most legendary and greatest coaches of all time. Not only did he create winning teams, his philosophy and motivational skills were key factors to his success as a high school, college, and professional football coach. Vince was Italian and grew up in Brooklyn. His father owned a meat shop, and he made sure that Vince was a responsible young man and had him do work for him when he was not in school. Much of Vince’s philosophy and discipline as a coach was learned from his father in his younger years. His father told him as a young man that “There was only one right and wrong, and he believed that you only did the right thing all the time” (O’Brien, 1987, p. 23). Vince began playing football at the age of 15 and later got a scholarship to play at Fordham University. Although he did not have much playing time at the beginning of his career because there were players who had priority over him and the fact that he incurred several injuries in college football. He was among the linemen that became known as the Seven Blocks of Granite in his later college years. Vince believed in winning, and did not ever take losing lightly. While he was in college, he did well, but not above average in academics. He was a devout Catholic, and he did spend many hours studying to improve his academic scores. After Fordham, Vince played on several semi-professional football teams, but his small stature did not prove him to be a successful football player in the pros. Afterward, he accepted a job as an assistant football coach at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey. This was the start of a long coaching career that would prove Vince Lombardi to be one of the greatest coaches in history.…