Discover the inspiring stories of successful entrepreneurs and executives in our collection of captivating business biographies.
Henry Clay Frick built a major coke enterprise, helped lead Carnegie’s steel business, and became a central figure in the Homestead labor conflict. His collection of paintings later became a public museum.
Andrew Carnegie rose from a Scottish weaving family to become a leading American steel industrialist. His life encompassed railroad investments, the Homestead labor conflict, and a vast philanthropic program.
Arthur Blank co-founded The Home Depot after being fired from Handy Dan in 1978, then built a second career around the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, other businesses, and philanthropy.
David Karp moved from teenage web development into building Tumblr with Marco Arment. His career brings together an accessible publishing idea, rapid adoption, and the challenge of turning a popular platform into a sustainable business.
Paul Weeks Litchfield joined Goodyear as a factory superintendent and later became its president and CEO. His career connected tire manufacturing with international expansion, Arizona agriculture, and airship development.
George Eastman turned photographic experiments into the business that became Kodak. His life connects cameras and film with educational and medical philanthropy, alongside patent disputes and troubling limits to his legacy.
Frederick W. Smith built an integrated delivery network after Yale and military service. His biography traces FedEx’s difficult start, costly experiments, and expansion into a broader transportation business.
Will Keith Kellogg’s place in cereal history extends beyond product development. From sanitarium bookkeeping to factory rebuilding and brand litigation, his biography follows the making of a packaged-food enterprise.
King Camp Gillette built a razor business around a thin, replaceable blade. His life also encompassed an essential engineering collaboration, ambitious social proposals, and financial reverses in his later years.
Franklin Clarence Mars moved from candy sales and kitchen production to a business transformed by Milky Way. His life also encompassed Chicago expansion, a separate path for his son Forrest and the development of Milky Way Farm.