Brent D Taylor

The Outsider's Edge

The Making of Self-Made Billionaires

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What do Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson have in common that has led to their incredible success? They're outsiders. In this exciting new book, Brent D. Taylor uses a sample of 17 self-made billionaires to explain why they're outsiders and how they found the edge that has led them to extreme wealth. Taylor puts the lives of these billionaires under a microscope in order to discover the secrets that have catapulted them to their extraordinary status. Find out the unexpected and fascinating details that have led these very different individuals to share the label of "billionaire."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780731407316
• ISBN-10: 0731407318
• Artikelnr.: 23466074

Autorenporträt

Brent D. Taylor (Melbourne, Australia) is a respected social and market researcher. For the past twenty years he has provided advice to Australian governments and large corporations. He was a director of KPMG for four years and ran KPMG's Centre for Consumer Behavior. As a researcher Brent has always been fascinated with extreme achievers, however he became increasingly frustrated with the lack of explanation as to why extreme achievers are the way they are. His curiosity and drive have led him to write the exciting Outsider's Edge. Taylor gained a bachelor of Engineering from Auckland University. He then earned an honours degree in psychology at Melbourne University. He is currently a member of the Australian Market and Social Research Society.