The name Bernie Marcus isn’t the best-known today, but everyone is familiar with the company he helped found: The Home Depot. In the pages of Kick Up Some Dust, Bernie shares adventures from his early life—including his time as a hypnotist as well as his gang experience—and documents the steps that led to the founding of the country’s most successful hardware store chain.
Along with the real-life events, you’ll read Bernie’s advice to help you find your own success, sharing the secrets that will enable you to change your own part of the world just as he changed his. Both fascinating and motivating, it’s the perfect book to challenge you to do more and better the way he did.
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The name Bernie Marcus isn’t the best-known today, but everyone is familiar with the company he helped found: The Home Depot. In the pages of Kick Up Some Dust, Bernie shares adventures from his early life—including his time as a hypnotist as well as his gang experience—and documents the steps that led to the founding of the country’s most successful hardware store chain.
Along with the real-life events, you’ll read Bernie’s advice to help you find your own success, sharing the secrets that will enable you to change your own part of the world just as he changed his. Both fascinating and motivating, it’s the perfect book to challenge you to do more and better the way he did.