Did you know this about Herman Cain?
Herman Cain is running for president. He’s not a career
politician (in fact he has never held political office).
He’s known as a pizza guy, but there’s a lot more to him.
He’s also a computer guy, a banker guy, and a rocket
scientist guy.
Here’s his bio:
• Bachelor’s
degree in Mathematics.
• Master’s
degree in Computer Science.
• Mathematician
for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics
(making him a rocket scientist).
• Computer
systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
• VP of
Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this
is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in
charge of information systems for a major
corporation).
All achieved
before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of
the information systems world, he changed careers!
• Business
Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King
restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the
company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the
first nine months learning the business from the ground
up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After
three years he had turned them into the company’s best
performers.
• Godfather’s
Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of
their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of
bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
• In 1988 he
led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from
Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain.
Again he reached the top of the ladder of another
industry.
• He was also
chairman of the National Restaurant Association during
this time. This is a group that interacts with
government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it
gave him political experience from the non-politician
side.
Having reached
the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!
• Adviser to
the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for
the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how
monetary policy changes would affect American
businesses.
• Chairman of
the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way
up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve
bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of
the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking
position in the country). This position allowed him to
see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and
understand the political forces that impact the monetary
system.
After reaching
the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a
fourth time!
• Writer and
public speaker. He then started to write and speak on
leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader,
CEO of
Self, Leadership is Common
Sense, and They Think You’re
Stupid.
• Radio Host.
Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started
hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk
radio station in the country).
He did all this
starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and
his mother was a maid). When you add up his
accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of
three unrelated industries: information systems, business
management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most
impressive resume of anyone that has run for the
presidency in the last half
century.
George Dorunda
864-488-0140
DORUNDA.COM
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