Biographies of Potential Leaders
Economics of Cashmore
by Kevin Thai
Pete Cashmore founded the site Mashable, which is valued at $200 million and attracts 50 million page views a month (Luu 1). He has 44 employees in offices in New York and San Francisco and has 20 million visitors each month. Pete Cashmore started Mashable when he was 19, and worked alone on the website, gaining $2,000 a month in advertising revenue. He decided to devote himself to his website and now Mashable is a private company, owned only by him. It brings in a lot of revenue from advertising every month (Holiday 1). This interested CNN to buy the website from him. Blogs such as Mashable make money by advertising, and the blog has to be popular enough to attract visitors to convince advertisers that buying space on it is worthwhile, and the more popular the blog is, the more advertisers will be willing to pay.
Pete Cashmore would be a great fit for TOMS' vision because he is a great entrepreneur, starting with nothing except his love for blogging. He used his hobby and made profit out of it and then devoted himself and is now very rich owning his own private company. Pete Cashmore and Blake Mycoskie are very similar due to the fact that they both started with an idea, and they made that idea into a reality. Pete Cashmore would be a good economic adviser for TOMS, and his blog, Mashable would be able to help TOMS get more notice across the world. This would be a win for win situation.
Pete Cashmore would be a great fit for TOMS' vision because he is a great entrepreneur, starting with nothing except his love for blogging. He used his hobby and made profit out of it and then devoted himself and is now very rich owning his own private company. Pete Cashmore and Blake Mycoskie are very similar due to the fact that they both started with an idea, and they made that idea into a reality. Pete Cashmore would be a good economic adviser for TOMS, and his blog, Mashable would be able to help TOMS get more notice across the world. This would be a win for win situation.
Ethics of Rockefeller
by Stephanie Ugalde
John Davidson Rockefeller is not the greedy and money hungry man many have set him out to be. Our assumptions have come from muckrakers such as Henry Demarest Lloyd and Ida Tarbell. These muckrakers twisted the truth and accused Rockefeller of various alleged practices such as bribery.
From the mid 1980s until his death in 1937, Rockefeller was apart of many philanthropic activities. In 1897, Rockefeller hired Frederick T. Gates and his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. as full time manager of his riches. With the help of his son and Gates, Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Foundation, created the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, and was a Schumpeterian entrepreneur (Poole 1).
All the organizations that Rockefeller founded are ones that help improve the world. The Rockefeller Foundation is an organization that works to help countries better themselves. Rockefeller first began the Institute for Medical Research to use biomedical research to understand the underlying causes of disease (“History of the Rockefeller University” 1). Lastly, Rockefeller was a Schumpeterian entrepreneur. He used size, efficiency, and modern chemistry which consequently resulted to the development of products which would then benefit millions of people (“Retirement and Philanthropy” 1).
John D. Rockefeller would be a strong member to the board of directors. Rockefeller can offer his knowledge of business to help TOMS flourish effectively and successfully. He is also a humanitarian; he has background in philanthropic work and would be sympathetic to our cause.
From the mid 1980s until his death in 1937, Rockefeller was apart of many philanthropic activities. In 1897, Rockefeller hired Frederick T. Gates and his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. as full time manager of his riches. With the help of his son and Gates, Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Foundation, created the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, and was a Schumpeterian entrepreneur (Poole 1).
All the organizations that Rockefeller founded are ones that help improve the world. The Rockefeller Foundation is an organization that works to help countries better themselves. Rockefeller first began the Institute for Medical Research to use biomedical research to understand the underlying causes of disease (“History of the Rockefeller University” 1). Lastly, Rockefeller was a Schumpeterian entrepreneur. He used size, efficiency, and modern chemistry which consequently resulted to the development of products which would then benefit millions of people (“Retirement and Philanthropy” 1).
John D. Rockefeller would be a strong member to the board of directors. Rockefeller can offer his knowledge of business to help TOMS flourish effectively and successfully. He is also a humanitarian; he has background in philanthropic work and would be sympathetic to our cause.
Economics of Rockefeller
by David Lui
John D. Rockefeller, born on July 8, 1839, soon became the most wealthiest man in America during the mid 1800s because of his investments in the oil refining business and his establishment of Standard Oil.
At the age of 24, Rockefeller bought out the Clark Brothers’ business. As his investments in the oil business progressed, he went from owning their business to creating the Standard Works refinery in Cleveland (Poole 1). Rockefeller came to own a number of oil companies due to his wise economic decisions. Rockefeller formulated a master plan which would combine all oil refining firms into one great company in order to eliminate excess capacity and price cutting.
"He expanded with great daring. Borrowing wherever he could, and bringing in new partners. He realized that the only way to dominate the industry was not by producing oil, but by refining and distributing it, and undercutting his rivals by cheaper transport. With the help of a new partner, Henry Flagler, he persuaded the railroads to give secret rebates to his oil, extending the existing practice of allowing discounts for large quantities of freight," (Sampson 1).This quote portrays Rockefeller’s work ethic.
He was an ambitious and determined individual who worked hard to rise from humble beginnings to a successful multi millionaire.John D. Rockefeller would be an exceptional candidate for the TOMS Board of Directors because of his strong economic background. With Rockefeller as amember of the team, he would be able to apply his knowledge and experiences to extend the economic growth of TOMS.
At the age of 24, Rockefeller bought out the Clark Brothers’ business. As his investments in the oil business progressed, he went from owning their business to creating the Standard Works refinery in Cleveland (Poole 1). Rockefeller came to own a number of oil companies due to his wise economic decisions. Rockefeller formulated a master plan which would combine all oil refining firms into one great company in order to eliminate excess capacity and price cutting.
"He expanded with great daring. Borrowing wherever he could, and bringing in new partners. He realized that the only way to dominate the industry was not by producing oil, but by refining and distributing it, and undercutting his rivals by cheaper transport. With the help of a new partner, Henry Flagler, he persuaded the railroads to give secret rebates to his oil, extending the existing practice of allowing discounts for large quantities of freight," (Sampson 1).This quote portrays Rockefeller’s work ethic.
He was an ambitious and determined individual who worked hard to rise from humble beginnings to a successful multi millionaire.John D. Rockefeller would be an exceptional candidate for the TOMS Board of Directors because of his strong economic background. With Rockefeller as amember of the team, he would be able to apply his knowledge and experiences to extend the economic growth of TOMS.
Social Math of Rosling
by Cynthia Hua
Hans Rosling was born on July 27, 1948, making him 64 in 2012. Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, public speaker, and a co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. Rosling also is a Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute. He was the one that discovered an outbreak of a paralytic disease, which earned him a Ph. D, and when researching for a cure, Rosling focused on links of economic development, agriculture, poverty and health.
“When you meet Rosling, 63, you are struck by his energy and clarity. He has the quiet assurance of a sword swallower (which he is) but also of a man who is in the vanguard of a critically important activity: advancing the public understanding of science,” (Christakis 1). With this he is focused on Education, a social characteristic that is one of his influence.
“Using visuals to tell compelling stories about social issues is something we at FrameWorks encourage and train our advocates on,” (Rydberg 1). Rosling is a statistician and has become well known for his visualizing statistical information. The visuals which he uses to tell stories, is called social math. Social Math is the making of large numbers comprehensible by putting them in a social context which provides meaning.
Rosling has earned many awards from 2007 to 2012. In 2007, he earned a Jubilee Prize from the Swedish Medical Society and in 2008, he earned The Big Debate Award from Dagens Medicine. In 2012 was on the list of Time 100 Most Influential People.
“When you meet Rosling, 63, you are struck by his energy and clarity. He has the quiet assurance of a sword swallower (which he is) but also of a man who is in the vanguard of a critically important activity: advancing the public understanding of science,” (Christakis 1). With this he is focused on Education, a social characteristic that is one of his influence.
“Using visuals to tell compelling stories about social issues is something we at FrameWorks encourage and train our advocates on,” (Rydberg 1). Rosling is a statistician and has become well known for his visualizing statistical information. The visuals which he uses to tell stories, is called social math. Social Math is the making of large numbers comprehensible by putting them in a social context which provides meaning.
Rosling has earned many awards from 2007 to 2012. In 2007, he earned a Jubilee Prize from the Swedish Medical Society and in 2008, he earned The Big Debate Award from Dagens Medicine. In 2012 was on the list of Time 100 Most Influential People.
Ethics of Rosling
by Janssen Fajardo
Hans Rosling started to understand the world by visiting it. At 15 he travelled through Denmark and UK by bicycle and a year after that, explored Greece with his wife. He studied medicine and statistics in Uppsala, his hometown, and at 24, studied medicine in Bangalore. There, he realized how racist people were – including himself- as he saw how the Indian students were better than him. He confessed that he was always in the top quarter, but not in Bangalore - he was bottom quarter. Rosling stated, “And that was when I realized…how we thought we were better because we had been born in a richer country, with better institutions.”
Rosling then moved to Mozambique where he discovered a paralyzing disease named Konzo, which he studied for two decades. “Eventually, when he moved back to Sweden, he found himself appalled by the ignorance of westerners about progress in ‘developing countries’” (Monks 1). This, Rosling despised, and since “many people make a difference in the world by doing advocacy, campaigning for some cause. Rosling takes pains to distance himself from his” (Monks 1). Rosling said, “Everybody wanted to say, ‘do this, do that’. Nobody took it as their task to describe the world as it was. So that is what I did.” Rosling goes on to say that he and his team got their information from three places: school, personal experience, and media. He explained how things change over time, but when things change slowly, the media misses it and has now become under the radar. He then ends on a high note by saying that he had cancer when he was thirty. “It helped me to do what I wanted to do in my life. … I have a motto: it’s never too late to give up. It’s never too late to give up what you are doing, and start doing what you realize you love.”
Rosling then moved to Mozambique where he discovered a paralyzing disease named Konzo, which he studied for two decades. “Eventually, when he moved back to Sweden, he found himself appalled by the ignorance of westerners about progress in ‘developing countries’” (Monks 1). This, Rosling despised, and since “many people make a difference in the world by doing advocacy, campaigning for some cause. Rosling takes pains to distance himself from his” (Monks 1). Rosling said, “Everybody wanted to say, ‘do this, do that’. Nobody took it as their task to describe the world as it was. So that is what I did.” Rosling goes on to say that he and his team got their information from three places: school, personal experience, and media. He explained how things change over time, but when things change slowly, the media misses it and has now become under the radar. He then ends on a high note by saying that he had cancer when he was thirty. “It helped me to do what I wanted to do in my life. … I have a motto: it’s never too late to give up. It’s never too late to give up what you are doing, and start doing what you realize you love.”