Russ Allred is the co-author of three books on business: Ten-Minute Retreats for Business Owners, The Family Business, and Best Practices of High-Performance Entrepreneurs. Currently, he works as the grant administrator and underwriter for a network of Sunbelt...
Even for dreamers Kory Stevens and his wife Mallory, it’s hard to believe that what started out as a small online business turned into a multimillion-dollar one in under 2 years. The key to their success? Social media. And a vacation. Kory and Mallory both...
Ray Zinn CEO, Micrel Semiconductor Building on its strength as an innovator in process and test technology, Micrel has expanded and diversified its business by becoming a recognized leader in the high-performance analog power control and management...
Mark Willis CEO, Times Mirror Some expressed skepticism that a cereal company executive and economist could run a communications business. Willes championed breaking down barriers between news and advertising operations to allow the Los Angeles Times to market itself...
Christopher L. Wight counsel, Myriad Genetics Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutic and diagnostic...
Kay Whitmore (1932-2004) CEO, Eastman Kodak He was president of Kodak from 1983-1993. He was described as a man of “incomparable integrity.” He served as president of the England London South Mission from 1994-1997. He served another mission in California until...
J. Douglas Whisenant Senior Vice President, Gas Pipeline, Williams Williams’ roots go back decades before television and the Internet, when two brothers named Williams began building the energy infrastructure needed to drive a new era of American prosperity....
Mark J. Wattles CEO, Hollywood Entertainment From a single store in Portland, Oregon, in 1988, Hollywood has grown to become the world’s second largest video chain, with more than 1,800 stores. On 03 Feb 2005, he abruptly resigned amid a bidding war for his...
Dieter F. Uchtdorf senior vice president, Lufthansa German Airlines Born 1940, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Senior vice president for flight operations and chief pilot for Lufthansa German Airlines, and check and training captain for Boeing 747s; received wings as a...
Kay Toolson CEO, Monaco Coach Headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, with additional production facilities in Bend, Oregon and Elkhart and Wakarusa, Indiana. They’ve been a public company since 1993. It is one of the fastest-growing manufacturers in today’s...
Donald L. Staheli CEO, Allied Mills Inc CEO, Continental Grain Co. He was CEO of Allied Mills Inc. from 1969-1977. He was CEO of Continental Grain from 1988-1997. On 05 Apr 1997, he was sustained to the second quorum of the...
James L. Sorenson CEO, Sorenson Media His company developed the world’s leading video compression technology, used by Apple Computer, Disney, MGM, and a growing mass market...
L.E. Simmons Chairman, Oil States International Oil States International, Inc. is a leading provider of specialty products and services to oil and gas drilling and production companies throughout the world. We operate in three principal business segments — offshore...
Harris Simmons CEO, Zions Bancorp In 2000, a long period of solid growth and shareholder return was disrupted by a botched multibillion dollar merger with First Security Bank, an event that promptly sent Zions stock into a tailspin. President and CEO Harris Simmons...
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft USAF (retired) board of directors, Qualcomm He became a Director of the Company in December 1994. General Scowcroft is the president of The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an international business consulting firm he founded in June 1994. He...
Roger W. Sant chairman, AES Corp AES specializes in running power systems in an environmentally friendly way, which made its co-founder and Mormon Roger W. Sant a billionaire, listed on the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans. While raised Mormon, Sant is no...
Howard Ruff financial advisor In 1975, Howard began publication of The Ruff Times, a groundbreaking financial advisory newsletter. By 1981, The Ruff Times had more than 175,000 subscribers—the largest financial advisory newsletter in the world....
Kevin B. Rollins former CEO, Dell Computer Corporation He lives in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Utah. He’s active in the Mormon church. Says Darrell Rigby, a Bain Director who hired Rollins as an MBA fresh out of Brigham Young University: “You just...
George Romney (1907-1995) Chairman, American Motors Corp. His leadership saved AMC from the brink of collapse in the late 50’s. It was Romney who made the difficult decision in 1957 to drop the Nash and Hudson brands to concentrate exclusively on the compact...
Frederick Rockwood President, Hillenbrand Industries Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. is a holding company. The operating companies under the Hillenbrand Industries’ umbrella make and provide products and services for the health care and funeral services...
James H. Quigley CEO of Deloitte & Touche James H. Quigley was named Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (D&T USA) in June 2003 Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree from Utah State University and was awarded an honorary degree of...
James Peterson CEO, Microsemi Corp. Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC) is a semiconductor manufacturer specializing in system-engineered integrated circuits and high reliability discrete devices. A long-time supplier of high-reliability discrete components to...
