George Appling

George Appling describes himself as a passionpreneur, an entrepreneur who dedicates his professional life to building businesses he is passionate about. His career spans across different industries and countries and his businesses include a mead-making company, a medieval festival, a summer camp, and a non-profit equine program for first responders and veterans. He is a Vistage Chair who helps CEOs and business owners experience the joy of doing what they love and succeeding. His book Don't Settle: A Pick-Your-Path Guide to Intentional Work will be published in October and is available to pre-order now. George holds two masters degrees from Harvard and has worked as a junior partner at McKinsey & Co and a lead partner at Booz & Co. He served as president of a business unit at Siemens, the COO of Brightstar, and the CEO of a $1 billion cellphone distribution company. His book is here: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Settle-Pick-Your-Path-Guide-Intentional/dp/B0D4LCQ3D5
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Studying failure to succeed

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Studying failure to succeed. The great philosopher Yoda once said: “The greatest teacher, failure is.” I don’t remember when or why studying failure became such a key feature of my business planning, but it did...
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