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Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture. Mike benefited from deregulation of the American food industry, a phenomenon that has consolidated wealth in the hands of select tycoons, and along the way, hollowed out the nation's rural towns and local businesses.

A "pacy, smartly reported" (Financial Times) account of the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rival billionaires The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of...

“A fascinating, fast-paced history…full of remarkable characters and incredible stories” about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award–winning author of In the Heart of the Sea). There was a...

The first biography of one of the most influential and innovative figures in the history of American finance who revolutionized Wall Street and whose story reads like a real-life Great Gatsby J.P. Morgan. John D. Rockefeller. Charles E. Mitchell. These are some of the most prominent icons of...

Each episode of One More Question features candid, deep-dive conversations with some of the fascinating icons and cover stars in the GQ universe. Every Tuesday, host Zach Baron, GQ’s Senior Special Projects Editor and a longtime writer for the magazine, sits down with a new subject and figures out what makes them tick. These conversations — with Hollywood stars and directors, elite athletes, comedians, and cultural visionaries — are intimate and unpredictable, whether in New York, Los Angeles, or on location. What really goes on behind the headlines? How do world-class artists navigate ...

Becoming rich or, better yet, wealthy requires a certain mindset. Becoming wealthy is fairly straight forward - theoretically. In practice, there are hurdles that most of us don't even see. These are the barriers to entry that allow many in society to claim that opportunity exists for all of us - but in reality are closed to most of us. The first thing in overcoming these barriers is to be able to learn how to see the barriers. Once you learn to see, you will be able to overcome.

In the early twentieth century, young Ganga Bhishan Agarwal, aka Haldiram, gained a reputation for making the best bhujia in town. Fast-forward a century and the Haldiram’s empire has a revenue much greater than that of McDonald’s and Domino’s combined. In Bhujia Barons, Pavitra Kumar...

After a diagnosis of a degenerative eye disease, John Samuel’s life—and his chance at success—started to vanish. In a world systemically unequipped for accessibility, disability inclusion is often left out of conversations about diversity. For people with disabilities, it can feel impossible to adapt and thrive when you’re already set up for failure.

As World War II approached, the six most powerful media moguls in America and Britain tried to pressure their countries to ignore the fascist threat. The media empires of Robert McCormick, Joseph and Eleanor Patterson, and William Randolph Hearst spanned the United States, reaching tens of millions of Americans in print and over the airwaves with their isolationist views.

Two market experts deconstruct the drivers and inhibitors to innovation in the digital economy, explain how large tech companies can stifle disruption, assess the toll of their technologies on our well-being and democracy, and outline policy changes to take power away from big tech and return it...

What if your greatest weakness was actually your best advantage? We’re taught to idolize titans of industry as disciplined, rational masterminds. But history tells a far more interesting story. The architects of modern wealth didn’t rise above their flaws—they weaponized them. The Robber...

The purpose of The Business of Criminal Law is to help you start wherever you are and create a criminal defense practice you and your clients will love.

Sans Façade explore les coulisses de la fabrique de la ville. Architectes, maîtres d’ouvrage, promoteurs, bureaux de contrôle, entreprises, AMO… Chaque épisode donne la parole à un acteur du bâtiment pour comprendre ce que l’on ne voit pas derrière un projet : les décisions, les contraintes, les arbitrages, la responsabilité et la vision. Ici, on ne parle pas seulement d’architecture comme image. On parle de processus, de transformation, de réalité de terrain. Je suis Dimitri Tsvetkov-Baron, architecte. À travers ces conversations, je cherche à comprendre comment se ...

Learn how to make money with forex trading! Within the investment world today are many options where people can or should invest their hard-earned money. Most of these investment options do their best to guarantee growth and profitability. From binary to forex to shares to property to retirement annuities, the list is endless.

Estas son las memorias de Martin Baron como director del Washington Post, una mirada profunda y autorizada para comprender el deterioro de la democracia estadounidense en los últimos años, el papel de la prensa y los equilibrios de poder entre el mundo empresarial y político.

There is a need for new ideas on ethical leadership in business today. Success is more about making money than providing the highest value to the client served. Greed is king, lies are rampant, and a "whatever it takes" attitude is pervasive when money is involved. Many corporations have become dependent on people losing: losing their life savings, losing their dignity, and losing their way towards opportunity.

Boerne Radio's Baron Wiley interviews the artists you love to hear on Boerne Radio 103.9FM.

Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse explores the connection between the so-called robber barons who led American big businesses during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and the immigrants who composed many of their workforces.

Las mejores entrevistas de Jorge Barón a personajes de la farándula, artistas, cantantes, compositores, actores, presentadores, periodistas, de ayer y hoy.

Welcome to The Baron & Cabot Podcast, hosted by Mark Pearson, the Managing Director of Baron & Cabot. Baron & Cabot specialise in UK Property Investment opportunities, catering to both seasoned investors and newcomers alike. In this weekly podcast, you will get weekly market updates, investment strategies and review the latest property developments in the UK property industry. If you're interested in investing in the UK property market, visit Baroncabot.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.