Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionBooker T. Washington Made School Janitors Cool Way Before Good Will HuntingAt 9-years-old, Booker T. Washington’s stepfather put him to work in the Malden, West Virginia salt mines, where brine was boiled down to…Nov 16, 2018Nov 16, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionMeet Rowing’s Yoda, Who Built the Boat that Won Gold in Hitler’s Germany In ‘36With each new letter, Ky Ebright, the coach of the Cal rowing team that won Olympic gold in 1928 and 1932, became increasingly bitter and…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionWhy Your Alma Mater Will Never Beat Malcolm X’sAfter living with his half-sister in Boston in his early teens, Malcolm Little had finally found his groove in Harlem working a variety of…Oct 10, 2018Oct 10, 2018
Michael TunneyHow to Make Millions Selling Garbage BananasSamuel Zemurray just waltzed into a board of directors meeting of United Fruit, one of the largest companies in the history of…Sep 20, 2018Sep 20, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionHow to Make Millions Selling Garbage BananasSamuel Zemurray just waltzed into a board of directors meeting of United Fruit, one of the largest companies in the history of…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionHow Phil Knight Beat the FBI and US Customs to Take Nike PublicThe Bank of California had had enough, and now the FBI was getting involved.Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionThe Panda That Won Andre Agassi His FreedomWhen Mike Agassi saw the segment on 60 Minutes, he knew his son Andre was going to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, despite the fact he…Jun 25, 2018Jun 25, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionHow A 26-Year-Old Took Elvis On His First National Tour And Came Home A MillionaireThe defining project of Jerry Weintraub’s life came to him in a dream.May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Michael TunneyinProfiles in ActionOn To The Next One: How Jay-Z Used Mentors To Get To The TopJay-Z was raised by a single mother in the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn. His father flew the coop when he was 10, and Jay-Z was largely left…May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Michael TunneyinMedia MindedAmerican Workers Aren’t Martyrs, We’re RubesThe headline of the article in question reads “Americans Taking Fewest Days Off In Four Decades.” Which might make you think, “Of course…Oct 28, 2014Oct 28, 2014
