LATINO SUCCESS: Insights from 100 OF America's Most Powerful Latino Business Professionals [Hardcover]

Augusto Failde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 1996

Nearly one hundred Latino executives and entrepreneurs discuss their careers, providing insight into managing people and oneself, the wisdom of Latino elders, conquering racism and sexism, and other topics. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Failde, a developer of Latino media, writing with freelancer Doyle, contends that the entrepreneurship of the nation's Hispanic population goes largely unnoticed by the general public, which prefers a derogatory stereotype. To spur Latinos-the largest minority population in the U.S.-to still greater efforts and counteract stereotypes, the authors interviewed 100 successful Latinos. We learn that Jellybean Benitez dropped out of high school in the South Bronx because he wanted an education and knew he'd never get one there. He went to college anyway and became a record producer. Antonio Rodriguez graduated from Princeton because his father, a longshoreman, worked hard to send him there. Ten years later, as vice president of finance for Seagram Europe, he bought his dad a car with his bonus check. As a whole, the inspiring first-person narratives reveal dogged determination, originality, courage and forbearance.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

William Doyle is the award-winning author of Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes; An American Insurrection: the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962; and A Soldier’s Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq (Penguin, June 2011). He lives in New York. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Printing edition (June 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684813122
• ISBN-13: 978-0684813127
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,975,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latino Success, July 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Latino Success (Paperback)

A great book that shows one does not have to negate who they are in order to be successful. In fact, it even helps understand how to proudly embrace a Latino background as part of one's identity. I would recommend this book for Latinos looking to enter the business world in the US, anyone interested in the Latino experience in the US, and anyone that has experienced the embarrasing moment of standing in front of a large group of clients having said something that sounded "dirty" because of accent inflections - yes, there is still success after that (check out the story of the executive that prefers to use the word "bedding" instead of sheets). I believe the authors' met their goal by compiling great stories that offer lessons learned and successes along the way to the top. Truly inspiring!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finding Success in Your Career, December 21, 2005

By 

Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latino Success (Paperback)

Latino CEOs and executives reveal career secrets that helped them overcome obstacles. The book is available in Spanish with the title Exito Latino.
My public library catalog decribes it this way: "The candid, inspiring stories in this book reveal the secrets that have helped Latinos make it to the top in a variety of businesses and industries. Readers will discover how to manage people, prepare and set goals, and deal with racism or sexism in the workplace."