Simply Success and Successful Networking

Chris has an in-depth conversation with Jack Miller, the founder and former CEO of Quill Corporation, and author of Simply Success, who started his office supply company at the proverbial kitchen table and ended up selling it to Staples for nearly 700 Million dollars. He has words of wisdom for anyone who has dreams of success. Then, FraserNet CEO George Fraser shares his keys to successful networking.

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Jack Miller Part One Jack Miller talks about the early days of Quill Corporation, his early struggles, and what he learned along the way. He also shares some lessons to help people earn the entrepreneurial big buck, including staying in your core competency, why do it yourself is a terrible idea, and when its all right to bet the farm.
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Jack Miller - Part Two Jack Miller shares more advice on starting and running a successful business, including the need to clear out dead wood, why a vision is essential, the importance of time management, and learning from your mistakes.
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George Fraser Part One George S. Fraser, CEO of FraserNet and author of Click shares the keys to successful networking, including the three steps of networking, the things that need to be in alignment to click and the first of his ten truths of good networking.
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George Fraser Part Two George discusses nurturing business relationships, the importance of chemistry and trust, and the most important foundations for successful networking.
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Simply Success At Amazon.com In Simply Success, the former chairman and founder of Quill Corporation presents key lessons of entrepreneurship, including how to get started, set a vision, finance the business, and build a successful corporate culture. Based on his own experience, Miller shares his most hard-earned lessons, so you can avoid learning the same lessons the painful way. For entrepreneur’s young and old, or even if only dream of starting a business one day, this book is a guiding light to a successful enterprise.

Guest(s) Appearing on this Episode

George Fraser George C. Fraser is Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc. A company he founded some 20 years ago with the vision to lead a global networking movement that brings together diverse human resources to increase opportunities for people of African descent. He is considered by many to be a new voice for African Americans and one of the foremost authorities on economic development, networking and building effective relationships. Mr. Fraser authored two critically acclaimed books: Success Runs In Our Race; The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the African American Community and Race For Success; The Ten Best Business Opportunities for Blacks In America. Mr. Fraser is also the publisher of the award-winning SuccessGuide Worldwide: The Networking Guide to Black Resources. He is the founder of the annual PowerNetworking Conference, where thousands of Black professionals, business owners, and community leaders gather to discuss and do business with each other. A popular speaker and author, George C. Fraser’s inspiring talks on success principles, effective networking, wealth creation, business ethics, and valuing diversity, are as popular among corporate professionals as they are among college students. His views have been solicited by media as diverse as CNN and the Wall Street Journal. Ten Truths to Building Extraordinary Relationships

Jack Miller Jack Miller is a prominent Chicago area entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and former President/CEO of Quill Corporation, which became the nation's largest independent direct marketer of office products, employing over 1,300 people with annual sales in excess of $630 million before being acquired by Staples for $680 million in 1998. After the sale of Quill, Mr. Miller became chairman of the board at Successories Inc. a business-to-business mail order firm which he subsequently acquired. He also focuses on real estate development and venture capital investment at Millbrook Properties and The Benida Group. He is a very active philanthropist serving as chairman of the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History and the JM Freedom Foundation. He recently established the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy with the idea of it becoming a public foundation supporting the funding of collaborative research at a number of institutions. Mr. Miller was inducted into Philanthropy World magazine’s Hall of Fame in January, 2008.