Monday 12 May 2014

The Formula given by Carlos Slim for Growth in Your Business

When Shawn Baldwin started working on value creation series, he decided to start it with some famous personality. Shawn is American financier, trader and investor. He is also president and CEO of the trading and investment firm known as a Capital Management Group. It is based in Chicago. The first job which he did was at American Express. He used to advertise the company’s credit cards. He also worked at U.S. Bancorp and for Optima Investment Research.
The famous personality with whom he started the series is entrepreneur Carlos Slim. He is a Mexican businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is world’s richest person surpassing Bill Gates. He is chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and America Movil. He was born in Mexico City in 1940. He was taught business practices by his father.
At the age of 12, Carlos Slim bought shares in a Mexican bank. He also earned some money while working for his father’s company. Later on he went to study civil engineering. After graduation, he began his career as a trader in Mexico. Soon he started his own brokerage firm which expanded to invest in individual businesses. He focused on companies from the field of construction, real estate and mining industries.
Despite being rich, he has a simple lifestyle. When Shawn Baldwin asked about his formula for success, he told that one should not allow negative feelings to control his mind and live the present life fully. He also said that when you decide to do something, you should do it quickly.

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