In the year 2000, Swedish leadership magazine Chef interviewed oil and mineral tycoon Adolf Lundin (1932-2006) and he provided his five keys to entrepreneurial success: 1.  Never give up! 2.  Always follow rule number 1. 3.  “No pain, no gain” – which was written on a stone on his desk. 4.  Forget hobbies and your own comfort. 5.… Continue Reading

Wade had sex with Karen and now I had to fire him. She was our top designer. And he was also starting to make fun of one of my partners behind his back. He’d do that roll-the-eyes thing whenever my partner spoke.

Story #1: One time Barry Diller was visiting Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The topic of the meeting was to see how the greatest media mogul could work with the greatest Internet moguls. It was like two galaxies colliding to create something beautiful when seen from light years away. Larry Page was texting or doing… Continue Reading

The top ten political foibles by former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi Born in 1936 Silvio Berlusconi started out as a vacuum salesman by day, and earning a reputation by night singing at nightclubs on cruise ships. In 1961 he graduated from law school, and started a residential housing construction company based in his native… Continue Reading

An incredibly inspiring look at the career of entertainment mogul David Geffen.

After 20 years of occupying one of the most influential positions in the global wireless industry, Jim Balsillie has decided to step down. Unable to align himself with the new image CEO Thorston Heins has projected for Blackberry, Balsillie dumped his remaining 5.1% stake and vacated his position as Head Chairman, in what can only… Continue Reading

Originally published on TommyHumphreys.com, CEO.CA’s predecessor site, and republished by WSJ, Business Insider, among others. I had wanted to interview Kevin O’Leary ever since I attended a small presentation on his O’Leary family of mutual funds that he gave to money managers in Vancouver last spring. Before those financial gatekeepers, O’Leary was his usual fast… Continue Reading