Bew White began his entrepreneurial journey at age 28, and despite many ups and downs, started his own company called Summer Classics – he designs, creates, and builds beautiful furniture. Bew was inspired to write his biography outlining his successes and failures and what it means to live a truly substantial life. The book, “A Summer Classic, The Bew White Story”, helps readers jump into the wealth of experience of Bew White. He offers crucial lessons in both business and life to those who have ambition but perhaps not the road map to success.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“don’t give up and sticking with it… My personal business problems were more with dealing with people and having to deal with very difficult people that were my suppliers or employees”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Book by John C. Maxwell
- Washington: A Life Book by Ron Chernow
- John C. Maxwell Books
- A Land Remembered by Patrick D Smith
Favourite Quote:
“You get the future you planned for”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Audible – Explore the world’s largest selection of audiobook titles by best selling authors
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Have those six characteristics or stop… The grit… Push through. Don’t let anything get you down. Push through. And you will think that you can’t push through but you can. You have got to have that grit to be able to push through”…[Listen for More]
More About Bew White:
Summer Classics
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Practice makes progress not perfect.” Unknown
Other Quotes From the Chat with Bew White:
- “You have a tendency to hire people like you or that you like”
- “Love your people. I think loving your people who…and they can’t be false. They will see it. They have got to know you love them…and they got to…I call it want to take a bullet for you…”
- “Planning is critical. If you plan you will get that future”
- “Right now, this is the single best time to take market share in my lifetime because of what is going on with the pandemic”
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