Ally Of The Entrepreneur: The rise of Banking in the South and the Fall Of Wachovia

While this book is essentially the story of my life, embedded in the pages is the story of a life spent serving entrepreneurs, trying to strike the right balance between making profits but also doing good. While some might consider the story of the early parts of my life irrelevant, they are totally relevant as those early years formed the basis of who I am and how I came to approach business. I call it creating the “win-win” and it is my belief that if one approaches business this way, it is a compelling value proposition. Aside from the focus on the important role entrepreneurs play in our economy, there is also the story of the rise of Banking in the South. How did it happen? Who were the key figures that caused this seismic shift in money and power to occur? While I was not a major player in this change, I was there and like Forest Gump—very much in the background while all of this was happening. Lastly, there is the untold story of what happened to Wachovia. Was the bank really in that bad a shape? Did the bank need to fail and what were the consequences of what I call “ The Death of Wachovia”. Read more