MARK CUBAN Austin Cryer MARK CUBAN REASONINGINTRODUCTION I
MARK CUBAN Austin Cryer
MARK CUBAN
REASONING/INTRODUCTION ® I chose Mark Cuban because of his desire and passion to succeed ® He started from nothing in Pittsburg and is now global known for many projects ® He invests his money in potential ideas that he thinks will generate more money for him in the future ® His accomplishments have inspired many people (including me)
EARLY LIFE/CHILDHOOD ® Mark was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on July 31 1958 ® He grew up in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania in a Jewish family ® He is Russian and American, but when his grandfathers landed on Ellis Island he change the name from “Chanbenisky” to “Cuban”
EDUCATION ® Mark didn’t finish his senior year of high school, because he enrolled to become a full time student at the University of Pittsburg ® At Pittsburg he joined Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity ® After one year at Pittsburg he transferred to Indiana University and Graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration ® During college he taught disco lesson, and tried to open a pub
PASSION ® Cuban realized that after he graduated that he was going to have to put his degree to use so he started to think ® He knew that he wanted to start a business but it was going to be of something that he enjoyed ® He felt that if he opened a business that he wasn’t passionate about then he wouldn’t work as hard
DESIRE Once Mark realized that becoming successful, he changed his mindset about how hard he would have to work ® ® After he did his self-evaluation he said to himself that it was worth it to put in all the hard work ® He lives by the quote “If you really want something, go get it”
DETERMINATION As any other successful business person Mark knows that success didn’t come on the first try ® ® So after his business ventures in college failed, he looked at what he did and found the problem, then fixed it ® Many of his college friends didn’t believe him in the beginning but once his businesses became profitable they wanted to be partners
APPLICATION IN THE WORK FORCE ® Cuban has continued to be passionate, and determined in every thing he continues to do because he knows anything can happen at any time ® He works now so when he gets older he won’t have to work until he is 60+ years old ® Mark uses his communication skills to motivate his employees to enjoy their career
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ® Net Worth of 2. 7 Billion Dollars ® Out Spoken Owner of the Dallas Mavericks ® #234 on the Forbes 400 Richest People In the World ® Owner of the film distributor Magnolia Pictures
WHAT I LEARNED ® Mark didn’t finish High School he decided to start his business ventures early in life ® He attended more than 1 University to earn his degree in Business Administration ® Success will come with time as long as you correct your mistakes as soon as you notice them
REFERENCES http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Mark_Cuban http: //www. forbes. com/forbes-400/list/6/#tab: overall http: //www. biography. com/people/mark-cuban 562656 http: //www. imdb. com/name/nm 1171860/bio
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