A Tribute to Paul Newman’s Legacy
Monday, September 29th, 20089 days ago (1 week before Paul Newman’s death), his business partner, A.E. Hotchner brought over a thousand CEOs to their feet w/ tears in their eyes at the Inc. 500 conference. Here are my notes from his talk:
“Paul Newman’s Own” Companies:
Great product testimonials of Neman’s Own Salad Dressing, Spaghetti Sauce, and hilarious story of a 70-year-old man with erectile dysfunction for 20 years. In the past, this man had tried Viagra many times, natural supplements, everything, yet nothing worked. Until one day, he ate Newman’s Own spicy mango salsa, and it shocked his system into a frenzy - he and his girlfriend are very satisfied with the product and he keeps a pouch of spicy mango salsa on him wherever he goes.
Over the years, Newman’s Own has given almost $300 million to charitable causes.
– Over 25 years of camps for Kids with cancer. At the time only 30% kids survived the year after.
– Now, 119,000 Kids have attended these camps, 70% survived now, investing in cure for cancer.
– Don’t just give to charity, start your own charity.
– Story of 10-year-old girl who held his hand and thanked him – she lived all year just for 8 days of camp.
STANDING OVATION – SNIFFLES AND INTERNALIZING FOR NEXT 20 MINUTES
