How Did a Minnesota Farm Boy Become a CEO with the Dream of Changing the World?
If you dont have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true? Happy Talk, Rodgers & Hammersteins South Pacific When you grow up on a farm in rural Minnesota, the notion of doing something to change the world can seem far-fetched. But I was always industrious, curious, observant, and very conscious of people and their interactions. An average student, I sported primitive haircuts administered by my grandmother. Then at 14, I went to a professional salon for the first time. As rock music filled the air and beautiful women glided by, I decided to become a hairstylist. During high school, I focused on this dream. I took accounting classes, figuring I would need to do the bookkeeping when I owned my own salon. I also took art classes to sharpen my creative skills. When I graduated from high school, my father, a pipe fitter, asked what I wanted to do with my life. I am going to be a hairstylist, I told him with conviction. No, youre not, he responded. They dont make any money. Realizing a
