ABOUT THE BOOK

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    Accession Number

 B256

    Title

 Master Of The Big Board: Life, Times And Businesses Of Jack C Massey

    Author

 Carey, Bill

    Publisher

 Cumberland House Publishing Inc

    ISBN

 1-28182-471-8

     Summary

Jack Massey is one of the unsung heroes of American business. To this day, he is the only person ever to take three companies to the New York Stock Exchange-Kentucky Fried chicken, Hospital Corporation of America, and Winners Corporation. According to Forbes magazine, he “deserves credit for creating the modern fast –food industry” He should get credit for for-profit hospitals as well as. The list of people who claim Massey as a mentor includes on U.S. senator, two former Tennessee governors, and the late Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas. Incredibly, Massey did all of this after he tried to retire. Ultimately, Master of the Big Board is the story of an incredible American life. Dozens of lessons about life and business can be realized from this detailed, accurate, and thoughtful business biography.