Brad smith intuit biography of michael jackson
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Michael Jackson loses his chief spokesman
Was Michael Jackson’s appearance on Sunday’s ”60 Minutes” a public relations coup or public relations disaster? The interview, in which the singer refuted the child molestation charges filed against him, may prove to be the most-watched show of the week (it drew more than 18 million viewers according to early Nielsen estimates), and it led CBS to announce an air date (this Friday) for the delayed musical special touting Jackson’s new album. But it may also have confirmed viewers queasiest opinions of Jackson, since he said he still doesn’t think it’s inappropriate for him to share a bed with a child. What’s more, the interview may have exacerbated the behind-the-scenes turmoil in Jackson’s camp, which led to the departure on Monday of his longtime spokesman Stuart Backerman.
”I resigned today over strategic differences with the way things are going,” Backerman told Reuters. He didn’t specify those differences, though he added, “The one
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What we keep: Unforgettable lessons from first jobs
Do you remember your first job? Maybe it was folding clothes in a retail store? Or perhaps it was delivering newspapers in your neighborhood, by bicycle? Was it scooping ice cream at a local sweet shop?
For most of us, first jobs bring to mind fond memories of summertime and, perhaps, a few lessons we’ve carried with us throughout our careers.
T Boone Pickens, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at BP Capital and TBP Investments
Oil executive and financier Pickens got a paper route when he was 12 years old. It was the smallest route in his hometown, he wrote in his post My First Job: Not Getting Paid to Be Honest. Pickens had 28 houses to start, but eventually talked his boss into letting him add in routes that came open.
“Within five years my rutt grew from 28 papers to 156, and I had saved close to $200, which inom hid in a hole beneath the floor in my closet. It was my first experience in the takeover
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What 8 Successful People Did In Their First Jobs
You never forget your first job. It's usually not what you expect, you learn a lot, and you typically leave at least knowing what kind of career you don't want to have.
LinkedIn asked the biggest names in business to share their first job experiences. From selling birds and Christmas trees to polishing floors and buying illegal cigarettes, these people learned a lot about success right from the start.
Billionaire Richard Branson's first businesses were breeding budgerigar birds and growing Christmas trees.
Branson was an entrepreneur from an early age.
"When I was 11, I decided it was time to uppstart my own small business. With my best friend Nik Powell as my partner, we set about breeding budgerigars. We saw a gap in the marknad to sell budgies as they were very popular with kids in school at the time. However, they kept multiplying quicker than we could sell them, and the school holidays were