Podcast 1024: Why Not Win?: Reflections on a Fifty-Year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s Boardrooms – And What it Can Teach us All with Larry Thornton

My guest for this episode is Larry Thornton. He's joining us from Birmingham, Alabama to share about his book Why Not Win?: Reflections on a Fifty-Year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s board rooms – and what it can teach us all, among other things. Larry is an artist, entrepreneur, and servant leader. Growing up in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, he worked his way from sign painter to advertising manager at Coca-Cola Birmingham, and became the first African America to open a McDonald’s franchise in Birmingham, Alabama. He eventually opened multiple stores and created Thornton Enterprises, Inc. His book Why Not Win?: Reflections on a 50-year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s Boardrooms — and what it can teach us all, released on April 2019, serves as an inspiration for people from all walks of life. Larry founded the Why Not Win Institute to make leadership development accessible. All book sales profit goes to support the institute’s mission. Learn more about Larry Thornton by visiting his website at this link. Happy listening!

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