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Treated Like Family : How an Entrepreneur and His "Employee Family" Built Sargento, a Billion-Dollar Cheese Company by Tom Faley (2018, Hardcover)

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PublisherCenter Street

ISBN-101478992867

ISBN-139781478992868

eBay Product ID (ePID)242546979

Product Key Features

Book TitleTreated Like Family : How an Entrepreneur and His "Employee Family" Built Sargento, a Billion-Dollar Cheese Company

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndustries / General, Entrepreneurship, Specific Ingredients / Dairy, Industries / Food Industry, Workplace Culture

Publication Year2018

IllustratorYes

GenreCooking, Business & Economics

AuthorTom Faley

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight31.1 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-046550

Reviews"Believe it or not, a first generation American gets in an auto accident and takes a job at a funeral parlor to pay off damages to the owner's car... and then goes on to co-found a $1 billion, third-generation owned company whose success is based not just on innovation and quality but on treating employees like family. You'll love the fascinating and heartwarming story of Sargento Foods and its co-founder, Leonard Gentine." -- Jeff Haden, Inc.com contributing editor and author of The Motivation Myth

SynopsisAt the age of nineteen, high school diploma in hand, Leonard Gentine knew two things: he wanted to own a family business that would pass from generation to generation, and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Dolores Becker, a girl he'd met on a blind date. For Leonard, life didn't prove that simple. This biography, told from the viewpoint of four generations of the Gentine family, places the reader in Leonard's shoes as he advances from young man to old age and discovers life's foundational lessons. Along the way, he endures outstanding debts, disappointments, and a collection of small businesses, all with Dolores at his side. It's an inspirational story of perseverance, personal integrity, and a mind-set of always doing the right thing-as painful as that may be in the short term. TREATED LIKE FAMILY details the development of Sargento-a nationally recognized cheese company and household name. At the same time, it's a timeless story that showcases the importance of the individual and how a family united in a single purpose within the right culture is unstoppable. Tom Faley invites the reader into the lives of the Gentine family and the men and women they hired, deftly weaving a story grounded in over 180 interviews-the collective voices of the company's employees, retirees, and friends. TREATED LIKE FAMILY offers a rare glimpse into the creative mind of an innovator and entrepreneur and underscores the rewards for all of us when we maintain our humanity toward one another: When one person motivates others to pull together, at times facing unspeakable odds, he is able not only to change their lives but to alter history., Treated Like Family is the story of Sargento but also of its employees, who, empowered by the Gentine family, took a vision and nurtured it into a formidable company. Told from the viewpoint of the four generations of the Gentine family, TREATED LIKE Family is an unvarnished portrait of Sargento, its management, and the trials leading to its influential place in the cheese industry. Within the pages of this story lie key concepts for others seeking to replicate Leonard Gentine's entrepreneurial success: the importance of a corporate culture based on the value of its employees; servant leadership, and; company ownership not narrowly defined by its shareholders or its products. TREATED LIKE FAMILY is a book every manager at any level should read! Book jacket., At the age of nineteen, high school diploma in hand, Leonard Gentine knew two things: he wanted to own a family business that would pass from generation to generation, and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Dolores Becker, a girl he'd met on a blind date. For Leonard, life didn't prove that simple. This biography, told from the viewpoint of four generations of the Gentine family, places the reader in Leonard's shoes as he advances from young man to old age and discovers life's foundational lessons. Along the way, he endures outstanding debts, disappointments, and a collection of small businesses, all with Dolores at his side. It's an inspirational story of perseverance, personal integrity, and a mind-set of always doing the right thing-as painful as that may be in the short term. Treated Like Family details the development of Sargento-a nationally recognized cheese company and household name. At the same time, it's a timeless story that showcases the importance of the individual and how a family united in a single purpose within the right culture is unstoppable. Tom Faley invites the reader into the lives of the Gentine family and the men and women they hired, deftly weaving a story grounded in over 180 interviews-the collective voices of the company's employees, retirees, and friends. Treated Like Family offers a rare glimpse into the creative mind of an innovator and entrepreneur and underscores the rewards for all of us when we maintain our humanity toward one another: When one person motivates others to pull together, at times facing unspeakable odds, he is able not only to change their lives but to alter history.

LC Classification NumberHD9280.U62F35 2018