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What I Learned From Motown …
The most successful music enterprise in U.S. history
There is an amazing documentary, Hitsville: The Making of Motown, which covers the early years of Motown, the greatest music studio/business in U.S. history.
I watched this the other night with Bruce and was in a constant state of amazement and wonder at the incredible stories told by the Motown artists and producers, up to and including one of the most inspirational and successful business leaders in U.S. history: Berry Gordy.
Half my life has been spent in business or nonprofit development and I’ve studied many business leaders. Bruce is a Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement expert. Between the two of us …
[I know I loved you more …]
LOL — no, we’re not breaking up . . . back to our business emphasis — Millions of words and countless books have been written by or about any number of U.S. business leaders, from Jack Welch to today’s near-worship of men like Elon Musk.
One man built something to last, and built something that truly changed the world: Berry Gordy, Motown’s leader.
Of course I love the music! But the documentary started out and Berry was standing next to Smokey Robinson (who does not love Smokey Robinson? One of the…
