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Our way : the life story of Spike Yoh / Bill Yoh.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HC102.5.Y64 Y64 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yoh, Bill, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yoh, Spike.
- Businesspeople--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Businesspeople.
- Philanthropists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Philanthropists.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 373 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Day & Zimmermann Group, 2018.
- Summary:
- "An embattled son becomes a patriarch. An untested employee becomes a CEO. A husband becomes a caregiver. A student becomes a teacher, and ultimately a student. Spike Yoh's life story paints a vivid picture of the profound and very human forces that shape leadership. From a troubled childhood that would have propelled most into a cycle of broken relationships and self-doubt, he rewrote the rules of his own life, and in the process built his father's company into a billion-dollar enterprise. Through self-determination and a commitment to see the glass as more than half full, Spike Yoh became a loving family man, a business leader, and a philanthropist whose keen intuition and unmatched ability to connect with others have inspired individuals and organizations to achieve unprecedented levels of success. Drawing on interviews spanning eight decades of relationships; more than one hundred years of research, correspondences, and family diaries; as well as personal perspectives, Spike's youngest son Bill Yoh creates a candid and emotional journey of love and grit, of business and blood, of admiration and imperfection that covers the drama, the comedy, and the tragedy of a life well lived. From the deep-rooted influences of American ancestry to the complexities of modern family dynamics, Our Way offers readers a rare glimpse of a life that bridges the divide between the twentieth-century industrialist and the twenty-first-century man. Spike Yoh's journey is both energizing and relatable, regardless of one's background or beliefs." provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-373).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of the author.
- ISBN:
- 9780692966983
- 0692966986
- OCLC:
- 1077049794
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