#65 Kirk Kerkorian: Penniless Dropout became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
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There is an inspiring life story in the ninety eight years that belonged to Kirk Kakorian. A boy who ran barefoot in the rich dirt of California's San Joquin Valley. Before financial chaos made him a city boy fighting for his place on the dirty sidewalks of Los Angeles. He was a tough guy who wept at funerals. A humble man privately proud of his accomplishments.
A business genius who ignored his MBA advisors. A daring aviator and a movie mogul. A gambler. At the casinos and on Wall Street. who played the odds in both houses.
With uncanny skill. That is an excerpt from the book that I'm gonna talk to you about today, which is The gambler. How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kakorian became the greatest deal maker
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