#151 Frederick Smith (FedEx)

At age thirty. Frederick Wallace Smith. was in deep trouble. His dream of creating Federal Express had become too expensive and was fast fizzling out. He had exhausted his father's millions.

He was in Hawk for fifteen or twenty million more. he appeared in danger of losing his cargo planes. And his wife. His own board of directors had fired him as CEO. And now the FBI accused him of forging papers to get a two million dollar bank loan.

And was trying to send him to prison. He thought of suicide But any talk of suicide was uncharacteristic of Fred Smith. It is ridiculous to think of Fred even contemplating such a thing.

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