
#367 Inside the Contrarian Mind of Sam Zell
Books Mentioned
“The podcast host discusses reading Sam Zell's autobiography and the impact it had on him, leading to a meeting with Zell.”

“The podcast mentions another book called The Invisible Billionaire, which discusses Daniel Ludwig's frugality and cost management.”

“A line from Andrew Carnegie's biography is quoted, stating that cost control became nearly an obsession.”
“This book was published in 2009 right after Sam Zell suffered his greatest failure in his career, which was the bankruptcy of Tribune Media a little less than a year after he had purchased it.”
“That book is called What It Takes Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence.”

“Zell's favorite book was What Makes Sammy Run? The book recounts the rags to riches story of Sammy Glick, a charismatic Jewish boy who early in life decides to escape the ghetto and climb the ladder of success.”
“The speaker references the autobiography of Sam Zell in relation to his life and lessons learned.”

“The speaker mentions that Sam Zell read Zeckendorf's autobiography as a young man and found an idea in it that he used throughout his career.”