My conversation with Todd Graves

“I read Harry Snyder's biography. He's one of my favorite founders. I mean, he was completely obsessed.”

“The founder of Trader Joe's writes an excellent autobiography telling the story of Trader Joe's, focusing on his passion and ideas for the business.”

“The speaker mentions a book about Les Schwab, emphasizing his business philosophy and success in the tire industry, and how he wrote it himself on a typewriter.”

“One of the best pieces of advice that I've ever read in a book came from Mary Kay, who built that massive, remember the Mary Kay Cosmetics?”

“I remember reading a biography of Henry Ford, who I already mentioned.”

“The reason that out of the 400 books that I've read, that this is my number one recommendation is because this is not a celebration of success.”

“The speaker mentions reading Michael Dell's autobiography, which influenced his thoughts on building a business authentic to oneself.”