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Bill Marriott: Success Is Never Final--his Life and the Decisions That Built a Hotel Empire
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About Bill Marriott: Success Is Never Final--his Life And
About the Author Dale Van Atta is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in more than 900 newspapers including the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, and Parade magazine. He is the author of Trust Betrayed: Inside the AARP and, with Jack Anderson, Stormin Norman: An American Hero. He lives in Virginia. Product Description Bill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into the Marriott hotel company, grew up in the family business. In his more than fifty years at the company s helm, Bill Marriott was the driving force behind growing Marriott into the world s largest global hotel chain. His vision and leadership expanded the family business to more than 6,500 properties across 127 countries and territories. Success Is Never Final gives readers an intimate portrait of the life of a billionaire and business titan and shares his definition of success. Bill shares details about his very structured childhood including the private struggles with his domineering father s chronic harsh criticism; his time in the United Sates Navy as an officer aboard the U.S.S. Randolph; how he innovated the hotel industry with resort-like facilities; his dogged courtship with Donna, who would eventually say yes to his marriage proposal over a pay phone; and the boundless passion and energy he demonstrated for his work, family, and faith. Bill also shares spiritual experiences that allowed him to recognize God s guidance in his personal life, helping him bounce back from a life-threatening explosion in a freak boating accident which caused severe burns over his body. Readers will learn the fascinating details about the successes and failures of Bill s business ventures and relate to his challenges of balancing roles as a CEO, a husband and father, and a man of faith. From his half-billion-dollar venture and bet-the-farm move to build the New York Marriott Marquis hotel, to the heartbreaking loss of an adult son whose body slowly degenerated from Mitochondrial Disease, to the billions of dollars donated to medical research, the biography of Bill Marriott tells the remarkable story of a man who had the vision to create a multi-billion dollar business, who understood the power of giving, and lived the creed that hard work will pay off but success is never final. Review "Dale Van Atta's insightful biography of Bill Marriott tells the story of one of America's most conscientious and innovative business leaders. Bill Marriott, who told his top management staff, We must break the glass ceiling, the black ceiling and any other damn ceiling that prevents women and minorities from advancing in our company to the best of their abilities. We must walk the talk and make it happen, is a rare corporate leader who has embraced my father's dream and supported his legacy. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone who believes that business leaders can make a meaningful contribution to interracial understanding, goodwill and progress." Martin Luther King III, global human rights activist "For two generations we have viewed Bill Marriott as one of our most able competitors. Success Is Never Final helped me understand Bill's success as a competitor and as one of the most remarkable businessmen of our times."-Tom Pritzker, Executive Chairman, Hyatt Hotels Corp. "Bill Marriott is one of the most caring and big-hearted people I know. I am a witness to his generosity, and I am thrilled that this fascinating biography will share the stories of his purposeful life with readers."-Laura W. Bush, former First Lady of the United States "This book confirms what I have seen firsthand: even more remarkable than Bill Marriott's record of leading a business from 1 to 7,000 hotels, creating the largest hospitality company in the world, is the character he has imbued among its hundreds of thousands of managers and associates. Remarkably, Marriott International reflects the qualities
