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 NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars Goes from Louisiana Kid to Detroit Superstar (Part 2)After 14 NBA seasons with the Detroit Pistons, Joe retired from playing professional basketball. He was so respected by the team’s players, coaches and ownership that he was immediately hired as President of Basketball Operations—responsible for all the team’s personnel, contractual and general managerial duties. In part two of our Joe Dumars series, hear Joe speak about the challenges that faced his making this transition, and the success he has since found. NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars Goes from Louisiana Kid to Detroit SuperstarNatchitoches, LA is not known as a factory for basketball talent. Neither is McNeese State University, but from these small roots Joe Dumars built a legendary NBA career predicated on dominating D and renowned sportsmanship. In the first of a two-part series, hear Joe discuss his upbringing and the moment he realized that basketball was more than just a way to differentiate himself from his brothers. Ingredients for Success: Serving Gourmet Pizza and MartinisAmici’s Pizza and the Living Room owners Jennifer Stark and Maureen McNamara ditch the cubicle but keep the crust, finding professional and personal fulfillment along the way. A Blogger with a Bigger Plan: Grad Student Turns a Hobby Into a Thriving BusinessOnly a year after she graduated from college, Laryssa Wirstiuk started a blog that would lead to things even she didn't imagine. Her one-person project progressed into an insightful online magazine with a full masthead of writers who contribute original work. She was never afraid to embark on the journey, but she is definitely too shy to stop. Twentysomething Fashion PR Trendsetter Shares Her Story of Persistence as a Valuable Tool for Aspiring Fashion MavensWith a passion for fashion, Rebecca Goodman has applied fierce persistence to work at Henri Bendel, Ferragamo and Hermes, and also as a stylist to Kelly Ripa. Today, as a Public Relations Account Manager at Paul Wilmot Communications, she rubs elbows with likes of Oscar de la Renta and Anna Wintour. Power in Numbers: MMCA Marketplace Offers Artists a Livelihood Through Online MarketplaceA passion for adventure, exploration and art unifies the artists involved in the MMCA Marketplace, a virtual fine arts and crafts shop that went up as the Dow came crashing down. Its member artists make art cards, fabric collages, floor cloths, jewelry, sculpture, paper and canvas paintings, photographs and much more. Escaping the Inequality of the Philippino Social System: Pearl Cervi Lands a Successful Career in Finance Through PersistenceIn the 1980s, Pearl Cervi was a Hong Kong contract worker, sending money back home and seeing her family only once each year. Today, after moving from her continent, completing several college degrees, living in two countries and managing several jobs, Pearl is a financial analyst for one of the world's largest banks. Her story is one of determination, persistence and preservation of family values. A Cinderella Story: Young Entrepreneur Leaves Steady Consulting Job to Start Online Sports WebsiteAt 23, Bryan Goldberg left a stable consulting gig for a risky online venture. Three years later, he’s surpassed all expectations and earned media attention for co-founding bleacherreport.com, an open-source online sports network that gives voice to everyday fans. Bryan has formed partnerships with CBS and Fox Sports networks, and earned recognition as one of America’s top under-25 entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek. Laws of Liquor: Two Lawyers Team up to a Start a Liquor Import BusinessTwo Michigan lawyers turn a chance encounter with a local Paris merchant into a flourishing importing business. Despite facing seemingly unlimited obstacles, these vodka fanatics have brought a French merchant’s product to over 500 establishments in the U.S. in less than a year. Got Storage?: Two UCLA Students Launch Community Marketplace for Storage SpaceUCLA’s Chuck Gordon and Mario Feghali got creative with a common problem for students: the lack of affordable storage units. Inspired thinking and a strong business proposal led to a practical solution; welcome to Homstie, the “Place for Space.”
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