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How Reginald Lewis Changed Business Forever

It was the summer of 1987, and Christophe, who had left Citibank, was in his first week at TLC Group. Operating in his temporary office in the mailroom and seated at a card table, he was greeted by Lewis with papers in hand. It was a photocopy of the divestiture memorandum on Beatrice. Lewis had ambitious ideas about the company, and asked his old friend to take a look. Christophe stayed up all night, conducting a financial analysis of its operations. In the morning, the two quickly agreed that the division was worth pursuing.

Operating In Rough Waters

For the captains who helmed America’s largest black-owned businesses, managing those businesses in 2002 was like navigating a vessel in an unmerciful storm. Their companies were rocked by crashing waves...

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