Dave Ramsey - EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches

PRAISE FOR EntreLeadership

Dave Ramsey is the real deal. His generosity, insight, and passion come through in every single thing he does.

Seth Godin, author, Poke the Box

Dave Ramseys EntreLeadership speaks right to the heart of business leaders, showing not just the how-tos, but also the why-tos that apply to any size business, from a garage-based start-up to a powerhouse market leader. And by the way, Im the biggest Dave Ramsey acolyte ever!

Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan; founder and chairman, Laffer Associates

Like Dave, I believe that a business isnt good unless it also does goodfor its employees, partners, and the community it serves. A business cannot have true success without also having a soul. In this book Dave shows us how to have both: great leaders who are also great people; great companies that are also great families. I plan on applying these lessons to my own small businessI only wish hed written about them years ago. Entrepreneurs are needed in America now more than everbut theres a big difference between starting a company and leading one. And theres an even bigger difference between a company thats valuable and one that has values. But Dave has figured out the recipe to being both things at once, and his lessons are invaluable. In fact, my only complaint is that if hed published this a few years ago, he wouldve saved me a lot of sleepless nights trying to figure this stuff out on my own.

Glenn Beck, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Dave Ramsey has taken commonsense leadership principles and made them uncommonly practical, useful, and life changing. His straightforward and plain-talk approach is refreshing. Even more admirable is that his advice is not a bunch of leadership froufrou fluff, but its solid and substantive. Millions listen to Dave Ramsey and are smarter and more free for doing it. Wouldnt it be great if we could get Congress on a steady diet of Dave Ramsey? Oh well, you can be smarter than Congress when you read this book!

Mike Huckabee, former governor, FOX News host

Every entrepreneur is searching for the elusive formula that perfectly blends the creativity of the start-up with the leadership qualities to guide a growing team. Dave Ramsey reveals the ingredients in EntreLeadership , a guide for the complete business leader.

S. Truett Cathy, founder and CEO, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Throughout my career, Ive been blessed to spend time with millions of quality leaders at practically every level of every industryand I havent met one yet that could not benefit from the clear, practical business principles Dave lays out in EntreLeadership!

Dr. John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author; www.johnmaxwell.com

I have always said, Wisdom equals knowledge plus scars. Having been an entrepreneur for almost thirty years, I have learned some things intuitively and others the proverbial hard way. In an effort to reduce the number of hard way lessons, I began really listening to the wisdom of others who had been successful in the arenas I wanted to enter. Because success in any area of your life is not accidentalat least, not for long. I had a passion to be a good husband and father, so I picked the brains of couples with strong marriages and parents with children who were people of character. If it is your passion to be successful in business, it would be foolish not to listen to the wisdom of someone who has done so for decades. As I read, I kept thinking, Yes! This is right on the money! Great job, Dave!

Jeff Foxworthy, comedian, television and radio personality, author

Dave Ramsey is a straight-shooting, no-nonsense, faith-anchored blessing to our world. Each time he speaks, millions of us listen up and learn. Now, we have an opportunity to learn even more. Dave leads one of Americas most successful organizations. He has built it upon repeatable, godly principles. Learn from his commonsense counsel. Youll be glad you did.

Max Lucado, New York Times bestselling author

How do I know Dave Ramseys EntreLeadership book can help every small business? Because my son, as CEO of our company, attended Daves EntreLeadership ultimate business experience and applied the principles in our company with dramatic results. The difference is bigger than black and whitethe difference is between red and black!

Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker, New York Times bestselling author

Over a thousand Hobby Lobby employees have proudly benefited from Financial Peace University for several years. Now I am excited to learn about EntreLeadership , which provides great insight on how to become a successful entrepreneur leader. Dave Ramseys at it again using the same Bible-based, commonsense approach that has worked for Financial Peace , now in EntreLeadership.

David Green, CEO and founder, Hobby Lobby, Inc.

I love this book! One minute Dave sounds like a Harvard prof, and the next minute he is coming at you like an alley fighter! Either way you will wind up being a better leader.

Bill Hybels, senior pastor, Willow Creek Community Church; chairman of the board, Willow Creek Association

Dave Ramsey has become the most recognized master teacher of financial literacy of our generation, and he continues his remarkable influence with his latest book. EntreLeadership outlines a proven model for creating and sustaining a successful organization from the top, down. His willingness to share personal accounts of successes and failures and the lessons he has learned makes EntreLeadership a must-read for all leaders who aspire to make a significant positive change in our society.

Dan T. Cathy, president and chief operating officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

We absorb some books like coffee absorbs sugar; it is still coffeejust sweeter. But you will connect to EntreLeadership the way hydrogen connects to oxygen. Through a brilliant bonding process, two separate elements become one exciting new thingwaterthat provides life and power. In exactly the same way, you and this book will together bond into something newa passionate and powerful Dave Ramsey EntreLeader!

Rabbi Daniel Lapin, radio and television personality; author, Thou Shall Prosper

With the skill of your favorite storyteller, Dave Ramsey has created an anointed blueprint for the kind of leader you and I want to be. EntreLeadership is the best book on this subject youll ever read! EntreLeadership is a simple masterpiece of uncommon clarity. Dave Ramsey has created a pathway that you and I will be excited to follow for the rest of our lives. Im getting started with these principles today!

Andy Andrews, New York Times bestselling author, The Travelers Gift

From the first sentence of Daves book, I was nodding my head in agreement. As somewhat of an entrepreneur myself, having started four different businesses, I identified with what Dave was saying. My first thought was that I sure wish I had had this book forty-two years ago when I started my first business. It wouldve saved me many mistakes and a lot of heartache. Dave is extraordinarily gifted as a communicator at all levels, and you will be inspired, challenged, and helped immeasurably by this book.