Reginald F. Lewis, who died in 1993, was an exceptional businessman and an equally benevolent philanthropist. His name should be remembered by generations to come. His book Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun? chronicles his rise to success and should be read by any aspiring businessperson. A deal Reginald F. Lewis made after he purchased international giant Beatrice Foods promoted his American company, TLC Group, L.P. to the biggest offshore leveraged buyout in history, making TLC Beatrice worth $1.5 billion and on to Fortune’s 500 list. Reginald F. Lewis was born on December 7, 1942, in a Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhood he later described as “semi-tough.” Strongly influenced by his family, he began his career at the age of ten by delivering the local Afro-American newspaper. Fortune Magazine reported that “as a child, Lewis kept his earnings in a tin can known as ‘Reggie’s Hidden Treasure.’” The tin can had been given to him by... his grandmother, who taught him the importance of saving some of everything he earned. Reginald later sold his newspaper business at a profit.
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