Scott Goodman Leadership

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In my opinion obtaining power and money are not the defining characteristics of what makes a leader; although both money and power can come as the result of being a leader they are not the motivation behind a brilliant, individual exuding leadership potential. Leaders are those who inspire us by their story and message of perseverance not by their greed, they make us re-evaluate our own goals and give us hope for our future. Being a senior at DePaul, I have had the opportunity to meet many powerful and successful executives in the business world, and although these men and women may have been successful, their enlarged ego has left behind an unpleasant image in my mind. When I think of leaders who I look up to Scott Goodman and Meg Whitman …show more content…

Growing up Sam Goodman and I were always close and our group of friends spent a lot of time at his house, his father was always nice and welcoming and made sure to make us all feel at home. As I grew older I became more curious as to what his occupation was so I started to pay more attention to what he had to say. Today, Scott Goodman is not only someone I know on a personal level, but also someone that I admire, being a business major. In interviewing Scott Goodman I had the chance to pick his brain about his transformation from an average mid-western teenager to one of the biggest real estate tycoons in the country. Growing up in Evanston Scott was an average teenager; he played sports, had a lot of friends, and came from a middle class family. His father owned a local plumbing business, which Scott worked for while when he was in high school, and Scott was destined to carry on the family tradition. However, after graduating from the University of Michigan, Scott decided he had other plans, bigger plans for himself. He then went to Kellogg school of Management and received his graduate’s degree. After that he started Sterling Bay Companies which was started with the first purchase of a small five flat building, the rest is history now that his real-estate empire has taken over

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