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It is quite fitting that Nike Corp. be named after a Greek Goddess, as the company’s co-founder, Phillip Hampson Knight, has become somewhat of a mythical figure himself. Phillip Hampson Knight, the 7.3 billion dollar net worth, enigmatic figure at the helm of the most successful athletic company in the history of the world, has become a legend, especially here in Oregon, his home state. Since Nike currently sells 40% of the nation’s athletic footwear, it is sometimes easy to forget about the company’s humble beginnings.
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At age 52, when most people look toward retirement, Ray Kroc began McDonald’s, a big company that has remained the # 1 restaurant chain in the world for about half a century. Via his McDonald’s franchises, it is believed that he probably made multimillionaires of more people in a shorter time than any other person in modern history. In 1974, he purchased the San Diego Padres baseball franchise. He was, and his estate continues to be, a major philanthropist via the Kroc Foundation and the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund.
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Phil also makes sure to give back to the community. “Our basic philosophy is to contribute toward health, fire, police and kids,” he says. “We just did a scholarship worth $7,500 via a drawing in a Corvallis High School business class. We had a lot of fun with that.” Giving back to the community is just an extension of Phil’s focus on customer service, and Giving Back is the key to his success.
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Carolyn Chambers is an Oregon native and graduate of the University of Oregon. She is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Oregon based company, Chambers Communications Corporation, a business that she built from the ground up. The corporation currently consists of three television broadcast stations, a television, movie, and video production company, an internet cable system, and an internet service provider.
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“It’s all about providing our clients outstanding service. Our realtors need to be educated, experienced, and motivated. I only hire professionals who genuinely care about the best interests of the customer. Professionals follow up on the details and, if something is not okay, they get involved and fix it.” Honesty and integrity are cornerstones at Town & Country Realty. One of the company’s guiding mottos is “to do whatever is right, not whatever it takes.”
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Melody Bnah is a woman with a great passion for everything she does in life and in business. When she was fourteen, she longed to own a horse, but her parents told her she couldn’t, as it was out of their budget. She began to save up money through babysitting and other jobs and was able to purchase a horse by herself in a matter of months. By the time she was fifteen, she had bought and sold horses at the largest horse and mule auction in the world, the LA County Horse and Mule Auction. “I paid the mortgage on our family’s house with the money I made.”
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We are more than just a place to work out. I see us as an adjunct to enhancing other physical activities. If you like to garden, but you’re not in shape to garden, we can support that and help you improve your physical and mental ability to enjoy it more,” he said, adding, “or even if you’re just having trouble with your day-to-day activities, we can help with that.”
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When Corvallis became an incorporated city, Robnett’s was there serving the people as a general mercantile. Now, 150 years later, Robnett’s Hardware still serves Corvallis from the same location.
People come in here and enjoy walking through this kind of store. There are things that we won’t change about the store that make it the special shopping environment that it is -the wooden floors, the way the store is set up, the history behind the building, the way we care about our customers,” said Scott Lockwood, who owns the store with his wife, Tory.
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“I learned a long time ago that in this industry you go to bed thinking you know what you are doing and wake up the next morning not knowing anything,” said Webb. “I can’t think of another industry that is changing as rapidly as this one. It wasn’t that long ago that flip phones were reserved for executives. Now they don’t even make non-flip phones. Camera phones were the rave just a year ago, then it was Bluetooth and now you can watch television on your cell phone.
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You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing, you’ve got to be honest, and work hard. Nothing comes easy,” — sound words of advice from Mario Pastega, a winner within our community as well as a winner in life. Pastega is not only a successful business owner, but also an extremely giving and charitable individual, who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund the construction of what is now the Mario Pastega House at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
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