"Major Opportunities"

About the Book

Now, go open your Door of Success! Below the door should be these testimonials. “This book is a valuable resource for business and academia. Examples from the retail and the university setting illustrate the strategies for personal and professional success. David emphasizes teamwork, leadership, and effectively differentiates debate from deliberation.” Dr. Christina Birchak Dean of University College University of Houston-Downtown “David’s brilliance shines in these pages with a fresh and vulnerable perspective. He offers us glimpses of success and failure that weave throughout business. Between laughter and tears, the core business principles for which David stands illuminate with the opening of every door.” Doreen Milano CPC CEO/Founder Visions to Excellence "David offers a roadmap to opening doors and opening minds. The real fun comes when he uses himself as a case study and then, a tour guide to success.” Dr. Hank Roubicek Professor of Communcation University of Houston-Downtown

About the Author

From 1983 until fall of 2007 I worked for the same company in Houston, Texas, Stage Stores Inc. In 2007 I resigned as a Sr. V.P. responsible for 200 retail clothing stores including; 14 districts, 3500 employees and overseeing $450 million in annual sales. Stage is a large public company that went bankrupt in 1999 due to being highly leveraged at the time. The company re-organiized and between 2000 and 2007, we once again became one of the most successful retailers in the country. In 2013, Stage Stores Inc. represents a textbook example across the country of how to run a successful retail clothing business. They operate over 800 stores in 39 states with annual sales of over $1.6 billion annually. On a personal note, not once, but twice, I was on the company plane when a major mishap occured and I survived both times without a scratch. In 2011, I went back to college to complete my degree and on May 18, 2013 I graduated with a 3.92 GPA and I delivered the keynote commencement speech in front of 18,000 people including my five children at Minute Maid Park. I begin my masters in non-profit management in fall 2013 and I am currently forming a 503c in Bellaire, Texas to benefit the Arts community. I have 5 wonderful children ranging in age from 28 to 10. I am a native Houstonian. I work for a consulting company that conducts virtual workshops around the world called Visions to Excellence.