Ken Langone
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's simple.
Frank came to the company, I'm going to guess, around 2003, 2004.
At that point, we were 23, 24 years old.
But I would call Frank Blake the founder of the company.
Why?
Frank restored the culture.
He led by example.
No doubt about it.
His selection as CEO was, I think, the smartest decision, and I take great pride in that personally,
Because when we were confident, we decided that we had it those different ways with Bob.
By the way, give Bob credit.
The first four years, Bob was with the Cubs.
Everything he touched, he made better.
Everything.
However, once we got past that four years, he started to now get a little too aggressive.
And I think, we've got to leave the culture.
Frank was not a popular choice.
is a natural.
And the reason Frank is a natural is he embraces the farthest of values the human being could have.
One year, Frank didn't even want to take a bonus.