Overview

Who are the most innovative and creative business leaders of all time? Names such as Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Nikola Tesla and Bill Gates usually come to mind, but Kingpin proposes an alternative. What if the most innovative and creative entrepreneurs operate on the fringe of business culture, outside the generally accepted confines of corporate organisation and governance? Despite the immoral, destructive and violent culture of the illicit drug trade, drug Kingpins are - first and foremost - entrepreneurs and risk managers. As pioneers of the underworld, they face unique challenges arising from the illegal nature of their trade. Their unpredictable and inherently risky world provides a wealth of diverse business challenges rarely encountered by mainstream business leaders. Thus they provide us with lessons that we can learn from no one else. The most successful Kingpins are visionary leaders who survive by implementing effective business strategies and policies. By suspending our judgement of the drug dealer and focusing on the Kingpin, we open our minds to their pioneering spirit. Their skills, flaws, triumphs and downfalls are magnified by the volatile environment that shapes their enterprises. By bravely exploring where others fear to tread, Sarah Bartholomeusz reveals unique insights that have eluded the minds of the world's most respected business experts and provides us with innovative approaches to managing risk during times of rapid change. The eight people examined in this book have been chosen because they are all high achievers in their field. The shock of their real-world impact, though often reprehensible, has reverberated across the globe. While the Kingpins as leaders operate within a similar rule set to executives, they come from widely differing backgrounds and they build their businesses in an environment of extreme volatility. This makes them ideal subjects of study for business experts at the cutting edge of industry. Their responses to compliance situations are not curtailed by the law, best practice or, at times, even logic. This makes them some of the most innovative and creative business leaders in the world, and they therefore provide us with lessons that are simply unavailable through the study of mainstream leaders.

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'A fascinating book' - Ita Buttrose 'Does the absence of a moral code help or hinder criminal organisations, whose leaders rely on violence, extortion, bribery and duplicity to achieve underworld goals? Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld offers insight into the business operations of the drug trade, where innovation and risk management trump corporate governance and compliance.' - Dr Catherine Ball, CEO and Founder, Remote Research Ranges Pty Ltd 'This book engagingly relates the innovative activities of eight Kingpins back to risk management, team building and stakeholder management; these activities are all very relevant regardless of what business you immerse yourself in. By taking these usually dry topics and referencing them to real-life situations, it brings the lessons to life and shows the reader how important the art of storytelling really is.' - Gail Creighton-Davies, Director, Rhapsodate Consulting 'Steve Jobs (Apple), Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Productions), Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) consistently top the lists of today's most successful, innovative and inspirational business leaders. If we measured success purely by profit, these visionary leaders might in fact be usurped by nefarious Kingpins like Pablo Escobar, Joaquín ('El Chapo') Guzmán and Khun Sa. This riveting book abandons the boardroom for the dark underbelly of the illicit drug trade, where you will meet some of the world's most street smart, wealthiest and reckless Kingpins, and through their stories learn about practices to implement (and not to implement) to gain business advantage.' - David Chuter, Chief Executive Officer, Innovation in Manufacturing CC Ltd

'A fascinating book' - Ita Buttrose 'Does the absence of a moral code help or hinder criminal organisations, whose leaders rely on violence, extortion, bribery and duplicity to achieve underworld goals? Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld offers insight into the business operations of the drug trade, where innovation and risk management trump corporate governance and compliance.' - Dr Catherine Ball, CEO and Founder, Remote Research Ranges Pty Ltd 'This book engagingly relates the innovative activities of eight Kingpins back to risk management, team building and stakeholder management; these activities are all very relevant regardless of what business you immerse yourself in. By taking these usually dry topics and referencing them to real-life situations, it brings the lessons to life and shows the reader how important the art of storytelling really is.' - Gail Creighton-Davies, Director, Rhapsodate Consulting 'Steve Jobs (Apple), Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Productions), Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) consistently top the lists of today's most successful, innovative and inspirational business leaders. If we measured success purely by profit, these visionary leaders might in fact be usurped by nefarious Kingpins like Pablo Escobar, Joaqu n ('El Chapo') Guzm n and Khun Sa. This riveting book abandons the boardroom for the dark underbelly of the illicit drug trade, where you will meet some of the world's most street smart, wealthiest and reckless Kingpins, and through their stories learn about practices to implement (and not to implement) to gain business advantage.' - David Chuter, Chief Executive Officer, Innovation in Manufacturing CC Ltd

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Sarah Bartholomeusz is the founder and CEO at You Legal, one of the fastest growing corporate law firms in the country. You Legal is a new category of law firm providing corporate and commercial legal services to clients, including ASX listed companies, from its offices throughout Australia and in five other countries. Sarah was awarded the prestigious Telstra Business Women's Award in the start-up category for South Australia in October 2015. Sarah's first book - 'How to Avoid a Fall from Grace: Legal Lessons for Directors' - was ranked as a #1 best seller on Amazon after its release in 2015. Sarah is the Chair of the Catalyst Foundation Inc. and she serves on the South Australian Government's Education Standards Board. As well as making the law straightforward, practical and accessible for her clients, she regularly speaks at business and industry events both locally and abroad.

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