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Interested in knowing what it's like to deal with Fidel Castro, free dissident prisoners through back-channel diplomacy, or build a billion-dollar specialty egg market of Egg-Land's Best, Born Free, Free Range, and Organic? How about how we became cage-free and an alternative protein nation? Would you like to learn about the business rationale for a local golf club alleged discrimination and how to handle this situation Cartel Disruptor Style? How about learning the Secret and Hidden Cartel Leadership Rules? How about ways to give back with time, talent, contacts, and finance to sustainably transform for a safer, new, and better world? Secret Stories of Leadership, Growth, and Innovation is a first-hand account of how multi-billion-dollar categories and industries are built and how organized commerce and special interest groups battle. One of the key themes of the book is showcasing how 'effective' leadership resulted in billions earned and how 'ineffective' leadership resulted in missed opportunities and disaster. In Secret Stories of Leadership, Growth, and Innovation, entrepreneur David Radlo follows up the 11 Principles of Leadership, Growth, and Innovation found in his first book, The Principles of Cartel Disruption, and adds a twelfth secret and hidden key principle. David gives a rare glimpse into commercial negotiations and successful back-channel diplomacy with former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and focuses on local and worldwide effective sustainability and Environmental Social Governance(ESG). Focusing on the difference between a disruptive mindset and a cartel and market leader mindsets, David reflects on the lessons from Cartel Disruption and his Forbesbooks radio podcast, Sustainable Leadership, and Disruptive Growth, aligning third-party narratives with his real-life situations. David details the greatest strategic planning and execution mistake in food and agricultural consumer product marketing history as well as giving you the details of his rollercoaster ride in exiting the business.

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Dave follows-up the 11 principles of Leadership, Growth, and Innovation found in Cartel Disruption with powerful real-world drama from his amazing and exciting career. He then shares with us the 12th Secret and Hidden Principle Understand the Cartel Leadership Rules where no one has ever dared to teach and spell-out so clearly! - PROFESSOR TINA WEBER, Derby Entrepreneurship Center@Tufts University Secret Stories of Leadership Growth and Innovation is exceedingly suspenseful, riveting, excitingly pragmatic educational ride, and quite humorous at times. It's a must read, and I heartily endorse this fabulous book - BEN CARSON, JR., Co-Founder and Partner, Fvlcrum Private Equity Funds Dave's no-nonsense, run through the brick wall, do what it takes toughness while having fun approach served as a blueprint for me when I co-founded and built a leading natural beauty company. - DR. BOB GOEHRKE CEO and Co-Founder, International Products Group (Inc. 5000) Former Sr. VP/General Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb and VP, Limited Brands Groundbreaking Content in Context on Steroids. Absolutely loved it and could not put it down. Secret Stories of Leadership Growth and Innovation reads like a novel, but it's all true. - JACK DERBY 10X Founder, Professor, Board Member, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts University, Instructor, M.I.T., Business Planning Negotiating with Fidel Castro and Cuba including secret back-channel discussions with the US, US citizens held prisoner freed, billions of poultry-related markets created, major battles both within allied industry and with humane groups, multi-billion-dollar sustainable growth creation of specialty eggs including Egg-Land's Best and Born Free, the march towards Cage Free, Free Range+, Organic, and alternative protein nation, a very interesting exit, and even more shocking surprises. Worth a hearty endorsement. I'm in. - JIM SUMNER President and CEO, United States Poultry and Egg Export Council, past President, International Poultry Council

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David Radlo is a serial entrepreneur and a CEO with a track record of explosive acceleration that led to blockbuster category creation as well as double and triple-digit growth. He's served on eight boards and has been a trusted advisor to venture and private equity firms, family offices, and non-profits. Dave has consulted, advised, and guest lectured on the principles of cartel disruption and maximizing acceleration and growth at Tufts University, NYU Stern School of Business, and internationally. He is highly sought after for his disruption expertise, as well as envisioning synergistic partnerships, alliances, and rolling-up mergers and acquisition targets. Dave shares his lifelong learning and his passion for giving back in this book.

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