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"What makes a winner? Sure, it's a vague question, but one that's essential for highly driven and motivated individuals to ask. And it often takes a lifetime of experiences to find answers. Iowa author Ray Cole, a television broadcasting executive whose hall of fame career spans five decades, explores this question and brings together a wealth of knowledge in ""Hangin' with Winners: A Lifetime of Connections, Anecdotes and Lessons Learned."" Cole and co-author Rob Gray interviewed titans in all kinds of industries and places - television, politics and philanthropy - and compiled their thoughts on ""winning"" and success. Read stories about, and advice from, acknowledged winners like Bob Iger, George Bodenheimer, Diane Sawyer, Bob Woodruff, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Ted Koppel, Dick Vitale, Jay Williams, Michael J. Fox, Jimmy Kimmel and more, as well as extraordinary Iowans like Gov. Robert D. Ray, Gov. Terry E. Branstad and William Knapp. A must-read for anyone looking to ascend in their own careers and lives, this book is filled with valuable information about how to roll with the punches and find success. You'll leave inspired, ready to tackle any challenge and a seeker of your own ways to become a ""winner."""

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"""DURING HIS ILLUSTRIOUS BROADCASTING CAREER, RAY COLE HAS GOTTEN TO KNOW SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND RESPECTED PEOPLE IN OUR BUSINESS. THEY HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO HIS AFFABLE PERSONALITY, OPTIMISM AND FRESH IDEAS. NOT ONLY DOES HAVE RAY HAVE MANY WONDERFUL STORIES FROM HIS EXPERIENCES, HE'S ALSO COMPILED AN AMAZING COMPENDIUM OF LESSONS ON LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, COURAGE AND KINDNESS. 'HANGIN' WITH WINNERS' IS A FASCINATING READ AND A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE POWER ALL OF US HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER GOALS WE SET FOR OURSELVES, TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY, AND TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF OTHERS."" BOB IGER ""RAY HAS LONG RECOGNIZED THE WAY TO LEAD, THE WAY TO CONNECT AND THE WAY TO 'WIN' IS TO LISTEN. WE MUST ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AND IN THE TRENCHES ACROSS THIS WONDERFULLY DIVERSE COUNTRY OF OURS. WHETHER IT WAS IN A DINER IN IOWA OR IN THE HALLWAYS OF ABC IN NEW YORK, I WOULD ALWAYS STOP TO LISTEN TO RAY'S STORIES. DURING HIS EXTRAORDINARY CAREER IN BROADCASTING, RAY WORKED WITH AND LEARNED FROM SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL PLAYERS IN OUR INDUSTRY. THOUGH IT'S NOT HIS PROXIMITY TO POWER BUT RATHER HIS PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE THAT MAKES HIS OBSERVATIONS IN 'HANGIN' WITH WINNERS' MOST INSTRUCTIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS."" DAVID MUIR ""RAY COLE IS ONE OF THE MOST HONEST, HONORABLE AND POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE TELEVISION BUSINESS. IT IS THE GOAL OF LIFE TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO BRING JOY AND AND SHARE WHAT THEY DID TO FIND SUCCESS. RAY LIVES THE JOY TRAIT AND KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING THE REASONS HE'S SUCCEEDED WITH OTHERS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM A 'WINNER.'"" DR. MEHMET OZ"

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