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Brightstar profile and corporate video  Brightstar is a global wireless distributor, mainly servicing the wireless and IT industry with inventory management, fulfillment, customized packaging and after-sales support. The company is also a wholesale distributor of cell phones made by Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG. Brightstar operates sales and distribution facilities in 50 countries and territories. Brightstar is the largest Hispanic-owned business in the U.S.” “About Brightstar “What is the brightest star? Are you thinking the North Star, or the planet Venus? Yes, they’re bright. But the brightest star in our solar system is the SUN – and it is 7 billion times…

Boston Consulting Group history, profile and corporate video  Founded in 1963, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management-consulting firm. BCG helps corporations and other organizations innovate and achieve sustainable competitive advantage.” “Boston Consulting Group History The company was founded by Bruce D. Henderson, a Vanderbilt University and Harvard Business School alumnus. After many years in the purchasing department ofWestinghouse in Pittsburgh (where pricing behavior gave him the idea of the experience curve), he joined Arthur D. Little in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was then recruited by The Boston Company, where he founded a one-man, one-telephone consulting unit he named Boston Consulting Group. In 1975, Henderson arranged an employee stock ownership plan, and…

Bose Corporation history, profile and history video  Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of electrical engineering Dr. Amar G. Bose founded Bose Corporation in 1964 after being disappointed with the sound quality of a newly purchased stereo. Four years later, he introduced a speaker system that came close to reproducing the experience of live music. Today, the company manufactures music and home theater systems, and loudspeakers for the home, vehicles and professional venues. Bose also makes noise reduction headsets for aviation and consumer use. In April 2011, Amar Bose donated his stake in the Bose Corporation to MIT. The university will not have any…

Black & Veatch history, profile and corporate video  Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. Services include conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, and asset management. Employee-owned, the company has more than 110 offices worldwide.” “Black & Veatch History Black & Veatch started 1915 as a two-person partnership between former University of Kansas classmates Ernest Bateman Black and Nathan Thomas Veatch. The company began with 12 employees with offices in Kansas City, Missouri. It landed two…

$20.6B 2024 Revenue (USD) 50,000+ Employees Worldwide 25,000+ Projects Completed 160+ Countries Served 1898 Year Founded Bechtel Corporation ranks as one of the largest privately-held engineering, construction, and project management companies in the world. Founded in 1898, the company has built iconic infrastructure including the Hoover Dam, Channel Tunnel, and major LNG facilities across six continents. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Bechtel operates through four business units: Infrastructure, Nuclear Security and Environmental, Energy, and Mining and Metals. The company remains family-owned, with five generations of Bechtels leading the business. Bechtel has constructed more than 17,200 miles of roadway, 390 power plants,…

ARAMARK Holdings Corp. history, profile and history video  ARAMARK Holdings Corp. operates as a holding company with interest in providing food, facilities and uniform services to education, healthcare, business and industry. It operates through three reportable segments: Food & Support Services North America, Food & Support Services International and Uniform & Career Apparel. The Food and Support Services North America segment operates four service segments: Education, Healthcare, Business & Industry and Sports, Leisure & Corrections. The Education segment provides clients a single source provider for managed service solutions, including dining, catering, food service and capital project management, convenience-oriented retail operations, grounds and…

Amway history, profile and corporate video  Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos, a pair of direct sales veterans, launched Amway in 1959. Today the company manufactures, markets and distributes consumer products. A unit of parent company Alticor, Amway is the brand consumers are familiar with. Other subsidiaries include Access Business Group and Alticor Corporate Enterprises. Richard DeVos and his family own the Orlando Magic basketball team.” “Amway Historical Timeline 1959 Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos found Amway in Grand Rapids, Mich. 1962 The Nutrilite brand is introduced to Amway distributors. 1968 Artistry Skin Care and Cosmetics brand is launched. 1971 Amway…

Yum! Brands, Inc. operates as one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies, owning iconic global brands including KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Founded in 1997 as Tricon Global Restaurants following its spin-off from PepsiCo’s fast food division, the company transformed from a North American-focused operator into a worldwide restaurant powerhouse. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Yum! Brands operates through six segments: YUM Restaurants China, YUM Restaurants International, Taco Bell U.S., KFC U.S., Pizza Hut U.S., and YUM Restaurants India. The company develops, franchises, and licenses a worldwide restaurant system offering competitively priced menu items across traditional dine-in, carryout,…

Weyerhaeuser Co. history, profile and corporate video  Weyerhaeuser Co. manufactures, distributes and sells forest products. It is primarily engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction and development. The company operates through the following segments: Timberlands, Wood Products, Cellulose Fibers & Real Estate. The Timberlands segment manages private commercial forestland worldwide. This segment is engaged in growing and harvesting trees for lumber, building, pulp, paper and other wood products. It also exports logs to other countries, plants seedlings, monitors and cares for the new trees and helps to sustain the timber…

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. history, profile and corporate video  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of dermatology, eye health, neurology, and branded generics. The company was founded on March 29, 1994 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.” “Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl History Valeant was founded as a United States business. It has undergone major management, operational and strategic restructurings since the 1990s when shareholders of several group units approved the merger of ICN Pharmaceuticals (founded by Milan Panić), ICN Biomedicals, SPI Pharmaceuticals and Viratek into a…