Get Back Up: From the Streets to Microsoft Suites
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626342768 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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His escapades continue as he opens a sports bar with no walls in North Tampa, curses out a drill sergeant in Fort Jackson, and battles a hiring manager to get a job in Menlo Park that he fully intends to turn down. Throughout, Santino shares his perspectives on business and mentorship and stresses, by example, his central lesson: No matter what life throws at you, get back up.. An Inspiring and Often Humorous Rags-to-Riches Story With rare humor and the instincts of a born storyteller, George A. Santino's adventures culminate when he enjoys a long, successful career with Microsoft, builds a family, loses (and regains) a small fortune along the way, and triumphs over a freak spinal injury that doctors predicted would prevent him from ever working again before his thirtieth birthday. Santino describes his rise from rags to riches through a series of adventures that begin in Philadelphia's violent Tasker Street projects where he dodges his
He shows that no matter where you start or what you have experienced, the only thing is truly limiting you is you. Get Back Up is the kind of book that will motivate, inspire, and propel you towards your goals and dreams, if you are willing to do the work." - Cyrus Webb, media personality, Top 500 reviewer. Read this book!" - Derrick Connell, vice president, Bing, Microsof "I interviewed George A. George A. "Get Back Up is a modern classic: a story of grit, determination, and th
We have all faced obstacles in our lives whether personal Amazon Customer We have all faced obstacles in our lives whether personal or business. We choose to either get back up or just give up. In his book, which is inspirational as well as motivational, he had many valid reasons to give up, but persevered on both a personal and business level. Being a former manager of a business I was particularly intrigued by his managerial style a. Get Back Up: From the Streets to Microsoft Suites is a very inspirational book!!! Robert Coronado I would recommend this book. The story of George A. Santino Get Back Up is very inspirational and you find yourself drawn into the time period with him.While I was reading Get Back Up I found myself to be right there with Mr. Santino, walking with him by his side as he endured all the changes throughout his life. As i could relate to most of these changes.I beli. Kung-Fu-Norm said What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for "What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for 25¢/bag" according to Kung-Fu-Norm. What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for 25¢/bag to managing restaurants & sports bars, shoe repair stores, a failed real estate venture, ultimately into software(?!?!) testing at Ashton Tate. That led to a 'lab rat' role at Microsoft that started the author's climb through Software Tester, Test Lead, Test Manager, Product Unit Manager, and ult. 5¢/bag. What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for "What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for 25¢/bag" according to Kung-Fu-Norm. What a great book - from selling bags of tomatoes for 25¢/bag to managing restaurants & sports bars, shoe repair stores, a failed real estate venture, ultimately into software(?!?!) testing at Ashton Tate. That led to a 'lab rat' role at Microsoft that started the author's climb through Software Tester, Test Lead, Test Manager, Product Unit Manager, and ult. 5¢/bag to managing restaurants & sports bars, shoe repair stores, a failed real estate venture, ultimately into software(?!?!) testing at Ashton Tate. That led to a 'lab rat' role at Microsoft that started the author's climb through Software Tester, Test Lead, Test Manager, Product Unit Manager, and ult
George A. J. Get Back Up is his first book. She is the author of the young adult novels Primavera, The Rise and Fall of the Gallivanters, and Dark River, the latter of which was a finalist for the Edgar Awards. Santino has been a fast food manager, life insurance and liquor salesman, shoe repair owner, real estate investor, software engineering manager, recording artist, and Microsoft partner, as well as most recently a professional speaker