October 2008
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Carlos Gutierrez
Born in Havana during the height of the brutal Batista regime, Carlos Gutierrez fled to the United States, where he rose through the ranks of the Kellogg Co. and became its chairman and CEO.
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Green Leader
Operating a fast-growing, homegrown electronics recycling company — revenue has doubled every year since 2000 — Nathan Zach says the higher prices he’s getting for copper, brass, and steel can be problematic.
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The Grave Robbers
The story of the looting of $70 million from a group of 28 Michigan cemeteries is a tale of modern-day grave robbers who found buried treasure — not in the ground — but in lucrative funeral trust accounts that thousands of hard-working families had pre-paid decades ago.
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Ken Gehlert
Much like the wine business, the coffee industry still lends itself to Old World charm. “There’s still a sense of mystery and romance to coffee because you must test each and every blend,” says Guy T. Gehlert, co-owner of Cadillac Coffee in Madison Heights with his brothers Ken and Dick.
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Three’s Company
With two gold-plated Emmy Awards for station excellence sitting on a credenza five feet from his desk at FSN Detroit’s Southfield headquarters, Greg Hammaren can’t help but keep his eyes on the prize.
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The Next Power Play
Nuclear power is making a comeback in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere as higher fuel prices and political fallout from oil imports have helped change consumer opinions.
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The Coach’s Coach
An accomplished soccer player, having starred as a defenseman for Nigeria’s senior national soccer team, IT consultant Pius Oleh longed for the day when he could help guide a team to an Olympic or World Cup championship. But not from the field.
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Tiny Steps, Giant Bounds
Metro Detroit might still be stuck in the industrial age, but the region has the potential to leapfrog the information age that blossomed along the coasts into the nano age.
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Rolling Sevens and Elevens
Detroit casino pioneer Tom Celani built a personal empire on beer, gaming, fast bikes, and fine wine — plus a few things he learned on the streets — and gave new meaning to the term ‘family values.’
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Health Care on Wheels
Three years ago, David Curtis and two partners acquired the company, Residential Home Health (RHH), and have since propelled it to nearly triple-digit growth.
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Anatomy of the Deal
Rising from the ashes of bankruptcy, the restoration of the Book Cadillac Hotel proved to be one of the most complicated redevelopment efforts in the nation.
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Milt Wilcox
After helping lead the Detroit Tigers to their most recent World Series championship in 1984, former pitcher Milt Wilcox finished his 16-year Major League Baseball career two years later and began working in various manufacturing sales positions.
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Joseph A. Nathan
Principal, Arthur Zaske & Associates, Troy. The E-Interview.
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Christian Thompson & Bob Skandalaris
Christian Thompson has trained myriad athletes, from high-school students to senior citizens, since 1990, but he recently found his niche helping business execs improve their health, while helping alleviate injuries from golf, swimming, and tennis.
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Restoration Hardware
When he’s not serving as president and CEO of National City Corp. in Michigan and Northwest Ohio, David Boyle and his family enjoy a fully restored 1961 Volkswagen Beetle, a 1968 Pontiac Firebird, or a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500.
