Nido Qubein
Dr. Nido Qubein came to the US as a teenager with little knowledge of English, no contacts and only $50. His life has been an amazing success story. He is president of High Point University with 4,500 students from 51 countries. He is chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company with 220 stores and he serves on the boards of BB&T, La-Z-Boy Corporation, and DOTS, a fashion apparel company with 420 stores in 26 states. He is the youngest person ever inducted in the International Hall of Fame and is the founder of the prestigious National Speakers Foundation in Phoenix, AZ. He has been the recipient of many honors including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans, three honorary doctorates, Sales and Marketing International's Ambassador of Free Enterprise, Citizen of the Year and Philanthropist of the Year in his home city of High Point, North Carolina, induction into the Global Society for Outstanding Business Leadership, and dozens more.
