CNBC Titans

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  • CNBC
  • Documentary

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2011
2011x1
Steve Jobs
Episode overview
Irrepressible and iconic, Steve Jobs reigned as the undisputed king of Silicon Valley for the better part of three decades. From the Macintosh and the iPod, to iTunes and the iPhone, .. show full overview
2011x2
Jack Welch
Episode overview
Maria Bartiromo explores the life of one of the most admired and controversial business titans in history, Jack Welch. Welch transformed General Electric, increasing its market value by .. show full overview
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Procter & Gamble
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Only in America could two immigrants — an English candlemaker and an Irish soapmaker — create what would become the most powerful consumer goods company in history. P&G's relentless .. show full overview
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Herb Kelleher
Episode overview
Herb Kelleher, the founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines, grew the airline from a small regional carrier with just four jets into an industry leader. A straight-talking iconoclast, Kelleher is adored by employees and respected on Wall Street.
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Quincy Jones
Episode overview
Jazz musician, arranger, the first black executive of a major record company, producer, entrepreneur, and social activist. With more Grammy nominations and awards than anyone else alive, .. show full overview
2011x6
Hershey
Episode overview
Hershey. Few words sound sweeter. But behind the mouthwatering chocolate is a man, Milton S. Hershey, whose obsessive search for the perfect confectionary turned a pastoral Pennsylvania town into the candy-making capital of the world.
2011x7
Jack Daniels
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Jack Daniel and his Tennessee Whiskey are American legends revered by rebels and rock stars. In 1866, four years after Jasper “Jack” Daniel became a licensed distiller at the ripe old .. show full overview
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Lee Iacocca
Episode overview
The quintessential brash, bold, imperial CEO of the 1980s — when this type of chief executive reigned supreme. Lee Iacocca began his career as an engineer for the Ford Motor Company. He .. show full overview
2011x9
Barry Diller
Episode overview
If one had to create a fictional profile on the most successful media titan in history, it would be tough to fashion one more deserving than Barry Diller: CEO of Paramount Pictures, creator of the Fox Network and founder of the USA Network.
2011x10
Leo Burnett
Episode overview
He was advertising's original Mad Man. Not to mention creator of the Jolly Green Giant, Tony the Tiger, Toucan Sam, and the Pillsbury Doughboy. Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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