Adventures in entrepreneurship: A story of lifelong friendship
They opened their first business together, Wolverine Air Service, when they were still in their 20s. They hired pilots as neither of them knew how to fly. But Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel did know how to sell: “If you can drive a car, you can fly a plane.”
Read StoryBusiness success led Rich to his true calling as a ‘life enricher’
Rich was convinced that every person could be extraordinary, and he understood that the power of inspiration was the key to unleashing potential in others.
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