Chapter 8
Make a Personal and Corporate Impact
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
—Oswald Spengler
Twice in his career, Philip Berber made an impact on many lives. In the 1990s, he created a company called CyBerCorp that facilitated online trading systems for investors. CyBerCorp empowered many investors and allowed them to trade for themselves. In 2000, the company was bought by the Charles Schwab Corporation for more than $450 million. Not long after, Berber built another company called Glimmer. The company supports various needs in Ethiopia. In a few short years, Glimmer ...
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