“We wouldn’t be where we are without Mike.” The Mike referenced was the one and only Michael Milken, but what was said about Milken could have realistically been said by countless people.Such was the reach of Milken. While entrepreneurs and CEOs get rich by democratizing access to formerly out-of-reach goods and services, Milken grew rich …
Book Review: Butch Meily's "From Manilla to Wall Street" – RealClearMarkets
“We wouldn’t be where we are without Mike.” The Mike referenced was the one and only Michael Milken, but what was said about Milken could have realistically been said by countless people.
Such was the reach of Milken. While entrepreneurs and CEOs get rich by democratizing access to formerly out-of-reach goods and services, Milken grew rich by democratizing access to incredibly-difficult-to-access capital for business visionaries eager to greatly enhance businesses with an eye on running them much better, or creating business sectors that didn’t yet exist. Milken didn’t care whether his clients were white, black, male or female, he just cared that they were capable, and that they had a viable plan for improving a business, expanding it, or both.
Which was why I was so eager to read Butch Meily’s new book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant’s Journey With America’s First Black Tycoon. Meily’s book would expand my knowledge of the individual (Reginald F. Lewis) whose own story made it into so many of the books (most of them shameful hatchet jobs) about Milken and his efforts to once again democratize access to capital.
