For the up-and coming entrepreneur there is an absolute wealth of information that is available on video.

Jeff Bezos:

As founder and CEO of Amazon .com, Jeff Bezos defined online shopping rewriting the rules of commerce, thus starting a whole new way of doing business, and he was name “Man of the Year” by Time Magazine in 1999. You can find out more on this if you visit www.ted.com/search?q=jeff+bezos

Richard St John:

Analyst Richard St Johan condenses years of interviews in his video minute’s slideshow on the secrets of real success. Richard St John found success by doing what he loves best, researching lessons on success and condensing them into a video. Find out more on this topic by visiting www.ted.com/search?q=Richard+St+John

Charles Leadbeater:

Charles Leadbeater was able to recognize the rise of the “amateur innovation”, and is a researcher at the London think tank Demos. His theories on innovation have inspired some of the world’s largest organizations to rethink their strategies. With some of the clients being the British Government and Microsoft. He noticed the rise of “Pro-ams – in other words passionate amateurs who act like professionals, thus making a breakthrough in many fields of discovery. Visit www.ted.com/search?q=Charles+Leadbeater for more on Charles Leadbeater.

Sir Ken Robinson:

Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we are educating our children.
Of great interest is his latest book titled “The Element; How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything” which is an excellent read. This book takes a deep look at human creativity and education, and was published in January 2009. By visiting www.ted.com/search?q=Sir+Ken+Robinson you will get a host of information on this topic.

The first few pages of the book opens up about Gillian, a little girl, who was taken to doctors for assessment because her teachers thought there was something wrong with her as she could not sit still in class – Gillian Lynne was not sick or disturbed – she was just a little girl who wanted to dance, and went on to become the famous Gillian Lynne, one of the most famous choreographers of all time.

Sir Ken Robinson was knighted in 2003 for his achievements:
The video “01:30 - 4 years ago “by Jim Carroll takes a good look at how companies without forward oriented leadership fail to thrive. An expert on futurist trends and innovations, he talks about a wide variety of issues such as global economic trends, hyper-innovation, rapid time to market, the latest consumer trends, collapse of product lifecycles and high-velocity marketing, managing Gen-connect and new workplace. How to create high performance and not to change oriented teams. He boasts having some high profile clients such as DaimlerChrysler, Disney, Nestle, the BBC, Verizon and Disney, to name but a few. By visiting Google Videos you can glean more a lot more information on Jim Carroll.