About
Harvey Mackay is an American entrepreneur and author born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He bought a failing envelope company at age 26 and turned it into MackayMitchell Envelope Company, a business with $100 million in revenue. He is best known for his book 'Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive' (1988), a New York Times bestseller. Author of seven bestsellers, his books have sold over 10 million copies and been translated into more than 37 languages. He is also a syndicated columnist and renowned speaker.
Major works
- Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive (1988)business book
- Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt (1990)business book
- Sharkproof: Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love... (1993)career book
- Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty (1997)networking book
- The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World (2011)sales book
Key milestones
- 1954Graduated from the University of Minnesota.
- 1988Published 'Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive', which spent 54 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
- 2004Received the Horatio Alger Award.
Themes
Sales and negotiationNetworkingLeadershipCareer and successPerseverance
Sources: catdir.loc.gov · penguinrandomhouse.com · uawards.umn.edu