Jim Whittaker Mountaineer
Whittaker was the first American to summit Mount Everest.
From This is True for 12 April 2026
business
Known for their business and/or finance abilities
Bill Fries “C.W. McCall”
A TV commercial maker turned music star.
From This is True for 3 April 2022
Fred Foster Record producer
Foster ‘discovered’ a number of singers who went on to be massive stars.
From This is True for 24 February 2019
Lester Wunderman The direct
“If there is a lesson to be learned, I believe it is to not do anything half-heartedly.”
From This is True for 13 January 2019
Earl Bakken Electric tinkerer
Bakken invented the first portable battery-operated pacemaker.
From This is True for 28 October 2018
Natan Wekselbaum Customer-oriented
Wekselbaum ran his store by two tenets, which made him a huge success.
From This is True for 14 October 2018
Andre Blay Home video pioneer
Blay invented home video for Hollywood films. Step 1: convince Hollywood studios.
From This is True for 16 September 2018
Mary Adelman Writers’ Friend
She wasn’t a writer: she kept the writer’s tools in order.
From This is True for 26 November 2017
Vanu Bose Communications visionary
When people inquired how to donate to help with the effort, the company asked instead that they donate to All Hands Volunteers.
From This is True for 12 November 2017
Marilyn Lewis Gourmet burger maven
Marilyn was the brains behind the “gourmet burger” that’s commonplace today.
From This is True for 7 May 2017