Who do business owners admire the most ?

Some recent research that I read stated that the most admired are the straight shooters' that started with nothing, had a belief in what they were doing and maintained their standards even when they achieved success.

The most commonly mentioned business person we can all relate to is Richard Branson.

Most people I ask this question of usually name a friend or someone in their family. If you are the founder of a family business, how do you think the next generation will talk about you when you are gone?

Are you setting the standard for the future generations to maintain as the values and culture that will be the cornerstone of the family business for a long time to come ?

Bill Winter