英国亿万富翁约翰·考德韦尔(John Caudwell)制作了4U电话,并出售了15亿英镑,他将把70%的财富捐给慈善事业,将他的成功归功于辛勤工作和承诺回馈。
UK billionaire John Caudwell, who built Phones 4U and sold it for £1.5 billion, will donate 70% of his wealth to charity, crediting his success to hard work and a commitment to giving back.
约翰·考德威尔(John Caudwell)是来自斯托克·特伦特(Stoke-on-Trent)的自制英国亿万富翁,他揭示出,他的成功来自不懈的工作道德、对自身潜力的信念以及战略销售技巧,尽管他的背景并不富裕。
John Caudwell, a self-made UK billionaire from Stoke-on-Trent, revealed that his success stemmed from a relentless work ethic, belief in his own potential, and strategic salesmanship despite a non-wealthy background.
他建立了Caudwell集团,发起电话4U,在高峰时每分钟售出26部电话,2006年以15亿英镑出售。
He built the Caudwell Group, which launched Phones 4U, selling up to 26 phones per minute at its peak, and sold it in 2006 for £1.5 billion.
他支付了2亿英镑的英国税,拒绝因不搬迁至摩纳哥而避税。
He paid £200 million in UK taxes, rejecting tax avoidance by not relocating to Monaco.
Caudwell计划在帮助穷人的童年梦想的启发下,将他70%的财富捐给慈善事业,相信真正的成功在于让世界比人们发现的世界更美好。
Caudwell plans to donate 70% of his wealth to charity, inspired by a childhood dream of helping the poor, and believes true success lies in leaving the world better than one found it.