| Bill Farley is a well known name in
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| | famous Chicago White Sox. Then a year
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| industrial circles. He is the chairman
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| | later he acquired Baumfolder, which
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| and owner of Farley Industries located in
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| | happened to be a subsidiary of Bell &
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| Chicago, Illinois. An avid follower of
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| | Howell. During a time span of five years
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| fitness he has several leading brands to
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| | - from 1980 to 1985, Bill Farley managed
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| his credit such as the likes of
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| | a series of acquisitions - from companies
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| Munsingwear, BVD and the very popular
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| | such as Coal Creek Mining Company, Health
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| Fruit of the Loom.
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| | Foods, Inc., The NL Industries' Metals
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| His Humble Beginnings
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| | Group, and Northwest Industries (which
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| Bill Farley was born in the town of
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| | included Fruit of the Loom). His
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| Pawtucket in Rhode Island. His mother was
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| | companies were at an all time high during
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| a factory worker and his father worked as
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| | the 1990s - during that time his
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| a musician and a mailman. In his early
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| | companies employed more than 50000 people
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| days of struggle, Bill Farley used to
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| | and had a turnover of over 4 billion USD.
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| earn his living by delivering Sunday
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| | The Way Things Stand Today
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| newspapers. Later on he switched jobs to
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| | Today Farley has an impressive empire to
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| work for a toy manufacturer and later as
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| | his credit. He is the proud owner of
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| a lifeguard. Farley did his schooling
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| | Farley industries (FI), as well as the
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| from the Bowdoin College. A proficient
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| | CEO of Body Wise International located in
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| scholar as well as an athlete, Farley
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| | Tustin California. Body Wise is a leading
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| graduated from college in 1964 with a
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| | marketer of nutritional supplements.
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| degree in government. He decided to try
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| | Farley incidentally is also the CEO of
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| his luck in the world by traveling in the
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| | Unity Group LLC located in Washington
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| United States.
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| | D.C. which is a private security force
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| From Rags to Riches
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| | and defense contractor that operates in
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| Like many clichés even this one seems to
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| | high risk zones like Indonesia, Iraq and
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| hold true for Bill Farley - the man
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| | Sudan etc.
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| literally made it from rags to riches.
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| | His beliefs
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| There used to be a time when he didn't
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| | Bill Farley has always believed in taking
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| have enough money to eat. At such times
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| | risks. His famous quote says,
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| he would earn his living by selling
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| | "A willingness to take risk is probably a
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| encyclopedias from door to door in Los
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| | major reason for my success today. Many
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| Angeles. This ad-hoc training in
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| | people could be as successful as I am, or
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| door-to-door selling helped him become a
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| | more so, but for whatever reason they are
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| leading sales manager and trainer as time
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| | unable to take steps that appear
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| went by. He decided that education would
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| | personally or financially risky."
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| play a key role in shaping his career
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| | This just goes to show that Farley has
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| growth. That's why in 1966 Bill Farley
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| | never shied away from taking personal and
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| enrolled in law school at Boston College.
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| | financial risks. Be it in the series of
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| He graduated three years later with a
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| | acquisitions or his steady rise from
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| J.D. degree. Soon he went on to join the
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| | humble beginnings - everything
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| famous NL industries in New York and
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| | illustrates his beliefs well. Farley also
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| started working in their mergers and
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| | believes that in general "management and
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| acquisitions department. It was after
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| | owners sink or swim together". That could
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| quite a few years that he was sent to
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| | be one reason why Farley has always
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| Chicago on transfer for the post of
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| | treated his colleagues, subordinates and
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| regional manager in charge of NL's metals
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| | acquaintances with utmost respect. He
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| division. After having worked with NL
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| | involves all employees and partners in
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| industries for a good 6 years, he shifted
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| | decision-making processes.
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| to Lehman Brothers in 1972, as an
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| | Today Farley rubs shoulders with some of
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| associate in corporate finance.
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| | the most rich and famous people of the
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| The Acquisitions That Followed
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| | world.
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| Bill Farley bought his first ever company
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| | Check out his brand new MLM company
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| - Anaheim Citrus Products in the year
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| | called Zrii. The company is on its way to
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| 1976 - just 4 years after joining Lehman
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| | become another billion dollar brand.
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| Brothers. It was during the same year
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| | Source:
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| that Farley became a partial owner of the
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| | See You at the TOP!
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