EP100: The Investing Legend Giving Away ALL His Money and Connecting People Through Salt And Pepper Shakers
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, Leon Cooperman shares how he grew up in a rough neighborhood of New York City and how he become one of the most successful investors in history. Andrea Ludden, owner of the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, shares the story of how this amazing collection came to be a museum.
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23:00 - Connecting People Through Salt And Pepper Shakers
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| 0:00.0 | This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories, and we tell stories about everything here on this show, including your stories. |
| 0:17.4 | Send them to Our American Stories.com. They're some of our favorites. |
| 0:22.6 | And as you know, we love telling stories about the American dream. And many of those, |
| 0:27.7 | well, they're business stories because that's how the American dream is manifested by many |
| 0:32.4 | Americans who want to own a little business of their own and grow it into something bigger. |
| 0:37.6 | They are the real heart and soul of America, |
| 0:40.2 | providing purpose and livelihoods for millions across this great and good country. |
| 0:45.1 | And today we bring you the story of investing legend Leon Cooperman, |
| 0:49.3 | because businesses, well, they need investors and capital to grow. |
| 0:53.7 | And that is a part of this story, well, that we love to fill in for folks. |
| 0:58.3 | Here's our own Joey Cortez with the story of Leon Cooperman. |
| 1:02.6 | In 2015, Wall Street legend Leon Cooperman received the Horatio Alger Award, |
| 1:08.7 | joining the ranks of Rich DeVos, Buzz Aldrin, Hank Aaron, and many more |
| 1:13.2 | Americans who exemplified great virtue and perseverance. Here's Leon giving his acceptance speech |
| 1:19.5 | upon receiving the award. I'm proud to be joining the Eurasia Alger Association of Distinguished |
| 1:26.2 | Americans. It's a wonderful honor for me. |
| 1:29.7 | I'm grateful to become part of an organization whose mission so closely matches what I believe. |
| 1:35.5 | We live in a country where there are countless opportunities to succeed. We must support young |
| 1:41.4 | people who recognize a need of a college education. |
| 1:45.0 | This will benefit the individual scholarship recipients and will help our nation remain competitive |
| 1:50.0 | and what has become a very small competitive world. |
| 1:54.0 | My parents certainly recognized the importance of education. |
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