Donald Trump

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Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump is a true success story. He has made billions of dollars in real estate such as Trump Tower, casinos such as Trump Taj Mahal, sports and entertainment like beauty pageants and now he is the star of his own televisions show “The Apprentice”.
I feel that he is a good leader because he has come a very long way since his childhood. He worked with his father Fred C. Trump, whom he admired very much, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. They were both dealmakers in both the area of construction and real estate. Donald Trump felt his father was his mentor and had a great deal of respect and love for him. “Years later Fred Trump stated that, some of his best business deals were made by his son” (http://www.NBC.com).
His leadership skills really came through when he ventured into Manhattan real estate. His first purchase was the Trump Plaza Hotel on Park Avenue. He made that a success and continued to buy buildings and turn them into palaces. Some of his other buildings are Trump Tower, the world famous building that is residential and is also the home of his reality show. “Trump recently ventured into a major project in New York City, building a series of “trump landmarks” called, Trump Place” Donald Trump also expanded his corporation by buying property in Florida where the Mar-a-lago Hotel is located.
Donald Trumps hit reality show has not only branched off to second and third seasons but also is going to have a new version of the show starring Martha Stewart. Without Donald Trump starting the show (and co-producing it) it would have not given Martha Stewart the opportunity to do her very own version of the show show. Some might say Donald trump is a trendsetter because he does stuff no one else dares to do.
“He ventured into Atlantic City, New Jersey and opened several casinos” (http://www.cs.uh.edu). His leadership skills came through by making jobs available to thousands of pe...