Joe Kannapell

Two Tales: Survival or Not in the Component Business

Joe Kannapell

One gentleman owned the best plant in a fast-growing town. The other worked for the best supplier in a fast-growing role. Both had what seemed to be unassailable credentials and both adapted well to changing market conditions. But only one would survive. Their tales tell a lot about survival in...

March 2024
Joe Kannapell

When the Small Builder Passed the Biggest

Joe Kannapell

The story of how Jim Price, selling homes one-at-a-time, passed William Levitt, who sold one thousand in two days, contains a lesson for today. Although Price is not a name known to many while Levitt’s will be forever associated with his Levittowns, both pioneered production lines that...

February 2024

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