Thirty thousand.
30,000.

It’s obvious that my hometown, Motown (Detroit), is still struggling to improve its ailing automotive sector. Unfortunately, Detroit built its image around its primary industry, and now, it’s suffering — and so are the people.

In the corporate world, people are simply financial figures. When it’s time to ‘number crunch’, executives and financial gurus give little thought to how these cuts will impact their workforce. The bottom line is saving the company, not the people who built it.

The main driver behind public companies is shareholder value. More times than not, this ALWAYS takes priority over the people. There are few CEOs today who will claim to care more about their people than the shareholders. When will the people win in corporate America?

I will continue struggling as an entrepreneur, even when people think I should get a ‘job’. No thanks.

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