Entrepreneurial Leadership PQ Corporation, Stan Silverman     On today's show 033    What will we discuss on today's show: - Startup sponsored by Greengeeks Stan Silverman is the former president and chief executive officer of PQ Corporation, a family owned global company operating in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific in two core businesses â chemicals and engineered glass materials. Stan rose through the ranks at PQ over nearly 35 years He is vice chairman of the board of trustees of Drexel University, and a member of the Drexel Close School of Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. Stan writes a weekly guest column on Effective Leadership for Philadelphia Business Journal. He is the former chairman of the board of the Drexel University College of Medicine and former chairman of the Soap and Detergent Association. He has served as a guest lecturer on Executive Leadership at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at the LeBow College of Business of Drexel University, where he holds the position of executive in residence. He is a director on the boards of Drummond Scientific where he serves as lead director, Femco Holdings, LLC, Exocor, Inc. and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He formerly served on the boards of General Chemical Corporation, A. Schulman, Inc., innRoad, Inc., C&D Technologies, Inc., Met-Pro Corporation, and PQ Corporation. Other key points for discussion: Entrepreneurship, leadership, preferred provider, on leadership the good and poor (Wells Fargo an example of poor leadership).  Building a leadership culture where you have high trust and true teamwork Our last show 032 was with Jeff Nowak of Boost Linguistics for a recap from last year lessons learned from our terrific guests and plans this year for the show as we continue to grow. Go to listenupshow.com Leaving a legacy: member of The Close School of Entrepreneurship’s Advisory Board - Silverman Donates $2 Million for Close School Dean Professorship - Annual Drexel startup day - passion - impressed by their stories of journey as entrepreneurs Change agent: - change is the only constant in life, and you had to be comfortable with change to be successful Lessons learned in today's show: Be different, learn to take risks.  Have the passion for what you decide to do whether work, career or in business.  Build competitive advantage: become preferred provider in your market - Fast round - fast pitch - Sponsored by Audible Best business advice Bad business advice Quote mantra Book App   * 3 main lessons takeaways How can people stay in touch