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Gino Wickman

Gino Wickman is an entrepreneur and business author focused on helping small and midsize companies improve vision, accountability, and execution. He created the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and wrote Traction, Rocket Fuel, and Get A Grip, works that helped make EOS a widely adopted framework for leadership teams and growth-oriented businesses.

Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore

Gino Wickman built his career less through formal credentials than through operating experience, mentorship, and repeated pattern recognition. He has said that he barely graduated high school, did not go to college, and went straight to work, first in a machine shop and then in real estate, where he earned his license and was making six figures by age 23. At 25 he fought his way into the family business, took over as president, led a turnaround of a debt-burdened company, and eventually helped sell it after several more years. A major turning point came through the Detroit chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, where advising fellow owners clarified that his real aptitude was helping entrepreneurs run better businesses. He has consistently credited mentors including his father, Floyd Wickman, entrepreneur Sam Cupp, and Strategic Coach founder Dan Sullivan with shaping his direct style and his preference for practical tools over theory. ((https://www.eosworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Gino-Wickman-Re-release.pdf))

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"Gino Wickman’s first book Traction is already one of the great improvement game plans for business owners in America"

Dan Sullivan

"Gino Wickman was born with an entrepreneurial spirit—though it took him years to discover exactly what that meant"

Forbes

"Passionate entrepreneur and author Gino Wickman has written two fabulous books on successfully executing a vision plan"

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"I’ve heard countless testimonials from entrepreneurs who swear by Gino Wickman’s first book, Traction"

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"Founded by Gino Wickman, author of the groundbreaking book Traction, EOS has exploded worldwide"

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"Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction, has a passion for helping people get what they want from their businesses"

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"Gino Wickman is one of the “kings of systems,” bestselling author of Traction and creator of EOS"

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