"sport. Robertson put it this way: ""Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks."" Robertson later received a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's in education. Robertson initially spent several years teaching before becoming a commercial fisherman. In the 1970s, his marriage became strained. Robertson was running a bar in 1975. As an avid duck hunter, Robertson was dissatisfied with the condition of duck calls. He began to experiment with making a call that would produce the exact sound of a duck. He invented his first Duck Commander call in 1972. He received a patent"
"can't believe how strong the homosexuals are."" Shortly afterward, the Bank of Scotland canceled the venture. Robertson's extensive business interests have earned him a net worth estimated between $200 million and $1 billion. In 1994, in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, Robertson solicited donations for his charity organization Operation Blessing International to provide medical supplies to refugees in neighboring Zaire (present-day Congo), where Robertson had allegedly negotiated a diamond-mining contract with Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. According to two Operation Blessing pilots who reported the incident to the state of Virginia for investigation, rather than delivering relief supplies to"
"""Bob"" Robertson (1894–1947), a native of Greenville, Texas, came to Matador in the 1920s. Originally a service-station attendant, he opened his own Conoco gasoline business, which he topped with a decorative wooden oil derrick. He patented his design, and in 1939, he replaced the wooden derrick with one of steel. It soared 84 ft in height and was lighted. Robertson advertised his business in unusual ways, having maintained a cage of live rattlesnakes for the amusement of tourists. He later added a small zoo of lions, monkeys, and coyotes, and a white buffalo. He paid long-distance truckers to place advertising"
"this would give him a better future. On 15 June 1856, he married Marion McFadyen and started up in business as a grocer at 86 Causeyside Street, Paisley. Robertson was a charitable man and one day, taking pity on a salesman, bought a barrel of Seville oranges from him, which are known for their bitter taste. Not wanting to see her husband waste money, Mrs Robertson took to making a sweet tasting marmalade in the back of the shop, which the couple perfected over the following few months. The resultant clear and tangy Golden Shred marmalade became a commercial success."
"his compensation and share of Tiger's gain exceeded $300 million. His 2003 estimated net worth was over $400 million, and in December 2017 it was estimated by ""Forbes"" at $4.1 billion. Robertson said in 2008 that he shorted subprime securities and made money through credit default swaps. The following year, according to ""Forbes"", Robertson's return on his $200 million personal trading account was 150 percent. Robertson is the son of Julian Hart Robertson Sr., a textile company executive, and the former Blanche Spencer. He graduated from Episcopal High School in 1951 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"
"Phil Robertson Phil Alexander Robertson (born April 24, 1946) is an American professional hunter, businessman (Duck Commander company), and reality television star on the popular television series ""Duck Dynasty"". He is also featured on the television show ""Buck Commander"", a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel. He attended Louisiana Tech University, where he played football. He received a master's degree in education and spent several years teaching. Robertson was the subject of controversy after a 2013 interview he did with ""GQ"" magazine, where he said that homosexual behavior was sinful. As a result, A&E suspended him from ""Duck Dynasty"". Facing"
"in his Milton, Ontario, factory starting in 1908. The brand has been sold over the years, and the manufacturing for the present corporation (Robertson Inc.) is done in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China; but the Milton, Ontario, building was still a head office for a long time before moving to nearby Burlington, Ontario. Robertson also wrote a book (short title ""The Remedy"", 1932) which suggested a strategy to end the Great Depression. It discussed topics including national debts, currencies, and the gold standard. Robertson was born in 1879 in Seneca Township, Ontario (see historic townships of Haldimand County). As a salesman for"
"all over the world. It was a lucrative trade with an ever-increasing market. The business was originally set up by his grandfather, who passed it down to his son before Robertson himself finally inherited it. Today a Robertson ball carrying his stamp ""Allan"" is highly prized by collectors. Old Tom Morris worked from 1835, when he was 14, as an apprentice in Robertson's shop, and it is said that the two were never beaten when playing as partners. Morris defeated Robertson for the first time in a friendly match in 1843, winning a jacket, but the two generally did not"
"anti-fascist and Communist famous for battlefield medicine in the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War. He is not related to Gordon Bethune. He cowboyed in the Cariboo and sailed the Pacific for 18 months, accompanied by his wife, Amy, whom he had met in Colorado. They settled in New Zealand, where he was attracted to, and began, farming as a trade. After turning 25, he returned to Canada, where he purchased land in Glen Valley near Fort Langley, and made his living as a farmer there. Robertson went on to co-found Happy Planet, a Vancouver-based company that produces"
"to grow, and associations, businesses and conferences began to request Roberts to share his story. Today Roberts has spoken to well over a million people from elementary school students, to CEOs and government officials. By using his lived experience, both as a person who experienced homelessness and a successful Canadian entrepreneur, Roberts’ message resonates across all sectors and groups1. The release of Roberts’ national best seller, 7 Secrets to Profit from Adversity (2003) led to speaking to different clients across many industries. Roberts realized the impact that sharing his story had on youth, which led to The Push for Change"
"2013 dropped to a 35 out of 100, not having obtained the points related to non-discrimination toward gender identity and health benefits for partners of LGBT employees and transgender-inclusive benefits. On December 20, 2013, Cracker Barrel announced it would no longer sell certain ""Duck Dynasty"" products which it was ""concerned might offend some of [its] guests"" after Phil Robertson, a star of the reality TV show, remarked in a ""GQ"" interview Robertson also made ""comments likening homosexuality to terrorism and bestiality"" in the interview, and expressed views about race which attracted criticism. On December 22, less than two days after"
"Nigel Robertson Nigel Alexander Spencer Robertson (born 13 August 1962) is a successful entrepreneur and businessman, best known as the founder of FreePages plc (later renamed Scoot.com). Nigel was included in the 2005 Sunday Times Rich List and Monaco's Rich List 2007. Nigel is a great-grandson of Austin Reed, the founder of Austin Reed Group plc, the British fashion retail chain. He attended Feltonfleet School in Cobham, Surrey and Canford School near Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Nigel grew up in Surrey and today lives partly in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and partly in Monaco. Nigel Robertson started his career in the"
"Michael Robertson (businessman) Michael Robertson (born 1967) is the founder and former CEO of MP3.com, an Internet music site. In the years following his departure from MP3.com Robertson has launched several companies, including Linspire, SIPphone, MP3tunes, and Ajax13. He is also founder of OnRad.io, a search engine for radio and DAR.fm, a website for recording audio from internet radio. Robertson was the founder of the original MP3.com. Despite the early success of MP3.com on Wall Street (the day of the stock IPO (ticker:MPPP), the stock rose from $28 to peak at $103), Robertson quickly led his company into a firestorm"
"what he felt made the Ten Commandments important to keep as part of being on display in courtrooms. In either December 2016 or January 2017, after Ben Carson stepped down from the chairmanship of American Legacy Center's ""Fight for the Court"" project, Robertson filled the vacancy. Phil Robertson Phil Alexander Robertson (born April 24, 1946) is an American professional hunter, businessman (Duck Commander company), and reality television star on the popular television series ""Duck Dynasty"". He is also featured on the television show ""Buck Commander"", a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel. He attended Louisiana Tech University, where he played"
"of golf, which being ambidextrous he still won. A keen speculator and prudent investor, Robertson had far reaching pecuniary interests and directorial roles in mining, wheat and wool, as well as educational links through his Hemingway Robertson Institute with the University of Melbourne. He was made president of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne from 1934 to 1936, managing the formation of the Australian Associated Stock Exchanges (AASE) which opened in 1937. In his later years and up until his death, Robertson was a Victorian representative, and first chairman of the Melbourne branch, of the Liberal Party of Australia, and a"
"producing startup Facilio. After closing his Tiger Fund in 2000, Robertson started to use his own capital, experience, and infrastructure to support and finance (""seed"") upcoming hedge fund managers. As of September 2009, Robertson has helped launch 38 hedge funds (""Tiger Seeds"") in return for a stake in their fund management companies. Apart from those Tiger Seeds, a considerable number of analysts and managers Robertson employed and mentored at Tiger Management went out on their own and are now running some of the best-known hedge fund firms, called ""Tiger Cubs"", run by Tiger alumni such as Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Chris"
"his staff on publicity pictures"". He stirred up controversy when ""Time"" reported in 1987 that his son Richard Roberts claimed that he had seen his father raise a child from the dead. That year, the ""Bloom County"" comic strip recast its character Bill the Cat as a satirized televangelist, ""Fundamentally Oral Bill."" In 1987, ""Time"" stated that he was ""re-emphasizing faith healing and [is] reaching for his old-time constituency."" However, the income of his organization continued to decrease (from $88 million in 1980 to $55 million in 1986, according to the ""Tulsa Tribune"") and his largely vacant City of Faith"
"Julian Robertson Julian Hart Robertson Jr. (born June 25, 1932) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, philanthropist and signatory of The Giving Pledge. Now retired, Robertson invests directly in other hedge funds, most run by former employees of Robertson's defunct hedge fund company. Robertson founded the investment firm Tiger Management Corp., one of the earliest hedge funds. Robertson is credited with turning $8 million in start-up capital in 1980 into over $22 billion in the late 1990s, though that was followed by a fast downward spiral of investor withdrawals that ended with the fund closing in 2000. In 1993,"
"the Robertson Education Empowerment Foundation (REEF) to provide University of California, San Diego students with financial aid, under the agreement that they would contribute a percentage of their later earnings to the foundation's funds. Michael Robertson (businessman) Michael Robertson (born 1967) is the founder and former CEO of MP3.com, an Internet music site. In the years following his departure from MP3.com Robertson has launched several companies, including Linspire, SIPphone, MP3tunes, and Ajax13. He is also founder of OnRad.io, a search engine for radio and DAR.fm, a website for recording audio from internet radio. Robertson was the founder of the original"
"a global businessman with media holdings in Asia, the United Kingdom, and Africa. He struck a deal with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based General Nutrition Center to produce and market a weight-loss shake he created and promoted on ""The 700 Club"". In 1999, Robertson entered into a joint venture with the Bank of Scotland to provide financial services in the United States. However, the move was met with criticism in the UK due to Robertson's views on homosexuality. Robertson commented that ""In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything. Homosexuals are riding high in the media ... And in Scotland, you"
"could purchase at least 15 percent of the shares after the exploration period—were similar to many American companies doing business in Africa at the time. Beginning in the latter part of the 1990s, Rev. Pat Robertson raced thoroughbred horses under the ""nom de course"", Tega Farm. His gelding named Tappat won the 1999 Walter Haight Handicap at Laurel Park and the 2000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap at Penn National Race Course. Following this success, Robertson paid $520,000 for a colt he named Mr. Pat. Trained by John Kimmel, Mr. Pat was not a successful runner. He was nominated for, but"
"His television ministry continued with ""The Abundant Life"" program reaching 80% of the United States by 1957, and quarterly Prime Time Specials from 1969 through 1980. In 1996, he founded Golden Eagle Broadcasting. On March 17, 1968, Roberts and his wife were received as members of the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Dr. Finis Crutchfield, then pastor. The United Methodist Church offered more leniency in doctrinal and moral issues than the Pentecostal Holiness Church had. This granted Roberts some leeway, as it was expected that the strictness of the Pentecostal tradition may have impeded his rise"
"Peter Roberts (inventor) Peter 'Pete' Roberts invented the quick release socket wrench. He sold his patent to US retail store chain Sears for $10,000 who said that they did not think the invention was worth very much. When he learned that Sears had done a market study which revealed a huge market and that they had sold 26 million of his wrenches for a profit of $44 million within a year, he sued them for fraud. In 1976, a US Federal jury agreed with him and awarded him $1 million in damages. Sears appealed the decision all the way to"
"He became chairman of the Brewers' Trustees and a director of British Dyestuffs Corporation as well as President of the British Legion. He became a director of the British Palestine Corporation and of the London General Omnibus Company – forty years later he was still remembered for his efforts on behalf of the men's welfare. Despite having made gifts to members of his family, on his death he left a modest fortune of £49,000 (almost £3,000,000 at 2014 prices). Although not a pacifist, in his later years Robertson often spoke out against the cost – both financial and human –"
"it back"" with more offerings, leading to a slew of appeals for further donations with nothing substantive in return, according to an account in the ""Christian Post"": Oliver set up his own ""televangelism"" megachurch on his broadcast, which he called Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption. Robert Tilton Robert Gibson Tilton (born 1946) is an American televangelist of the prosperity gospel widely known for his infomercial-styled religious television program ""Success-N-Life"", which at its peak in 1991 aired in all 235 American TV markets (daily in the majority of them), brought in nearly $80 million per year, and was described as ""the"
"for trying to disqualify his son. After a huge fight with the U.S. Figure Skating Federation, Robertson was not disqualified after he lost to Jenkins and retired from competitive figure skating and signed a two-year contract with the Ice Capades for $100,000. In the 1950s, he had a long-term relationship with Tab Hunter, who also helped fund his amateur career. Robertson was coached by Gustave Lussi. Robertson's skating career was also well known on television. He appeared on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" in 1957, and his fast forward upright spin was described as being ""faster than an electric fan."" He"
"""We worked fairs, demonstrating it,"" Morrison told the ""Virginian-Pilot"". The two of them once overheard someone saying the pair were using wires to make the discs hover, so they developed a sales pitch: ""The Flyin-Saucer is free, but the invisible wire is $1."" ""That's where we learned we could sell these things,"" he said, because people were enthusiastic about them. Morrison and Franscioni ended their partnership in early 1950, and in 1954 Morrison formed his own company, called American Trends, to buy and sell Flyin Saucers, which were by then being made of a flexible polypropylene plastic by Southern California"
"Robertson's Robertson's is a UK brand of marmalades and fruit preserves that was founded by James Robertson in 1864. The company was run as a partnership until 1903, when it was incorporated as a limited company - James Robertson & Sons, Preserve Manufacturers, Limited. It produces the ""Golden Shred"" marmalade among other products. James Robertson of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland was born on 16 January 1832 in Niddry Street, Paisley. He started life working in the local thread mills. During a long down turn in the silk trade, Robertson decided to change trades and became apprenticed to a local grocer, hoping"
"of Duck Calling using a double reed duck call. The Yentzen and Sure-Shot Game Calls dominated commercial markets for the next 20 years and beyond. In 1972, Phil Robertson created his famous Duck Commander Call, and started his Duck Commander Company in 1973. His product and name have become increasingly famous since his son, Willie Robertson, turned the company from a family business into a multimillion-dollar empire. Their name and product became even more famous after their show, Duck Dynasty, aired on March 21, 2012. In 1980, the rock band Genesis used duck calls, listed on the sleeve as 'duck',"
"Pat Robertson, which acquired the stations through a corporate donation in 1969. A decade later, Robertson decided to sell the stations and the licenses were gradually transferred to individual owners in 1981 and 1982, thus dissolving one of the nation's earliest FM networks. The concept of building the world's first farmer-owned network originated at the Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange (commonly known as ""GLF""), an agricultural co-op founded in 1920 in Ithaca, which later merged with another co-op to form the Agway organization that remains today. GLF, also noted for its role in founding the P&C Foods supermarket chain, began"
"management to help them develop their businesses. A number of these companies have now been quoted on AIM, including ASOS plc, the UK's largest online fashion and beauty store which was launched in 2000 by Robertson's brother Nick. Robertson resigned from Blue Star Capital in December 2008. In 2011 he founded Disruptive Tech Ltd, an investment holding company in disruptive technologies. Nigel Robertson Nigel Alexander Spencer Robertson (born 13 August 1962) is a successful entrepreneur and businessman, best known as the founder of FreePages plc (later renamed Scoot.com). Nigel was included in the 2005 Sunday Times Rich List and Monaco's"
"expanded nationally across Australia and then internationally. It built Telstra Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park which was the main stadium for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Multiplex successfully bid for the A$1.2 billion project to rebuild Wembley Stadium. However, this project was plagued by cost overruns and missed deadlines leading to his resignation as Executive Chairman in 2005. In 1988, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the construction industry. The 2006 BRW Rich List estimated his wealth at $740 million, down from $1.1 billion the previous year. Roberts married Angela Egerton-Warburton in 1964"
"business to a multimillion-dollar empire. Duck Commander is the company that generated a great portion of the wealth that he has acquired and also generated the interest to start the TV show ""Duck Dynasty"". In 2006, Robertson started another pursuit, the company Buck Commander. This company has also created the Buckmen series of DVDs and the television show Buck Commander Protected by Under Armour on the Outdoor Channel. Along with Si, he appeared on an episode of ""Last Man Standing"", and made a cameo in the Christian film, ""God's Not Dead,"" with his wife.Willie Robertson was the guest of United"