Compare And Contrast Vince Mcmahon And Ted Turner

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Although each have had numerous faux pas in their careers making the ability to run campaigns devoid of controversy nearly unattainable, the 2016 Presidential election with its two illustrious candidates, Vince McMahon and Ted Turner, each with a wealth of experience in leadership and business, should provide voters with the ability to carefully research each candidate. McMahon and Turner both have controversy in their pasts, and have overcome much adversity rather unscathed throughout their careers and both candidates have tremendous support through their fan base linked to their respective wrestling companies.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 19, 1938, Ted Turner, born Robert Edward Turner III. The oldest child of Robert Edward(Ed) …show more content…

Ed Turner was the owner of Turner Advertising, a very lucrative business. By 1950 Ted was attending McCallie an elite boarding school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a curriculum including military training, which was one of his favorite subjects. 1956 saw young Ted Turner enrolled at Brown University, after insistence from his father to ditch his dreams of the U.S. Naval Academy, Ted Turner, did not receive his degree. By 1960 Ted Turner was made manager of Turner Advertising’s Macon, Georgia, branch, and showed a natural talent for business by more than doubling the office’s revenue in his first year. (A&E Television) After a 1962 buyout of a competitor which placed Turner Advertising in a precarious financial situation Ted’s father committed suicide in 1963, leaving Ted to take over the company. From 1970 to 2001 Ted Turner either purchased or built several companies including, CNN, …show more content…

Through partnering WWE with the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network he helped to bring “Smackdown Your Vote!” to those ages 18-30 in an effort to get them registered to cast their votes in the 2004 presidential election, “McMahon said the two groups are forming a "tag team championship combination to go out and find these new people, sign them up and get them to vote."” (AP)
3Vince McMahon knows how to get what he wants, his business sense is incomparable, when he took the reins of the WWF, knew that he must shift the focus of wrestling from an athletic sport into an entertainment genre, if he was going to be able to sustain the company. Although there were hard times for McMahon, he held on, changing his plans with the changing times, and he managed to bring his company to the top, beating out those who would see him crumble under the pressure they applied. This is an attribute we need in an American

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