How One Entrepreneur Made Millions Five Cents at a Time

William Wrigley, Jr. of Wrigley’s chewing gum fame was an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.

This 1936 postcard, designed by Curt Teich, depicts a New York City cafe with a Wrigley's Gum billboard overhead. Public Domain

Successful entrepreneurs are great salesmen, but great salesmen aren’t always successful entrepreneurs. Great entrepreneurs possess certain traits: a willingness to work hard, vision, persuasiveness, a good business acumen and the ability to inspire and motivate.

William Wrigley, Jr. of Wrigley’s chewing gum fame was an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. His pet slogan was simple: “To be always pleasant, always patient, always on time, and never to argue.”