Podcasts that mention 📚 Ray & Joan by Lisa Napoli

Look, I wrote a book before this book about the creation of McDonald's. Well, it wasn't really about the creation of McDonald's, but it wound up being a lot about the creation of McDonald's.

Lisa Napoli discusses a book she authored that focuses on McDonald's, highlighting how certain inventions gain popularity through individuals and how this process can apply to other creative innovations.

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This book was called 'Ray and Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away.' I couldn't sell the book when it was just about Joan because nobody, you know, as much as everybody loves women and women are so great, nobody would buy the book when it was just about Joan Kroc, who was the greatest under-recognized and most interesting philanthropist of her time.

Lisa Napoli discusses her book titled 'Ray and Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away' during the podcast episode. She elaborates on the challenges she faced in selling the book when it solely focused on Joan Kroc, emphasizing Joan's significant yet often overlooked contributions as a philanthropist.

► Watch this excerpt @ 00:41:12