Beyond talent, what factors have determined and defined the careers of well-known individuals? In this book, successful people of our day reveal what it took for them to be successful. Emmy winning interviewer Bill Boggs shares success secrets from leaders in their fields, ranging from major names in entertainment and the arts to sports, fashion, and the business world. They speak frankly about their career paths, crucial influences, how they dealt with adversity, bad luck, bad press, and back-stabbing and the choices they made that helped them to prevail in their careers and in life. Interviewees include Renee Zellweger, Daniel Boulud, Sir Richard Branson, Clive Davis, Bobby Flay, Jim Cramer, Preston Bailey, Brooke Shields, Peter Cincotti, Bobbi Brown, Joseph Abboud, Bob Pittman, Bill Bratton, Mark Burnett, Bill O'Reilly, Mario Cuomo, Frederic Fekkai, Joy Behar, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Diane Von Furstenberg, Frank Rich, David Rockwell, Jeff Zucker, Anna Quindlen, Norman Lear, Craig Newmark, Tom Perkins, Joe Torre, among others.