I never thought I would make it much past 30. I started in a pretty tough spot, as a streetcorner delinquent in Chicago. I wised up. I made my way from gang member, to draft dodger, to coder, to survey researcher, to international marketing consultant. Along the way, I played a major role in developing the Saturn Corporation brand, and got the McDonald's Dollar Menu off the ground. In the end, I became a respected global advertising...