Otis Winters: My Sam

Posted by Editor on Jul 18, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 2 comments

Everyone who chooses a career in business needs someone to help them navigate the unknown shoals.

I was a naive young man starting a new company and tended to believe everything I was told. Fortunately, a wise man crossed my path. He was the senior partner of a regional accounting firm and became the Chairman of my Board of Directors.

He was approximately the same age as my father and like most young men, I found it easier to talk to him than my dad. As a professional accountant he had seen many situations, people and companies. He was the perfect counselor for me and helped me on many occasions.

One in particular, however, stands out.

Anna Falling: My Sam

Posted by winjaw on Jul 12, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

One spring day my dad introduced me to a friend of his who was building his own airplane. I was 12 at the time.

For some reason, I got it in my head that I sure would like to fly that little two-seater airplane. Sure enough, not too long afterward the plane was ready to fly and my dad made arrangements for me to take a ride.

After an exhilarating afternoon in the clouds, flying over the rivers and hills of Oklahoma’s Indian country, I was hooked. And I daydreamed, seeing myself flying my own plane over the snow-covered valleys, hopping from city to city saving the world.