By any measure, Welcome Wilson, chairman of the GSL Welcome Group has led a big life.
Mr. Wilson has made friends in the highest places, developed communities that continue to prosper, survived some major setbacks and made hundreds of successful real-estate deals.
Married his college sweetheart Joanne, and they have five productive and happy children.
Growing up in South Texas during the Depression, Welcome learned the art of the Wilson deal, an uncanny ability to pitch deals that favor the Wilson's, from his father and his many uncles.
He sharpened this skill in partnership with his brother, Jack.
Combining the Wilson deal with hard work and determination, he found continuing success: at the University of Houston, in the Navy, in civic and Federal service, and again and again in real estate.
It often took some fast-talking, some scrambling, and lots of hard work, but Welcome has always had great confidence that he could figure out a way to get a job done.
Named a legend by the Texas Business Hall of Fame, he has received numerous other awards for his many accomplishments.
Colorful, lively and opinionated, Welcome find real delight in bringing people together and making big things happen.
His memoir provides insight on his relationships with Dwight D. Eisenhower, JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson and other notable leaders, shows the many ways he supports the university and the city that have provided him so much opportunity, and explains the inner workings of his most notable deals, including the founding of The Jamaica Corporation and the development of the Astrodome.
At age 30, he received the Arthur Fleming Award as one of Ten Outstanding Young Men in the Federal Service (Neil Armstrong and Robert Gates were later recipients).
Welcome's candid and entertaining anecdotes will engage you and inspire you to find more success in your life to aim high and have confidence.
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