'Make Sure Everybody Is Empowered'

摘要

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Michael Figoff had just met Jerry Hollander, owner of Filtercor (founded in 1978) in California and spent a few weeks consulting about what the small water filter manufacturing company could do to function more efficiently. Then they learned that United Filters in Texas and Mexico was for sale. Figoff, with a depth of corporate and international experience, was asked to evaluate the prospect and make a recommendation. "So I made several trips to Mexico. A few months later, I presented a number of scenarios to Jerry. He looked at me and said, 'Okay we'll buy it, but only if you will run it.' We shook hands and it's been a sleigh ride ever since."