David Neeleman

Last updated: Monday, May 21 2012 10:08 a.m. MDT

Are Mormons really more successful in business?

Lots of news coverage holds up examples of LDS success and uses those examples to show how Mormons are uniquely successful in certain fields, but do the numbers really bear that out?

Published: May 21, 2012

Odds and Ends: Kansas City Missouri Temple open house began this weekend

The Kansas City Missouri Temple in Missouri opened for tours this weekend, and local newspapers reportedg that as many as 75,000 visitors from 46 states and nine foreign countries are expected to take a walk through.

Published: April 9, 2012

Newsweek: Elizabeth Smart 'saved by her faith'

In Newsweek's new multi-story, multi-page package on the LDS Church and its members, Elizabeth Smart provides as much a face of the Mormon faith as the likes of the Osmonds, Glenn Beck and Stephen Covey — and maybe almost on par with cover-boy/presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Published: June 6, 2011

Law, culture influence the pace of business in Brazil

A little expert guidance can help you navigate differences in law and culture that might affect your business with Brazil. Bypassing such obstacles the wrong way could make your business go up in flames, figuratively or literally.

Published: May 27, 2011

15 minutes with Warren Buffett nets advice for a lifetime

Forbes just published its annual list of the richest people on the planet. Warren Buffett ranks third with a net worth of $50 billion.

Published: March 29, 2011

In Brazil, new airline Azul founded by Mormon aims to attract nation's growing middle class

At 19, a tall and gangly Mormon missionary named David Neeleman traveled to northeastern Brazil, spreading the word of God in a region so poor that he still remembers it as \"very upsetting to me.\" After that two-year stint, a bubbling entrepreneurial spirit led Neeleman back to the United States, where he built airlines celebrated for their innovation.

Published: Nov. 4, 2010

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