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I Got There

I Got There

by JT McCormick

★★★★★ 4.6 · 145 ratings on Amazon
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He was born the mixed-race son of a negligent, drug-dealing pimp father and a struggling single mother. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.No one expected him to succeed. But succeed he did.Starting out by scrubbing toilets, JT hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually finding incredible success in the mortgage industry. He was on top of the world.And then it all fell apart. He lost his job and his money.But instead of stopping him, this setback became the springboard for him to reach even greater heights--eventually becoming President of a multimillion-dollar software company, and then CEO of a multimillion-dollar book publishing startup.Gripping, heartbreaking, enlightening, and ultimately uplifting, I Got There proves that no obstacle is too difficult to conquer--and that the game can be won by anyone, from anywhere.

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JT McCormick

JT McCormick is an entrepreneur and the former President and CEO of Scribe Media, where he helped scale the company into one of the leading book publishing services in the United States. Raised in difficult circumstances by a single mother, he overcame significant childhood adversity to become a successful business leader, sharing that journey in his memoir.

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