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The Rosemary Clooney Palladium Recommends... CLICK ON BOOK COVER TO ORDER AT AMAZON Pilot Your Life by Rosemary's Friend Ron Shaw "Ron Shaw and I have known each other for 50 years. His wonderful book will now give others the privilege to experience the greatness, wisdom and inspiration that are Ron." Rosemary Clooney As you read Ron's book, you realize that many of the same principles which guided Ron's success, were also principles which guided Rosemary as she pursued and realized her dreams. Ron and Rosemary in the early 50s Ron met Rosemary when he was just 13 and became her most ardent fan. Comedian Turned CEO Helps You Star in Your Career Ron Shaw's against-all-odds success grew out of his diverse and colorful experiences in show business and the corporate world. Raised in a blue collar family that once lived over their Philadelphia candy store, he received early lessons in tenacity and discovered the importance of taking initiative for getting ahead. Later, in Miami, after seeing his father swindled, 10-year-old Ron negotiated a job as a paperboy and a payment plan on a stunning new bicycle. At 11, he asked for an audition and was suddenly in show business, first as a piano player then, at 15, as a comedian, eventually opening for such greats as Dean Martin and Liberace. At 22, newly married and needing a steadier line of work, he left comedy to become a pen salesman for Bic. Using skills he learned on stage, Shaw earned five promotions in 14 years and became the industry's youngest national sales manager. After being fired due to nepotism, he joined then-obscure Pilot Pen Corporation of America, where today he is the President and CEO-and where sales have risen from a plateau of $1 million to $200 million. An ad which appeared in Variety in 1986 - Pilot Pen was a proud sponsor of Rosemary's First Annual Salute to the Song Writer which benefited the Betty Clooney Foundation for Persons with Brain Injury. A book of great charm and endless good humor, "Pilot Your Life's" engaging stories, dramas and lessons cover the essentials of what you need to star in your own career, including: Selling yourself Creating your own opportunities Trusting your instincts and taking risks Capturing attention for your product and business Surviving a tough audience Using show business secrets for rave presentations Steering your life in the direction you want to go "Pilot Your Life" delivers inspiration, entertainment and practical wisdom from a man who learned early in life not to wait for permission to pursue his dreams. There are lessons here that anyone in business today can take to heart with a smile. Ron and Rosemary in 1994 A friendship that lasted a lifetime. Visit www.PilotYourLife.com Visit www.PilotPen.com Click Here to Order "Pilot Your Life"