Tinplate Art posted:.......his ability to hire TALENTED craftsman and engineering folks to built those extradinary showroom layouts....... allowed him the opportunity to BOTH market his amazing products and also ENJOY them at the same time........His business success derived as much from his PASSION for those products, as well as his business acumen.......
I don't know if JLC was passionate about the trains, or more the business. It has been said that a good salesman can sell anything, whether it be vacuum cleaners or bulldozers. Not sure passion for the products is really necessary, although, for some people, I think it helps. For others, their passion may be something else. It may be to make money, or to close a deal, for example, and a passion for the product may not be much of a part of it. From what I've heard over the years, JLC wasn't much of a passionate type, but was very concerned with maximizing profits. The common expression "hard-nosed businessman" seemed to fit him.
