SUCCESS Announces 2009 Achievers of the Year

The magazine dedicated to providing resources to attain personal excellence identifies the most successful people of 2009; readers vote on winner to be featured in April 2010 issue

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The January 2010 issue of SUCCESS, the preeminent publication for personal achievement, recognizes five people who in 2009 made an impact, led by example, inspired us and challenged us to up our own game.

“We’re thrilled to showcase these forward-thinking individuals who embody the core values of SUCCESS”

“We’re thrilled to showcase these forward-thinking individuals who embody the core values of SUCCESS,” said SUCCESS Publisher and Editorial Director Darren Hardy. “We want our readers to be inspired by these extraordinary people to achieve their goals in 2010.”

• Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO, preserved the company’s core value, the customer experience, when other businesses struggled to get an edge during difficult economic times, ultimately catching the eye of Amazon.
• Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos changed the way consumers shopped for books when he launched Amazon in 1995, and now he’s changing the way booklovers read books with Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader.
• Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods Inc., sold off failing brands and focused her energy on only the best-known and most profitable products, exceeding second-quarter expectations and turning a profit, in spite of the economy.
• Leonard Abess Jr., CEO of Miami-based City National Bank, sold his majority stake in late 2008, and rather than pocket the proceeds, he divvied up the $60 million he’d made in the sale among 399 current and 72 former employees.
• Posing the simple question, “What are you doing,” Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams forever changed the way we communicate and disseminate information when they launched Twitter.

To cast your vote for the SUCCESS 2009 Achiever of the Year or write in who you think is the Achiever of the Year, visit http://www.SUCCESS.com.

About SUCCESS Magazine

SUCCESS is designed specifically to serve the growing entrepreneurial and small-business markets. SUCCESS features personal-development thought leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and other achievers who offer practical advice, ideas, tips and training on leadership, goal attainment, time management, selling, motivation and more. Bound into every issue is a free CD featuring exclusive compilations of success training from leading personal-achievement experts. SUCCESS retails for $5.95 and is distributed nationally. Visit www.SUCCESS.com for more information.