From summer janitor to CEO of Disney: What fueled Bob Iger's rise to the top. (via CNBCMakeIt)
he had to start at the bottom just like most people, according to his new book, "The Ride of a Lifetime."
As a child, Iger remembers his father passing his bedroom at night to make sure, he was "spending time productively," as Iger says his father put it — that meant reading or doing homework or engaging in something that would "better" them in helping to reach their goals. Then at 15, he says he got a job as the summer janitor in his school district. The position involved cleaning all the heaters and desks in every classroom. He says he had to make sure all the desks were gum-free before the school year started.
During that time, Iger says, something clicked and he was determined to work harder than ever before, and learn as much as possible, so that he didn't have the same sense of regrets that his father had around his career. In 1974, at the age of 23, Iger started his career at ABC Television as a studio supervisor after being a weatherman and a feature news reporter at a tiny cable TV station in Ithaca.
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