Dean White
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Dean White is an entrepreneur from Crown Point, Indiana
. His father challenged him to "make a million dollars by your 40th birthday". White claims that he's "Missed, at the most, 12 days of work since 1946."
In 1946 he joined his father's billboard
business Whiteco Advertising Company, and took over in 1952. White sold his billboard business to Chancellor
for $960 million in 1998.
Crown Point, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 27,317 people and 10,976 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.20% White, 6.30% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races...
. His father challenged him to "make a million dollars by your 40th birthday". White claims that he's "Missed, at the most, 12 days of work since 1946."
In 1946 he joined his father's billboard
Billboard (advertising)
A billboard is a large outdoor advertising structure , typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers...
business Whiteco Advertising Company, and took over in 1952. White sold his billboard business to Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
for $960 million in 1998.