{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ambition","title":"Sam Zemurray (America's Banana King)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0f3af7a1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6406,"description":"The greatness of Zemurray lies in the fact that he never lost faith in his ability to salvage a situation. Bad things happened to him, as bad things happen to everyone, but unlike so many, he was never tempted by failure. He never felt powerless or trapped. \nHe was an optimist. He stood in constant defiance. When the Secretary of State teamed up with J.P. Morgan and the Honduran government in a way contrary to Zemurray's interests, he simply changed the Honduran government. When United Fruit drew a line at the Utila River and said, \"You shall not cross,\" he crossed anyway. When he was forbidden to build a bridge, he built a bridge but called it something else. \nFor every move, there is a countermove. For every disaster, there is a recovery. He never lost faith in his own agency. With his fortune fast diminishing, it was time to act.\n\nThis is the story of Sam Zemurray, and we have a lot to learn from him.\nSource for this episode: \nThe Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen\nLinks:\nAmbition website\nAmbition Summit\nFollow Justin on Twitter\nConnect with Justin on LinkedIn ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A-0MqXQQBnkzQseMH2SiANoWjNiADfzGy1n6wDpLCyc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTU0/NDA5M2ZjMGM3N2Mx/N2Y5YmJhMjZmMmE4/NTA4YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}