Carlos Slim Helú, a Mexican magnate known for his astute business strategies, significantly influenced the telecommunications landscape and expanded into sectors like construction and retail. His conglomerate, Grupo Carso, showcases his ability to elevate underutilized assets into profitable ventures, enriching the economic fabric of Latin America.
His profound philanthropic endeavors focus on critical areas such as health, education, and cultural development. Initiatives like comprehensive healthcare improvements and educational enhancement projects have had lasting impacts, often integrated into public policies and practices.
Slim’s philosophy of wealth management emphasizes the duty of wealth for societal improvement, integrating his business success with his commitment to social causes. His approach demonstrates a blueprint for using entrepreneurial success to address systemic challenges, making his perspectives and advice valuable beyond the business community.
Books recommended by Carlos Slim Helu
Mr. Baruch
by Margaret L. Coit
3.5Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
Ling: The Rise, Fall and Return of a Texas Titan
by Stanley H. Brown
3.5Recommended by
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The Crash of ’79
by Paul E. Erdman
3.5Recommended by
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Rodin's Art
by Albert E. Elsen
4.5Recommended by
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Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went
by John Kenneth Galbraith
4.0Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
The Money Machine
by Sarah Bartlett
4.0Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
Common Wealth
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
3.5Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
The Warren Buffett Way
by Robert G. Hagstrom
4.0Recommended by
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Why Things Go Wrong or the Peter Principle Revisited
by Laurence J. Peter
3.5Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
Up the Organization
by Robert C. Townsend
4.0Recommended by
Carlos Slim Helu
The Money Lords
by Matthew Josephson
4.0Recommended by
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Winning Through Intimidation
by Robert J. Ringer
4.0Recommended by
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Leadership
by Rudolph W. Giuliani
3.5Recommended by
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