Journey To Success

Dr. Nido Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with little knowledge of English, no contacts and only $50 in his pocket. His life has been an amazing success story. As an educator, he is president of High Point University, an undergraduate and graduate institution with 4,500 students from over 51 countries and 44 states.  He has written numerous books and scores of audio and video learning programs distributed worldwide.  His foundation provides scholarships to 48 deserving young people each year.  To-date the Qubein Foundation has granted more than 700 scholarships, worth over six million dollars. As a business leader, he is chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company with 220 stores in 43 states and past president of the Big South Athletic Conference. He serves on the boards of several national organizations including BB&T, a Fortune 500 company with 155 billion-dollars in assets, the La-Z-Boy Corporation, one of the largest and most recognized furniture brands worldwide and DOTS, a fashion apparel