{"product_id":"making-a-way-out-of-no-way-9781941859919","title":"Making A Way Out of No Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking a Way of No Way is a unique and inspiring success story, narrated by a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseasoned, practical and insightful African American man in a tone that is at once\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthentic and philosophical. More than a mere autobiography, this book details the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife and experiences of a child born to a working-class Black family in Chicago's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Side during the 1940s. The crucible of his family and Chicago's South Side\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommunity produced a young man who, against long odds, attended and graduated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom DePaul University, ultimately earning an MBA in finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis career in banking is a testament to his courage and commitment to breaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough racial barriers and redefining possibilities for those who would follow. He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas been an inspiring example as one of the first Black Executive Vice Presidents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat Wells Fargo Bank and one of the very few black senior executives in the country\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erunning a major financial institution's corporate and institutional banking business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Grisham was also one of the country's first banking executives to create and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erun multicultural community banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also a personal story, involving struggle, pain, loss and renewal, with a good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edose of literary musing, philosophy and a move to Oakland, California, where he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emade many good friends who continue to influence and support him. In Oakland, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe lost Jane, his dedicated wife, dedicated mother and grandmother of his children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand grandchildren, and his partner of 50 years, to cancer, and in time he found an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einspiring, passionate and brilliant professor and author in Dr Paulina Rosa Van, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho is his wife and partner today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasusbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941859919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnold T. Grisham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397764972725,"sku":"9781941859919","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8a3fd378-54eb-47fc-be71-35ac3f636c86.jpg?v=1702393942","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/making-a-way-out-of-no-way-9781941859919","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}