Formulating Solutions: Lessons from an Unexpected Entrepreneurial Journey - Hardcover

Bening, P Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1544538626 ISBN 13: 9781544538624

Publisher: Roni Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

FROM THE CEO WHO LED THE COMPANY THAT MADE TIDE PODS A REALITY, THEN HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHO HE WAS WITHOUT IT.

P. Scott Bening led MonoSol for 33 years, sold it to Kuraray, and planned to stay three years to manage the transition. He stayed ten.

Stepping away proved harder than expected. After decades spent building a company around its people and culture, the decisions suddenly belonged to someone else.

The Back Nine follows that transition from CEO to advisor, mentor, and retiree. It begins with the mentor who spent his final two months personally handing off every client relationship he had built. Four decades later, Bening found himself in the same position.

Across six chapters, he writes about giving up authority, finding purpose after a career ends, mentoring the next generation, dealing with unfairness, adapting to social and technological change, and learning to let others take over.

For anyone who has spent decades building a career, company, or reputation, The Back Nine is a candid account of what happens when the title goes away, but the experience remains.

About this title

About the Author

While President and CEO of MonoSol, LLC, P. Scott Bening led the scaling of the company from infancy to a global leader in the consumer goods, multibillion-dollar detergent market. Water-soluble unit dose has become the global norm thanks to Scott's mastery of partnership navigation, marketing strategies, unique chemistry, and engineering advancements. He is now CEO of MBS2 Advisors, a strategic marketing organization that specializes in mentoring entrepreneurs, executives, and other business leaders. Scott is a proud graduate of St. Lawrence University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a board member of Butler University. In 2010, he was inducted as a Fellow in The Society of Innovators of Indiana and was honored by the 111th Congress of the United States by Congressman Peter Visclosky. He is also a member of the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

Edition details

• Publisher: Roni Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544538626
• ISBN 13: 9781544538624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256