The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape

By: Gail DeGeorge

Published January 31st 1997 by Wiley (first published October 17th 1995)

Category: Business

Pages: 354 pages

ISBN: 9780471159032

Description:
This riveting book goes beyond the media hype to explore Huizenga's winning combination of business strategies, management style, and vision. Provides an inside look at Huizenga's own perspectives on what has made him such a phenomenal business success in such a diverse assortment of businesses--from lawn care, pest control and a bottled water service to the mammoth Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, as well as the several sports ventures he owns including the Miami Dolphins. Features insights and anecdotes from executives who have worked for him at Waste Management and Blockbuster. Describes what's ahead for Huizenga now that Blockbuster is part of Viacom and Paramount Communications.