<p><a href="http://new.corepurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/lynn-tilton-light-in-the-world.jpg"><img style="border-width:0;" border="0" alt="Lynn Tilton light in the world" src="http://new.corepurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/lynn-tilton-light-in-the-world_thumb.jpg" width="481" height="362"></a>&nbsp;</p> <p>This week, while in NYC launching <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Fable-Leaders-Teams/dp/0974705691/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" target="_blank">The Recipe: A fable for Leaders and Teams</a>, our new book by <a href="http://www.amilya.com/about-amilya/" target="_blank">Amilya Antonetti</a>, I got to meet an amazing woman.&nbsp; Her name is <a href="http://www.patriarchpartners.com/lynntilton" target="_blank">Lynn Tilton</a> - and boy is she making a difference!</p> <p>It's not every day that you meet a girl from the Bronx who has worked her way up to not only phenomenal success (her company <a href="http://www.patriarchpartners.com/" target="_blank">Patriarch Partners</a> has SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS under management) but who is so "together" that her success comes not from a desire for cash but from a drive to make a difference for others by saving companies and saving and creating American jobs. </p> <p>Lynn was one of three leaders that AMA Enterprises and CorePurpose honored as inspiring leaders at a private VIP and Media Event in New York as we launched The Recipe.&nbsp; While the book is a story about how teams and leaders come together, Lynn's LIFE is a prime example of how one woman's quest to make a difference can affect millions!&nbsp;&nbsp; (You can see more pictures from the event honoring Lynn <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AmilyaAntonetti?v=photos&amp;ref=ts#!/album.php?aid=6936&amp;id=107164955986279" target="_blank">here.</a> )</p> <p>Lynn graciously agreed to answer some of my questions about how she has achieved so much.&nbsp; As she spoke, I learned so much that this is actually the first of a three part series I will be running about our conversation in the week to come.&nbsp; It will start here, continue on <a href="http://www.amilya.com" target="_blank">Amilya.com</a>, and conclude on <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1641253/establishing-value-brass-rings-and-post-of-gold" target="_blank">Going for the Brass Ring, my blog at Fast Company</a>.&nbsp; </p> <h3>So here are some of the first bits that Lynn shared with me...</h3> <h4>It started in the Bronx...</h4> <p>My life journey has evolved from my birthplace - Bronx, NY- through the<br>ivory towers of Yale and Columbia Universities to the male-dominated world<br>of Wall Street.&nbsp; Today, as the founder and CEO of Patriarch Partners, I<br>focus not only on the more than 70 companies in our portfolio, but also on<br>"the Main Streets" of once thriving towns across America, that struggle for<br>survival in the new economy that has turned its back on the American worker.<br>Patriarch's mission is to rebuild America one company at a time and one job<br>at a time and it has been made possible through hard work, an innovative<br>spirit and an unwavering quest for truth and light where others see<br>hopelessness.</p> <blockquote> <p>The truth is cold and hard but the first step on the path to hope and<br>salvation. ~ Lynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners</p></blockquote> <h4>Saving America...Once Company at a Time</h4> <p>My business is founded upon my personal mission...the attempt to save<br>America, one company at a time, one job at a time.&nbsp; The Patriarch platform<br>is built upon the premise that each company otherwise would have been liquidated, but<br>instead saved and rebuilt, is value added to our economy and our nation.<br>With the restructure and renewal of each of these companies, jobs are<br>sustained and created.&nbsp; Over the years we have saved approximately 150<br>companies from the throws of liquidation and 250,000 jobs associated with<br>those companies.</p> <h4>Who was your inspiration?</h4> <p>My father--his teachings and his values--have long been my inspiration.&nbsp; We<br>were raised to give back to the world and to others.&nbsp; It is for this reason<br>that my firm is named Patriarch Partners; in the name of the father.&nbsp; My dad<br>died my junior year in college but that which he taught me lives on in our<br>work and the lives of the families who we touch.&nbsp; </p> <h4>Turning Dust to Diamonds</h4> <p>My business and my personal life no longer have boundaries.&nbsp; I am driven by<br>the cause that this business has become.&nbsp; Knowing the loss of a working<br>parent while young, I experienced the devastation such loss can bring to the<br>structure of a family.&nbsp; That loss and the memory motivates me to spare<br>families from that desolation.&nbsp; In the end, I believe that making money and<br>making the world a better place are not mutually exclusive options.</p> <h4>If you had 3 wishes - what would they be?</h4> <ol> <li>People standing shoulder to shoulder with common vision and perseverance to<br>rebuild America.  <li>A world with more appreciation and less expectation.  <li>A little more calm and sleep for me.</li></ol> <h4></h4> <h4>So that's how we started...</h4> <p>But I have so much more to share.&nbsp; Please stay tuned as the interview continues this weekend on <a href="http://www.amilya.com" target="_blank">Amilya.com</a> and concludes next week on <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1641253/establishing-value-brass-rings-and-post-of-gold" target="_blank">Going for the Brass Ring, my blog at Fast Company</a>.&nbsp; I'll be posting the links on <a href="http://twitter.com/JKWleadership" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CorePurpose" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and through the comments link here on this first part of the series.&nbsp; Just subscribe to the comments here on this post so you don't miss the great insights from Lynn to come.&nbsp; You can also follow Lynn on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynn-Tilton/200134715759" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/lynntilton" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp; I do.&nbsp; :-)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="display:inline;margin:0;padding:0;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:8688f0e7-ac50-44e7-b141-321bb764e882" class="wlWriterSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Lynn%20Tilton" rel="tag">Lynn Tilton</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Patriarch%20Partners" rel="tag">Patriarch Partners</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Leaders" rel="tag">Leaders</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Leadership.%20The%20Recipe%20A%20fable%20for%20leaders%20and%20teams" rel="tag">Leadership. 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