Gordon Berkstresser III shares the fruits of his study of the textile industry.

Ila Hartsell Dodson talks about working in a South Carolina textile mill.

Mack Pearsall recalls his father's role in the Pearsall Plan, a school desegregation strategy in post-Brown North Carolina that allowed parents to move their children to non-integrated schools. He expresses faith that economic progress will positively affect the state's race relations.

Chairman and CEO of Quintiles Transnational Corporation describes his company's success and his business philosophy.

Stan Gryskiewicz worked as a psychologist for the Center for Creative Leadership beginning with its inception in 1970. In this interview (the second of two), Gryskiewicz describes the Center's development in creativity leadership programs and marketing, its evolution and gradual globalization from the 1970s into the 1990s, and the role of various leaders of the organization.

Walter F. Ulmer Jr. served as the president for the Center for Creative Leadership, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1985 to 1995. In this interview, Ulmer discusses various changes the Center underwent during his tenure, focusing primarily on the Center's rapid economic and geographic growth.

Richard Barentine, CEO of the International Home Furnishing Marketing Association, describes his leadership style and his contributions to Winston-Salem's furniture industry.

Mill owner Caesar Cone reflects on the textile industry and what he views as the pernicious influence of government in business and society.

Robert Sidney Smith, president and CEO of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, discusses the hosiery industry in North Carolina and the United States.

George Perkel evaluates the failure of unions in the post-World War II South.

Raymond and Eunice English, along with their son and nephew, worry that Hurricane Floyd may have irreparably crippled the aging Duplin County, North Carolina, farming community.

Kenneth Iverson, president of Nucor Steel, describes his approach to business, Nucor's success, and the changing profile of the steel industry in the United States.

Jim Goodnight describes the founding and growth of his corporation, SAS.

John G. Medlin Jr., CEO of Wachovia, discusses the growth of the Charlotte-based bank.

North Carolina businessman and politician Lauch Faircloth describes his ascent through both business and politics.