Scott Smith

Scott S. Smith is a freelance journalist, whose 1,600 articles have appeared in 180 publications, Investor’s Business Daily. He has interviewed such influentials as Bill Gates, Stan Lee, Meg Whitman, Kirk Douglas, Howard Schultz, Barbara Corcoran, Dean Koontz, Richard Branson, and Kathy Ireland. His recent book, Extraordinary People: Real Life Lessons on What It Takes to Achieve Success looks at the careers of 21 famous people, past and present, to understand the attitudes and actions that can help anyone achieve their goals. These include Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, author Anne Rice, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, music producer Quincy Jones, and Catherine the Great of Russia.