Gary C CooperGARY C. COOPER was 28 when his father died suddenly, making him CEO of a South Carolina health care business with 500 employees, $25M in revenue, and ten partners much older than him. Two months after his father's funeral the bank called all their lons, demanding $30M in 30 days. So began Gary's roller coaster ride into workaholism, alcoholism, near bankruptcy, and family strife, culminating in a doctor's grim diagnosis: "You have less than a month to live." But Gary turned everything around. Today he is sober, healthy, happy, his family is reunited, and his company, Palmetto Infusion Inc., is valued at $400M. How he did it reveals three astounding secrets that turn best business practices upside down. Read More Read Less