Summary: <p>You wouldn’t think someone who grew up in poverty and with an abusive father — who was also a pimp — would end up becoming a successful president and CEO. But that’s the story of JT McCormick. He used lessons he learned as a child, in his first job cleaning toilets, and in how his father treated others to become the man he is now.</p> <p><em>JT McCormick was raised poor and is the son of a pimp. He’s now the President & CEO at Book in a Box and was the President of technology company HeadSpring previously. He’s also the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Got-There-Overcame-Poverty-American/dp/1619615568/ref=la_B01N1SAKP8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525693083&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.</a></em></p> <p>You wouldn’t think someone who grew up in poverty and with an abusive father — who was also a pimp — would end up becoming a successful president and CEO. But that’s the story of JT McCormick. He used lessons he learned as a child, in his first job cleaning toilets, and in how his father treated others to become the man he is now.</p> <p><em>JT McCormick was raised poor and is the son of a pimp. He’s now the President & CEO at Book in a Box and was the President of technology company HeadSpring previously. He’s also the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Got-There-Overcame-Poverty-American/dp/1619615568/ref=la_B01N1SAKP8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525693083&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.</a></em></p>
