DAVID A. JONES Always Moving Forward
A memoir of friends, family, and building Humana
by David A. Jones
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Pub Date Oct 10 2023 | Archive Date Mar 06 2024
Old Stone Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
The story of friends, family, hometown values – and an entrepreneur who changed American healthcare forever.
In 1961, David Jones and another young lawyer borrowed $1,000 each to build a nursing home. That modest investment turned into Humana: first the largest nursing home company in the U.S., then the most prominent hospital corporation, and today one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, with 65,000 employees and a value of $65 billion.
“I’ve always believed nothing is being done that can’t be done better,” Jones writes in this engaging account of American entrepreneurship. He also advocates hiring ordinary people who learn fast and get things done rather than relying on expert credentials.
But DAVID A. JONES Always Moving Forward is about so much more:
• The controversy over for-profit medicine: Jones explains why he was “proudly not non-profit.”
• The artificial heart: The world watched as a Humana team implanted the Jarvik-7 into a man who lived 620 days.
• A sixteen-year-long humanitarian mission: After the collapse of the Berlin Wall and Eastern European economies, President George H. W. Bush asked Jones to help rebuild the Romanian healthcare system, which had been devastated by war and a corrupt dictator.
• 9/11: Jones and 23 Humana executives were at Ground Zero when the planes hit. They tell the harrowing story.
• Life lessons learned: For example, “Family first” and “You don’t have a clear idea unless it fits on the back of a business card.”
• Business failures as well as successes.
Jones also was a great philanthropist, although mostly anonymously. His final legacy is one of the largest metropolitan parks completed this century – a project he and one of his sons led in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
A Note From the Publisher
Other contributors include Bob Hill, Interviewer; David A. Jones Jr., Editor; Jill Johnson-Keeney, Editor
ePub: 9781938462641
ePDF: 9781938462658
Designed by Julia Comer
Other contributors include Bob Hill, Interviewer; David A. Jones Jr., Editor; Jill Johnson-Keeney, Editor
ePub: 9781938462641
ePDF: 9781938462658
Advance Praise
An inspiring autobiography of the man who co-founded Humana, gave away most of his billion-dollar fortune and managed to get home for dinner almost every night.
"An inspirational homage to a trailblazing humanitarian entrepreneur, dedicated family man, and “endless optimist."
~ KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Always Moving Forward is the compelling memoir of a man whose company transformed health care in the United States."
~ Foreword Reviews
"David Jones was the single most influential friend and mentor I’ve had in my entire career. I’ve never forgotten what he told me when I was starting out: ‘The most important word in the English language is focus.’”
– U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
David cared about one thing more than any other: helping people. He brought many new ideas to health care, and Humana and the people we serve benefited every time.”
– Bruce Broussard, president and CEO, Humana.
His long relationship with the Yale Law School was not about the pride of mutual prestige but about unleashing transformative potential. Because of his leadership and investment, this is a more inclusive, impactful, and innovative place.”
– Heather Gerken, Dean, Yale Law School
You name a successful initiative in this community; you can bet David Jones was in the mix somewhere.”
– Jerry Abramson, former mayor of Louisville, Kentucky.
I’ve heard it said that your mind grows by what you bring in, but your heart grows by what you give out. This was certainly true with David Jones, who possessed one of the biggest hearts I have ever had the pleasure to know.”
– Rev. Kevin Cosby, St. Stephen Baptist Church and President, Simmons College of Kentucky
Marketing Plan
BOOK SIGNING EVENTS:
October 16, 2023, Kentucky Author’s Forum, https://kentuckyauthorforum.com/
December 7, 2023, The Filson Historical Society, https://filsonhistorical.org/
BOOK SIGNING EVENTS:
October 16, 2023, Kentucky Author’s Forum, https://kentuckyauthorforum.com/
December 7, 2023, The Filson Historical Society, https://filsonhistorical.org/
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781938462634 |
| PRICE | $34.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 473 |
