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CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE WALT DISNEY WAY
Everyone knows Walt Disney, but do they know Walt Disney? A life fairly shrouded in mystery, this iconic persona has left a legacy in the domain of creativity that no one has been able to surpass in recent history.
In this one-of-a-kind self-help book, the world’s greatest storyteller has their story told! Educationist and inspirational guru, Virender Kapoor analyses the Disney story and derives entrepreneurial lessons, explaining how readers can successfully employ them in their own lives. It was Disney, first with Mickey Mouse and then his films—most notably, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi—who transformed animation from a novelty to an art form.
However, few know of Disney’s humble upbringing in rural America, learning to draw farm animals and flowers, his passion for his gift and his many entrepreneurial struggles in the rise to become a legend.
Creative Entrepreneurship is more than just a timeline of Disney events and a collection of interesting stories. It’s a guidebook which can be used to learn how passion for your chosen work and the potential, purpose and perseverance to build it can undeniably lead to your success.
In this one-of-a-kind self-help book, the world’s greatest storyteller has their story told! Educationist and inspirational guru, Virender Kapoor analyses the Disney story and derives entrepreneurial lessons, explaining how readers can successfully employ them in their own lives. It was Disney, first with Mickey Mouse and then his films—most notably, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi—who transformed animation from a novelty to an art form.
However, few know of Disney’s humble upbringing in rural America, learning to draw farm animals and flowers, his passion for his gift and his many entrepreneurial struggles in the rise to become a legend.
Creative Entrepreneurship is more than just a timeline of Disney events and a collection of interesting stories. It’s a guidebook which can be used to learn how passion for your chosen work and the potential, purpose and perseverance to build it can undeniably lead to your success.
141 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 5, 2022
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About the author
Virender Kapoor
62 books5 followersVirender Kapoor- A thinker, educationist, author, columnist, and an inspirational guru.
An Indian who wears many hats, an educationist of repute, B.E E&TC, Masters in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, he also holds an MA in International relations. PG Diploma in Marketing.
He was the Director of a prestigious management Institute under the Symbiosis umbrella.
As a celebrity author, his name appears with the likes of Thomas Friedman and Dale Carnegie. His books are now available in eight regional and foreign languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Talegu , Malayalam , Tamil, Punjabi and Vietnamese.( three books)
His areas of interest are Human excellence, work life balance, motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Value based leadership, Value system, learning from luminaries, writing skills, oratory, technology, International relations and more.
He writes for Economic Times, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Rediff (Regular page), Trunicle, Cyber Media, Daily O India Today, OpIndia.
He wrote a half page fortnightly column for TOI (News In Education) to motivate School children for 18 months.
His articles have been translated in Hindi and widely published by Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala.
His book reviews and interviews have appeared in almost all Major newspapers and Business Today, business India and Business World, competition Success review, The Week.
He has authored more than three dozen books as of now which are on Amazon worldwide and several of his books are in the pipeline.
He has written books for Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Rupa publishers, UBSPD, Allied.
Conducted more than 100 two day workshops based on his books and around hundred plus talk shows in India and abroad
Reach him at
Twitter- @virenderkapoor
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email- virenderkapoor21@yahoo.com
An Indian who wears many hats, an educationist of repute, B.E E&TC, Masters in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, he also holds an MA in International relations. PG Diploma in Marketing.
He was the Director of a prestigious management Institute under the Symbiosis umbrella.
As a celebrity author, his name appears with the likes of Thomas Friedman and Dale Carnegie. His books are now available in eight regional and foreign languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Talegu , Malayalam , Tamil, Punjabi and Vietnamese.( three books)
His areas of interest are Human excellence, work life balance, motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Value based leadership, Value system, learning from luminaries, writing skills, oratory, technology, International relations and more.
He writes for Economic Times, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Rediff (Regular page), Trunicle, Cyber Media, Daily O India Today, OpIndia.
He wrote a half page fortnightly column for TOI (News In Education) to motivate School children for 18 months.
His articles have been translated in Hindi and widely published by Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala.
His book reviews and interviews have appeared in almost all Major newspapers and Business Today, business India and Business World, competition Success review, The Week.
He has authored more than three dozen books as of now which are on Amazon worldwide and several of his books are in the pipeline.
He has written books for Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Rupa publishers, UBSPD, Allied.
Conducted more than 100 two day workshops based on his books and around hundred plus talk shows in India and abroad
Reach him at
Twitter- @virenderkapoor
email- virenderkapoor21@yahoo.com
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July 13, 2024
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable. “- Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney, creator of the iconic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Bambi, Pinocchio and many other lovable and nostalgic cartoon characters is an entrepreneurial inspiration.
Virender Kapoor pens this insightful entrepreneurial guide portraying Walt Disney’s creative and unrelenting spirit for success, his constant hustle to explore untapped dimensions in animation and theatre making him a global success.The successful gardens and theme parks with adorable and entertaining Disney stories are a progressive marvel that came into being through a visionary mindset. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse is synonymous to childhood for many of us here and this lucid book impacts the mind in more ways than expected.
Success comes after multiple failures and unrelenting persistence, through this book the reader gets to know the man and his journey that impresses and inspires.
I highly recommend this quick read for a refreshing and motivating premise. This book might help you leave your reading slump, try it.
Walter Elias Disney, creator of the iconic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Bambi, Pinocchio and many other lovable and nostalgic cartoon characters is an entrepreneurial inspiration.
Virender Kapoor pens this insightful entrepreneurial guide portraying Walt Disney’s creative and unrelenting spirit for success, his constant hustle to explore untapped dimensions in animation and theatre making him a global success.The successful gardens and theme parks with adorable and entertaining Disney stories are a progressive marvel that came into being through a visionary mindset. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse is synonymous to childhood for many of us here and this lucid book impacts the mind in more ways than expected.
Success comes after multiple failures and unrelenting persistence, through this book the reader gets to know the man and his journey that impresses and inspires.
I highly recommend this quick read for a refreshing and motivating premise. This book might help you leave your reading slump, try it.
July 12, 2022
17th Book of 2022
It happens that we know a well-known personality or an inspirational figure but we often don’t have knowledge about the journey behind what it took them to reach the position they are at. Walt Disney has been one such figure for me. We are lucky to have Rupa Publication who is publishing short books on such figures regularly and making us accustomed with such personalities who can definitely lead to some positive change in our attitude towards our life. I have just completed reading “Creative Entrepreneurship: The Walt Disney way” written by one of my favorite authors, Virender Kapoor. This is a short book of just 135-pages which tells us enough to get inspired and motivated by the life of Walt Disney.
You can complete this book within two hours itself and that’s what Virender has also mentioned in one of the sections that if the world is loving short videos in reel format and you produce your marketing videos in long format then there’s going to be minimal traction in your product sale. He is writing biographies in the same format whereas it can be written in around 500-pages because every such personality has a wonderful life journey but Virender choses to describe it in as less words as possible to make it easy for people to read and grasp the learnings from their life. I like how Virender doesn’t keep things for readers to interpret but either through his direct conversation with readers or the headers of the section, he makes it easier for people to understand what are the takeaways of the respective piece.
Author is successful in providing us the lessons from Walt Disney’s life if implemented can definitely moot our life to next level. The courageous and hard-working attitude of Disney is described very aptly. I was able to imagine him while working on his creativity. The best part is how Kapoor has narrated the whole story keeping in mind the theme of creative entrepreneurship which is also the title of the book. The current era is all about people in creative field wanting to build their own brand through their content – either online or offline. This book will definitely make them understand the skill sets and attitude required to walk on this tough path.
I am glad that Virender has not only used the successful achievements of Walt Disney to influence us but also discusses about his failures, mistakes and ego issues. It is really fulfilling to know that an achiever like him also had issues to deal with. Author also talks about how his marriage life was thoroughly impacted due to his passion of creating cartoons and animated characters. We also get to know about his depression being highlighted and given due attention even in the era of early 1900s – something which is considered taboo even now in 21st century for many of us. How his over-obsession led him to treat his colleagues and sub-ordinates badly that many of them left working with him. We also realize how he couldn’t understand how to handle money throughout his career due to which he was always struggling with it being in debt most of the times.
The last chapter is such a powerful boost as it lists down everything that we can learn from this powerful creative and determined man named Walt Disney. Post the last chapter, author yet again gives takeaway pointers in numbered bullets for our ease. Virender has written this short biography in a manner which can be gifted to someone who’s just 12 years old and this will be an interesting read even for someone who has retired. There are not many short book authors who can manage to write for such a vast range of audience. I give this book 5 stars out of 5. It deserves nothing less. It’s enough to transform your attitude at work and lead a successful and determined life.
Thanks!
WRITING BUDDHA
It happens that we know a well-known personality or an inspirational figure but we often don’t have knowledge about the journey behind what it took them to reach the position they are at. Walt Disney has been one such figure for me. We are lucky to have Rupa Publication who is publishing short books on such figures regularly and making us accustomed with such personalities who can definitely lead to some positive change in our attitude towards our life. I have just completed reading “Creative Entrepreneurship: The Walt Disney way” written by one of my favorite authors, Virender Kapoor. This is a short book of just 135-pages which tells us enough to get inspired and motivated by the life of Walt Disney.
You can complete this book within two hours itself and that’s what Virender has also mentioned in one of the sections that if the world is loving short videos in reel format and you produce your marketing videos in long format then there’s going to be minimal traction in your product sale. He is writing biographies in the same format whereas it can be written in around 500-pages because every such personality has a wonderful life journey but Virender choses to describe it in as less words as possible to make it easy for people to read and grasp the learnings from their life. I like how Virender doesn’t keep things for readers to interpret but either through his direct conversation with readers or the headers of the section, he makes it easier for people to understand what are the takeaways of the respective piece.
Author is successful in providing us the lessons from Walt Disney’s life if implemented can definitely moot our life to next level. The courageous and hard-working attitude of Disney is described very aptly. I was able to imagine him while working on his creativity. The best part is how Kapoor has narrated the whole story keeping in mind the theme of creative entrepreneurship which is also the title of the book. The current era is all about people in creative field wanting to build their own brand through their content – either online or offline. This book will definitely make them understand the skill sets and attitude required to walk on this tough path.
I am glad that Virender has not only used the successful achievements of Walt Disney to influence us but also discusses about his failures, mistakes and ego issues. It is really fulfilling to know that an achiever like him also had issues to deal with. Author also talks about how his marriage life was thoroughly impacted due to his passion of creating cartoons and animated characters. We also get to know about his depression being highlighted and given due attention even in the era of early 1900s – something which is considered taboo even now in 21st century for many of us. How his over-obsession led him to treat his colleagues and sub-ordinates badly that many of them left working with him. We also realize how he couldn’t understand how to handle money throughout his career due to which he was always struggling with it being in debt most of the times.
The last chapter is such a powerful boost as it lists down everything that we can learn from this powerful creative and determined man named Walt Disney. Post the last chapter, author yet again gives takeaway pointers in numbered bullets for our ease. Virender has written this short biography in a manner which can be gifted to someone who’s just 12 years old and this will be an interesting read even for someone who has retired. There are not many short book authors who can manage to write for such a vast range of audience. I give this book 5 stars out of 5. It deserves nothing less. It’s enough to transform your attitude at work and lead a successful and determined life.
Thanks!
WRITING BUDDHA
July 8, 2022
" That's the Real Trouble with the world. Too many people grow up."
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊:-
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- Creative Entrepreneurship
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Virender Kapoor
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ:- Rupa Publication
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
Disney World is not an unknown name for anyone. But the journey of achieving it is long devastating struggling & full of ups n downs.
.
This is the story Walt Disney & his life which is full of struggle.
.
His childhood was very much struggling as he was starving for a single piece of bread. But he never lose hope & tried to give his best for survival.
.
He started cartoon business which he named as cartoon business is not for cartoons. Then the mouse is born & rest is history.
.
The beginning of the cartoon world is not easy but something different for sure.
.
To know more about his life grab the book & give it a try.
👉𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :-
🙂 Cover of the book is aesthetic & the retro touch makes it stand out from others.
🙂 Writing style of the book is nice. Author beautifully penned down the whole life of Walt Disney simply inspiring.
🙂 Langauge used in the book is not easy nor too hard. In some parts you may find it difficult to understand otherwise it's an easy read.
🙂 It's just like a full fledged film an biography is running in front of your eyes. Once you started reading it you are not going to put it down before completing it fully.
🙂 The chapter "What made Walt Disney Walt Disney" is the show stopper for me. The way it is presented & the way author just connects to it, he nailed it in one go.
🙂 The quotes used in the beginning of each chapters & between the chapters adds an extra punch to the reading experience.
🙂 If there were some images of Disney World is added in the book that will make the book a perfect one & would give a visualising touch to it too.
🙂Book is fast paced but there is no frame drop no hurriness can be marked in it as author keeps it simple & soothing to read.
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 :- 🌟🌟🌟🌟
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊:-
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- Creative Entrepreneurship
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Virender Kapoor
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ:- Rupa Publication
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
Disney World is not an unknown name for anyone. But the journey of achieving it is long devastating struggling & full of ups n downs.
.
This is the story Walt Disney & his life which is full of struggle.
.
His childhood was very much struggling as he was starving for a single piece of bread. But he never lose hope & tried to give his best for survival.
.
He started cartoon business which he named as cartoon business is not for cartoons. Then the mouse is born & rest is history.
.
The beginning of the cartoon world is not easy but something different for sure.
.
To know more about his life grab the book & give it a try.
👉𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :-
🙂 Cover of the book is aesthetic & the retro touch makes it stand out from others.
🙂 Writing style of the book is nice. Author beautifully penned down the whole life of Walt Disney simply inspiring.
🙂 Langauge used in the book is not easy nor too hard. In some parts you may find it difficult to understand otherwise it's an easy read.
🙂 It's just like a full fledged film an biography is running in front of your eyes. Once you started reading it you are not going to put it down before completing it fully.
🙂 The chapter "What made Walt Disney Walt Disney" is the show stopper for me. The way it is presented & the way author just connects to it, he nailed it in one go.
🙂 The quotes used in the beginning of each chapters & between the chapters adds an extra punch to the reading experience.
🙂 If there were some images of Disney World is added in the book that will make the book a perfect one & would give a visualising touch to it too.
🙂Book is fast paced but there is no frame drop no hurriness can be marked in it as author keeps it simple & soothing to read.
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 :- 🌟🌟🌟🌟
September 13, 2022
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
The 141 pages long the book at hand mainly revolve around the in-depth analysis of the real side of an individual who is responsible for making all our childhood dreams special through characters such as Mickey Mouse, Pinnochio, etc. The underlying mystery of Walt-Disney makes him an individual whose truer insights have been obscured by himself. However, as one may perceive from the title itself, the author takes into account various facets of Walt's life and details his truer entrepreneurial insights and the implications and learning that we may derive from it. Having been further divided into 9 chapters and the first chapter of the book begins with a quote that showed Walt's longing and penchant for the wilderness and further begins by making the readers aware of his legacy. As the chapters progress further, a systematic approach is followed and the underlying theme of the book is well maintained.
The writing style of the book has been kept simple and easy to surmise and at the same time, the author verily infused aspects of self-help and entrepreneurship which is for the readers to see and reflect on. The whole of the stated aspects makes this book a must-read for anyone willing to learn vital entrepreneurial lessons.
The 141 pages long the book at hand mainly revolve around the in-depth analysis of the real side of an individual who is responsible for making all our childhood dreams special through characters such as Mickey Mouse, Pinnochio, etc. The underlying mystery of Walt-Disney makes him an individual whose truer insights have been obscured by himself. However, as one may perceive from the title itself, the author takes into account various facets of Walt's life and details his truer entrepreneurial insights and the implications and learning that we may derive from it. Having been further divided into 9 chapters and the first chapter of the book begins with a quote that showed Walt's longing and penchant for the wilderness and further begins by making the readers aware of his legacy. As the chapters progress further, a systematic approach is followed and the underlying theme of the book is well maintained.
The writing style of the book has been kept simple and easy to surmise and at the same time, the author verily infused aspects of self-help and entrepreneurship which is for the readers to see and reflect on. The whole of the stated aspects makes this book a must-read for anyone willing to learn vital entrepreneurial lessons.
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