AMERICAN ACHIEVERS explores the power of ambition, commitment to excellence, risk-taking and tenacity in pursuit of the American Dream. Coming in 2026: Season 5! Hosted and produced by author, documentary filmmaker, and media trailblazer Keith Dunnavant, who has been interviewing newsmakers for more than four decades, including many years as an award-winning print journalist in New York and Atlanta, directing coverage of sports, media, business, culture and politics. Widely acclaimed for his history books, including THE MISSING RING, MONTANA and the Cold War biography SPY PILOT, Dunnavant directed the ESPN Films documentary BART STARR, produced WISHBONE for the sports network, and has also produced/directed independent films including the syndicated THREE DAYS AT FOSTER. With each episode of AMERICAN ACHIEVERS, Dunnavant explores the life of an accomplished individual who has relentlessly chased success and fulfillment, often battling through significant adversity and reflecting universal lessons that strike at the heart of the American experience. Featuring entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, astronauts, media figures and civic leaders. KeithDunnavant.com
Episodes
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Technology entrepreneur Rodney Williams talks about failing the first grade, the aspirational outlook that shaped his development, the business lessons he learned around his mother's beauty shop, and why he decided to walk away from a big job at Procter & Gamble to co-found the pioneering ultrasonic connectivity company LISNR.
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