The Sky's the Limit

In The Sky's the Limit: Lessons in Service, Entrepreneurship, and Achieving the American Dream , distinguished Air Force pilot and Founder of Calamos Investments, John P. Calamos, Sr., delivers an inspirational and energizing collection of business lessons and stories gathered from his long and illustrious careers in the Armed Forces and investment industry. New York Times bestselling author, Joe Garner, explores Calamos' extraordinary success, from a stock boy in his parents' grocery store on Chicago's west side, to his 400+ combat missions in Vietnam, to launching his own investment firm and growing it to over $40 billion in assets. The book also discusses the foundations of that success: intelligent risk management and resilience, with each chapter framed as a compelling story combined with a proven business lesson. The Sky's the Limit examines John's life story of his discovery of stock certificates in his family's basement as a teenager, which resulted in a lifelong passion for investing. It also covers his time in the Air Force, including five years of active duty flying B-52 bombers and twelve years in the Reserves flying A-37 fighter jets. Finally, the book explores Calamos' pioneering initiatives to launch one of the first convertible funds in 1985 and one of the first liquid alternative funds in 1990. Perfect for everyone who hopes to replicate Calamos' rags-to-riches journey through the American Dream, The Sky's the Limit: Lessons in Service, Entrepreneurship, and Achieving the American Dream is an invigorating and refreshing account of a life well-spent and the lessons we can all take from it.