It Mattered to Me: A tribute to the life and lessons of William Beeber, R.Ph.

Benjamin Franklin once said, €œTell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.€ Every good business mentor knows that the best way to train a mentee is to provide hands-on experience with all aspects of a business€s operation. In It Mattered to Me, Jeff Stamps offers a host of entertaining stories about his unforgettable mentor, pharmacist William Beeber. The inimitable €œMr. Beeber€ was passionate about the pharmacy profession, and though he practiced in a humble strip mall in Trotwood, Ohio, he played a leading role in developing the long-term care pharmacy industry into what it is today. Jeff recounts, in a humorous and colorful fashion, the many life and business lessons he learned from Mr. Beeber. Jeff€s recollections span from his days as Mr. Beeber€s eager, young pharmacy student intern to his years as a senior executive in the long-term care pharmacy industry. Throughout his career, Jeff applied the time-tested business principles he learned from Mr. Beeber, some of which included €˜be prompt, be humble, be confident (not cocky), cultivate relationships, and strive to be an expert in every aspect of your business.€ While training others, Jeff frequently told €œMr. Beeber stories,€ and this book is the result of his listeners€ entreaties to €œwrite those stories down!€ This engaging and easy-to-read tribute will make every reader long for a winsome, remarkable mentor like William Beeber.