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How to Use What You’ve Got
to Get What You Want

Marilyn Tam
Executive Director and Co-founder
Us Foundation
P.O Box 5780
Santa Barbara, CA 93150
805-969-7685

MARILYN TAM
Us FOUNDATION
marilyntam@usfoundation.org
http://www.usfoundation.org/
http://www.howtousewhatyouvegot.com

BIOGRAPHY
Born in Hong Kong to a traditional Chinese family, Marilyn Tam was an unlikely candidate for corporate stardom. Her distinguished background includes prominent executive roles at numerous of world-class companies, including Vice President of Nike, President of Reebok Apparel & Retail Group, and CEO of Aveda. She is also a successful entrepreneur, having developed and built three companies in fields as diverse as a corporate consulting & training company, a web portal company and a supply chain software company.

Currently Marilyn consults and speaks with Fortune 100 company leaders, governments and non-profits on leadership, diversity, change management and how to integrate social & environmental concerns into business. www.HowToUseWhatYouveGot.com

Marilyn was awarded The Reebok Human Rights Award for her humanitarian work. She is a board member of SCORE Association, the US Small Business Administration’s resource arm to small businesses, Global Future (Future 500) and Peace at Home. She served for five years on the international board of The Reebok Human Rights Foundation.

Marilyn is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Us Foundation, which networks globally to create more harmony and well being for the disadvantaged all over the world. www.Usfoundation.org

In 2004 Marilyn was recognized as one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in the USA by Fempreneur magazine. Jack Canfield detailed her work in his book on the strategies for success, “The Success Principles”. She is featured as one of 50 women in the best selling book, “Fearless Women, midlife portraits” by Nancy Alspaugh, Marilyn Kentz, Mary Ann Halpin in 2005.

Ms. Tam is a lifetime member of Who’s Who World Wide and is listed in Who’s Who in American Women.

In May 2006 Marilyn was awarded the Artemis Award by the Euro American Women’s Council for her business and humanitarian work internationally. The Greek Government created a postage stamp with Marilyn’s image on it in her honor.

In her internationally selling book, How to Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want, Marilyn joins her business acumen with her goal of giving back to light the way for others to achieve their highest dreams.

ARTICLES/BOOKS
How to Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want

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