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Y'all 6 Cert brehs familiar with his story?
"I vividly remember segregation—separate schools, sitting in the balcony at the movie theater, being barred from the public swimming pool," notes Steward, who was among a small group of African-American high-school students who integrated the public swimming pool in Clinton in 1967.[12]
Steward received his BS degree in business from Central Missouri State University in 1973.[3][5]
In 1999 World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division to form Telcobuy.com. Sales for the two companies continued to grow, although revenues slipped in 2002 as World Wide Technology felt the impact of the technology recession. In 2003 combined reported revenues passed $1 billion, and Steward formed World Wide Technology Holding Company as the parent company for the two firms.[5]
World Wide Technology's 2018 revenue is estimated to be greater than $11 billion,[15] which would rank it as one of St. Louis' largest private companies.
Early life[edit]
Steward was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Dorothy Elizabeth Massingale (1928 - present), a homemaker, and Harold Lloyd Steward (1925-1999), a mechanic.[5][9] In 1953, the family moved to Clinton, Missouri.[10] As a child growing up in Clinton, Steward faced poverty and discrimination.[11]"I vividly remember segregation—separate schools, sitting in the balcony at the movie theater, being barred from the public swimming pool," notes Steward, who was among a small group of African-American high-school students who integrated the public swimming pool in Clinton in 1967.[12]
Steward received his BS degree in business from Central Missouri State University in 1973.[3][5]
Business career[edit]
After graduating from college, Steward worked at Wagner Electric as a production manager (1974–1975), a sales representative at Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (1975–1979), and a senior account executive at Federal Express (1979–1984), where he was recognized as salesman of the year and inducted into the company's hall of fame in 1981. He owned Transportation Business Specialists and Transport Administrative Services in the years leading up to founding World Wide Technology.[5] He is also a founder of Telcobuy, a global technology and supply chain management company.[13]World Wide Technology[edit]
In 1990, Steward founded World Wide Technology, a systems integrator.[3] In 1993, WWT concentrated its focus on the implementation of enterprise wide imaging, conversion services, and telecommunication networks.[14]In 1999 World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division to form Telcobuy.com. Sales for the two companies continued to grow, although revenues slipped in 2002 as World Wide Technology felt the impact of the technology recession. In 2003 combined reported revenues passed $1 billion, and Steward formed World Wide Technology Holding Company as the parent company for the two firms.[5]
World Wide Technology's 2018 revenue is estimated to be greater than $11 billion,[15] which would rank it as one of St. Louis' largest private companies.
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