

Barefoot to Billionaire
Reflections on a Life's Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer
Author: Jon Huntsman
Narrator: Don Hagen
Unabridged: 18 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Published: 11/01/2014
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Business, Memoirs
Synopsis
In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife Karen founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and have since dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. They don’t plan to stop giving until the battle is won.
In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values.