Donald Gulbrandsen is the founder of Gulbrandsen Technologies and Gulbrandsen Chemicals. Gulbrandsen Technologies manufactures water treatment products, intermediates and electronic etchants. Gulbrandsen Chemicals manufacturers chemical intermediates, fine chemicals and catalysts used in the process industry.
Donald Gulbrandsen is a graduate of Cornell University.
So I started the company in 1984 recycling byproduct chemicals and I graduated that year as a chemical engineer and history major here at Cornell and prior to that I grew up in this small family business, mom and dad were chemical distributors, we had three truck drivers and as a young boy, I went d...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Donald Gulbrandsen Discusses Expansion To India and Separation of Company To Two Business Units
Donald Gulbrandsen States Engineers Have Excellent Problem Solving Skills But Sometimes Get Lost In The Details
Donald Gulbrandsen States Advantage of Being a Young Entrepreneur Is a Different Risk Profile
Donald Gulbrandsen States Relationships In Family Businesses Require Specific Consideration
Donald Gulbrandsen States Importance of Becoming Comfortable With the Emotionally Uncomfortable Aspects of Business
Donald Gulbrandsen Shares Example Where Moment of Crisis Led To Competitive Advantage
Donald Gulbrandsen States If You Never Delegate, You Can Never Move On To More Important Things
Donald Gulbrandsen Discusses Importance of Understanding People and Cultural Differences
Donald Gulbrandsen States Importance of Being Open-Minded So You Can React To Unknowns
Donald Gulbrandsen States Watching People Make and Recover From Mistakes Is A Valuable Management Tool
Donald Gulbrandsen States Great Leadership Moments Come When You Can Openly Discuss Failures
Donald Gulbrandsen States Mistakes Can Also Occur When You Don't Take Advantage Of New Opportunities
