Opening Doors: Jim Swenson's Life of Grit, Gratitude and Giving. Jim Swenson started life on the wrong side of the tracks. But he didn't stay there. With guts and the right person's helping hand -- at precisely the right time -- he proved nothing is impossible.

After paying his dues in corporate America, Swenson's goal was to strike out on his own and bring hi-tech printed circuit boards from research to the 1970s marketplace. With a $15,000 second mortgage on the family's house his company -- Details Inc. -- became the fastest quick-turn-around engineering prototype circuit board shop in the United States, with 500 employees and a client list that included Apple, IBM, Motorola and Compaq.

The sale of Details Inc. was the catalyst for the Swenson Family Foundation. The prudent investment of those assets now power ambitious students, treat the sick, and bring hope to those who need it most.

This is his story, along with 13 tried-and-true tips for opening new doors that Swenson wished he'd known back when he faced far too many closed doors.

ISBN: 9780996293631