sam wiley. sam is one of the most important entrepreneurs. he has founded so many different types of companies -- bonanza steakhouses, michael's stores, and green mountain energy. he has also written a book, which is part autobiography and part inspirational. what it takes to grow a successful company, and the ideas that came into fruition. we are going to be talking about green mountain energy. he started this in 1997, when hardly anyone knew about renewables. sam wiley. michael is the founder, president of ceo of a company that is the largest independent wind developer, and it is actively expanding smaller operations. they now have 5000 megawatts of renewables. in less than 10 years, he grew to a 12000 megawatts of grenoble's -- grenoble's -- renewables. he also is a philanthropist. in the 6 years since it has been founded, it has the highest visibility of any program in the business school. t. boone pickens is the founder of bp capital, and he has been called one of the 100 most influental pe