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Heroes Emerge From Boston Marathon Blast

Gary Hopkins — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:21:07 +0000

So many stories coming of heroic people rushing immediately towards the source of the devastating bomb blasts, disregarding their own safety, to help others.

A roundup of these kinds of stories can be found, of all places, on the UK’s The Telegraph website.

Yes, We Find This Inspiring

Gary Hopkins — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:43:20 +0000

Nick Woodman, 37: GoPro Billionaire

Gary Hopkins — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:53:12 +0000

An inspiring business story from Forbes of the man behind the GoPro camera and how he became a billionaire by age 37: The Billionaire Behind GoPro: The World’s Hottest Camera Company.

He slept in his VW minivan, surfed, hit trade shows and kept improving on his idea. His first year sales were $350,000. In 2012 they were at $521 million, and the San Mateo, Calif. firm currently is valued at $2.25 billion.

Rick Monday’s Greatest Play

Gary Hopkins — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:56:26 +0000

The scoreboard reads, “Rick Monday … You made a great play …”

And he did. This deserves to be remembered: Rick Monday’s Greatest Play

A Sister’s Idea to Help Her Dying Brother Leads to a Major Business Opportunity

Gary Hopkins — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:10:38 +0000

The multi-million dollar business inspiration from a dying brother: The Story Behind RonWear.

A Great Act of Sportsmanship

Gary Hopkins — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:31:45 +0000

Wonderful story from CBS Evening News: Mitchell Marcus big game

Richmond, Va., Man Inspired to a Career in Law and to Prosecute Violent Crimes

Gary Hopkins — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:03:02 +0000

Often, the deepest, most moving form of inspiration is born out of tragedy. That is certainly the case in the story of Virginia Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Timothy Martin, who was 17 when he watched the man charged with his brother’s attempted murder and the murder of his brother’s girlfriend stand trial more than 17 years ago. Both victims were shot in the head. Martin’s brother survived, but the girlfriend did not.

Martin watched as prosecutor Learned Barry take command of the courtroom as he successfully sought conviction and a death sentence for the shooter. Martin got his law degree and sought out Barry as a mentor. Martin now seeks out and prosecutes violent cases for the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

Read all the details of this story in the Richmond Times Dispatch: Trial inspired career in court.