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Greg Renker is best known for cofounding Guthy-Renker with partner Bill Guthy. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1957 and had eight siblings. Growing up, Renker's family moved a lot due to his father's work managing country clubs and hotels. Renker worked his way through college at the University of San Diego and married Stacey Renker several years later. Renker credited the Eisenhower hospital for saving his life with an emergency heart bypass surgery and for saving his wife's life from a flu condition. After he recovered, the couple led a donation drive, which led to the creation of The Renker Wellness Center and a 24-room hospital facility called The Greg & Stacey Renker Pavilion. Renker met future business partner Bill Guthy at one of the country clubs managed by his father. The two both enjoyed self-help books and founded Guthy-Renker together to market self-help products in 1988. The company grew into one of the largest direct-response companies on the market and expanded into beauty and fitness products among others. Renker co-founded the National Infomercial Marketing Association (now known as the Electronic Retailing Association) and was awarded the Horatio Alger award, which honors individuals who overcome adversity to achieve success. == Early life == Greg Renker was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1957. He had eight siblings.〔 Renker's family moved every year due to his father's work managing a chain of country clubs and hotels.〔〔 Desert Magazine described his lifestyle growing up as humble, but posh. The family was not wealthy, but due to his father's work, they spent a lot of time in high-end resorts socializing with "the rich and famous."〔 Renker became interested in self-help books at age 16, after his father lost his job.〔 In his teenage years, Renker had subscriptions to six newspapers and read 200-300 magazines per month.〔 He felt that learning how to sell may help him avoid the financial stress his family experienced. Renker attended the University of San Diego with a major in comparative literature. While attending college, Renker worked several sales jobs, including one as a real estate agent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Renker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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