Hall of Fame--A Major Leaguer

"I've been a part of two great companies that are both still growing today," Bracken notes. "Employees are number one in the scheme of things. Buildings are important, but nothing's more important than your employees and your management team."

One person who fully appreciates how much Bracken cares about people is Steve Carson, president of Carson-Dellosa Publishing in Greensboro, NC. It was Bracken who took Carson under his wing when the latter was getting into the supplemental education business; the production and distribution of elementary school aids for teachers.