The Crosley Brothers' Story

The Presidents' Forum of Columbus
February 25, 2009

Rusty McClure
Author-Managing Partner
CROSLEY - Yelsorc LP

Speaker Biography:
Rusty McClure is a co-author of CROSLEY, the New York Times best selling biography about Cincinnati's Crosley brothers, Lewis and Powel, who, as you are about to hear, were about the most interesting and diversified of all of Ohio's long list of entrepreneurs. After graduation from Harvard Business School in 1975, he was recruited to return to Ohio where he served as president and CEO of the Brown Publishing Company, Ohio's oldest and largest newspaper holding company.

In 1983 Rusty purchased Famous Sportswear, a national decorator and distributor of college-licensed logo active wear, headquartered in Columbus which he owned for 16 years. He’s presently an advisor and investor in numerous entrepreneurial projects, as well as a charter member of The Ohio TechAngels.

Rusty teaches an entrepreneur class at his undergraduate alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan, and is working a novel, CINCINNATUS, with his CROSLEY co-author Dave Stern. Rusty also holds a Master of Divinity from Emory University.

Rusty lives with his wife Amy in Dublin. They have two daughters: a senior in high school and a junior in college. Rusty is the son of Ellen Crosley McClure. Ellen, the daughter of Lewis Crosley, is the only living direct descendant of the Crosley brothers, making the Crosley brothers Rusty's grandfather and great uncle.

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