THANK YOU, ALAN SCHONBERG!

Thank You, Alan Schonberg!!

Alan
R.
Schonberg

1928
-‐
2013

Alan
is
gone,
but
will
live
in
our
hearts
and
minds
forever.

On
Friday,
November
15th
2013,
07:45
am,
surrounded
by
his
nearest
and
dearest.

During
the
last
6
months
Alan
has
sent
us
some
e-‐mails
concerning
his
health.
The
last
received

was
on
Sunday,
November
10th
2013.

I
decided
to
start
a
Facebook
Group
to
honour
Alan
–
and
could
not
think
of
a
beQer
name
than

“Thank
You,
Alan
Schonberg”.

The
response
has
been
overwhelming,
and
hopefully
has
helped
Carole
and
Alan’s
family
a
liQle

bit
during
some
very
tough
Wmes.

However
–
not
all
people
are
using
Facebook
and
social
media
very
much.
I
have
therefore

gathered
together
all
input
into
this
electronic
book,
which
you
are
free
to
download
and
share.

This
is
made
by
passion
and
gratefulness
to
an
outstanding
person:

THANK
YOU,
ALAN!

Norway,
November
17th
2013

Trond
Larsen


Nov

17

2013

Nov

10

2013


Dear
All:

Here
is
my
current
health
status
and
the
last
update
I
will
dictate
personally.

I
wish
this
one
were
as
easy
to
write
as
were
the

earlier
ones,
but
quite
a
few
things
have
changed.

The
lung
cancer
has
spread
to
the
bones,
which
means
it
travels
more
virulently
and
rapidly
to
the
vital
organs.

Accordingly,
my
life
expectancy
has
been
reduced
from
6
months
to
approximately
3
months...but
who
knows,
could
be
less…

and
could
certainly
be
more.

The
hospital
recommended,
and
we
have
joined
with,
the
Hospice
of
the
Western
Reserve,
who
is
proving
to
be
invaluable
in

their
support
both
psychically,
Wme-‐wise,
and
in
their
caring.

I've
also
embarked
on
a
new
regimen
of
medicaWon
-‐-‐
a
new
protocol,
designed
to
give
me
a
higher
quality
of
life
between
now

and
the
inevitable.

Happily,
part
of
the
medicaWon
is
an
appeWte
sWmulus,
so
I
am
eaWng
beQer.

The
dilemma
is
that
the
day
will
come,
but
we
don't
know
what
day
that
will
be.
Someone
in
the
family
will
noWfy
you
when
that

day
occurs,
however.

At
this
point,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
love,
care
and
support
given
to
me
by
my
loving
wife,
Carole.

She
has
been
a
6-‐month,

24/7
healthcare
provider
that
has
made
these
past
6
months
livable
and
bearable
for
me.

I
also
want
to
thank
my
family,
the
medical
community,
and
the
community
at
large
for
all
the
wonderful
support,
caring
and

concern
they
have
shown
me.

We
are
not
planning
on
the
tradiWonal
funeral
service,
Shiva
(period
of
mourning),
but
rather,
per
my
request,
I
will
be
turned

over
to
the
Case
Western
Reserve
University
Department
of
Anatomy,
donaWng
my
85
year-‐old
body
(such
as
it
is)
to
medical

science.

My
family
will
then
set
a
date
and
venue
for
a
CelebraWon
of
Life
-‐
Memorial,
to
which
of
course,
you
will
all
be
invited.

Once
again,
I
feel
so
self-‐absorbed
in
sending
you
these
updates,
but
at
the
same
Wme
so
very
blessed
to
have
so
many
people
in

my
life
that
I
have
loved
and
whom
I
hope
have
loved
me.

Alan

P.S.
Please
understand
that
I
cannot
take
phone
calls,
or
respond
to
emails.

Alan
Schonberg

25157
Letchworth
Road

Beachwood,
Ohio
44122


Nov

11

2013


I’ve
heard
some
recruiters
try
to
simplify
our
business
in
order
that
non-‐recruiters
might
understand
it:
“RecruiWng
is

merely
a
maQer
of
matching
the
right
company
from
the
yellow
pages
with
the
right
person
from
the
white
pages.
You

just
have
to
make
one
hell
of
a
lot
of
phone
calls
to
find
that
match.”
The
recruiWng
business
is
far
more
complicated
than

that
of
course,
but
it
does
underscore
the
importance
of
speaking
to
‘one
hell
of
a
lot
of
people.’

Recrui.ng:
An
Intensely
Personal
Business

Being
a
recruiter
is
an
intensely
personal
business
and
an
intensely
personal
sales
job.
We
sell
two
parWes
with
different

needs
at
the
same
Wme.
We
sell
our
services
and
our
ability
to
find
top
talent
to
employers.
We
sell
our
services
and
our

ability
to
find
beQer
jobs
for
candidates.
Where
traveling
salesmen
on
the
road
may
visit
and
speak
to
six
to
eight

prospects
a
day,
recruiters
“travel
by
phone”
speaking
to
50
or
more
people
a
day.
Since
we
don’t
see
our
prospects
most

of
the
Wme,
we
must
be
excellent
listeners
and
masterful
communicators
using
just
the
phone.

The
recruiWng
business
gets
even
more
complicated
than
that.
It’s
not
just
about
conversaWons.
We
deal
with
people,
not

products.
So
things
change.
Almost
constantly.

Within
the
mind
of
a
candidate
or
employer,
there
exists
a
maelstrom
of
ever-‐changing
thought,
emoWons,
desires,
needs,

fears,
and
moWvaWons.
Candidates
are
influenced
by
parents,
spouses,
children,
friends
and
co-‐workers
with
regard
to
any

decision
about
making
a
career
change,
with
an
over-‐riding
concern
of
avoiding
a
wrong
decision.

Employer’s
minds
are
influenced
too.
They
are
influenced
by
their
boss
(and
their
boss’s
boss);
budgets,
compeWWon,
and

even
the
fear
of
hiring
the
wrong
person
for
what
it
might
do
to
their
own
career.

So
understanding
people,
truly
understanding
them,
became
the
basis
for
how
the
business
of
MRI
got
its
foundaWon
–

from
listening,
truly
listening,
to
our
candidates
and
employers,
and
of
providing
them
the
highest
levels
of
professional

service.
Helping
people
navigate
through
big
decisions
affecWng
their
careers
and
their
businesses
is
the
very
thing
that

Alan
Schonberg
has
always
done
so
well
—
and
it
is
what
all
recruiters
do
each
and
every
day.


Nov

11

2013

He’s
a
Listener

Anyone
who
has
met
Alan
will
tell
you
that
when
you
speak
to
him
he
truly
listens.
As
he
listens,
you
know
that
he
is

focused
on
you
and
only
you.
If
you
spoke
to
him
in
a
room
full
of
people,
you
would
think
you
are
the
only
person
in
the

room.
That’s
how
intently
he
listens.
His
sincere
interest
in
people,
and
to
be
of
service
to
them,
is
at
his
core.
If
asked,

he’d
go
out
of
his
way
to
provide
advice
or
guidance
to
someone.
He
likes
to
help
people
solve
problems.
Alan
also
has
an

uncanny
knack
of
not
only
remembering
the
names
of
the
people
he
deals
with,
but
he
remembers
their
spouse’s
names

and
their
children’s
names,
too.

Within
the
MRI
family
of
owners
and
their
employees,
Alan
has
always
made
himself
available.
People
call
him
from
all

over
the
world
to
get
his
counsel
on
everything
from
business
to
personal
maQers.
He
is
very
generous
with
his
Wme
and

he
is
looked
upon
as
an
incredibly
wise
man
with
deep
and
broad
knowledge
of
many
subjects
aside
from
just
business.
I

couldn’t
agree
more.

What
I’ve
Witnessed

I
have
witnessed
Alan’s
style
with
regard
to
helping
people
make
important
decisions.
I’ve
even
experienced
it
firsthand

myself.
When
presented
with
a
situaWon,
and
being
asked
what
might
be
the
best
way
to
handle
it,
Alan
will
reflect
for
a

moment
and
suggest
that
there
are
perhaps
three
possible
ways
to
approach
it.
He
doesn’t
tell
you
which
opWon
to
take.

He
will
lay
out
the
first
opWon
(including
its
pluses
or
minuses)
which
may
sound
like
a
good
resoluWon.
Then
he
follows
it

by
a
second
opWon,
which
may
sound
to
be
a
liQle
beQer,
including
its
own
posiWves
and
negaWves.
When
he
gets
to
the

third
opWon
and
explains
it,
you
soon
realize
on
your
own
it
is
apparent
that
this
is
the
best
opWon
of
all.

Alan
helps
you
realize
this
and
he
supports
you
in
choosing
this
course
of
acWon
by
empowering
you
to
take
responsibility

for
it.
He
helps
you
overcome
your
fear
of
making
the
wrong
decision.
I’ve
never
seen
this
process
done
by
anyone
else
so

arqully.
It
is
far
more
common
to
hear
someone
tell
you
what
to
do,
rather
than
help
you
weigh
all
the
opWons
and
allow

you
to
make
your
own
decision.


Nov

11

2013

Pioneer
of
Employer
Paid
Fees

In
my
opinion,
Alan
is
the
consummate
sales
professional.
He
built
MRI
though
his
art
of
selling.
He
was
masterful
in

how
he
led
the
franchisees
into
new
horizons
of
recruiWng.
He
was
the
first
to
pioneer
taking
the
business
from
APF

(Applicant
Paid
Fees)
to
enWrely
EPF
(Employer
Paid
Fees)
in
the
1960’s
and
the
enWre
recruitment
industry
followed.

He
coined
the
phrase
and
the
methodology
of
“conWngency
search,”
and
the
enWre
industry
followed.
He
oversaw
and

helped
to
evolve
the
most
sophisWcated
training
programs
in
the
industry
–
from
paper
manuals
to
VCR
training
tapes,

to
broadcast
TV/satellite
training,
to
videoconferencing
training
in
each
office,
to
DVDs
and
ulWmately
into
online

training
courses
with
MRI
University
and
an
online
Video
Vault
of
thousands
of
hours
of
training
sessions
and
lectures

on
best
pracWces.
And
so
much
more,
space
will
not
allow
me
to
detail
it
all.

What
makes
Alan
so
special
is
that
he
makes
other
people
feel
special.
He
makes
you
feel
beQer
and
bigger.
He
makes

everyone
feel
comfortable,
because
he
has
a
way
with
people
through
his
warm
and
caring
personality.
He
finds

conversaWon
with
people
from
all
walks
of
life
easy,
and
as
a
result,
people
are
drawn
to
him
and
they
trust
him.
As

surgeons
have
skilled
hands,
as
accountants
have
knowledge
of
tax
law,
as
lawyers
have
knowledge
of
the
law,
Alan’s

stock
in
trade
is
his
uncanny
ability
to
relate
to
people.

Family
Man

Beyond
his
many
business
and
philanthropic
achievements,
Alan
is
most
proud
of
his
blended
family
of
seven
adult

children,
fourteen
grandchildren
and
one
great
grandchild,
with
another
on
the
way
this
fall.
Generous
with
his
Wme

for
people
in
the
MRI
family,
Alan
is
most
generous
with
his
Wme
for
his
family,
orchestraWng
magnificent
family
trips

or
flying
from
coast
to
coast
to
aQend
graduaWon
ceremonies
or
weddings
of
his
grandchildren,
birthday
celebraWons,

or
just
a
family
visit.
He
is
loved
by
everyone
in
his
family,
but
Alan
is
also
loved
by
the
thousands
of
members
of
the

MRI
family
as
well.

Alan
is
a
Renaissance
man.
A
man
for
all
seasons.
I
have
long
respected,
admired
and
loved
him.

I
am
most
proud
to
say
I
am
his
son-‐in-‐law.

Peter
C.
Co8on
is
president
of
Best
Sales
Talent,
Inc.
specializing
in
the

search,
recruitment
and
placement
of
sales,
sales
management
and

marke>ng
talent.
Peter
writes
a
blog
for
his
website.
You
can
follow

him
on
Twi8er
@pco8on


Nov

11

2013

Nov

12

2013


From
Doug
Bugie,
founder
of
Humana
InternaWonal
(MRI
Worldwide):

GreeWngs
Friends
and
Colleagues,
a
truly
great
and
good
man
is
passing
very
soon,
Alan
Schonberg.
His
life
was

about
one
thing,
liting
people
up.
He
gave
far
more
than
he
received
in
almost
superhuman
quanWWes,
not
only

in
recruitment,
but
across
many
fields
of
acWvity.

Some
of
you
have
already
dropped
me
a
note
on
this-‐-‐please
do
it
again
through
this
link
below
in
whatever
words

you
choose.
It
will
mean
a
great
deal
to
the
global
recruitment
community
most
importantly
his
Family,
who
will

never
have
met
most
of
you,
but
need
to
know
you
are
here
in
support,
they
need
to
know
he
was
there
for
you.

A
truly
inspiring
Facebook
group
has
emerged
through
the
efforts
of
MRIWorldWide
(Humana)
Trond
Larsen
of
Scandinavia.

There
is
no
one
even
close
in
my
life
over
the
past
40
years
like
Alan
who
gave
me
more
guidance,
real
support

and
most
importantly

the

values
that
we
have
all
brought
and
bring
to
the
recruitment
industry,
or
if
not
in
it
directly,
into
our
working
and
personal
lives.

I
know
you
wouldn't
want
to
miss
the

opportunity
to
send
a
final
message
to
Alan
,
his
Family
and
to
the
global
recruitment
industry

who
will
be
reading
this.

Personally
,
I
will
miss
him
like
a
great
spiritual
father,
but
also,
just
a
very
down
to
earth,
funny,
warm
caring
human
being
(who
was

always
there
for
me)

who
lited
thousands
to
where
they
felt
and
acted
like
they
were
'10
feet
tall'
as
he'd
like
to
say.
He
literally

invented
the
broad-‐based
search
industry
through
which

we

propelled

ourselves
into
global
markets,
posiWvely
affecWng
literally

tens
of
thousands
of
lives
,
franchise
owners,
companies
and
candidates
and
helping
create
beQer
lives
for
our
Families
in
the
process.


Nov

12

2013

I
am
glad
we
have
taken
that
journey
together
one
way
or
another,
all
of
us
,
including
knowing
Alan.
I
have
to

say
,
'it
ain't
over
yet'
for
life's
wonderful
journey
ahead
even
with
all
its

twists
and
turns.
So
many
of
you
are
sWll

making
great
things
happen
or
enjoying
the
fruits
of
your
success
(and
sWll
making
things
happen!)

big
Wme.

In

fact
here
in
Cleveland,
there
will
eventually
be

CelebraWon
of
Alan's
Life,
again
to
lit
people
up,not
sadden

them,
once
this
becomes
appropriate.
The
message:
Let's
move
ever

forward!

Alan
well
be
gone
in
maQer
of
days,
but
his
kindness
and
guidance
will
live
on
within
the
hearts
and

minds
of
too

many
to
count
both
inside
and
outside
recruitment.

Please
add
your
thoughts.
I
think
the
world
should
know
outside
the
USA
(with
the
excepWon
of
Trond
being
good

enough
and
wise
enough
to
get
this
started)
,
that
Alan
ma#ered,
he
had
an
impact
on
lives
on
a
global
scale
and

that
his
ﬁnal
word,
one
word,
in
his
reWrement
was
'Care'.

Please
think
about
people
you
know
who
would
want
to
see
this,
to
know
this
and
spread
the
word
today
how
to

send
their
thoughts
via
Facebook
with
the
aQachment
below.
I
have
only
sent
this

to
a
core
group.

I
have
purposely
blind
copied
each
of

you
on
this
to
protect
privacy,
but
you
know
who
you
are-‐-‐you're
all
sWll
part

of
the
same
Family
we
created
long
ago
and
the
echoes
keep
moving
ever
outward.

This
Facebook
grouping
has
hardly
penetrated

the
breadth
of
the
USA
much
less
the
world.

This
can't
stand

Please
take
a
few
moments
of
reﬂecWon
and

send
a
message
far
and
wide
on
what
you
thought
of
him
and
what

he
stood
for.
People
like
Alan
don't
come
along
very
oten
in
life...

Your
friend
now
and
always,
Doug
Bugie


Nov

12

2013

Nov

13

2013


Nov

14

2013


From
the
one
and
only
–
GW,

It
is
always
great
to
hear
from
you
and
I
appreciate
your
note
and
thoughts
regarding
our
dear
friend
Alan.
You

have
beauWfully
expressed
many
of
the
same
thoughts
I
have
about
Alan…..35
years
ago
I
got
“hooked”
on
ARS
and

we
have
been
close
ever
since…..when
he
reWred
in
1998
from
MRI,
I
wanted
to
insure
he
was
given
the
respect
he

so
justly
deserved.

It
has
been
a
long
journey
since
then
to
today…..he
was
literally
glued
to
my
hip
at
all
of
our
events…..he
and

Carole
never
missed
a
PaceseQer
ConvenWon
including
our
most
recent
last
March
in
Los
Cabos….he
was
always
on

stage
with
me
presenWng
the
Alan
R.
Schonberg
MRINetwork
Person
of
the
Year
Award….(we
always
discussed
if

he
should
wear
his
white
dinner
jacket
or
his
black
tux
he
had
custom
made
in
Hong
Kong….too
funny……one
year

he
came
down
to
the
awards
ceremony
in
his
white
dinner
jacket
with
ugly
brown
pants…..said
he
forgot
his
black

pants
and
,”no
one
would
noWce….oh
my
gosh
we
laughed
unWl
we
cried”…..By
the
way,
no
one
noWced!

3
years
ago
we
were
at
the
AtlanWs
and
being
the
overwhelming
property
it
is,
I
rented
hover
scooters
for
both

Alan
and
Carole….they
rode
them
everywhere…..Alan
would
boast
his
was
faster
than
Carole’s…..I
would
always

get
them
a
limo
transfer
to
and
from
the
hotel,
nice
suite
which
Alan
enjoyed
of
course…..and
then
I
welcome
all

the
PaceseQer
buses
upon
arrival….ARS
would
spend
a
good
deal
of
Wme
with
me
in
the
recepWon
lobby……going

over
names,
who
is
doing
well……standard
ARS
operaWng
procedure.

He
never
missed
a
Global
Workshop
either…..unWl
this
past
October….you
know
Doug,
he
was
coming
(We
were
in

Vegas)….and
three
day
before
his
right
lung
collapsed…..I
would
always
honor
Alan
on
stage
during
our
Ring
of

Honor
Ceremony…(folks
with
MRI
25
years
or
more)
and
Alan
would
always
speak
last…..typical
Alan….providing

hope
and
encouragement….we
would
banter
about
“how
many
Global
Workshops
he
had
been
to….I
would
say
48

or
whatever,
and
he
would
say…”uh
no,
GW….I
think
it
is
49….”…..which
would
then
move
to
his
comic
rouWne

about
the
old
days….

5
years
ago
I
had
all
the
Ring
of
Honor
folks
at
Global
Workshop
honor
Alan
on
his
80th
birthday…..not
a
dry
eye
in

the
house….he
cut
the
cake
and
made
his
normal
comments…..”you
know,
we
really
shouldn’t
be
eaWng
this….it
is

full
of
fat
etc…..”….


Nov

14

2013

Anyway,
I
had
planned
to
do
the
same
this
year
at
Global
but
try
as
Alan
did,
his
doctors
refused
to
let
him

fly…….so,
I
brought
him
in
by
surprise
on
the
big
screen
via
skype
in
the
main
ballroom…..(I
will
have
to
get
you
the

link
to
watch…….he
was
seated
at
his
computer,
(Carole
in
the
background)
and
he
proceeds
to
tell
everyone,
“they

are
the
right
place,
at
the
right
Wme,
with
the
right
company!!
(even
with
his
very
frail
voice)…..he
was
sensaWonal

as
always…..I
of
course,
was
bursWng
with
pride…..here
is
our
friend,
full
of
cancer,
85
years
old,
failing
voice
and
he

let
them
know
what
he
was
thinking….you
could
have
heard
a
pin
drop….

I
have
at
least
100
stories
about
Alan
with
each
one
being
funnier
(or
more
meaningful
than
the
previous)…….
(working
closely
with
him
for
all
of
these
years
you
get
to
see
it
first
hand)…..when
we
talked
a
few
days
ago
(we

were
going
to
have
lunch
again
but
he
was
just
too
faWgued)….he
let
me
know
how
the
cancer
had
progressed
and

he
was
on
to
the
next
stage
in
his
journey…..fully
confident
it
was
okay
with
him
and
was
prepared
for
what
was
to

come……..I
then
reminded
him
about
PaceseQer
next
March
and
reminded
him
about
how
I
needed
he
and
Carole

there…..I
swear
Doug….he
said,
“Ah
GW….what
are
the
dates
again
and
let
me
get
my
calendar”….I
cried…..

I
guess
I
knew
this
day
would
someday
come…..you
stated
it
so
appropriately,
ater
you
spoke
to
Alan,
no
maQer

what
was
going
on
in
your
life,
you
knew
it
would
be
okay…….and
you
are
right….his
spirit
will
live
within
us

forever….

Yes,
sadly
we
will
be
together
at
the
CelebraWon
but
do
look
forward
to
reconnecWng
and
geung
caught
up
with

you…..he
spoke
of
you
all
the
Wme
Doug….how
proud
he
was
and
is
of
you
and
your
accomplishments….always
said

when
I
would
ask,
“GW,
Doug
is
doing
beauWfully,
you
wouldn’t
believe
how
well!”…..(you
can
hearing
him
saying
it

I
know…’

One
last
one….Henri
and
I
are
flying
with
Alan
and
Carole
somewhere
(we
traveled
a
good
deal
together
as
he
got

older)…..anyway,
they
get
into
a
liQle
dispute
about
something
and
Alan
proclaims,
“Carole,
please,
please,
you

must
listen
to
me……how
am
able
to
control
your
thinking
if
you
won’t
listen
to
me!!!”…..We
laughed
for
hours
and

sWll
do
today…..

All
the
best,

GW


Nov

14

2013

I
was
thinking
the
other
day….I
have
publically
introduced
Alan
at
least
500
Wmes
or
more
on
stages
or
events

around
the
world..…..each
Wme
it
was
the
greatest
honor
of
my
life….I
would
always
say….”Once
upon
a

Nov

Wme…..there
was
a
man
named
Alan
R.
Schonberg…….but
only
once…”

14

Alan
provided
hope
to
everyone
he
touched…..simply
put,
he
gave
you
hope….no
maQer
the
obstacles
you
were

facing…..he
would
say,
“put
one
foot
in
front
of
the
other
and
begin
walking…..”
And….as
we
face
a
certain
future

2013

without
Alan….I
plan
on
doing
just
that…..he
wants
it
that
way
of
course….

I
would
be
ﬁne
if
you
would
want
to
post
my
email
to
you
Doug……(I
have
shared
with
Alan
what
he
has
meant
to

me…..fairly
personal
and
things
only
he
would
understand).

One
last
one
you
might
enjoy
(you
know
I
have
dozens
and
dozens
of
stories)…..Alan
loved
to
use
the
word

“glorious”
when
he
was
delivering
his
moWvaWon
welcome
messages
from
the
stage…..as
in
“
next
year
is
going
to

be
“glorious”
beyond
our
wildest
dreams!
We
are
going
to
shoot
to
the
moon!
Let’s
work
together
because
it
will
be

glorious!!
…
(by
the
way,
one
Wme
he
caught
me
doing
an
imitaWon
of
him.…..I
turned
around
and
there
he

was….Alan
said,
“Ah
GW,
how
long
have
you
been
doing
an
imitaWon
of
me?”
I
said,
“gee
Alan,
I
didn’t
know
you

were
there…..not
too
long….”,
to
which
he
replied,
“
not
very
well
either
but
I
like
it…..work
on
it
a
liQle
bit…”

Anyway,
just
prior
to
one
of
his
welcome
talks
many
years
ago,
I
bet
several
long
Wme
MRI
Family
members
how
many
Wmes
Alan

would
use
the
word
glorious
in
his
opening
remarks….(the
number
was
5…..)
As
he
got
ready
to
speak,
I
shared
the
bet
and
number
of

Wmes…..he
smiled
and
winked…….he
hit
all
5
and
got
a
standing
ovaWon
as
usual….come
to
think
of
it….ARS
got
a
standing
ovaWon

every
Wme
I
introduced
him
the
last
25
plus
years….anywhere
in
the
world!

Hope….courage….character…..respect….always
said
and
did
the
right
thing….that
is
Alan…..only
one….we
are
so,
so
fortunate….

All
the
best,

GW

(P.S……I
have
been
calling
his
home
number
for
close
to
30
years….the
number
is
the
same….never
changed
in
30

years….however,
every
Wme
Alan
would
leave
me
a
message….he
would
leave
his
home
number….I
laughed
every

single
Wme....)


From
James
Caan
-‐
the
founder
of
Humana
together
with
Doug
Bugie
forwarded
through
Doug:

Dear
Doug

As
you
know,
I
have
always
both
admired
and
respected
Alan
as
I
think
he
has
been
a
true
icon
in
our

industry
as
an
innovater,
and
a
true
visionary.
From
my
iniWal
dealings
with
him
many,
many
years
ago,
I

have
always
maintained
the
utmost
respect
for
him
–
not
only
for
the
amazing
organisaWon
he
created
but

also
for
what
he
has
given
back
to
communiWes
around
the
world.
He
is
truly
someone
who
we
can
all
learn

from
and
someone
who
I
really
believe
got
the
balance
just
right.

Please
do
express
my
warmest
wishes
when
you
do
see
or
speak
to
him.

Best
regards

James


Nov

14

2013

Nov

14

2013

Hi
Alan,

I
do
not
know
what
year
Doug
first
introduced
me
to
you.
I
know
I
had
more
hair!!!.
I
do
however,
remember
the

occasion.

We
had
the
honour
of
siung
down
for
breakfast
with
you
in
a
London
Hotel
just
off
Park
Lane.

We
broke
bread
together
(well
a
full
english
breakfast
for
myself
I
was
growing
lad)
whilst
Kevin
Cox,
Guy
Lean,

Gary
Wilson,
and
Richard
Morgan
and
myself
asked
you
quesWons
about
your
vision,
the
business,
search,

franchising,
your
family
and
your
extended
MRI
Family.

I'd
heard
so
much
about
you
from
Doug
who
drove
us
all
crazy
in
those
early
days
challenging
us
to
live
the
vision

that
you
created.
Doug
tells
me
he
has
mellowed,
that
is
BS!
You
ingrained
in
him
your
own
work
ethic
and
it

permeated
across
geographic
and
cultural
boundaries.

Ater
I'd
finished
my
fith
round
of
toast
and
the
mushrooms
someone
could
not
finish.
We
asked
you
what
kept

you
going
and
other
successful
people
in
this
business
going.
Your
answer?

"I
care!
You
have
to
care!
Care
about
their
lives.
Care
about
their
families
(professionally
and
personally).
If
you
do

not
care!
Then
find
something
you
do
care
about
because
this
business
will
not
work
for
you”.

This
message
that
you
delivered
has
provided
me
with
a
firm
foundaWon
to
base
many
decisions
that
have

ulWmately
been
the
correct
ones
using
this
as
a
litmus
test.

There
are
thousands
of
people
that
Care
about
you
Alan.
I'm
just
another
lucky
individual
that
has
benefited
from

working
in
search,
working
in
franchising
and
working
with
many
of
the
talented
individuals
that
exist
in
the

networks
you
created.
Thanks
for
that
breakfast
and
your
wise
words.

Before
I
sign
off
can
I
ask
you
a
small
favour?
Could
you
remind
GW
that
he
sWll
owes
me
a
Steak
"n"
Eggs

breakfast!!

Thank
you.

John


Nov

15

2013


Nov

15

2013

Dear
Alan,

Not
sure
what
to
say
during
Wmes
like
this…some
are
‘quotes’,
adjecWves
and
personal
recollecWons
to
share
with
you
about
you:

“If
you
have
a
talent,
that’s
God’s
git
to
you.
If
you
use
that
talent,
that’s
your
git
to
God”
(Red
Skelton)
You
have
obviously
used

your
talent
as
a
git
to
God
and
in
using
that
talent,
you’ve
given
a
git
to
others.

“Vision
is
the
ability
to
see
potenWal
in
what
others
overlook”
(Pastor
Rick
Warren)

My
perspecWve
of
your
creaWng
the
conWngency
recruiWng
business
and
founding
MRI.

I
personally
think
your
vision
is
also
the
ability
to
see
potenWal
in
other
people
that
they
don’t
see
in
themselves.

“Class
Act”
–
a
person
who
is
generous
and
does
nice
things
for
others.
I
was
introduced
to
you
in
1996
by
Jane
PrenWce
at
my
1st

Regional
MeeWng
in
Las
Vegas.
(I
was
with
MRI
maybe
2
months).
You
shook
my
hand
and
said
in
a
very
sincere
and
meaningful

way…“It’s
good
to
have
you,
welcome
aboard”
I
thought,
“Wow!”,
how
cool
is
this…the
Founder
&
CEO
of
this
firm
took
his
Wme
to

greet
me.
You
had
a
lot
of
people
around
you
at
the
Wme
but
I
can
sWll
see
you
breaking
away
from
them
to
shake
my
hand.

The
original
AE
Basic
Training
video
series
(with
“Mary
Ann”
and
Jerry
Hill
having
his
challenges
of
pronouncing
words
that
had
the

leQer
“s”
in
it)
was
invaluable
to
me.
This
was
the
“playbook”
and
I
think
I
wore
out
our
VCR
player
and
the
videos
from
watching

them
over
&
over.
When
a
prospecWve
employer
would
say
they
had
a
need,
or
I
got
a
send-‐out
or
offer,
I’d
be
saying
to
myself…

“What
do
I
now??!!”
and
I
could
always
go
back
and
re-‐watch
them
and
the
secWons
I
needed
help
with.

The
ongoing
AE
training
program
you
created
taught
me
skills
to
help
in
the
“game
of
recruiWng”
but
more
importantly…the
“game
of

life”.
I
,
"Thank
You"
for
being
so
commiQed
&
passionate
about
wanWng
others
to
succeed.

I
hope
you
will
be
able
to
see
this
message
so
you
know
you
have
made
a
posiWve
impact
and
difference
in
my
life.

Sincerely
&
Respecqully….,
“God
Bless”
Todd
Todd
Provost


From
Kevin
Cox,
head
of
franchising
in
Humana,
working
with
Doug
Bugie,
we
have
received
the
following:

"I
read
the
Fordyce
leQer
a
few
months
back
and
sent
an
email
to
Peter
then
-‐
it
is
a
very
sad
Wme
when
one
so

great
passes
-‐
and
it
must
be
even
more
so
for
you
as
I
know
what
he
meant
to
you
and
how
close
you
have
always

been.

Way
back
in
the
early
’90’s,
having
joined
a
very
small
company
in
London
run
by
a
strange
American
from
the

mid-‐west
who
had
chosen
to
seQle
in
London
and
build
the
word
that
is
recruitment
franchising
on
a
global
basis,
I

heard
about
this
mythical
being
called
Alan
Schonberg.
Over
the
years,
that
strange
American
-‐
Doug
Bugie
-‐
not

only
was
my
boss
but
became
a
friend
too
and
he
so
oten
talked
about
his
mentor,
Alan,
and
what
he
had
done

for
him
over
the
years
and,
more
importantly,
what
he
had
taught
him
about
working
with
people
with
humanity

and
humility
and
never
forgeung
that
they,
too,
had
a
soul
and
feelings.
These
mantras
from
Alan
were
disWlled
in

me
via
Doug
but
it
was
not
for
many
years
unWl
I
met
Alan,
himself.
I
have
always
been
amazed
that
one
so
busy

could
have
all
the
Wme
in
the
world
for
you
and
never
appeared
to
stop
giving
of
himself
to
anyone.

Over
the
years
MRI
has
changed
and
with
it
,
unfortunately,
some
of
Alan's
founding
principles
have
been
lost
in

the
name
of
proﬁt
and
progress
-‐
however,
for
those
people’s
lives
that
Alan
touched,
they
will
remain
touched

and
his
memory
revered.

Thank
you
Alan
for
mentoring
my
mentor!!!!"


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15

2013

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2013


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2013

Ater
reading
through
the
many
posts
on
here
from
people
in
the
MRI
Family,
I
wanted
to
pass
on
my
condolences
to
Alan's

family
and
friends.

I
first
met
Mr
Schonberg
when
I
was
just
13.
It
was
at
paceseQer
in
Hawaii,
and
I'd
just
had
a
major
operaWon
on
my
stomach.

Ater
having
lunch
with
my
mum,
Alan
soon
learnt
about
this
and
saw
me
by
the
pool.
He
was
asking
me
about
myself,
my

interests,
what
I
wanted
to
do
when
I
was
older
and
how
my
24
hour
trip
from
Manchester
to
Hawaii
was!

Alan
taught
and
guided
my
mum,
and
many
of
you
in
ways
I'm
sure
you'll
be
forever
grateful,
but
by
doing
that,
he
also
guided

all
of
your
children.

Alan
always
remembered
my
sister
and
I's
names,
and
always
made
an
effort
to
talk
with
us
and
see
how
we
were
geung
on

since
we
last
saw
him.

He
taught
my
mum
Sandra
Hill
to
live
her
dreams,
but
he
also
taught
me
this
too.
When
I
told
him
at
13
that
I
wanted
to
be
a

journalist,
he
didn't
even
flinch,
he
believed
in
me
from
the
start,
just
like
he
believed
in
recruitment
and
his
MRI
Family.
I

would
just
like
to
thank
Alan
for
everything
he
taught
me,
and
something
he
said
to
me
will
always
sWck
with
me:

"Love
what
you
do,
and
do
what
you
love.
Never
give
up,
and
you
will
live
your
dream”

Thank
you
Mr
Schonberg.
I'll
miss
you
in
the
Dominican!
Rest
in
peace,
Melanie
x


Nov

16

2013

I
first
met
Alan
&
Carol
waaaaay
back
in
the
80's
at
a
Northeastern
Regional
meeWng.
His
love
for
the
business
was
amazing,
and

inspiring.
We
had
quite
a
wonderful
conversaWon
about
the
way
we
as
recruiters
were
uniquely
posiWoned
to
help
both
our

clients
and
our
candidates.
I
never
forgot
that,
and
it
became
a
litmus
test
for
every
deal
I
did.
It
seems
like
every
Wme
we
were

gathered,
he
made
Wme
for
a
chat.
And
I
always
learned
a
bit.
He
and
Carol
were
such
a
gracious
couple,
and
always
made
me

feel
welcome
at
the
table.
Carol,
I
hope
your
many
happy
memories
will
soon
take
the
place
of
the
grief
you
feel
today.
Hugs
&

Prayers
for
you
&
your
family
from
Portland.

When
somebody
dies,
a
cloud
turns
into
an
angel
and
flies
up
to
tell
God
to
put
another
flower
on
a
pillow.

A
bird
gives
the
message
back
to
the
world,
and
sings
a
silent
prayer
that
makes
the
rain
cry.

People
disappear,
but
they
never
really
go
away.

The
spirits
up
there
put
the
sun
to
bed,
wake
up
grass,
and
spin
the
earth
in
dizzy
circles.

SomeWmes
you
can
see
them
dancing
in
a
cloud
during
the
day-‐Wme,

when
they're
supposed
to
be
sleeping.

They
paint
the
rainbows
and
also
the
sunsets
and
make
waves
splash
and
tug
at
the
Wde.

They
toss
shooWng
stars
and
listen
to
Wishes.

And
when
they
sing
wind-‐
songs,

they
whisper
to
us,
don't
miss
me
too
much.

The
view
is
nice
and
I'm
doing
just
fine.


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THANK YOU, ALAN SCHONBERG!

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