Thomas kaplan net worth

A man remembered as one who was a great motivator, who spent time on the development of his people, Simon Kaplan worked and lived his passion every day for the Dayton, N.J.-based Crest Furniture and its employees, coming in to work the day before he died on Jan.

Kaplan, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, founded the New Jersey-based furniture group with a single store in the early s. As of , it had grown to 20 stores, including Value City Furniture and Ashley HomeStores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

He once said he lived his life by slogans, and a visitor to his office at Crest Furniture could see some of those slogans hanging on the walls: “Lead from the front;” “Never let power go to your head;” “Remain humble, develop your team;” and “Hang tough; never, never give up.”

Those slogans are part of the message of Maj. Dick Winters, who commanded the US Army regiment immortalized as the Band of Brothers during World War II.

Winters’ book on management combined w Settings.