In 1985, Simon founded Atlas Oil… Not just managing people, but leading them, coaching them, training them, showing them.”For Sam, this community spirit is one part of the American dream and, to this day, it inspires the way he does business. Simon Group Holdings (SGH) was created in 1985 with the founding of Atlas Oil Company by Sam Simon. If you want something, you must go after it and never give up. Entrepreneur Sam Simon has built his success by betting on people. Welcome to The Sam Simon Foundation "Saving the lives of dogs, to enrich the lives of people" Hearing Dog Program.
“My father got me to understand how you dedicate yourself to hard work. Simon Group Holdings (SGH) was created in 1985 with the founding of Atlas Oil Company by Sam Simon. Nobody’s going to give it to you.”Michael Evans is another example of Simon betting on people. Atlas’s contracted fuel assurance customers have guaranteed fuel supply and priority delivery regardless of the situation to ensure 100% uptime when they need it most.Atlas provides nationwide fuel supply and logistics services backed with personalized, local support to its customers and clients, with remote operational locations and company owned fleets located throughout the country. “Life is so short. “It’s not about my ideas, or somebody else’s ideas, but about bringing everybody together and synergizing, and using your partners, suppliers, customers, everything.”Perhaps inspired by the community’s generosity when his family first arrived in the US, Sam has instituted an extensive CSR program. Today, it’s an energy solutions giant.That’s what keeps me going – focusing on the right opportunities. SGH also helps the community buy police dogs and, through the police, offers money to the needy at Christmastime. Instead, they took on jobs (at newspapers, for example) to support themselves and contribute to society, despite the bullying and cultural differences the young Sam faced.But Sam, Bob and the rest of the SGH leadership team will no doubt do everything in their power to maintain this culture – after all, it’s the reason Sam does what he does.
All of this, in addition to its expansive network of strategic partners and carriers, enables Atlas to provide single source solutions for businesses anytime, anywhere. Atlas Oil's dedication to hiring the best leaders in the oil industry poise us for success! But another part is the value of work – the Simon family didn’t want to rely on handouts from the community, kind as they were. SGH has 120 companies and direct investments, 3,000 customers and 1,000 employees. He lets people learn lessons the right way,” he said. Simon continues to look for good people to back. Let’s work together.’ And I invested with him.”Wine is a passion of Simon’s. Sam Simon accumulated most of his wealth as a co-creator of the wildly popular, still-running animated show The. “As I always say, ‘One plus one equals 11’, which represents our focus on collaboration and innovation,” Sam explains. It also shows why Sam Simon has reached his current status in the world of venture capital and private equity. Atlas Oil's success begins with our leadership staff. “I get close to 50 cases a year, mostly cabernet, and I don’t have to worry about day-to-day operations.” I wanted to purchase a couple of copies of SEEN July 2017 to send up to my my Chateau Chantal Winery but could not find a store to purchase it, even Barns and Noble.Sam Simon’s office in Birmingham.He, Nada, and their twin 16-year-old boys, Peter and Michael, live in a newly built home in Bloomfield Hills (complete with a beautiful wine cellar) — a short ride away from his Birmingham office. “Atlas is in a business model transformation — leveraging technology and new operating platforms to create value for companies in the industry and fueling innovation.”He found a diesel supplier and bought a truck, maxing out his credit cards to the tune of $30,000 to get started. Once he jumped in, he was all in.” He passed his work ethic to his children. Atlas’ story and ongoing success provides a great deal of insight into Sam’s unshakable commitment to Team leadership, cross-silo communication and relentless technological innovation.As one of the largest fuel distributors in the country, Atlas offers single source solutions for fuel, delivering nearly 1 billion gallons annually to customers in 49 states. A net worth is determined by a combination of one’s assets, which include items of value associated with that individual less the total value of all its outstanding liabilities. Atlas, a fuel distribution and supply management company, has been a model of how SGH takes experience, knowledge, innovation and ambition to advance to new heights. Because for Sam, money isn’t everything. Eventually, people brought him other deals and his empire — Simon Group Holdings (SGH) — snowballed. That person was Dan McMurtrie, CEO of VESTA Modular, an SGH company. By Jackie Headapohl Photography by Rudy Thomas. Sam and Nada Simon, both Iraqi immigrants, are proud to give back to the country that provided them with such tremendous opportunity.