Famous Survivor: Herman Cain

Herman Cain, WSB radio host, author, public speaker, and intelligent thinker, is also a colon cancer survivor.

According to Herman Cain's website, www.hermancain.com, Cain grew up in Georgia with wonderful parents and little else. Herman's father worked three jobs - a chauffeur, barber, and janitor - because he wanted his sons to have "a better start in life." As a result of his dad's encouragement, Herman earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree and has succeeded in the highest levels of corporate America.

As former Chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, he turned around the failing company by providing focus and getting people personally engaged in the turnaround. For his efforts, Cain has been hailed by The Wall Street Journal and Business Week as a visionary leader.

Cain continued the responsibilities of President and Chairman of Godfather's Pizza while beginning a second career delivering national keynote speeches. Using his messages as the foundation, he created his own leadership consulting company, THE New Voice,Inc., which also offers books, DVDs, CDs of gospel music, and promotes his keynote speeches. He has authored several books on topics ranging from leadership to self-empowerment to politics including "Leadership is Common Sense", "CEO of Self", and "They Think You're Stupid".

In 1996, Cain served as CEO and President of the National Restaurant Association and has served on the Boards of Directors of AGCO Corporation, Aquila, Incorporated, Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, and Whirlpool Corporation. Additionally, he is a former Chairman and Member of The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

In 2003, Cain announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senate from GA. In 2006, Herman was diagnosed with colon cancer and was successfully treated with chemotherapy.

As of 2009, Cain continues to spread his messages of personal responsibility, limited government, and reaching the American Dream through his THE New Voice company, his WSB AM 750 radio show, as a FOX News business commentator, and through his new Intelligent Thinkers Movement.