Suited & Connected Issue # 27

Welcome to the 27th issue of Suited & Connected©! 😊😊😊

For this issue, we celebrate the birthday of the United States, the 4th of July. One of the characteristics of this country is liberty, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. For some Americans, one strategy that has been leveraged to fulfill the American dream is entrepreneurialism.

CROWNLINE Method, founded by Todd Anthony Person, examines individual birthdays and leverages the 52 playing cards deck to illuminate human relationship chemistry. The CROWNLINE Method fuses mathematics, numerology, deck of playing cards, astrology, neuroscience and psychology. The deck of playing cards was originally used by several ancient civilizations as a calendar: there are 52 cards representing the 52 weeks in the year.

Within the deck of 52 cards, there are (4) suits representing the four seasons. Hearts representing Spring, Clubs representing Summer, Diamonds representing Fall and Spades representing Winter. Each season has (13) weeks, and each suit has thirteen cards. There are (12) Face cards and there are twelve months and (12) astrological signs. If you add up all the Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, and Spades with Ace being (1) and King being (13) you get 364. Add December 31st being the day of 1 ¼ and you now get 365 ¼ days which is an entire year.

According to the CROWNLINE Method, card alignment can take different forms — same cards, same number of their respective cards, matching a same-suit, being suited and connected (e.g. 3Diamonds to 4Diamonds) in their first card called ‘the birth card’ or their second card known as “the astrological ruling card”. In this 27th issue of Suited & Connected©, we examine one pattern in particular — when there are a pair of Jacks amongst the birth or astrological ruling cards of the two individuals involved in a relationship, endeavor or business. The successful individuals cards alignments assessed in this 27th issue of Suited & Connected© include:

1. S. Duncan Black, Sr., born Aug. 2; Alonzo Decker, Sr., born Jan. 16, Founders of Black & Decker

2. Sam Walton, born Mar. 29; Bud Walton, born Dec. 20,

   Founders of Walmart

3. Henry Morgan, born Oct. 20; Harold Stanley, born Oct. 4,

   Founders of Morgan Stanley

4. John J. Bausch, born Jul. 25; Henry Lomb, Nov. 24,

   Founders of Bausch & Lomb

5. Tony Antoci, born Jul. 25; Josephine Antoci, born Feb. 27,

   Current Owners of Erewhon

S. Duncan Black, Sr. & Alonzo Decker, Sr., Black & Decker

S.Duncan Black, Sr., and Alonzo Decker, Sr. met at a company called Rowland Telegraph in 1906, but they had dreams of their own.

In the fall of 1910, the partners decided to start their own company. Only a lack of funds stood in their way. To raise the capital needed, Black sold his prized Maxwell-Briscoe runabout to Decker's father-in-law, and Decker mortgaged his home. Putting up a combined investment of $1,200 and backed by $3,000 from other investors, the partners formed the Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. In today’s money value terms, that’s about $140,000.

Initially, the company manufactured an array of products made to order, including a milk bottle cap machine, a vest-pocket adding machine, a candy-dipping machine and machinery for the U.S. Mint. But despite their early success, Black and Decker wanted to develop their own products-tools and machinery that would appeal to a broad market. In 1917 the duo released their first official Black & Decker tool-a portable air compressor called the Lectroflater. It sold well, but not enough to keep the company afloat. Their second product, however, would start a power tool revolution and become something of a signature product that would define the company: a portable half-inch electric drill with a patented pistol grip and a trigger instead of a switch. (The original drill is now on display at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.)

The original investment of $1,200 paid off, indeed. Today, boasting more than $4 billion in annual sales, the company has manufacturing operations in 14 countries, and its products and services are marketed in more than 100 countries.

Sam & Bud Walton: The Brothers Who Created Walmart

Henry Morgan, Harold Stanley: Morgan Stanley Founders

John J. Bausch; Henry Lomb, Bausch & Lomb

Bausch & Lomb (since 2010 stylized as Bausch + Lomb) is an American-Canadian eye health products company based in Ontario, Canada. It is one of the world's largest suppliers of contact lenses, lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses, and other eye surgery products. The company was founded in Rochester, NY, in 1853 by two German immigrants — optician John J. Bausch and cabinet maker turned financial backer Henry Lomb. Until its sale in 2013, Bausch + Lomb was one of the oldest continually operating companies in the United States.

Bausch + Lomb was a public company listed on the NYSE, until it was acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus in 2007. In May 2013, Canadian-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced that it would acquire Bausch + Lomb from Warburg Pincus for $4.5 billion in cash.^. The deal, which was approved by shareholders, closed on August 5, 2013. On May 6, 2022, the company completed an initial public offering (IPO) and again became publicly traded. Today, the company employs about 12,900 people, and manufactures and markets health care products directly or indirectly in approximately 100 countries. Today, Bausch + Lomb has a market cap of $5.1 billion.

Tony & Josephine Antoci: Erewhon

The Erewhon Organic brand was originally a health foods producer with a single store. In 1979, the brand was purchased from bankruptcy by employee Tom DeSilva. ^I In 2011, Tony and Josephine Antoci purchased the last store on Beverly Boulevard that remained open from the widow of Tom DeSilva. Tony Antoci created and developed the brand into an upscale supermarket. Following several years of increasing financial performance, New York–based private equity firm Stripes Group purchased a substantial minority stake in Erewhon in 2019.

In August 2022, Erewhon opened their eighth location and first Beverly Hills location. As of 2023, Erewhon ships nationwide to all 50 states, as well as Australia, Canada and the UK. In September 2023, Erewhon opened a location in Pasadena, the first east of Interstate 5.

Says Todd, “The saying goes: ‘Once is chance, twice is coincidence, and three times a pattern’. In this issue of Suited & Connected©, we have five examples that show the potential success of either siblings, married couples, or business partners whose cards as identified by the CROWNLINE Method reflect incredible potential for achieving fame and success.”

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