Route to Success: An American Dream Tale

By Ahile Nicolas Koudou

Route to Success: An American Dream Tale is an autobiography of an African child who grew up in a small village in Cote d'Ivoire. Unlike his own children, he was born under banana trees. Before and after his birth, no medical attention was ever given to his mother or to him. Despite the limited opportunities for a child during the postcolonial y

• Language: English
• Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
• Release date: Sep 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781953791085

Ahile Nicolas Koudou

Dr. Ahilé Nicolas Koudou is a retired Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in Business Administration at Park University, Kansas City, Missouri. He has lectured at Butler University and at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Koudou also worked as Associate Editors of African Journal of Business Management and as visiting Professor at "Université Africaine de Technologie and de Management", and at "Institut Universitaire du Bénin", in Republic of Bénin. During his career, Dr. Koudou has been awarded Fulbright Fellowship twice, in 2003 and 2010, to teach and conduct research at Université d'Abomey-Calavi in Republic of Bénin, and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in Accra, Ghana respectively. His other academic recognitions include Outstanding Park School of Business Faculty Award; MBA Distinguished Professor Award; three times winner of Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Member of Louisiana State University Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta.

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Route

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Success

An American Dream Tale

Ahile Nicolas Koudou

Copyright © 2020 by Ahile Nicolas Koudou.

Library of Congress Control Number:      2020918813

Paperback:    978-1-953791-07-8

eBook:           978-1-953791-08-5

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Contents

Chapter 1: Building a Foundation for Success

Chapter 2: Brief Transition

Chapter 3: Cultural Transformation and Determination to Acquire Higher Education

Chapter 4: Drive to Pursue Higher Education in the USA

Chapter 5: Inspirational Career

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About The Author

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My Parents

This autobiography is dedicated

. . . to my deceased parents, Marceline Deh and Zaza Koudou, who gave me the opportunity and space to attend school and learn Western civilization, and the gift of vision. Their souls have showed me how to survive through life’s hardships. From them, I learned determination, perseverance, optimism, power of drive, and the endless range of promises in life. Earlier in my life, my parents thought I was a gifted child, and if God willing, I was going to excel in all my endeavors. Until today, this credence has been the key for my success.

To my children—Pacome, Odio, Sika, Nadé, Nainon, and Ahilé Koudou Jr. I express my gratitude to them for their great love and extend my thanks to my spouse, Laurence Toilehi-Koudou, for her encouragement and endless love.

This autobiography materialized shares my lifetime experience and sends a message to the future generation that hard work, courage, determination, perseverance, and strong desire to succeed can always lead to fulfillment of better life and accomplishment. Many challenges, strains, and pain have often left me physically and emotionally exhausted as I have gone through my academic and/or professional life. However, my self-confidence, self-esteem, pride, values, commitment to edification, and devotion to hard work are the major forces that helped me successfully reach my goals and be able today to share my legacy