Stanley A. Dashew, born in 1916 in the middle of Harlem in New York City, founded a number of companies, including Dashew Business Machines that produced revolutionary embossing machines, which formed the foundation for today’s plastic credit card industry.  His inventions led to the creation of the first bank credit card system—BankAmericard.   An 8-time boat owner, he set sail in 1949 with his wife, 7-year-old son, and 3-month-old daughter on a daring 15-month adventure aboard a 76-foot schooner, Constellation. Proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he still wakes up in the middle of the night to work on designs for current product concepts.

You Can Do It!

by Stanley Dashew and Co-Author Josef Klus.

“Nuggets of wisdom gleaned from separate aspects of life—in finance, adventure, love, health, activism—all coalesce into one coherent vision of success.” 

“Enjoyable reading that finished with a ‘wow!’ 
A life-encompassing philosophy I didn’t want to put down.”

“Magic words written by a young man in his 90s, and I mean young.” 

“One of the most interesting  and inspirational men I have had the privilege to know... While  the book does not come close to what one gets from meeting Mr. Dashew, it is the next best thing.”