Calvin Fussman is an American journalist and author. He is a Writer at Large for Esquire magazine, known for the What I've Learned column, where he interviews leaders in various fields,"How to do a What I've Learned Interview", Esquire, New York, January 2012. which have included Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, and Muhammad Ali.
Early life Cal Fussman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up on Long Island and earned a bachelor's degree at The University of Missouri School of Journalism.Howlett, Philip. "Letter From The Publisher", Sports Illustrated, New York, March 14, 1983. Retrieved on October 8, 2014.
Career Fussman started his career as a sportswriter for The Miami Herald and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, then moved to New York, where his work appeared in the magazines Inside Sports and Sports Illustrated. He learned how to interview on trains and buses, when he travelled around the world for 10 years and was constantly in conversation with people from all cultures and walks of life. Fussman's writing during this time and thereafter often revolved around quests.
Fussman began contributing to Esquire when David M. Granger took over as Editor in Chief in 1997. He became the lead interviewer for the magazine's "What I've Learned" column, in which people who have lived extraordinary lives discuss the wisdom they have accrued. Some the "What I've Learned" column, have reissued in two books titled The Meaning of Life,. The Austin Chronicle has described Fussman's work in this format as "peerless" and "prolific".Badgley, Shawn. "Big Books", The Austin Chronicle, Austin, 10 December 2014. Retrieved on October 9, 2014.
Fussman has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.
Awards Fussman's story about his experience at Windows on the World won a James Beard Foundation Award for best personal essay in 2011."James Beard Foundation Award Winners 2012" , Retrieved on October 8, 2014.
Bibliography
Personal life Fussman and his wife, Gloria Paes, met on a bus in Brazil.Fussman, Cal. "300 Things We Didn't Know About Gerard Butler" , Esquire, New York, July 13, 2009. Retrieved on 9 October 22014005. They have three children.
References
External links Cal Fussman – Official Website Official Amazon.com Author Page – Books by Cal Fussman