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Bob Farrell is an American entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He is best known for his book, Give 'em the Pickle!, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. Farrell was born on December 10, 1927 in New York City. He attended the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a degree in business administration. After college, he worked in the advertising industry before joining the United States Navy. Farrell began his career in the restaurant industry in the late 1950s. He opened his first restaurant, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, in Portland, Oregon in 1963. The restaurant was an immediate success and soon expanded to other locations. In the 1970s, Farrell began to focus on motivational speaking. He wrote his first book, Give 'em the Pickle!, in 1982. The book was an instant success and has since sold over 1.5 million copies. Farrell has been married to his wife, Mary, since 1951. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Farrell is 88 years old and has an estimated net worth of $10 million. He continues to speak and write about motivation and customer service.

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Occupation Motivational speaker, entrepreneur
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December, 1927
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death (2015-08-14) Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Died Place Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Ramona Farrell (1946-2015; his death)

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2015

Farrell was active for decades in Young Life. He resided in Vancouver, Washington until his death due to Alzheimer’s disease on August 14, 2015.

2002

While at Farrell's he developed a speech for new employees called Give 'em the Pickle!, based on a letter he received from a disappointed customer. He expanded this speech into a career as a speaker at motivational and employee-training events. In 2002, he put his Pickle speech to video, followed by The Leadership Pickles!

1963

On September 13, 1963, he and his friend Ken McCarthy created Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, an 1890s-themed ice cream parlor in Portland, Oregon. Farrell later bought out McCarthy's interest. Within five years he had six Farrell's locations, then began franchising. Among other publicity stunts, he built the World's Largest Sundae (1,551 pounds (704 kg)) for the Guinness Book of World Records. He built up a franchise chain of 55 restaurants, which he sold to the Marriott Corporation in 1972. He remained with the chain as spokesman until 1985. The chain expanded to 120 locations by 1975, but then sales began declining; by 1990 almost all Farrell's locations had closed. In 2008 the chain was revived, with Farrell serving as an advisor to the new owners.

1945

In 1945 he dropped out of high school to join the Air Force, remaining in the service for a year after the war. He met and married Ramona in 1946; they later had three daughters. He earned a business degree and took a job with Heinz Foods. After a year he became a salesman for Libby Foods.

1927

Robert E. "Bob" Farrell (December 10, 1927 – August 14, 2015) was an American motivational speaker, author, and founder of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant.

Farrell was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. His grandfather, Patrick Farrell, owned an auto parts company which his father later ran. Following the stock market crash in 1929 Farrell's father committed suicide. His mother placed 4-year-old Bob and his sister in an orphanage for five years, taking them back when she remarried in 1934.

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