American Author, Motivational Speaker and Founder of Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlors. After serving in the Air Force during World War II, Farrell worked as a salesman for Libby Foods, where he began breaking sales records with his creative marketing and received a series of job promotions to become regional sales manager. He left the company and with his savings he, along with a friend, opened an 1890s-themed ice cream parlor in Portland, Oregon, on September 13th, 1963, which was an immediate success. Five years later with only six stores opened, and after buying out his partner, Farrell decided to begin franchising his concept. To promote his business, he appeared on TV on the Merv Griffin Show and built the World’s Largest Sundae for the Guinness Book of Records. In 1973, he sold his fifty-five store chain of ice cream parlors to the Marriot Corporation and remained as its spokesperson while they added nearly a hundred more stores. It was during this time that he authored the book ‘Give ’em the PICKLE’ and became a highly sought-after motivational speaker, touring across the country. In 2002, he began putting his speeches to video which became very successful. Farrell died of natural causes. (bio by: Louis M.)