Medtronic founder Earl Bakken knew how to inspire his employees

Medtronic founder Earl Bakken knew how to inspire his employees

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Medtronic founder Earl Bakken loved teaching and meeting patients. He died in October 2018.

Earl Bakken made history when he invented the battery-powered, wearable cardiac pacemaker in a Minneapolis garage in 1957. But three years later, the company he co-founded was floundering and desperately needed cash.