The Highest Rung of the Ladder

<p>Deane May Zager and Diana Turner were two young women with a dream when they opened the first data processing service bureau in Orange County California in June 1962.</p><p> </p><p>Within twenty-four hours after the idea of a business was conceived they had a small office. John Dewey said “The highest mark of intelligence is to recognize and grasp a genuine opportunity.” They did. </p><p> </p><p>Using the slogan “Accuracy Is Our Key Word” they included their home phone numbers on business cards pledged not to miss a call and vowed never to date anyone in authority to award contracts because it wasn’t good business.</p><p> </p><p>As executive women in the data processing field at that time they were an anomaly but they earned respect and built a booming business a man’s world—all while enjoying an active family and social life. </p><p> </p><p>Their story is filled with laughs galore at some their unorthodox business adventures. It demonstrates the value of friendship and confirms that with little more than a dream and determination anyone can blaze a trail in business and reach The Highest Rung of the Ladder.</p>