Combining Business and Pleasure: An Analytical Comparison of the Allure of Professionalism and Luxury in The Wolf of Wall Street Original Book Cover and Movie PosterWhile Jordan Belfort is Not a Name so familiar as Bernie Madoff, the release of the Oscar-nominated film The Wolf of Wall Street made his story famous. Based on his New York Times best-selling memoir, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the infamous stockbroker. Belfort, now a motivational speaker, was convicted of investment fraud and money laundering related to his brokerage firm, Stratton Oakmont. Coming from a humble Jewish home in Queens, Belfort turned to stock selling after his plan to become a dentist promised no monetary gain. He quickly took control of the market with his strategy of selling penny stocks, shares of small public companies that trade for pennies. He founded Stratton Oakmont, and the company quickly grew to employ over a thousand brokers and total more than $1 billion in stock issues. Belfort's success led him to the good life - drugs, alcohol and prostitution - and finally to drawing...