Guccio Gucci (what a name) was born in Florence, Tuscany in 1881. In his late teens, he moved to London to work at the famed Savoy Hotel. The fancy luggage caught his eye. Over time, he developed a taste for high quality leather products. Then he thought to himself, “Why not me?”...
We’re taking a trip over to Herzogenaurach, Germany. I have no idea how to pronounce that, but I do know that it is the shoe capital of the world. It’s the birthplace of not just PUMA, but also Adidas. Both stories are wild, but today, let’s talk PUMA...
It’s 1996. Kevin Plank is in the middle of football practice. He’s getting after it and sweating like a pig. He wants to ditch the itchy eyes and extra water-weight. So Kevin decides to create a moisture-wicking shirt that can keep him dry during practice...
Back in the 90’s, Chip Wilson read an article in the paper about Yoga. A few days later, he saw a poster on a telephone pole about Yoga. And then, he overheard a conversation about Yoga...
Whether you’re out getting after it and need something to mix with your vodka, or you’re hitting that time of the afternoon when you’re feeling sluggish—it’s a fact: Red Bull gives you wings (it also makes you feel like you might be having a heart attack). Everyone's familiar with the wings. Everyone's familiar with the drink. But there’s a story behind Red Bull that is worth injecting into your veins...
Mark was working at a salon in Poole, England as an in-house trichologist (basically a scalp doctor, except you don’t have to go to med school to be one). He turned his bedroom into a lab, putting his hustle on display and hand-making natural hair products for clients on the side (let's go). Slowly but surely, he became the largest supplier of products for a popular retail chain called "The Body Shop". His manufacturing company grew. After 7 years, he was doing nearly $1 mil in annual revenue...
Four MBA candidates were sitting in a computer lab at UPenn's Wharton School complaining to each other about how expensive glasses were. Dave needed a new pair. He accidentally left his $700 glasses (holy cow) on a plane earlier that week. They were nowhere to be found...
This story is dedicated to the woman who impacted my childhood almost as much as my mother: the incredible Joanne “J.K.” Rowling...
At 18 years old in 1963, Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr. (that’s a mouthful) began working for a liquor wholesaler. Later, he and a sales partner bought the Stitzel Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky...
What do you do when the traveling circus comes to town? You go and watch them perform, of course. But then you jump on their train, head southbound, and end up in Sarasota, Florida. That’s what Swedish immigrant Claus Wallin did when he grew tired of Midwest farm life (see ya, Indiana)...
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