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Author Knight, Phil, author

Title Shoe dog / Phil Knight.

Publication Info. New York : Simon and Schuster Audio, 2016.

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Edition Unabridged.
Description 1 online resource (14 audio files) : digital
Playing Time 13:04:22
Description digital stereo rda
audio file rda
Note Unabridged.
Performer Narrator: Norbert Leo Butz.
Summary In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of startups, Nike is the ne plus ultra of all startups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable symbols in the world today. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, in a memoir that is candid, humble, gutsy, and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads moment. At twenty-four, after backpacking around the world, he decided to take the unconventional path, to start his own businesśђؤa business that would be dynamic, different. Knight details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dreaḿђؤalong with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls the formative relationships with his first partners and employees, a ragtag group of misfits and seekers who became a tight-knit band of brothers. Together, harnessing the transcendent power of a shared mission, and a deep belief in the spirit of sport, they built a brand that changed everything.
System Details Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 376110 KB).
Subject Nonfiction.
Biography & Autobiography.
Business.
Sports & Recreations.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Butz, Norbert Leo.
ISBN 9781508211822 (sound recording)
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