Famous Dave’s – He was from the middle of nowhere, Wisconsin.
With location as an obstacle, Dave figured out how to become famous for Bar-B-Que.
McKee Bakery – Innovatively embracing change
Behind the scenes including the girl who inspired their famous brand, Little Debbie. She now sits on the board of directors.
Empire Builders: MTV – I want my Emmm Teee Veee
The story went from a Monkey to a Mogul to the birth of a new Music Medium.
Culver’s Restaurant – Family business to successful franchise
Culver’s has over 900 locations and is one of the most profitable per-store franchises in the US.
Schlitz – Discover the Schlitz Maneuver
The origin story of the beer that made Milwaukee famous and the character behind it.
American Tobacco Company – The origin of the smoke break
He put trading cards into the packages which protected the cigarettes during transportation.
Entenmann’s – Creates a packaging revolution
The next time you look at the powdered donuts through the clear window in the box, pay a little homage.
Tempur-Pedic – Seeing an idea and being open to it.
I just gotta sell ten thousand mattresses. How hard can that be?
Vice Media – Heroin, Failure, Grit… and Disney????
Luck favors the heroin addict that refuses to give up! Just ask Disney.
Warby Parker – Losing your glasses sucks! Replacing sucks more.
They lost the idea competition at the Warton School.
Instagram – The day Obama joined, they knew it was a big deal
How pivoting after an early discovery with customers led them to sell in just two years for a billion dollars.
AirBnB – Airbed and Breakfast dot com
How do two arts graduates with no travel or tech experience build a six-billion-dollar empire in only fourteen years?
Kodak – The fall of an Empire
Why couldn’t they successfully transition into a digital company when they invented digital photography?
Captain Pabst – Could I ever use a cold beer!
Discover the origin of the blue ribbon lager with a ship captain that lost his ship and knew nothing about beer.
Milton Hershey – How do I make Milk Chocolate?
Discover how he transitioned from Caramel to Chocolate after the world’s fair in Chicago.