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#266: Joe Foster – Building Reebok Into A Billion Dollar Empire

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Joe Foster is the founder of Reebok.

In this conversation, he discussed the early days (his first 21 years in business), why he never got a job, his most important lesson, the importance of a name, what rapid growth feels like, and what he thinks of his American counterpart, Phil Knight.

(0:00) Welcome Joe

(1:15) World War II

(6:10 Father’s Failing Company

(9:11) Badminton

(11:14) Early Days of Reebok

(21:14) Importance of Name

(25:01) Why Joe Never Got A Job

(33:24) Going To America

(50:57) Angel Martinez

(55:05) $9 Million To $1 Billion In 5 Years

(1:00:51) Giving Up Company

(1:05:11) Phil Knight

(1:09:34) Question From George Heaton

(1:11:10) Curiosity About Technology

Joe's Links

New Book (Shoemaker): https://www.amazon.com/Shoemaker/dp/1471194043

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reebokthefounder/

My Links

✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

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Joe Foster is the founder of Reebok.

In this conversation, he discussed the early days (his first 21 years in business), why he never got a job, his most important lesson, the importance of a name, what rapid growth feels like, and what he thinks of his American counterpart, Phil Knight.

(0:00) Welcome Joe

(1:15) World War II

(6:10 Father’s Failing Company

(9:11) Badminton

(11:14) Early Days of Reebok

(21:14) Importance of Name

(25:01) Why Joe Never Got A Job

(33:24) Going To America

(50:57) Angel Martinez

(55:05) $9 Million To $1 Billion In 5 Years

(1:00:51) Giving Up Company

(1:05:11) Phil Knight

(1:09:34) Question From George Heaton

(1:11:10) Curiosity About Technology

Joe's Links

New Book (Shoemaker): https://www.amazon.com/Shoemaker/dp/1471194043

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reebokthefounder/

My Links

✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

  continue reading

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