She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.
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She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.

Most of us have found ourselves shopping for a product or service that doesn’t yet exist. We visit store after store, exasperated.  “How has no one made this simple thing yet?” we ask. A few of us take that frustration and turn it into something extraordinary. One of those few is Kendra Scott.
Overnight Shipping? Absolutely. Overnight Success? Not Quite.
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Overnight Shipping? Absolutely. Overnight Success? Not Quite.

There’s a point in almost every entrepreneur’s story where all you have to do is survive another day. You don’t have to solve every problem all at once – but you better get up and solve the problem that will otherwise kill the company today. Then you get some rest and rise tomorrow to solve the next one.
The Blue Jean Dreamers
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The Blue Jean Dreamers

There are two distinct acts of entrepreneurship in this story. Jacob Davis saw a practical problem and figured out how to solve it. Levi Strauss saw the possibilities in Davis’s solution and had the means to bring it to a much larger market.
The Sweet Success of Small Town Business
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The Sweet Success of Small Town Business

For more than a century, Bryan, Ohio has been sending its candies into homes, schools, doctor’s offices, and Halloween bags across America. It’s a place where generations of entrepreneurs have not only preserved what they inherited but sought to ensure that beloved products remain available for new generations to enjoy. Hall of Giants exists to celebrate towns like Bryan and companies like Spangler.
America Was Built by Founders. Now, It’s Sustained by Them.
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America Was Built by Founders. Now, It’s Sustained by Them.

From small-town shopkeepers to groundbreaking inventors, from family-owned farms to global companies, the American story has always been written by people willing to dream bigger than their circumstances. In the Old World the founders left behind, those circumstances at your birth defined your possibilities for the rest of your life. The founders believed something different was possible for all, a nation where opportunity was limitless.
A Giant of Enterprise: Madam C.J. Walker’s Enduring Legacy
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A Giant of Enterprise: Madam C.J. Walker’s Enduring Legacy

Entrepreneurs do more than build businesses. They create ever-expanding opportunities for others. As Walker’s company grew, she recruited and trained thousands of women to become sales agents. At a time when professional opportunities for women were limited and opportunities for black women were especially scarce, Walker’s organization offered a path to economic independence. Her agents learned how to sell products, manage accounts, speak to customers, and run small businesses of their own. Many earned incomes that gave them greater freedom and stability than they had previously known.A creative and intuitive salesman, Wrigley began including two free packs of chewing gum with his soap – a way to set himself apart from his competition and endear himself to customers. Despite tight margins, Wrigley made the gum trick work. The business grew fast.
A Pack of Gum and Some Soap – How the Wrigley Empire was Built
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A Pack of Gum and Some Soap – How the Wrigley Empire was Built

When William Wrigley Jr. arrived in Chicago in 1891, he had a dream of making it big. Wrigley had come to town with just $32 in his pocket, hoping to sell enough soap from his father’s company to start his own business. A creative and intuitive salesman, Wrigley began including two free packs of chewing gum with his soap – a way to set himself apart from his competition and endear himself to customers. Despite tight margins, Wrigley made the gum trick work. The business grew fast.
“Odor? Oh No!”: How Edna Murphey Turned Embarrassment into a Revolution
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“Odor? Oh No!”: How Edna Murphey Turned Embarrassment into a Revolution

In the early 1900s, American culture didn’t talk about sweat. It didn’t talk about body odor. And it definitely didn’t talk about women sweating.
Palmer Luckey: From Virtual Worlds to Real-World Defense
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Palmer Luckey: From Virtual Worlds to Real-World Defense

Palmer Luckey’s story is inspirational and unique. He transformed our world from a young age. This is what happens when a homeschooled teen