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🇺🇸👕 “American Crew” — Interview with Mickey Drexler, ex-CEO of The Gap & J.Crew
We sit down with Mickey Drexler — the retail legend who built the modern American wardrobe. Over an 18-year run he grew Gap from $400 million to $14 billion in sales, founded Old Navy and turned it into the fastest brand ever to hit $1 billion, personally bought the Madewell name ... Show More
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🇺🇸 “Independence Pod” — Reese PB Cups’ frog salesman. Super Soaker’s lawsuit origin. The most profitable coin ever. +Co-Founding Fathers
For America’s 250th, we whipped up a show that highlights America’s competitive advantages with three stories:#1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup: How a Frogsaleseman created the country’s best-selling candy.#2. Super Soaker: Why our legal system was the co-founder of summer's most-pop ... Show More
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Why are Kim Kardashian, Will Ferrell, and Netflix hooking up?... Golf underwear TV.Vespa scooter just had its 80th birthday… we explain how Vespa beat Harley and Honda.NBCUniversal and Comcast are splitting up… it’s the art of the Divorce Deal.Plus, the hot new real estate for Ge ... Show More
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