George Zimmer

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I Guarantee It: The Untold Story Behind the Founder of Men's Wearhouse

Beschreibung

"George Zimmer revolutionized the men's garment industry when he opened the Men's Wearhouse. From a single store, he grew the company into the world's largest men's specialty retailer. Millions of Americans knew him by his trademark commercial pitch: "I guarantee it." At the height of his success, George suffered a shocking ouster orchestrated by his hand-picked board of directors. Now, George returns to tell his story, from his upbringing in Scarsdale, New York, to his roll through the sixties, to his creation of the Men's Wearhouse, where he established an early model of what later came to be called stakeholder capitalism. George shows how he played a key role in the marijuana legalization movement, how he embraced the internet and scored again with a new online tuxedo-rental venture, and how an entrepreneur with soul and heart and an eye toward the future can never be sidelined"--

Autor

George Zimmer was the founder of The Men’s Wearhouse clothing chain and CEO, board chair, and television spokesperson for the company for forty-one years. Under Zimmer, The Men’s Wearhouse became the largest men’s specialty chain in history with his famous slogan, "You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it." Zimmer was raised in Scarsdale, New York, where he showed an early aptitude for business, becoming a circulation manager for a local newspaper when he was still in high school, and later attending college at Washington University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. Mr. Zimmer also played a crucial role as a pioneer and major financial contributor to California’s Proposition 215 in 1996, the first successful statewide medicinal marijuana campaign in the United States. He lives in Oakland, California, where his primary philanthropic work is focused on the Oakland Zoo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Atria Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 163mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781582708416
• ISBN-10: 158270841X
• Artikelnr.: 61676379