Andersen windows

Company was founded in 1903, would be interesting to see how they’ve built their success over the years.

Rise and Fall of BIG 5 Sporting Goods

This business was on top of the world on the west coast for sporting goods. Dicks eventually came into the picture and started pushing into their market. I have seen…

Ocado

Steady growth in home market (UK) against stiff entrenched competition, but now selling their tech to other retailers worldwide. Ups and downs e.g. a major fire, loss of contract with…

Hudson Soft

This Video Game Company had made classics, like Bomberman. But then, Konami bought Hudson and it ceased to exist in 2012. Now Konami has the rights to Bomberman and maybe…

Carvel, Ice cream

Carvel was the the company that predates Diary queen and where the soft serve came from and it’s a very over looked Ice cream company that’s almost only known on…

VSCO – How did they get so big?

VSCO is very popular. It isn’t rivaling Instagram or facebook but rather building onto them. I would love to hear a video about how VSCO came to be and why…

New series: Billionaire Business Families

There are a number of multigeneration billionaire families involved in complex multiple businesses. Who are they, how have they fared over generations. Examples: Westons of Canada (multiple retail businessed worldwide),…