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Built To Last: Grey Goose, the Billion-Dollar Bottle

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May 19, 2025

Built To Last: Grey Goose, the Billion-Dollar Bottle

How a 77 year old marketer turned premium vodka into a status symbol and what it teaches us about timing, culture, and branding that actually works

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built to Last: Dietrich Mateschitz -Wings, Risk, and Red Bull

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May 12, 2025

Built to Last: Dietrich Mateschitz -Wings, Risk, and Red Bull

How an Austrian toothpaste marketer turned an obscure Thai energy tonic into a $25 billion global empire, one daredevil stunt at a time

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Henry Ford and The Ford Motor Company

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Mar 10, 2025

Henry Ford and The Ford Motor Company

How Ford put the world on wheels, fought against change, and still built a company that’s lasted over a century

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Lululemon vs. Costco - The Culture Clash in Court

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Jul 7, 2025

Lululemon vs. Costco - The Culture Clash in Court

Why the $8 dupe battle matters and how brand identity built over decades is now on trial.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich

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Built To Last: Phil Knight & Nike

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May 5, 2025

Built To Last: Phil Knight & Nike

Branding, Grit, and the Art of the Long Game

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built To Last: Kiichiro Toyoda – Proof That Systems Beat Speed

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Apr 28, 2025

Built To Last: Kiichiro Toyoda – Proof That Systems Beat Speed

Toyota’s story isn't just about cars, it’s about innovation born from a dying family business, wartime devastation, and a vision that reshaped global manufacturing forever.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built to Last: Sam Walton & The Meteoric Rise of Walmart

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Mar 31, 2025

Built to Last: Sam Walton & The Meteoric Rise of Walmart

From a small-town entrepreneur to the king of retail—how Sam Walton built a global empire by revolutionizing the way America shops

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich

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How Frugality Built a $44 Billion Empire

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Jun 2, 2025

How Frugality Built a $44 Billion Empire

IKEA’s founder drove a beat-up Volvo, flew coach, and turned radical thrift into a global retail machine.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built to Last: James Dyson and the Power of Relentless Iteration

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May 26, 2025

Built to Last: James Dyson and the Power of Relentless Iteration

How 5,127 failed prototypes, zero backers, and 15 years of obsession turned a frustrated inventor into a billionaire, and what your business can learn from it.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built to Last: John D Rockefeller

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Mar 24, 2025

Built to Last: John D Rockefeller

Lessons in Power, Profit, and Philanthropy from America's First Tycoon

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built To Last: Thomas Edison & The Rise of General Electric

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Mar 3, 2025

Built To Last: Thomas Edison & The Rise of General Electric

How Thomas Edison's innovations and drive led to the creation of an industrial juggernaut

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich

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Lululemon vs. Costco - The Culture Clash in Court

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Jul 7, 2025

Lululemon vs. Costco - The Culture Clash in Court

Why the $8 dupe battle matters and how brand identity built over decades is now on trial.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
How 7‐Eleven Invented Convenience and has Reinvented It for a Century

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Jun 30, 2025

How 7‐Eleven Invented Convenience and has Reinvented It for a Century

From Ice Docks to 85,000 Stores: The Enduring Evolution of 7‐Eleven

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
The Legacy Store That’s Learning to Let Go

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Jun 23, 2025

The Legacy Store That’s Learning to Let Go

How closing 150 stores could unlock the future of Macy's 166-year-old brand

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Jaguar Sales Plunge 97.5% in Europe

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Jun 16, 2025

Jaguar Sales Plunge 97.5% in Europe

From Roaring to Whispering. Jaguar’s identity crisis, the branding lesson founders can’t ignore

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
How This AI Playbook Is Rewriting 100 Years of Strategy

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Jun 9, 2025

How This AI Playbook Is Rewriting 100 Years of Strategy

The real reason AIG is outperforming its past and what your business can learn from it

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
How Frugality Built a $44 Billion Empire

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Jun 2, 2025

How Frugality Built a $44 Billion Empire

IKEA’s founder drove a beat-up Volvo, flew coach, and turned radical thrift into a global retail machine.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built to Last: James Dyson and the Power of Relentless Iteration

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May 26, 2025

Built to Last: James Dyson and the Power of Relentless Iteration

How 5,127 failed prototypes, zero backers, and 15 years of obsession turned a frustrated inventor into a billionaire, and what your business can learn from it.

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
Built To Last: Grey Goose, the Billion-Dollar Bottle

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May 19, 2025

Built To Last: Grey Goose, the Billion-Dollar Bottle

How a 77 year old marketer turned premium vodka into a status symbol and what it teaches us about timing, culture, and branding that actually works

Joe Leverich
Joe Leverich
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