Shoe Dog (Unabridged) Shoe Dog (Unabridged)

Shoe Dog (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.6 • 281 Ratings
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    • £15.99

Publisher Description

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.

Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, and chaotic journey, riddled with mistakes, endless struggles, and sacrifice. Phil Knight opens up in ways few CEOs are willing to do.”

Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world.

But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers.

Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.

GENRE
Biography
NARRATOR
NLB
Norbert Leo Butz
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13:21
hr min
RELEASED
2016
26 April
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster Audio
SIZE
657.5
MB

Customer Reviews

Mr Sabs ,

Amazing story

Phil’s determination to build a successful brand and a power house in the sports industry. Fighting against the incumbents without fear of failure, wow.

TheaTfit ,

Simply amazing and inspiring

I really enjoyed this book as an entrepreneur navigating my way through my journey, it was refreshing to hear the true journey, the ups and downs of such a huge, successful company. I was sad when i realised i’d listen to it in less than a week!
I think this will be one i listen to a few times through my lifetime.

BearGardiner ,

Thank you Mr Phil Knight

An inside look at a human being who had a calling. Life is a game, don’t be left on the sidelines; PLAY.

Introverted and somewhat imperfectly perfect, Phil shares a great life story with us. With highs, lows, pains and gains; who could not resonate with him?

The foreword is profound and immediately engaging.

The book is wonderfully narrated by Norbert Leo Butz. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In short it is has created a captivating gift to the reader / listener. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🙏

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