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Oligarchs: The Movie (Russian Billionaires documentary style video) This video is about the rise of Russia's oligarchs - the powerful billionaires who combine wealth and politics together. Our story focuses on three main characters: Boris Berezovsky, Roman Abramovich, and Vladimir Putin - and begins during the USSR's abrupt switch towards capitalism after Yeltsin won the election. During this oligarch documentary style video, we'll explore the lifestyle of Russia's billionaires, how they acquired their vast amounts of wealth, and the conflicts & consequences of combining business with politics. The rise of the oligarchs is genuinely a crazy and fascinating story of wealth, influence, power, & corruption. Enjoy!

How a broke 17 year old built the world's biggest fast food chain The Rise & Fall of The World's Biggest Fast Food Chain The INSANE Story of Subway: The Controversial Truth The big problem with Subway… Subway: A Broke Teen's Journey to a Global Empire The Controversial TRUTH of Subway (Mini Movie) The STORY Of World's Biggest Fast Food Chain How a poor 17 year old created Subway The #1 Fast Food Chain Has Some Big Problems THE STORY OF SUBWAY BY MAGNATESMEDIA: The 17 year old founder of Subway had never made a sub sandwich in his life, and his first restaurant failed miserably. So how did Subway overtake McDonald’s and become the biggest fast-food chain in the entire world? This is a story of both struggles and success, a tale of lawsuits and lies - this is the controversial history of Subway… In 1965, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca wanted to become a doctor, but he had a problem. He was the son of poor Italian American immigrants and earned just $1.25 an hour at a hardware store, so he had no idea how he was going to pay for medical school. He’d grown up in public housing in the Bronx, and his family barely had enough money to scrape by. But then one day Fred and his parents got invited to a barbeque at the house of an old family friend, a nuclear physicist named Peter Buck. From the size of his house, it was clear that Peter was well off, and so Fred decided to ask him how he could make enough money for college, secretly hoping Peter might give him a loan. Instead, Peter’s answer was not what he expected. Peter said: “You should open a submarine sandwich shop.” They started out with one small location, originally called Pete's Super Submarines (before the rebrand to Subway), however their first store was not profitable. So how did Subway become so successful and become worth billions of dollars? Watch this video on Subway’s story to find out the controversial rise (and decline?) of Subway’s fast food empire!

The Story of Yahoo! - The rise and fall of Yahoo is a dramatic story, but what happened to Yahoo!? How did they fail to buy Google (twice), and what caused the death of Yahoo? In this MagnatesMedia documentary, we explain the story of Yahoo, right from the beginning, with Jerry and David's guide to the world web... The decline of Yahoo... what happened?! Why did Yahoo become so popular when the internet first began, and then why did Yahoo's popularity fall so much? Sure, Yahoo still has services people use, like Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Mail, but what went wrong? In Act I, The Rise of Yahoo, we'll look at how Jerry and David created Yahoo from their college dorm room, and how they transformed it into a $128 billion empire (and one of the fastest growing businesses). In Act II, we'll look at Yahoo's missed opportunities to buy Facebook and Google, along with a series of catastrophic decisions that begun Yahoo's rapid decline. And finally, we'll consider Yahoo's business model, Yahoo's future, and what the next big internet empire could be. The INSANE Story of Yahoo!: Yahoo could have been the most valuable company in the world. It was once the most visited website on the internet. They were worth $128 billion dollars. And in the late 90’s, they had the chance to buy Google for just $1 million. Yahoo said no. Welcome to the dramatic rise and fall of the original internet empire. Whilst this video covers the full story of Yahoo, we also look at several mini-stories, like the time Mark Zuckerberg went to Yahoo's offices, because Yahoo was trying to acquire Facebook. The deal nearly happened, but at the last minute Yahoo! lowballed Facebook, and the deal collapsed. Just imagine if Yahoo! really had bought Facebook, Google & YouTube when they had the chance...

This video covers why Vine died, and yet TikTok (another short video app that came AFTER vine) did so well, and makes so much money. We specially look not just at Vine's decline, but how TikTok makes so much money, and all of Bytedance's monetization plans and strategies. So if you're curious why TikTok is doing so well and making so much money, this story of Why Vine Died, But TikTok Made Billions is for you!

There’s quite a few characters in the Gucci story as it spans a long time period, but basically you can think of it as a story of 4 generations: 1️⃣ The first is all about the very humble beginnings of Gucci 2️⃣ The second is about how the company expanded 3️⃣ The third generation is complete chaos 4️⃣ And then the fourth is life after the Gucci family lost control of their own company. Welcome to another crazy business story - this is the dramatic origin story of one of the world's most luxurious and wealthy brands. Gucci is one of the hottest fashion brands in the world with an estimated value of $22.6 billion dollars. But, what begins as a rags-to-riches story of a small family business becomes a dark, shocking tale of betrayal. Underneath the glamour of the fashion world, there were frequent family feuds, lawsuits, an attempted corporate takeover, and even murder. So sit back, relax, get comfortable - because in this video, we’re going on a journey through Gucci’s insane and controversial history. This is the story of Gucci - including how Gucci started, the rise and expansion of the Gucci business, brand strategies and marketing / product changes, and the Gucci family's controversies along the way to success. I hope you enjoy this business documentary with a dark twist.

The history of Coco Chanel - the INSANE full story of Chanel. How did a poor girl from an orphanage become the most famous fashion-designer of the 20th century, and build a business that is today worth billions of dollars? And how did Coco Chanel profit from two world wars and still survive, despite being labelled a secret Nazi spy? Welcome to the controversial life of Coco Chanel - and the rise, fall, and rise again, of a fashion empire. This is the story of Chanel’s multi-billion dollar business, including controversial strategies, great marketing lessons, and how the company became so big and successful. But it all begins on 19th August 1883, when Gabrielle Chanel was born into poverty in a small town in France, called Saumur. We’ll look at the inspirational rags to riches of Coco Chanel and how she became an entrepreneur, built the Chanel brand, and the controversial decisions that helped Chanel become a global fashion icon. Welcome to the INSANE story of Chanel by MagnatesMedia! Coco Chanel: Nazi Spy, Abandoned Orphan & Fashion Visionary Coco Chanel: Orphan / Nazi Spy / Fashion Genius The Ridiculous History of Coco Chanel The INSANE History of Coco Chanel The Disturbing Story of Coco Chanel The Disturbing History of Coco Chanel

🥤 New Coke was a catastrophic misjudgement by Coca-Cola... or was it? What was one of the biggest business mistakes, turned out to unintentionally be a genius marketing move. This mini business story covers the introduction of New Coke, the battle and rivalry between Coke vs Pepsi, and why Coke took the drastic action of changing their drink's formula after the Pepsi Challenge. This is the story of one of the most successful marketing mistakes ever.

The DeLorean car was made famous thanks to the Back To The Future movies, but the real company that made DeLoreans went bankrupt within just a couple of years of starting. So what happened? The crazy story of the DeLorean Motor Company involves a war, FBI agents, and a million dollar coke deal gone wrong. It’s a business story with a meteoric rise to the top and a disastrous fall to the bottom, with lots of wealth, fame, and drama along the way. Plus, a very eccentric CEO. But in true DeLorean style, to make sense of all this, we need to travel back in time... and so The DeLorean story begins with the birth of John DeLorean, in a place home to 'the big 3' (the biggest car manufacturers of the time). In this DeLorean documentary, we'll go on a journey through John DeLorean's crazy life, his rise and fall in the business world / car industry, and what the future holds for the DeLorean business. DeLorean: War, Crime & Time Machines The Untold Truth of DeLorean: War, Crime & Time Machines War, Crime & Time Machines: The Ridiculous Story of DeLorean The DeLorean Story: Time Machines, FBI Raids & Civil War DeLorean: The Man Who Built The Time Machine DeLorean: The Crazy Guy Who Built The Time Machine DeLorean: A CRAZY True Story of Crime, Success & Time Machines The Man Who Made A Time Machine John DeLorean and The DeLorean Motor Company - the crazy business story!

This video is all about Snapchat Spotlight - firstly, the huge opportunity to make money from posting content on Snapchat Spotlight, including examples of creators who have become millionaires from posting videos on Spotlight. However, then we'll delve into the darker side of Spotlight - and the stolen content epidemic nobody is really talking about yet. Finally, we'll ask what the rise of short-form content means for the future of content overall.

Welcome to the INSANE story of Snapchat - the ghost that haunts Mark Zuckerberg. This Snapchat documentary covers the story of Snapchat from being a random idea two college kids came up with, to becoming a multi-billion dollar company that is working on some incredibly exciting futuristic ideas. Snapchat has become a lot more than just sending disappearing photos, and is now innovating in areas like augmented reality. This mini-movie about Snapchat's history will cover all the details you want to know, ranging from Snapchat's acquisition offers from tech giants like Facebook, to Evan Spiegel's PR disaster that nearly got him fired. Enjoy! It had been a bad week for Evan Spiegel. His business idea called Future Freshman had failed, and his girlfriend of two years had just broke up with him. But then suddenly his friend Reggie burst into his room with an idea: A way of sending photos that disappear. Evan was immediately excited, and said he thought it was a million dollar idea. He was wrong. It was a multi-billion dollar idea... So, Evan and Reggie were eager to start this photo-sharing app together, and agreed to split everything 50/50. But then they realised neither of them could code well enough to build the app, so they began trying to find someone to work with. Several people turned them down, either because they were too busy or just didn’t get the point of the app. But eventually Evan managed to convince a friend of his called Bobby to help them, and he put in long days and nights of coding to help build a working prototype, which they originally named Picaboo. However, they'd later have to change the name Picaboo to Snapchat after realising they'd taken another companies name... but that would only be the start of the company's legal trouble, as very soon their own co-founder would be suing the company, after Evan Spiegel kicked him out. Watch this video to get the rest of the Snapchat Story, brought to you by MagnatesMedia! If you've ever wondered how Snapchat started, how Snapchat grew so quickly, or why Snapchat turned down 3 billion dollars, then this is the Snapchat documentary for you.

Rolls-Royce makes some of the most expensive cars in the world. And yet this $7 billion company was founded by a boy who grew up in poverty with almost no education. In fact, Henry Royce started his first million-dollar company with just £20 to his name. And yet today, the business and products created by Henry Royce and his business partner Charles Rolls are still so highly regarded (and sell for so much money), and the Rolls Royce brand is synonymous with luxury and quality. So, what’s the truth about the story of Rolls Royce? Welcome to the incredible underdog business / entrepreneur success story of Rolls-Royce, by MagnatesMedia. The Bankrupt Child That Created Rolls-Royce The broke kid who created the most luxurious car ever The poor boy who invented the most luxurious car in the world The Rolls Royce Story: From £20 to Billions From poverty to millionaire: The Rolls-Royce Story

The INSANE Story of Airbnb - By MagnatesMedia... Airbnb should never have worked. The CEO (Brian Chesky) knew nothing about business. The idea of Airbnb had basically been done before, and Airbnb was actually illegal in many cities. Even Airbnb's founders didn’t think it would work! And yet, despite everything, Airbnb has become a billion dollar company, and one of the greatest business success stories of the digital age. They’re the largest accommodation provider in the world, yet they don’t own any real estate. So… how did they do it? Welcome to the INSANE story of Airbnb! The story of Airbnb is slightly ridiculous - it started with Airbnb's founders renting out an air mattress in their apartment to make money, and then making cereal (Obama O’s and Cap’n McCain's) to get out of credit card debt. The history of Airbnb is full of controversy, twists, and useful business lessons for entrepreneurs. And it all began when Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were on the verge of getting evicted from their apartment. Rent was due, and they were broke. Their unfortunate circumstances would lead them to creating Airbnb, one of the fastest growing businesses. But as well as looking at the INSANE Story of Airbnb, we’ll also look at Airbnb’s scandals, Airbnb vs governments, how Airbnb broke the law, how Airbnb dealt with the pandemic, and whether Airbnb is ever actually going to be profitable...

Hugo Boss is a luxury fashion brand associated with wealth, elegance, and status - but this fashion icon has done all it can to hide its dark business past from the public eye. This is the story of how Hugo Boss supported Hitler, made the uniforms for the Nazis, and yet somehow re-branded and built a global fashion empire. Welcome to the INSANE story of Hugo Boss & the history of Hugo Boss's luxury fashion business empire. We'll look at: How did Hugo Boss begin? Why is Hugo Boss' history controversial? Did Hugo Boss make nazi uniforms? Why did Joe Lycett change his name to Hugo Boss? Why is Hugo Boss so successful? What business and marketing lessons are there from Hugo Boss? Plus lots more in this business mini movie about the story of Hugo Boss! The Hugo Boss story all begins when a boy named Hugo Boss was born in Germany in 1885, in Metzingen, who developed an interest in the fashion business from an early age... He wanted to create his own fashion company - and before long managed to turn a small local shop into a whole factory, Hugo Boss' apprenticeship as a merchant made him a great salesman, and before long, the company’s clothing became fairly well known around Germany. However, after World War I Germany had been ordered to pay a huge amount of money in reparations. The debt was set at 132 billion gold marks, the equivalent of about $270 billion US dollars in today’s currency. This began to cripple the German economy. As the US, UK, and France enjoyed extravagant spending on behalf of Germany’s debt, a time known in America as the Roaring 20s, Germany struggled to pay off the war. As a result, German citizens saw high inflation and business closures - and therefore even though Hugo Boss’ clothing had been pretty popular, his company began to suffer. No amount of good reputation could help the fact people were struggling to afford his work. And then, the Great Depression only made Germany’s bleak economic situation even worse - food became scarce, jobs were nowhere to be found, and some families even burnt their money to provide heat during the harsh winters. Hugo tried to save his business, but was forced to lay off most of his work force and shut down his factory. Eventually, he filed for bankruptcy, and all Hugo Boss was left with were 6 sewing machines. It seemed like the Hugo Boss clothing brand would be nothing but a short-lived dream... But of course, we all know that’s not the case - in present day Hugo Boss is a multi-billion dollar clothing empire. So, what happened?

Nestlé: A Real Life Horror Movie - This "story of Nestle" business mini-movie looks at the controversial history of Nestle, including scandals Nestle has been involved in, and accusations against the Nestle group. However, as well as looking at the dark world of Nestle, and Nestle's disturbing history of controversies & scandals, we'll also learn the story of how Nestle began from humble beginnings with a life-saving product. Honestly, Nestle is a fascinating business story, especially given how often Nestle is brought up online as being one of the most hated / most evil companies. So... What's the real truth about Nestle? ~ The Disturbing History of Nestle; A Real Life Horror Movie ~ Is Nestle The Most Evil Company? ~ Nestle: The sweet taste of death & destruction ~ Nestlé: A Real Life Horror Movie ~ Why Did Nestlé Do This? ~ Nestlé's Darkest Secret: The Disturbing Truth DISCLAIMER: I am not a journalist. This video utilises a wide variety of existing sources and information (that have been verified to the best of my ability) and synthesises it into a single narrative. This video is not making any new or original claims, but instead summarising already publicly available information in a new format.

Welcome to the EPIC Rolex rags to riches story, the true business story of how an orphan built Rolex from nothing, and transformed Rolex into the most successful watch company. However, this is not just a business success story; it's also a closer look into how Rolex operates (as Rolex is a very secretive company). We'll also be answering: why are Rolexes are so expensive? This is the real truth about Rolex, the luxury watch manufacturer, and one of the most successful brands in the world. Why Are Rolexes REALLY So Expensive? (The Epic Rolex Rags To Riches Story) ROLEX: The Most Secretive Company In The World How does an orphan with no money or connections build the most famous watch brand in the world? A lot of Rolex's history is shrouded in mystery and secrets, but today, we’re looking deeper into the incredible rags to riches story of Rolex, and answering the question: Why are rolexes really so expensive? Today, they're considered an investment by many, instead of just buying a watch. But, the story of Rolex begins with Hans Wilsdorf, the company’s innovative and mysterious founder. Hans was born in Germany in 1881, to parents Anna and Johan Wilsdorf, and his early childhood was filled with love, laughter and happiness - but that was cut tragically short when at age 12, both his mother and father passed away unexpectedly just a few months apart. Hans suddenly went from having two loving parents to being an orphan, and he had to go live with his uncles, who sent him off to boarding school.

he INSANE Story of Papa John’s business by MagnatesMedia: Papa John’s franchise has over 5500 locations globally, revenues reported at over $2 billion dollars, and is one of the most successful pizza fast food chains in the world. And so it may be hard to believe that Papa John’s started out of a bar’s broom closet, that its founder resorted to dumpster diving in hopes of getting customers. This is the untold truth of Papa John’s Pizza business empire, and the founder who made it all happen… The Papa John’s story really began when a young 15-year-old kid by the name of John H. Schnatter got his first job washing dishes at a small Italian pizzeria known as Rocky’s Sub Pub. But John wasn’t content with just dish washing and set his sights on making pizzas from his first day. After months of hard work, the Fondrisi family who owned the restaurant allowed John to start occasionally preparing the pizza dough and tomato sauce, but they adamantly kept the honor of baking pizzas within the family. John was determined one day to run his own pizza business, but he’d have to wait quite a while to get the funding he needed. In fact, Papa John’s would actually begin out of a bar. And it’d be years before John could get the financing needed to create the first proper Papa John’s store. In this Papa Johns documentary, we follow the rise of the business, the very unconventional marketing strategies to get more customers, and the controversial twist in Papa John’s story. This business story is a rollercoaster of emotions - enjoy! (Produced by John Frazer. Co-written by John Frazer & L.D. Murphy). #Business #Entrepreneur #Magnates #documentary #businesses #company #papajohns The Untold Truth of Papa John's: Scandals, Betrayal & Dumpster Diving Papa John's: Scandals, Betrayal & Dumpster Diving Scandals, Betrayal & Dumpster Diving: The INSANE Papa John’s Story The Uncomfortable Story of Papa John’s What REALLY Happened With Papa John’s? Scandals, Betrayal & Dumpster Diving: The Untold TRUTH of Papa John's

The INSANE Story of Lamborghini - the tractor tycoon who built Lamborghini cars after an argument with Enzo Ferrari. Lamborghini vs Ferrari would then be an ongoing business battle. But this is the true story of Lamborghini and Lamborghini's history, and how a prisoner of war (Ferruccio Lamborghini) ended up building a very successful tractor business, and then pivoting to start a new company selling luxury sports cars. This Lamborghini mini-movie is an epic entrepreneurial underdog success story, of how Lamborghini built a billion dollar brand from scratch, and became one of the richest men in the country through his innovation. But of course, as with any good business story, expect plenty of drama on the rise to the top! On MagnatesMedia we look at big company stories; documentaries on business stories and how they built their company and got so rich. This video covers the story of Lamborghini - but turn on notifications for more big company business movies! Ferruccio Lamborghini is the man behind one of the biggest luxury car brands in the world. But what most people don’t know about him is that before he started making supercars, he actually had the biggest tractor company in Italy. And what even less people know is that before he was a tractor tycoon, he was a prisoner of war. Ferruccio’s engineering skills are what helped him to create some of the best tractors in the world, but an argument with Enzo Ferrari is what made him change course and set out to create the best supercar in the world, leading to a huge ongoing battle between the two men. He was rejected by Ferrari, so he built Lamborghini. How A Fight With Ferrari Created Lamborghini How a war prisoner created Lamborghini The Tractor tycoon who built Lamborghini Lamborghini: A Business Built on Revenge The War Prisoner Who Built Lamborghini Out Of Revenge How Ferrari Accidentally Created Lamborghini How a war prisoner who made tractors created Lamborghini out of revenge The Untold Truth of Lamborghini: From Revenge to Riches The War Prisoner Who Built Lamborghini Out Of Revenge How The Man Who Was Rejected By Ferrari Built Lamborghini Lamborghini's Secrets: Revenge, War & Tractors Lamborghini: How To Make BILLIONS From Revenge

How is it that a restaurant that only does chicken strips has been rapidly expanding all over the United States and even into the Middle East? (Raising Cane's) And how did the person who came up with this multi-million dollar business get started when he had no money, and no funding? (Todd Graves) Well, it involves risking his life in Alaska to catch salmon, and trying to prove his business professor wrong who told him the business idea would never work. This is the crazy underdog business success story of Raising Cane’s fast food company, and how the entrepreneurial CEO of Raising Cane’s made so much money from selling chicken fingers (despite competitors who already had the same product, and lots more funding). Well, it all begins with a guy named Todd Graves and a dream of opening his own restaurant, and a business class at university where Todd’s business professor told him his business plan would never work. In fact, the banks said the same thing - Todd couldn’t get credit / investments / venture capital to fund his business enterprise, so he realized he’d have to earn the money himself… The Chicken Tenders Millionaire: An Inspiring True Story How a broke guy made millions from chicken tenders The King of The Chicken Fingers The Chicken Finger King The Chicken Finger KING: A Ridiculous True Story

How Does WhatsApp Make Money? - The INSANE Story of WhatsApp! You're watching the full WhatsApp Documentary / Mini WhatsApp Movie from MagnatesMedia. In this episode, we ask 'how do WhatsApp earn money?', and look through the story of WhatsApp, and how they've monetized. This is part of our "Crazy But True: Business Stories That Feel Like Movies" series you can watch free on MagnatesMedia. The goal is to tell fascinating business stories, including more business origin stories like this one. #BusinessStories #MagnatesMediaMovies

Is Amazon too big and powerful? Is Jeff Bezos & Amazon taking over the world? This mini-documentary looks at what Amazon is investing in, what Amazon is planning for the future, and the problems Amazon's dominance may cause. We also look at the story of Amazon's rise, and potential business lessons we can learn. When Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, he originally considered naming it Relentless, and even registered the domain name Relentless.com which is still active to this day. However, when friends told him the name sounded a bit sinister, he changed it. Fast forward to present day, and Bezos is the richest man in modern history, and has gone from being one man in an office to running a trillion dollar global empire. And whilst the story of Bezos and Amazon is undeniably inspiring, the real question, is where does this story end? Because now more than ever, the name Relentless seems like the perfect fit. Amazon started from humble beginnings in 1994 selling books on the internet, and they even used to ring a bell in the office every time they got a sale. But over the next couple of decades, Amazon expanded into almost every product category there is, earning it the nickname The Everything Store, with well over 350 million different products available to buy. And when you think of Amazon this is probably what first comes to mind, Amazon.com the online e-commerce giant. However, the shopping component of Amazon is just a tiny fraction of what it does… And sure, it’s normal for businesses to buy out competitors and enter new markets, BUT, let’s just take a step back to see exactly how large Bezos’ Amazon empire actually is, and what that could mean for our future. For example, Amazon has entered the streaming service business, buying the rights to not only many thousands of popular movies, tv shows, and live events, but also creating their own originals. In fact, Amazon Studios became the first streaming service to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination for one of its original movies. And, with billions more dollars reportedly due to be spent next year, it seems production will keep expanding. And they aren’t just stopping at video streaming, they’re big players in the music streaming space too, taking on the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. Which fits very nicely with the fact that Amazon is also one of the industry leaders in the smart speaker market. And then you start to realise the way that so many of their products & services interlink. If you become a member of Amazon Prime you become part of the Amazon ecosystem - you buy a Fire stick to watch your Prime video movies, which you control with your Amazon Alexa, bought from Amazon.com. This video explores many of Amazon's projects, subsidiaries & businesses. It even covers some of the risks to consumers because of the Amazon FBA programme, where third-party individual sellers sell their items via Amazon.com. But ultimately we ask: Is amazon too big? Is Amazon taking over the world? Is Jeff Bezos a super villain? (OK, those last 2 are maybe a little extreme, but there is definitely cause for concern with some people who would say Amazon is becoming too powerful). When discussing the problems of Amazon and whether Amazon is too big, a short clip from "Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (full film) | FRONTLINE" was used ( • Amazon Empire: Th... ). This Amazon documentary raises a lot of questions like: Is amazon a monopoly? Is amazon too big? Is amazon safe to buy from? Is amazon's growth a good thing? Why do people hate jeff bezos? Why is Jeff Bezos so rich? What is Jeff Bezos investing in? Why is Amazon so big? Will Amazon be broken up? What is Amazon's Business strategy? Why are Amazon so successful?

The story of Nike - this Nike documentary tells the history of Nike, starting with Nike founder Phil Knight first imagining the idea of importing Japanese running shoes. We’ll look at the struggles Phil had building his company, dealing with suppliers, and handing controversies Nike was involved in. We’ll also look at how Nike started out as Blue Ribbon Sports, but why they changed their name and brand to Nike. We’ll even cover Nike’s IPO and selling their shares on the stock market. There’s plenty of entrepreneurial lessons and marketing strategies in this inspiring business success story - but as with any big company, there’s also a darker side. This MagnatesMedia mini movie aims to cover the full story of Nike, the rise of Phil Knight’s business empire. It all began while working on an assignment to invent a new business. On a piece of paper Phil Knight wrote: "Can Japanese Sports Shoes Do to German Sports Shoes What Japanese Cameras Did to German Cameras?" You see, Phil had noticed how two Japanese camera companies, Nikon and Canon, had replaced German cameras in the market which used to be more dominant, and he wondered if the same thing could happen with running shoes. Now at the time, two German companies, Adidas and Puma were the leading running shoe brands in America, and they had a very strong hold of the market. But Phil Knight had heard the Japanese were experimenting with some new shoe designs, and he also knew that it would be cheaper to produce shoes in Japan as well. So Phil got extremely invested in this assignment for his business class, and genuinely started to believe there was a great business opportunity here to import Japanese shoes into the American market. But when Phil presented this to the class, nobody else seemed to see it that way. He even told some of his friends about the idea, but none of them seemed to pay much attention either. Of course, if Phil did want to actually pursue this idea himself, he knew how difficult it would be. He didn’t know anyone in Japan to reach out to, and he knew absolutely nothing about importing Japanese shoes, or even how to sell them in America for that matter. So, could he really just do it? #Nike #Business #documentary #entrepreneur #business #entrepreneurship #company #magnates

The INSANE Story of Crocs by MagnatesMedia: When the Crocs co-founder first saw a prototype of the shoes back in 2002, the only words out of his mouth were “Those are ugly.” Somehow though, those ugly shoes created a multi-billion dollar publicly traded company, and have been worn by celebrities and even on the runways of Paris Fashion Week. So, how were three founders with zero experience in footwear able to build such a wildly successful shoe company? This is the surprising untold truth of Crocs. In 2002. Lyndon Hanson had hit a low point: he was sleeping on a friend’s couch, after separating from his wife. Around that same time he also lost his job in computer hardware marketing and his mother passed away from cancer. His troubles seemed endless. George Boedecker and Scott Seamans were long-time friends of Lyndon and could see he desperately needed some cheering up, so they setup a sailing trip together around the Caribbean to try and clear Lyndon’s head. Now, Scott was a quietly successful inventor, and had made a good living developing and patenting products, and at the time of this trip was already semi-retired at forty-eight. However while they were on this sailing trip together, Scott asked Lyndon and George to try on a pair of rubber-like clogs he’d been developing after discovering something similar on a business trip to Canada. Who could have guessed in that moment Crocs would become a billion dollar business empire (in 2006 Crocs had its IPO, and they raised $239 million dollars which placed it as the highest initial public offering for footwear, ever. This put its market value at a little over a billion dollars). Crocs did face a slump in the stock market for a while, but has now bounced back and had their highest revenue year ever - so let's look at the business success of Crocs, how they make so much money, why Crocs do such weird collaborations and lots more in this history of Crocs! How To Make Billions of Dollars From Ugly Shoes How Crocs Turned “Ugly” Into a Billion Dollar Business Crocs: How To Make Billions From Ugly Shoes 🤮

The LEGO story - the INSANE history of the LEGO company, including how lego was started, the challenges LEGO has faced as the business grew (and nearly went bankrupt), and the situation of LEGO's business empire today in the toy industry. LEGO was born from fire and death, rising from the ashes to become the billion dollar company it is today. On one hand, the story of LEGO is an inspiring story of tenacity, family love, and quality craft. On the other, it’s a tragic tale rife with controversy, feuds, and sorrow. All these things together went into the creation of the company that makes the bricks so many have grown up playing with. But of course, LEGO is so much more than toy bricks - it’s an empire - they have lego world, lego games, lego movies, and so much more. And the story of how that happened is absolutely insane. Welcome to the untold truth of LEGO - a business mini movie from MagnatesMedia.