Acquired / episode intelligence
Speakers in the public record
Claim mix
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Claim ledger
20 published records
01 / evaluation
“Multichannel was a big advantage in that time because we can move inventory around and make it happen.”
02 / preference
“I think for me, that was really powerful because I don't want to be that cancer guy and they brought it up.”
03 / evaluation
“I think that the key to Brooks is that we knew we were going to have to build the brand at the runner level, literally a pair of feet at the time.”
04 / evaluation
“If we get a B and grow 15%, we're actually fine with that, too, because we're not rushing for the exit.”
05 / commitment
“They were going to sell and the employees knew that I was just coming in there to sell this thing. They had a pool on how long I'd last, but I wrote on my board one of my favorite quotes from Benjamin Disraeli, “The secret to success is constancy of purpose.”
06 / commitment
“We just kept at it by design because I just decided I want to play the long game and build a brand, build value, so that's why I'm still there.”
07 / evaluation
“Our brand was not strong, but when we made the decision to burn the boats on everything but performance running, the industry had never seen that before and most people thought we were crazy that we wouldn't survive.”
08 / evaluation
“Yeah, we're just kicking you out, get out. It was a huge mistake for them because this story has lived on in the industry forever.”
09 / uncertainty
“There was a Wall Street Journal article for the new—I don't know if he was 22 or 23—young CEO of a public company.”
10 / belief
“We now are executing retail partnerships with the best retailers for running gear to runners at Super Jock 'N Jill in Seattle, Fleet Feet running down in (I think) Menlo Park.”
11 / belief
“Now in Vietnam, the whole industry on performance is really focused there, principally. I think the big guy has 60% of their footwear coming out of Vietnam.”
12 / belief
“We know where the battles are. I think one of those powers is we make money on that.”
13 / belief
“I think we were the first one to identify that the real business was in trainers.”
14 / belief
“I think from a leadership standpoint, the real puzzle in that first year was gaining trust from everybody that mattered.”
15 / belief
“We've taught ourselves that and runner-focused, but I think we're executing on the digital side with runners as well as anybody is right now.”
16 / belief
“One strong belief I've developed about the two parts of a company that go-to-market and end product design is that I think a lot of folks somewhat naturally run the engineering side, in particular, as if it were industrial engineering.”
17 / prediction
“I think that's the last time Brooks has taken outside capital.”
18 / recommendation
“For those of you who came and show it off when you get your cool animating, I won't give away too much, but yes, your proof of attendance NFT.”
19 / prediction
“I think we got to do the Chase Center next. We got to bring this to San Francisco.”
20 / recommendation
“Because the money we're talking about here is truly an existential threat to your company, you probably should get this coverage Vouch recommends starting at Series A.”