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Billionaire Phil Knight How To Be Successful In Business and Starting Nike
published: 26 Apr 2020
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The Rise of Nike: How One Man Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
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This documentary explores the history of Nike, from its origins as Blue Ribbon Sports to becoming one of the world’s most iconic brands. Nike’s journey began with founder Phil Knight’s bold idea: importing Japanese running shoes to challenge the dominance of German brands like Adidas and Puma. Inspired by the success of Japanese camera companies overtaking German competitors, Knight believed the same could happen in the sports shoe industry.
What started as a college assignment turned into an entrepreneurial quest filled with challenges. Phil Knight struggled with finding suppliers, importing shoes, and convincing others of his vision. Despite these hurdles, Nike grew into a global powerhouse, rebranding from Bl...
published: 12 Oct 2018
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Phil Knight Made A Pair Of Nikes Just For Stephen
The co-founder and chairman of Nike talks about the history of his sneakers and presents Stephen with his own Col-pair.
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published: 29 Apr 2016
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How Phil Knight Grew Nike Into A Multibillion-Dollar Company And Became A Billionaire In The Process
On January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe business that would be rebranded in 1971 as Nike. The company, of course, is now a juggernaut, with $51 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year, a market cap of $154 billion and a globally dominant position in the footwear market.
Beginning with John McEnroe in 1978, athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods have made the brand synonymous with success on and off the field. Knight has seen his net worth rise to an estimated $40 billion and landed at No. 18 on 2023’s Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans.
Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2024/01/24/how-phil-knight-fast-tracked-nike-60th-anniversary/?sh=631028cb3061
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published: 25 Jan 2024
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Phil Knight, MBA ’62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike
“Don’t equate hero leadership with autocratic leadership. Collaborative leadership, in my view, is really the only kind of leadership that will work today.” Phil Knight, co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of Nike, said during the View From The Top speakers series on campus. Knight, who rarely gives public interviews, reflected on how the characteristics that make him an introvert have often made him a better leader. “If we don’t listen to the voice of the athlete, we don’t have anything,” he said.
Knight also shared insights on sticking with your beliefs, since dark days are inevitable for any entrepreneur. “When you’re an introvert entrepreneur, you have to believe,” he said. “You have to believe in order to overcome a certain shyness.”
published: 07 Feb 2019
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Phil Knight 3 Life Lessons in 3 Minutes
Speaker: Phil Knight
Philip Knight is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company. As of July 23, 2020, Knight was ranked by Forbes as the 24th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$54.5 billion.
“The goal should not be to seek a job or even a career, but to seek a calling. That search has just begun.”
At the brink of graduation, Knight knew that he could either secure himself a job where he would sweat and bleed for at least a decade, or he could give himself a year to travel and search for the unknown. He chose the latter, and it was this decision that led him down the road that would eventually lead to the creation of Nike. If he had never travelled to Japan, ...
published: 31 Jan 2022
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How Nike Founder Phil Knight Created A Sportswear Dynasty l CNBC Make It.
50 years ago Phil Knight was a struggling shoe salesman begging bankers for cash and selling Japanese sneakers out of the trunk of his car. Today, his company Nike has grown into a sportswear giant surpassing $30 billion in sales last year. Here's how he did it.
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published: 09 May 2016
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Phil Knight Discusses His New Book 'Shoe Dog'
Phil Knight, Nike's founder and board chairman, comes to "GMA" to share insights from his new book
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published: 26 Apr 2016
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How Phil Knight's "crazy idea" conquers the sporting world
Nike is the largest athletic shoe and apparel company on the planet, with sales topping $30 billion last year. It's been over 50 years since co-founder Phil Knight gave birth to the brainchild that's grown into a sporting goods empire. Now he's stepping down from the Chairman role, and has documented his steps along the way in new book called "Shoe Dog." Lee Cowan profiles the man behind the Nike swoosh.
published: 24 Apr 2016
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Stanford Graduate School of Business Graduation Remarks by Phil Knight, MBA '62
The 89th Stanford Graduate School of Business diploma ceremony was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Frost Amphitheater. Phil Knight, MBA '62, shared his insights and experiences from his career as Cofounder and Chairman of Nike: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/courage-pursue-your-calling
published: 07 Jul 2014
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The Rise of Nike: How One Man Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
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This documentary explores the history of Nike, from its origins as Blue Ribbon Spo...
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This documentary explores the history of Nike, from its origins as Blue Ribbon Sports to becoming one of the world’s most iconic brands. Nike’s journey began with founder Phil Knight’s bold idea: importing Japanese running shoes to challenge the dominance of German brands like Adidas and Puma. Inspired by the success of Japanese camera companies overtaking German competitors, Knight believed the same could happen in the sports shoe industry.
What started as a college assignment turned into an entrepreneurial quest filled with challenges. Phil Knight struggled with finding suppliers, importing shoes, and convincing others of his vision. Despite these hurdles, Nike grew into a global powerhouse, rebranding from Blue Ribbon Sports, launching innovative marketing campaigns, and eventually going public with a successful IPO.
But like any big company, Nike’s rise wasn’t without controversy. This business documentary dives into the inspiring success story of Phil Knight’s empire, offering lessons in entrepreneurship, marketing, and perseverance, while also addressing the challenges and controversies that shaped Nike’s legacy.
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This documentary explores the history of Nike, from its origins as Blue Ribbon Sports to becoming one of the world’s most iconic brands. Nike’s journey began with founder Phil Knight’s bold idea: importing Japanese running shoes to challenge the dominance of German brands like Adidas and Puma. Inspired by the success of Japanese camera companies overtaking German competitors, Knight believed the same could happen in the sports shoe industry.
What started as a college assignment turned into an entrepreneurial quest filled with challenges. Phil Knight struggled with finding suppliers, importing shoes, and convincing others of his vision. Despite these hurdles, Nike grew into a global powerhouse, rebranding from Blue Ribbon Sports, launching innovative marketing campaigns, and eventually going public with a successful IPO.
But like any big company, Nike’s rise wasn’t without controversy. This business documentary dives into the inspiring success story of Phil Knight’s empire, offering lessons in entrepreneurship, marketing, and perseverance, while also addressing the challenges and controversies that shaped Nike’s legacy.
Subscribe for more documentaries on business history, company origins, and how iconic brands like Nike revolutionized industries and reached the top.
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- published: 12 Oct 2018
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Phil Knight Made A Pair Of Nikes Just For Stephen
The co-founder and chairman of Nike talks about the history of his sneakers and presents Stephen with his own Col-pair.
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Stephen Colbert took over as host of The Late Show on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Colbert is best known for his work as a television host, writer, actor, and producer, and best known for his charity work teaching English as a second language on Tunisian date farms. Prior to joining the CBS family -- and being officially adopted by network president Les Moonves -- Colbert helmed “The Colbert Report,” which aired nearly 1,500 episodes and required Stephen to wear nearly 1,500 different neckties. The program received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, and several unwelcome shoulder massages. It won two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Series in 2013 and 2014, both of which appear to have been lost in the move. Colbert is pronounced koʊlˈbɛər, according to Wikipedia. His understudy is William Cavanaugh, who will be hosting The Late Show approximately one third of the time. Good luck, Bill!"
- published: 29 Apr 2016
- views: 407404
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How Phil Knight Grew Nike Into A Multibillion-Dollar Company And Became A Billionaire In The Process
On January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe business that would be rebranded in 1971 as Nike. The company, ...
On January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe business that would be rebranded in 1971 as Nike. The company, of course, is now a juggernaut, with $51 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year, a market cap of $154 billion and a globally dominant position in the footwear market.
Beginning with John McEnroe in 1978, athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods have made the brand synonymous with success on and off the field. Knight has seen his net worth rise to an estimated $40 billion and landed at No. 18 on 2023’s Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans.
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On January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe business that would be rebranded in 1971 as Nike. The company, of course, is now a juggernaut, with $51 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year, a market cap of $154 billion and a globally dominant position in the footwear market.
Beginning with John McEnroe in 1978, athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods have made the brand synonymous with success on and off the field. Knight has seen his net worth rise to an estimated $40 billion and landed at No. 18 on 2023’s Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans.
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- published: 25 Jan 2024
- views: 7658
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Phil Knight, MBA ’62, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Nike
“Don’t equate hero leadership with autocratic leadership. Collaborative leadership, in my view, is really the only kind of leadership that will work today.” Phi...
“Don’t equate hero leadership with autocratic leadership. Collaborative leadership, in my view, is really the only kind of leadership that will work today.” Phil Knight, co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of Nike, said during the View From The Top speakers series on campus. Knight, who rarely gives public interviews, reflected on how the characteristics that make him an introvert have often made him a better leader. “If we don’t listen to the voice of the athlete, we don’t have anything,” he said.
Knight also shared insights on sticking with your beliefs, since dark days are inevitable for any entrepreneur. “When you’re an introvert entrepreneur, you have to believe,” he said. “You have to believe in order to overcome a certain shyness.”
https://wn.com/Phil_Knight,_Mba_’62,_Co_Founder_And_Chairman_Emeritus,_Nike
“Don’t equate hero leadership with autocratic leadership. Collaborative leadership, in my view, is really the only kind of leadership that will work today.” Phil Knight, co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of Nike, said during the View From The Top speakers series on campus. Knight, who rarely gives public interviews, reflected on how the characteristics that make him an introvert have often made him a better leader. “If we don’t listen to the voice of the athlete, we don’t have anything,” he said.
Knight also shared insights on sticking with your beliefs, since dark days are inevitable for any entrepreneur. “When you’re an introvert entrepreneur, you have to believe,” he said. “You have to believe in order to overcome a certain shyness.”
- published: 07 Feb 2019
- views: 160085
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Phil Knight 3 Life Lessons in 3 Minutes
Speaker: Phil Knight
Philip Knight is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairma...
Speaker: Phil Knight
Philip Knight is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company. As of July 23, 2020, Knight was ranked by Forbes as the 24th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$54.5 billion.
“The goal should not be to seek a job or even a career, but to seek a calling. That search has just begun.”
At the brink of graduation, Knight knew that he could either secure himself a job where he would sweat and bleed for at least a decade, or he could give himself a year to travel and search for the unknown. He chose the latter, and it was this decision that led him down the road that would eventually lead to the creation of Nike. If he had never travelled to Japan, he would have lived out the business plan he had scribbled in his notebook during entrepreneurship class. He would never have gotten in touch with Onitsuka Co. Ltd, the Japanese manufacturing company that supplied him with Nike’s first samples. As Knight put it, his goal had never just been to seek a good job and do well. His quest for the unknown was what made him realise his true calling – from salesman, to entrepreneur, to billionaire. Hence, the real trick to becoming successful is to find your true calling before settling for the first multi-figured job that comes your way.
“It is hard enough out there. Get all the help you can. Getting help really is just a part of that lifelong search for wisdom.”
Be it his former coach and later business partner Bill Bowerman, who believed in his notebook idea, or Masaru Hayami, the President of Nissho Iwai who supplied them their greatest products, or Doug Houser, who helped them win the lawsuits, to Knight, a company’s success comes with collective support from those offering it. And so, his advice to all potential entrepreneurs is to never be too proud to accept help from those who offer it, because in the long run, it’s what will benefit your company.
“Two ‘nines’ working together will beat two ‘tens’ working for their own careers, every time. Ability and desire almost always trump money and power.”
Knight blatantly admitted to the fact that he had no idea what he was doing during the initial part of his entrepreneurial journey. He credits the company’s intimidating success to the brainstorming of all his then 45 employees, from coming up with the name ‘Nike’ to creating its carbon-copy ‘One Line’ to meet the $25 million fine (later settled at $9 million) by the Unites States Customs. To this end, he always believes that it is better working together as a team who can put their heads together and figure out a solution than battling constant ego-clashes and competition with overly-qualified individuals in the organisation.
“Dare to take chances, lest you leave your talent buried in the ground.”
Knight built a multibillion dollar company by chance. His stint at selling encyclopaedias helped him realise his then nascent interest in sales, particularly in athletic shoes, which eventually led to Nike. As he admits himself, the journey was difficult and the thorns were aplenty. But he decided to take a chance at a time when entrepreneurship was still a far-sighted dream and the markets were yet to reach maturity. And look where that got him today.
As a closing remark to the students, Knight quoted his favourite professor, Frank Shallenberger, who fuelled in him the fire of entrepreneurship:
“The only time you must not fail, is the last time you try.”
https://wn.com/Phil_Knight_3_Life_Lessons_In_3_Minutes
Speaker: Phil Knight
Philip Knight is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company. As of July 23, 2020, Knight was ranked by Forbes as the 24th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$54.5 billion.
“The goal should not be to seek a job or even a career, but to seek a calling. That search has just begun.”
At the brink of graduation, Knight knew that he could either secure himself a job where he would sweat and bleed for at least a decade, or he could give himself a year to travel and search for the unknown. He chose the latter, and it was this decision that led him down the road that would eventually lead to the creation of Nike. If he had never travelled to Japan, he would have lived out the business plan he had scribbled in his notebook during entrepreneurship class. He would never have gotten in touch with Onitsuka Co. Ltd, the Japanese manufacturing company that supplied him with Nike’s first samples. As Knight put it, his goal had never just been to seek a good job and do well. His quest for the unknown was what made him realise his true calling – from salesman, to entrepreneur, to billionaire. Hence, the real trick to becoming successful is to find your true calling before settling for the first multi-figured job that comes your way.
“It is hard enough out there. Get all the help you can. Getting help really is just a part of that lifelong search for wisdom.”
Be it his former coach and later business partner Bill Bowerman, who believed in his notebook idea, or Masaru Hayami, the President of Nissho Iwai who supplied them their greatest products, or Doug Houser, who helped them win the lawsuits, to Knight, a company’s success comes with collective support from those offering it. And so, his advice to all potential entrepreneurs is to never be too proud to accept help from those who offer it, because in the long run, it’s what will benefit your company.
“Two ‘nines’ working together will beat two ‘tens’ working for their own careers, every time. Ability and desire almost always trump money and power.”
Knight blatantly admitted to the fact that he had no idea what he was doing during the initial part of his entrepreneurial journey. He credits the company’s intimidating success to the brainstorming of all his then 45 employees, from coming up with the name ‘Nike’ to creating its carbon-copy ‘One Line’ to meet the $25 million fine (later settled at $9 million) by the Unites States Customs. To this end, he always believes that it is better working together as a team who can put their heads together and figure out a solution than battling constant ego-clashes and competition with overly-qualified individuals in the organisation.
“Dare to take chances, lest you leave your talent buried in the ground.”
Knight built a multibillion dollar company by chance. His stint at selling encyclopaedias helped him realise his then nascent interest in sales, particularly in athletic shoes, which eventually led to Nike. As he admits himself, the journey was difficult and the thorns were aplenty. But he decided to take a chance at a time when entrepreneurship was still a far-sighted dream and the markets were yet to reach maturity. And look where that got him today.
As a closing remark to the students, Knight quoted his favourite professor, Frank Shallenberger, who fuelled in him the fire of entrepreneurship:
“The only time you must not fail, is the last time you try.”
- published: 31 Jan 2022
- views: 6722
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How Nike Founder Phil Knight Created A Sportswear Dynasty l CNBC Make It.
50 years ago Phil Knight was a struggling shoe salesman begging bankers for cash and selling Japanese sneakers out of the trunk of his car. Today, his company N...
50 years ago Phil Knight was a struggling shoe salesman begging bankers for cash and selling Japanese sneakers out of the trunk of his car. Today, his company Nike has grown into a sportswear giant surpassing $30 billion in sales last year. Here's how he did it.
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50 years ago Phil Knight was a struggling shoe salesman begging bankers for cash and selling Japanese sneakers out of the trunk of his car. Today, his company Nike has grown into a sportswear giant surpassing $30 billion in sales last year. Here's how he did it.
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- published: 09 May 2016
- views: 45896
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Phil Knight Discusses His New Book 'Shoe Dog'
Phil Knight, Nike's founder and board chairman, comes to "GMA" to share insights from his new book
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Phil Knight, Nike's founder and board chairman, comes to "GMA" to share insights from his new book
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- published: 26 Apr 2016
- views: 142730
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How Phil Knight's "crazy idea" conquers the sporting world
Nike is the largest athletic shoe and apparel company on the planet, with sales topping $30 billion last year. It's been over 50 years since co-founder Phil Kni...
Nike is the largest athletic shoe and apparel company on the planet, with sales topping $30 billion last year. It's been over 50 years since co-founder Phil Knight gave birth to the brainchild that's grown into a sporting goods empire. Now he's stepping down from the Chairman role, and has documented his steps along the way in new book called "Shoe Dog." Lee Cowan profiles the man behind the Nike swoosh.
https://wn.com/How_Phil_Knight's_Crazy_Idea_Conquers_The_Sporting_World
Nike is the largest athletic shoe and apparel company on the planet, with sales topping $30 billion last year. It's been over 50 years since co-founder Phil Knight gave birth to the brainchild that's grown into a sporting goods empire. Now he's stepping down from the Chairman role, and has documented his steps along the way in new book called "Shoe Dog." Lee Cowan profiles the man behind the Nike swoosh.
- published: 24 Apr 2016
- views: 66670
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Stanford Graduate School of Business Graduation Remarks by Phil Knight, MBA '62
The 89th Stanford Graduate School of Business diploma ceremony was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Frost Amphitheater. Phil Knight, MBA '62, shared his insig...
The 89th Stanford Graduate School of Business diploma ceremony was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Frost Amphitheater. Phil Knight, MBA '62, shared his insights and experiences from his career as Cofounder and Chairman of Nike: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/courage-pursue-your-calling
https://wn.com/Stanford_Graduate_School_Of_Business_Graduation_Remarks_By_Phil_Knight,_Mba_'62
The 89th Stanford Graduate School of Business diploma ceremony was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Frost Amphitheater. Phil Knight, MBA '62, shared his insights and experiences from his career as Cofounder and Chairman of Nike: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/courage-pursue-your-calling
- published: 07 Jul 2014
- views: 87442