Maxine Clark
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Maxine Clark (born: Maxine Kasselman on March 6, 1949, in Coral Gables, Florida, USA[1]) is founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals.
She graduated from the University of Georgia in 1971.[2] She holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from St. Louis University. In 2006, she published her first book “The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart”.
After college, she worked at Hecht's, a division of the May Company department store chain, and in 1976 was promoted to the corporate offices in St. Louis, Missouri.[3] In 1992, Clark became the president of Payless Shoe Source, and left the company in 1996.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.nndb.com/people/697/000168193/
- ↑ http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/amazingwomenofuga.php
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External links
- Biography on the Build-A-Bear Website
- Interview with Maxine Clark from Business Week
- Stock grant boosts Build-A-Bear CEO’s pay from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
