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DAN KENARY, a former commercial bank loan officer, is cofounder and CEO of Harpoon Brewery.
Mike Lewis • When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want
Mr. Day is as much a fixture among local audiophiles as his store is. One half expects the owner to resemble Jack Black's character in "High Fidelity," kicking out customers for daring to buy records they aren't deemed worthy of. But Mr. Day is as affable as one could hope for in a place with such a collection, treating customers to anecdotes and... See more
About : Cheapo Records, your home for vinyl in Central Square since 1954 - (617) 354-4455
irascible Lithuanian shoe-store owners, Irv and Marvin Skrupskelis,
James McBride • The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
Mackey and Szymanski initially focused on building a platform to support providers on the business side of in-home care, such as marketing and billing. But they also wanted to ensure high-quality care, which led them to a franchise model, Szymanski said. They took inspiration, in part, from the example of Great Harvest Bread Co., a bakery chain... See more
Joel Berg • A Pair Of Social Entrepreneurs Start To Win In The Daycare Disruption Space
Gerhardt was successful with BILOfix for a number of years, and he also founded a chain of toy stores, while Karl Georg had his own plastics factory.
Jens Andersen • The LEGO Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination
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Christopher Kai • Big Game Hunting

The first Philz location used to be a bodega. Here’s a picture of the first coffee station and my dad (Phil) tucked in the corner of the bodega (you can see bottles of Rémy Martin on the right).
The first several years of business weren’t pretty, but my dad and I obsessed over quality and every customer interaction.... See more

The Raising Canes founder is my new favorite billionaire:
- Owns a 66 million year old triceratops skull
- Owns 90% of Canes, worth $7.2B
- Named the biz after his dog
- Worked at an oil refinery - total... See more