Make It – Success

How this mission-driven chocolate company makes $162 million a year

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If Tony’s Chocolonely founder Teun van de Keuken had his way, he would’ve ended up behind bars long before he created his popular chocolate company. The Dutch journalist made an attempt to get himself arrested in 2005, showing up to a police station and declaring himself a criminal. The crime? Fueling slavery by knowingly purchasing … Read more

How a 40-ounce cup turned Stanley into a $750 million a year business

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For the better part of the past 110 years, Stanley was doing just fine.  The drinkware manufacturer had made a place for itself in the knapsacks of outdoorsmen and lunchboxes of blue collar workers with its bottles and thermoses that kept food and drinks hot — or cold — for hours on end.  The Seattle-based … Read more