Wild Company by Mel Ziegler

Wild Company by Mel Ziegler

In the tradition of Pour Your Heart Into It and How Starbucks Saved My Life, a surprising and inspiring memoir from the founders of Banana Republic. With $1,500 and no business experience, Mel and Patricia Ziegler turned a wild idea into a company that would become the international retail colossus Banana Republic. Re-imagining military surplus as safari and expedition wear, the former journalist and artist created a world that captured the zeitgeist for a generation and spoke to the creativity, adventure, and independence in everyone. In a book that’s honest, funny, and charming, Mel and Patricia tell in alternating voices how they upended business conventions and survived on their wits and imagination. Many retail and fashion merchants still consider Banana Republic’s early heyday to be one of the most remarkable stories in fashion and business history. The couple detail how, as “professional amateurs,” they developed the wildly original merchandise and marketing innovations that broke all retail records and produced what has been acclaimed by industry professionals to be “the best catalogue of all time.” A love story wrapped in a business adventure, Wild Company is a soulful, inspiring tale for readers determined to create their own destiny with a passion for life and work and fun.

Mel Ziegler is a founder of Banana Republic and The Republic of Tea. He lives outside of San Francisco.

Patricia Ziegler is a founder of Banana Republic and The Republic of Tea. She lives outside of San Francisco.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781451683509
ISBN 10	1451683502
Title	Wild Company
Author	Mel Ziegler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2014-08-30
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.