Soon after, Hank started networking locally with other executives. Hank’s products are superb; what he needed was the network. A decade later, Hank sold his “tiny company” to Samsonite for $110 million. It’s not just he and I who have prospered. My former colleague, Peter, the outdoorsy marketer from Starwood, ultimately used the experience to build the confidence he needed to go out on his own. He now has a thriving consulting firm in New York. The CMO at Reebok? He was grateful for an introduction that might help him boost his bag business. What started with one man and a problem, ended with
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