Croc

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Lessons on life and business you are guaranteed to find nowhere else. The true, larger-than-life story of George ‘Boe’ Boedecker, his fire to succeed, his ‘don’t just break the rules but make up new ones’ attitude, his partners, his light bulb moment, the ridiculous origin story (of both shoe and man), and then the explosion (in more ways than one) of Crocs. This is a modern-day ‘Big Fish’ tale of lovers and haters, rivals and thieves, the hard partying, the strongest man in the world and the Mexican police, the fender bender with Fleetwood Mac and the enterprising way into the hearts of the San Francisco 49ers, the little boy lost and Superman, the millions made and just given away, and how it nearly destroyed him.

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Lessons on life and business you are guaranteed to find nowhere else.

Crocs are many things to many people. They’re the best-selling non-sneaker shoe on the planet, for starters. For some, it’s true, they’re the ugliest shoe ever made. What’s indisputable is, two decades later, they’ve worn by billions of feet worldwide, from the supermarket to the red carpet. In fact they’ve never been more popular.

For me, Crocs are a journey. They’ve taken me from a kid who stole milk from rich neighbours because he was hungry (until I realised I could sell it back to them), to someone who made millionaires of my childhood friends. Along the way I’ve circled the planet 28 times, been behind bars 11 times (though never convicted), and been banned from all 15 of a friend’s restaurants. Oh and I partied with Fleetwood Mac, kibbitzed with Robin Williams and bought Keith Richards’ first Fender guitar too.

Now I’m ready to tell you my lessons on life and leadership. I guaranteed you won’t find them anywhere else. Stranger than fiction, larger than life, uglier than sin and absolutely unique … but I’m not talking about Crocs anymore. This is how I made millions just to give them away, and nearly destroyed myself in the process.

Funny, twisted, touching, exuberant, Croc is not just a business story; it’s the story of a life like no other.

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Dimensions 23.4 × 15.3 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

338.47685310092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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