Maxine Clark

Maxine Clark (born: Maxine Kasselman on March 6, 1949 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA^[1]) is founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals.

She graduated from the University of Georgia in 1971.^[2] She holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from St. Louis University. In 2006, she published her first book “The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart”.

In 1992, Clark became the president of Payless Shoe Source in 1992, and left the company in 1996.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/697/000168193/
2. ^ http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/amazingwomenofuga.php
3. ^ "Build-A-Bear's Founder Shares Her Story". Bloomberg Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2007/sb20070912_785676.htm. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 

External links

• Biography on the Build-A-Bear Website
• Interview with Maxine Clark from Business Week
• Stock grant boosts Build-A-Bear CEO’s pay from St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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