Chicago, every mention
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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Chicago comes up
The Obsession That Built Nike | Phil Knight
- ▶ 26:38 Shane Parrish In 1972, Nike made its debut at the National Sporting Goods Association show in Chicago.
Ray Kroc : How McDonald’s Took Over America
- ▶ 2:12 Shane Parrish Ray Kroc was born in Oak Park, just west of Chicago in 19 oh two. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 10:45 Shane Parrish On the drive back to Chicago, he announced he'd create his own version. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:31 Shane Parrish He was tired of their games, tired of the attorney's threats, tired of watching them visit Chicago and drive past his headquarters without even calling.
- ▶ 40:02 Shane Parrish So Lytton flew to Chicago to ask Kroc what he should do, and Kroc let him have it.
Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street [Outliers]
- ▶ 12:38 Shane Parrish She traveled to Chicago and inspected the rail yards herself.
- ▶ 19:45 Shane Parrish At 22, she sent him to Chicago to manage her real estate empire. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 25:13 Shane Parrish She would lend millions if they would sell her certain Chicago railroad notes payable on demand.
Fred Smith: The Story of FedEx [Outliers]
- ▶ 21:13 Shane Parrish Why not Chicago? 2 times in the scene
Harvey Firestone: Men and Rubber [Outliers]
- ▶ 14:34 Shane Parrish That night, they caught a train to Chicago, and within days, purchased a small rubber factory for 1500 dollars cash.
- ▶ 17:40 Shane Parrish The connection proved so valuable that even after becoming an industrial titan, Harvey continued seeking Wetmore's counsel whenever he was in Chicago. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 20:49 Shane Parrish I had sold many tires to the Woods Motor Vehicle Company in Chicago, which was one of the first companies to get out an electric carriage. 2 times in the scene
Rose Blumkin: Women of Berkshire Hathaway [Outliers]
- ▶ 35:53 Shane Parrish Remember the story when she went to Chicago's Merchandise Mart, and they refused to sell to her because her competitors were telling the wholesalers not to sell to her, and she's like, one day, you'll come in my store, and I will refuse to…
Cornelius Vanderbilt: The First Tycoon [Outliers]
- ▶ 1:03:33 Shane Parrish Cities like Chicago grew exponentially, increasing from 43,000 people in 1850 to 400,000 people by 1870, driven primarily by its role as a railway hub.
James Dyson: Against the Odds [Outliers]
- ▶ 31:44 Shane Parrish I had in mind rather than fight the plagiarist in Chicago, as the board was keen on doing, he explained.
Keith Creel: Lessons from Life on the Railroad
- ▶ 28:43 Shane Parrish So I'm thinking Los Angeles, Vancouver, going to Toronto, Chicago, um,