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Les Schwab in Podcasts

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Les Schwab was an American entrepreneur and founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers.

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The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

In an era of quick flips and financial engineering, Les proved that sometimes the most valuable asset you can build is the one you'll never sell.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

Les understood something that money can't buy.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

Most telling was by 1975, Les Schwab dominated the Pacific Northwest without acquiring a single competitor.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

In an industry notorious for low margins and high turnover, Les Schwab's stores outperformed competitors by 30 to 50%.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

And they'd destroy everything that made Les Schwab work.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

Les had an answer they'd never understand.

The Knowledge Project
Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

Les knew exactly what would happen if he sold.