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Maxine Clark in Podcasts

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American entrepreneur and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, known for founding the company and leading its growth.

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How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

It's actually a Maxine Clark concept.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

But then I would probably say, but Maxine, like โ€“

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

I would have been like, yes, Maxine Clark, she's the real deal.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

So it's 1997 and Maxine is prepared to sink a big chunk of her savings into a stuffed animal store.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

When we come back in just a moment, Maxine ignores the doubters and starts building the machinery for Build-A-Bear.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

Like, wait, Maxine Clark, the lady who ran Payless, like the boss of the bad, that is starting a stuffed animal thing.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

As for Maxine, she grew up in the 1950s and 60s in Coral Gables, Florida.