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Mizrahi-Tefahot keeps a banker in the picture
Israel’s mortgage specialist built its pitch around a person you can reach. Its digital tools make that promise more interesting - and its history makes it worth examining.
Suburban Propane goes where the pipes don't
A missing gas line started the business. Nearly a century later, Suburban Propane is using its delivery network to fund a costly experiment in what comes next.
American Water spends billions to make nothing happen.
A quiet tap takes a noisy amount of work. Inside American Water’s wager that bigger systems, better treatment and billions in buried infrastructure can keep daily life uneventful.
Regis Corporation
The company that quietly cuts millions of heads of hair a year runs almost no salons of its own. Here is how a 100-year-old chain rebuilt itself around franchisees, royalties and the corner-strip haircut.
Portillo's
How a $1,100 hot dog trailer in Villa Park became a $730-million restaurant company that still refuses to franchise, put chocolate cake in a milkshake, and ships Italian beef to your door.
Dutch Bros Coffee
The Oregon drive-thru that turned a pushcart, a windmill logo and a blue energy drink into a $1.6 billion coffee company - one Rebel at a time.
Kenvue
Spun out of Johnson & Johnson with Tylenol, Neutrogena and Band-Aid in tow, Kenvue became the biggest name in consumer health almost overnight - then spent 2025 fending off activists, a CEO exit, an autism-claim firestorm and a $48.7 billion buyout.
Steve Madden
Steve Madden (Steven Madden, Ltd.) is a New York-based, publicly traded fashion company that designs, markets and sells trend-driven footwear, handbags and accessories at accessible price points. Founded in 1990 by designer Steve Madden with roughly $1,100, the company built its reputation on translating runway trends into affordable, fast-moving styles for young women. Today it operates a portfolio of owned and licensed brands - including Steve Madden, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Madden Girl and, following its 2025 acquisition, Kurt Geiger - across wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer channels, generating over $2.5 billion in annual net sales.
Wolverine Worldwide
Wolverine Worldwide is a Rockford, Michigan-based footwear and apparel company that designs, markets and licenses a portfolio of global brands including Merrell, Saucony, Wolverine, Hush Puppies, Cat Footwear, Chaco, Bates, Harley-Davidson Footwear, HYTEST and Sweaty Betty. Founded in 1883 as a leather tannery and shoe maker, the company today sells performance, work, casual and lifestyle footwear and apparel to consumers in roughly 170 countries through wholesale, e-commerce and direct-to-consumer channels, generating about $1.87 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue.