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The College Freshman Who Turned One Phone Store Into Verizon's Biggest Retail Army
Rich Balot opened a phone store as a college freshman in 1996. Thirty years later, Victra runs more than 1,800 Verizon stores across every state - here is how a single storefront in Wilson, North Carolina became the carrier's largest retail partner.
Staples
Staples spent four decades selling the things that make work possible. Its more interesting act is turning a familiar office-supply store into the place where America finishes the fiddly jobs the internet cannot.
Kendra Scott
Kendra Scott is an Austin-based jewelry and lifestyle brand founded in 2002 that pairs accessible, colorful, customizable designs with a mission of 'Family, Fashion, and Philanthropy.' Built from a $500 startup into a company valued at more than $1 billion, it sells fashion, demi-fine and fine jewelry - plus watches, fragrance, eyewear and home goods - through 150-plus stores, a strong e-commerce channel and wholesale partners. Its signature Color Bar lets shoppers design their own pieces, and the company has given tens of millions of dollars to causes supporting women and youth.