Jack Mitchell (author)

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Jack Mitchell is an American businessperson, author, and motivational speaker. [1] He is the chairman of the Mitchells Family of Stores. [2] [3] In 2005, he was included on Inc. magazine's list of 26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs. [4]

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Early life and education

Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in 1961, and later obtained a master of arts in Chinese history from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1963, [5] planning to become a diplomat in China-United States relations. [6]

Career

The Mitchells Family of Stores was founded in 1958 as "Ed Mitchell's" by Mitchell's parents, Ed and Norma Mitchell. [7] The original Westport, Connecticut, shop had only 800 ft2 of space and five men's suit styles. [8] Jack joined the company in 1969. [8] The company acquired Richards of Greenwich, Connecticut in 1995, Marsh's of Long Island, New York, [3] in 2005 (now called Mitchells), Wilkes Bashford of San Francisco and Palo Alto in 2009, and Marios in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, in October 2015.

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References

  1. ↑ Jack Mitchell premierespeakers.com
  2. ↑ Tammie Smith, 'Hug Your Customer' to keep them coming back Richmond Times-Dispatch , May 25, 2017
  3. 1 2 Robert Reiss, Mitchells ... Built and Growing on Hugs Forbes, January 3, 2011
  4. ↑ "26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Jack Mitchell". Inc.com. 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Jack Mitchell amazon.com
  6. ↑ Hug Your Customers 2003
  7. ↑ Luxury clothier merges with bankrupt San Francisco retailer to boost profits Bloomberg News, October 8, 2010
  8. 1 2 About Us mitchellstores.com



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