Nike’s Co-founder on Innovation, Culture, and Succession

HBR IdeaCast

• Episode: Nike’s Co-founder on Innovation, Culture, and Succession
• Website: HBR IdeaCast
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• Duration: 00:19:39
• Published: 2017-07-13 21:04

Phil Knight, former chair and CEO of Nike, tells the story of starting the sports apparel and equipment giant after taking an entrepreneurship class at Stanford and teaming up with his former track coach, Bill Bowerman. Together (and with the help of a waffle iron) they changed how running shoes are designed and made. Knight discusses the company's enduring culture of innovation, as well as the succession process that led to former runner and Nike insider Mark Parker becoming CEO.