Mel and Patricia Ziegler: Our Best Business Advice

Here are a few pieces of advice from Mel and Patricia Ziegler, founders of Banana Republic, and authors of the new book, Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic.

Your customer is your best asset.

Always over-deliver.

Never take no for an answer.

Be authentic.

Everything that’s successful is intensely personal.

Creativity, chutzpah, and imagination work wonders even without money or experience.

Charity Showcase

DoSomething.org encourages young people to apply for a $500 grant to get a do-good dream off the ground. It also allows teens to search for existing causes that need more volunteers. Check out the website here: http://www.dosomething.org.

Curator: John Kremer