Arena Show Part II: Brooks Running (with CEO Jim Weber)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 16, 2022

Duration

1h 10m

Channel

Acquired

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

For the final act of the Arena Show, we’re joined by Brooks CEO Jim Weber to tell the amazing story of how he transformed the company from a 3rd tier, deeply cashflow negative “also-ran” into one of the world’s premiere fitness brands and a crown jewel of the Berkshire Hathaway empire — with compounding revenue and cashflow growth that rivals even the legendary Mrs. See’s Candies! *More Acquired:*

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Ben Gilbert

  host

• David Rosenthal

  host

• Jim Weber

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, Arena Show Part II: Brooks Running (with CEO Jim Weber) explores Brooks CEO Jim Weber on focus, turnaround, and durable moats The episode features an on-stage conversation with Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber at Acquired’s Arena Show, detailing Brooks’ dramatic turnaround starting in 2001 when the company was losing money, heavily indebted, and near missing payroll.

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