Maxine Clark, founder of Build-a-Bear, to be inducted into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame.
Maxine Clark is one of the true innovators in the retail industry. In 1997, she founded Build-A-Bear Workshop®, a teddy-bear themed retail-entertainment experience. Today there are more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores internationally.
Maxine, a native of St. Louis, will be honored in Springfield as part of the induction into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame.
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Maxine Clark
Founder and Member, Board of Directors
Build-A-Bear Workshop
I am the Founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the global make your own stuffed animal retailer. The company was started in 1997, went public in 2004, and to date has sold over 130 million stuffed animals and had cumulative revenues of over $5 billion .
In 2013 I decided to step down from my role in order to pursue my other passions--mentoring and investing in women and minority entrepreneurs and "retailizing" urban public education--making edcuation much... Continue Reading
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