Phil Knight is a man who just wanted to give back to his community and help out however he could. He was never someone who was unfair, greedy, or selfish but a selfless and fair man who wanted the best for everyone. Therefore he is a Captain of Industry from all of the big deeds that he has done overtime.
Phil Hampson Knight was born on February 24, 1938 in Portland Oregon. He grew up in Eastmoreland where he went to Cleveland high school. His father owned a newspaper place Oregon Journal but never gave Phil a job there so he went to The Oregonian newspaper and there kept track of sport scores during the night shift. After he graduated high school, he went to the University of Oregon. At the University of Oregon, he was a runner that could
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run a mile in four minutes and ten seconds. After graduating the University of Oregon, Knight went to the Army and served one year and seven years in the Army Reserve.
After one year of active duty in the Army, Knight went to Stanford Graduate School of Business. There, that’s when he knew that he wanted to become an entrepreneur and in 1962 graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the school. After graduating, he went to Japan where he discovered a brand of running shoes. He talked to the owner, Mr. Onitsuka and they made a deal where Knight had rights to sell his shoes to the western part of the United States. He had to get a job as an accountant because the shoes weren’t being sent to him for a year. As soon as he got the shoes, he sent some to his running coach Bill Bowerman and Bowerman not only purchased the shoes but he also wanted to be partners with Knight. On January 25, 1964, the partnership was sealed and Blue Ribbon Sports was created. His first major sale came from green Plymouth Valiant automobile and it allowed him to leave his accounting job and fully work at Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1978, an employee mentioned that the company should be called Nike because Nike meant the Greek winged goddess of victory. The famous Nike design came from a student named Carolyn Davidson in 1971. Knight would later …show more content…
purchase Will Vinton Studios and Nike executives took over. In 2003, Knight decided to hire his son and renamed the company to be called Laika. He invested $180 million into Laika and in 2009 released the movie Coraline. Since the movie was a gold mine, Knight promoted his son to become CEO and President of Laika. In 2004, another one of his sons, Matthew Knight, died from a heart attack while scuba diving underwater when filming. After that tragic day, later he decided to resign as the CEO of Nike but was still had the position of chairman of the board. Knight has donated billions of dollars to many different charities, collages that he graduated from and many other events.
He donated $105 million to where he got his masters in 2006. In 2016, he gave $400 million to start the Knight-Hennessy Scholars graduate-level education program. He donated millions to the University of Oregon’ academics. He donated $500 million to the University of Oregon for creating a three-building laboratory and research science complex. He donated $100 million to create the University of Oregon Athletics. In 2013, he gave $68 million to help with the football program. $19.2 million went to sport projects. $500 million went to creating a new campus for science
purposes. When Knight was donating his money towards creating and helping his community, not only did he help with donating the money but he also created jobs. He created about 750 jobs when he donated $500 million towards the three-building laboratory and research science complex. These jobs were paying jobs until the structure was completed but it really helped familie who were in a desperate need of a job. There were some problems when donating money to the department of athletics at the University of Oregon in 2000. Students at the University believed that Knight was getting the workers from other countries for cheaper pay. The students told the University to not accept his donations anymore for that reason. Knight said that those allegations weren’t true and the comments were unrealistic. After that roadblock had passed, Knight started to donate more money to the University of Oregon like $100 million to the Oregon Health Science University in 2008 and millions to the Catlin Gabel School in 2010. He also gave $65 thousand to the Political Action Committee. He gave $112 million to charity in Nike stocks. Knight was also accused for giving his friend a job when his friend had no experience. His friend was given athletic director at the University of Oregon but he never got his college degree or had any experience with the athletic administration. His friend went to the University of Oregon but left because he had some credit hours that had owed. This man is a Captain of Industry for all of the money that he has donated over the years even after the controversy that he dealt with. He gave away all of that money to better the school and to give back to his community. He is the fifteenth richest person in the world and will probably continue to donate his money until the day he dies.
He created the shoes called?Air Jordan? and created a line of shoes called Jordan? which made him very famous. Nike?s profits upped 20% through 1984-1986 helping them to be the dominant shoe company in America (? The Best Frequent Flyer?). In 2007 his brand of shoes are still making money in stores everywhere around the U.S. Nike sold more Air Jordan?s than any basketball shoe ever made (?
Throughout history, there have been certain controversial topics that have left humans divided. An example of a controversial topic in the world that affects all of us, can be found in the Canadian election ,when Canadians left divided on whom they believe is fit to be the leader of their country. Basketball’s biggest league, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has it’s own election like topic that divides the fans of the NBA with the question: Who is the most impactful NBA player of this era? LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers are the front runners for the answer to the question and while there is a solid body of evidence for both sides, the evidence leans towards LeBron. Therefore, on
Phil Knight was born in Portland in 1938 to Oregon's only billionaire, where he became interested in track in part because it "Allowed the people that trained the hardest to succeed." So in college, he studied shoe design while being coached by Bowerman. Knight was convinced that he could market the innovations developed by Bowerman. Knight successfully convinced star athletes to endorse his product, including Steve Prefontaine, a middle distance star racer, and four of the top seven American track Olympic qualifiers. This convinced other athletes to wear Nikes and it eventually trickled down to the ranks of Joe Jogger, who had just become part of the first running boom. Knight helped developed advertisements such as the famous Just Do It, and promoting the first ever cross-training shoe by getting famous two sport athlete Bo Jackson to endorse with the campaign “Bo Knows”. These slogans helped convince Americans to run and do other fitness activities.
One of NBA’s all time All Star favorites, Michael Jordan, was not just about basketball all his life. Experiences in his childhood and early teens brought him to that life. His actions as an adult got him to where he is now...a millionaire. Michael Jordan was one of the best basketball players who had some bumps in his life, but overcame them to become a successful man.
Michael Jeffery Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York but, would go to college at the University of North Carolina(UNC) where he would become an All- American his sophomore and junior year, become the College Player of the Year and win an National Championship. After leaving UNC at the end of his junior year season, Jordan would spend a majority of his career in Chicago, Illinois when he was drafted by the NBA team the Chicago Bulls 21 years later. Throughout his career many people knew Michael Jordan would become what was known as The “G.O.A.T”. While in the NBA, Jordan was recognized for his countless achievements, athleticism and the way he impacted the sport of basketball. In 1985 when he was drafted, Jordan was easily nominated for Rookie of the Year over future NBA hall of famers such as Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon and John Stockton. During his reign, Jordan was a six-time NBA champion in the years 1991 through 1993 and 1996 through 1998 and was one of few athlet...
How would you do to save your brother from the harsh condition of war? The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick is an adventurous fast paced story with many twists and turns. The book is about a boy named Homer whose brotther is sold to the army even htough he is under aged. He was sold becuase of old Uncle Squint. Homer is on a mission to find his brother before he gets involved in the bloody war. Once he finds his brother something very surprising happens that has left you jaw dropped. Rodman Philbrick uses historical information to make this a believeable and alive story as well as adding some fiction to be the storyline of the book.
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In 1965 two men by the names of Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight started Blue Ribbon Sports, now known as Nike, the business almost instantly became a top competitor. In 2012 Nike was said to have a net worth of 67 billion dollars, and co-founder Phil Knight a net worth of 18.7 billion dollars. The amount of profit Nike has attained is eye- opening, which made individuals that much more infuriated when they discovered Nike was accused of having sweatshops internationally. The accusations began in 1991 when activist Jeff Ballinger published a report, documenting the harsh conditions workers were forced to work in. Acknowledging the fact that Nike’s business plan was more about making profit than treating employees with any dignity. Nike’s strategy seemed to be to enter into poor nations where individuals were desperate for work. In 1996 it has been ...
Nike was first known as Blue Ribbon Sports, founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in 1962. It officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978 while taking its name after the Greek goddess of victory. Mark Parker is the current CEO and Phil Knight still continues to hold a position at the top of the organization, as the company Chairman.
This is meaningful because the people who were around him ended up making vital impacts on Nike. Knight was a strong believer in teamwork and even stated, “Two people of good talent working together will always beat two people of good talent who are not working together” (p.269). For instance, if it weren’t for Johnson, Nike never would have gotten its name. “Johnson had pointed out that seemingly all iconic brands...have short names. Two syllables or less. And they always have a strong sound in the name, a letter like “K” or “X,” that sticks in the mind. That all made sense. And that all described Nike” (p.230). Knight’s team was honest with him, and shared his passion with either shoes, running, or just business, which was very significant to me. This meant that if Knight were to lose his company, they would have something to lose as well, which make them work
In Oregon, the legendary Bill Bowerman, who joined forces with him in 1964 to become the number one company selling athletic shoes, coached Knight. It was Knight’s idea to sell a low cost shoe with a very high quality.
Kevin Johnson is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Starbucks Corporation (Hoovers, 2018). He was appointed this position in 2015, however he has served on the company’s board of directors since 2009 (Hoovers, 2018). Johnson leads the operating businesses globally in America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and China/Asia Pacific (Hoovers, 2018). He is also responsible for leading the Starbucks’ supply chain, information technology, and mobile/digital platforms for over 21,000 stores (Hoovers, 2018).
Nike Inc. was founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight as a partnership under the name, Blue Ribbon Sports. Our modest goal then was to distribute low-cost, high-quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers in an attempt to break Germany's domination of the domestic industry. In 2000 Nike Inc. not only manufactured and distributed athletic shoes at every marketable price point to a global market, but over 40% of our sales came from athletic apparel, sports equipment, and subsidiary ventures. Nike maintains traditional and non-traditional distribution channels in more than 100 countries targeting its primary market regions: United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Americas (not including the United States).
Who is Southwest CEO Gary Kelly? Gray Kelly is one of the world most loved CEO’s, he is well known for putting the personnel first and clients second. Kelly believes by creating a culture where the subordinates are respected, appreciated, and held accountable for the organization success; in return, the members would enjoy being a part of a winning team and have fun while they are serving others. Gary Kelly is the chief executive officer and chairman of Southwest Airlines. He partners with the organization in the late 80’s as an Air Traffic Controller.
Do you remember as a kid you dressing up as a knight, imagining saving someone from a castle from a dragon? Haven’t you always been fascinated by the image of the "Knight in shining armor?" Who hasn't wondered what it was really like to live the life of a knight? Sadly real knights from the Middle Ages aren’t about rescuing people from dragons. This guide will teach you all about how to be a successful knight in European history, the Middle Ages, or Medieval period, lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. A knight was a male warrior during Medieval Times that served a lord under the code of chivalry, much like samurai with their code of bushido. This code made knights follow a set a rules, and described qualities they should possess. (Hopkins, Knights) For example he is to be fearless and valiant while having qualities such as being loyal, generous, and polite. Women couldn’t become knights because the only purpose they had at that time was: to marry well, be loyal to their husband, and to have sons. (Edge, Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight) stated that