Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This is the story of a historic fashion brand that started out with humble beginnings, but eventually was taken over by greed and even got involved with a hitman after almost going bankrupt. In the subsequent years, however, the brand was taken to new, unknown heights through some unusual tactics. With a brand value of $33.8 billion, Gucci is still plucking those fruits today and was awarded the title of the World's Hottest Brand for Q1 2021. Watch the video to find out how it was done!
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savoirflair.com/fashion/395444/gucci-throwback-tom-ford-era
highsnobiety.com/tag/gucci
thevintagebar.com/gucci-bamboo
This is the story of a historic fashion brand that started out with humble beginnings, but eventually was taken over by greed and even got involved with a hitman after almost going bankrupt. In the subsequent years, however, the brand was taken to new, unknown heights through some unusual tactics. With a brand value of $33.8 billion, Gucci is still plucking those fruits today and was awarded the title of the World's Hottest Brand for Q1 2021. Watch the video to find out how it was done!
Sources
businessinsider.com/how-gucci-louis-vuitton-became-two-most-valuable-luxury-brands-2020-01
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-28-cl-41737-story.html
theguardian.com/fashion/2016/jul/24/the-gucci-wife-and-the-hitman-fashions-darkest-tale
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrizia_Reggiani
crfashionbook.com/fashion/a26934683/evolution-gucci-designer
numero.com/en/cinema/maurizio-gucci-assassinat-ridley-scott-lady-gaga-patrizia-reggiani-robert-de-niro-jared-leto-milan-veuve-noire
wwd.com/business-news/business-features/how-gucci-thrived-aftermath-maurizios-murder-1234788488
thecut.com/2015/04/tom-ford-gets-candid-about-his-years-at-gucci.html
wwd.com/business-news/marketing-promotion/gucci-italy-most-valuable-brand-brandz-ranking-1234817481
sleek-mag.com/article/why-tom-fords-tenure-at-gucci-was-so-memorable
savoirflair.com/fashion/395444/gucci-throwback-tom-ford-era
highsnobiety.com/tag/gucci
thevintagebar.com/gucci-bamboo



![How this Broke Kid Invented Subway to Pay for College and Became an Accidental Sandwich Tycoon
With over 37,000 locations in more than 100 countries, Subway is one of the most omnipresent restaurant chains in the world!
Since its rise, dozens of chains have come along hoping to mimic its success. But did you know the brand’s story originally started in 1965 when a broke 17-year-old bootstrapper tried to find a way to fund his college education?
With the simple words, “Let’s open a submarine sandwich shop,” a 35-year-old nuclear physicist changed the boy’s life forever. And although the kid had never run a business (or even made a sub!), he soon became an accidental sandwich tycoon!
Want to learn more about Fred DeLuca’s story?
Start Small Finish Big: Fifteen Key Lessons to Start - and Run - Your Own Successful Business [book]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_DeLuca
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/313130
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https://www.inc.com/magazine/201305/burt-helm/how-i-did-it-fred-deluca-subway.html
Jared Fogle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle
Milad Mirg
https://www.youtube.com/c/MiladMirg
Subway
https://www.subway.com/en-US/AboutUs/History
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219062
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