The Business Owner:

Independent Fabrication
These 13 passionate bike builders run a manufacturing operation in Somerville, Massachusetts near Boston. Not only are their high end bikes on the cutting edge, so too is their employee owned organizational structure. Can they bring the extraordinary precision they employ in their bike making to thinking about their future and the best way to operate the business?
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The Mentor:

Jeff Swartz
CEO, The Timberland Company
The company was started by his grandfather in 1955 and this CEO has taken the family business and grown it into a world wide brand. It's a brand synonymous with rugged individualism and it's a company known for its innovative application of technology and commitment to public service. This CEO's clarity is a match for a bike builder's precision but his lesson's take?
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