School For Startups Radio

Maxine Clark – Founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop®, CEO of the Clark-Fox Family Foundation, and Chief Inspirator of the Delmar DivINe™ Office buildings empty but we have 670 people that come here to work at least several times a week. We don’t have a problem filling our space. There is something about working in community and being part of something that’s bigger than you that makes you feel like you can do more than you have already done. Maxine Clark founded Build-A-Bear Workshop®, a teddy-bear-themed retail-entertainment experience, and under her leadership, it became a publicly traded company on the NYSE in 2004. Today, Build-A-Bear boasts more than 500 stores worldwide, with more than 500 million stuffed animals sold globally. Upon stepping down from her role as Chief Executive Bear in 2013, she embarked on a mission to empower women and minority entrepreneurs while using her entrepreneurial skills to create opportunities for St. Louis families. Her latest venture, the Delmar DivINe™, transformed the his