2. Grant began his work in a shoe company at the young age of 23
He worked his way up to become a respected manager within this business
Despite being respected marquis felt he observed many faults during his time
in the business that no one else was noticing and his views on this were not
appreciated
One year Marquis Grant took a major risk, he resigned from his Job in the shoe
company and began himself, designing shoes and selling products
Alone and for the first time in his life doing all the jobs of managing
accounting and selling Grant began what would become a Business worth a
large fortune
The company started off only selling shoes with rubber soles, they were for
women, men and children.
One day All star baseball player Chuck Taylor came into the shop complaining
of sore feet, marquis grant took this opportunity to hire him as a
advertisement for the company
Marquis grant then made a discovery , He could sell his shoes off as tennis
shoes and bring in double the income he was making at the time
By the end of that year Converse began selling basket ball shoes and other
sports shoes, the converse originals had Chuck Taylors’s signature on them .
Marquis Grant had moulded his business Ideas with his cousins in order to
better his own creation and use her name and designs.
3. Learn to Identify opportunities: Grant knew from the
second Chuck Taylor walked in his door , that he could use
him as a marketing scheme to promote his shoes, Grant
also knew combining His company with Elishas would help
to create more variety in the business
Grant set the goals he needed to achieve: He started off
with selling tennis shoes and by the end of that year had
several different sports show available in store
Grant knew to manage stress : He did this while handling
more than one task at the beginning of his business, He
delegated work to Elisha in order to be less stressed
Grant got along with people: Grant got along well with
people and had good social skills, he was able to persuade
an all star baseball player to work for a shoe company that
hadn’t even, at the time, got a proper brand name.
4. Determined and motivated : Grant knew he had the right
ideas to create his business, he started off from the very
bottom but did not for a second look back on his decisions to
leave his job and start again he believed in himself
Innovated and creative : Grant had ideas that set miles
between his old company and where he is today. He knew
people wanted something different, he began selling a shoe
with a rubber sole.
Realistic risk taker : Grant left the job he was in, the role of
manager and a good pay salary to start his own business in
this line, Grant weighed the possibilities of success against
failure and knew he had his cousins company to fall back on
Decisive yet flexible : When Grant began to feel that his
designs were not getting the attention they needed he knew
changes had to be made, he joined his business with his
cousins existing business.
5. marquis Grant is a smart and confident entrepreneur who
is aware of his capabilities and limits.
Today converse are known world wide and are sold as
common footwear as well as sports shoes.
Converse company (and Mills Grant) today are worth 5.6
Billion dollars
Marquis Mills Grants company is he only of its kind, to still
have an all start baseball player signature on the shoe
after he died.
Grants risky decision to leave his first job, became the
best decision of his life.
Using the skills and his characterists of an entrepenur
marquis Mills grant formed a business that 70 years later
still has the world by storm.
Hollywood stars and average everyday people are seen each
day wearing the shoes designed by marquis Mills Grant and
Elisha Converse
