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Tag: Yvon Chouinard

  • BR234) “let my people go surfing” Book Review

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    let my people go surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard. 4/5 rating. 232 pages. Book #1 of 2022. Read January 4, 2022. What a great book to start 2022 with! This is all about Yvon (the founder of Patagonia)’s reasons for the way he runs the company. This is the second…

  • BR98) The Responsible Company

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    The Responsible Company: What We’ve Learned from Patagonia’s First 40 Years by Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanley.  4/5 rating.  Book #23 of 2020. Read April 15, 2020. This book is by Yvon, the creator, and Vincent, a former executive at Patagonia. It discusses the importance of being good stewards of the earth and its inhabitants…