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    Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

    How I Built This with Guy Raz · Jun 8, 2026 · 1 h 06 min

    When Maxine Clark left a top job in retail to start a make-your-own stuffed animal store, people thought she’d lost her mind. Investors doubted it. Friends questioned it. Retail experts couldn't understand how it would scale. But drawing on more than 20 years as a retail executive, Maxine built a massively successful shopping “experience,” where kids could stuff, dress and personalize their own…

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