Maxine Clark
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About
American entrepreneur who founded the popular Build-A-Bear Workshop franchise. She gained the idea for the store after shopping with a friend's daughter who suggested it would be better to build their own toy at home. She opened the first store in 1997.
Before Fame
She attended the University of Georgia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Trivia
She was the president of Payless Shoe Source from 1992 until 1996. She released a book in 2006 titled The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart.
Family Life
She was born in Coral Gables, Florida.
Associated With
Her contemporary Barbara Corcoran also rose to fame as an American businesswoman and entrepreneur.
