Fresh Starts
They lost what they built, and built again. Usually bigger.
Serena Williams
Returning to the Court After Childbirth
Serena Williams
Returning to the Court After Childbirth
Colonel Harland Sanders
The Man Who Refused to Retire From His Own Potential
Colonel Harland Sanders
The Man Who Refused to Retire From His Own Potential
Walt Disney
The Dream That Survived Bankruptcy and the Loss of Its First Star
Walt Disney
The Dream That Survived Bankruptcy and the Loss of Its First Star
Steve Jobs
Fired From the Company He Created—and Forced to Become More Than Its Founder
Steve Jobs
Fired From the Company He Created—and Forced to Become More Than Its Founder
James Dyson
The 5,127th Prototype
Soichiro Honda
When the Factory Was Gone, the Need Was Still There
Featured Reelspiration
“Your beginning may limit your resources, but it does not limit the reach of a useful idea.”
Jan Koum →
Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph
The Business That Kept Replacing Itself Before the Market Could
Tammy Duckworth
The Helicopter Crash Took Her Legs—Not Her Commitment to Serve
Alex Zanardi
After Losing Both Legs, He Returned to Competition—and Then Faced Recovery Again
Robert Downey Jr.
When Talent Was Not Enough
George Foreman
The Champion Who Returned Twenty Years Later
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Tina Turner
The Voice That Rebuilt a Life
Featured Reelspiration
“You are allowed to become the person your childhood did not teach you how to be.”
Drew Barrymore →
Monica Seles
The Champion Who Returned After Violence
Henry Ford
The Company Before Ford Motor Failed
Henry Ford
The Company Before Ford Motor Failed
Sam Walton
The Store He Lost—and the System He Kept
Jeff Bezos
The Bet Behind the Everything Store
Elon Musk
Risking the Next Chapter on Two Companies
Elon Musk
Risking the Next Chapter on Two Companies
Oprah Winfrey
Turning a Painful Beginning Into a Platform
Oprah Winfrey
Turning a Painful Beginning Into a Platform
Featured Reelspiration
“The strongest businesses often begin with respect for a customer others failed to see.”
Madam C. J. Walker →
Richard Branson
Turning Dyslexia Into a Different Operating System
Phil Knight
Selling Shoes From the Trunk
Ralph Lauren
Selling a Vision Bigger Than a Tie
Estée Lauder
Giving the Product a Chance to Be Experienced