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UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.

How I Built This with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery

Jun 1, 202601:28:23Business

In 1978, Brian Smith quit his accounting job in Australia and headed to California with a surfboard, some savings, and ambition. He figured California was where he’d find an idea or a product to bring back home to Austra...

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UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company. is an episode from How I Built This with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery. In 1978, Brian Smith quit his accounting job in Australia and headed...

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