The question that saved my company from bankruptcy Sharon Price John

Everything successful starts with heart — even the most pragmatic business plan, says Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear. She shares how she led a purpose-centered approach to save the beloved teddy bear company from bankruptcy and get it back to global profitability, all by asking one powerful question. Then Modupe reflects on why focusing only on data and numbers aren't enough and how to reintroduce emotion and storytelling to help define change. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The question that saved my company from bankruptcy Sharon Price John is an episode from TEDTalks Business by TED.

This episode is 15:13 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2026.

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