{"product_id":"stew-leonard-my-story-used","title":"Stew Leonard: My Story,Used","description":"\u003cp\u003eStew Leonards success in building a unique retail business has made him among the most revered entrepreneurs in the world. Guinness Book of World Records cites Stew Leonards as the food store in the United States with the greatest sales per unit area. Ripleys Believe It Or Not! identified Stew Leonards as the worlds largest dairy store. Those milestones were achieved because of the passion and loyalty of his customers, 100,000 of whom visit his flagship store each week. Forbes, the New York Times, People, CNN, 20\/20, and Tom Peters PBS series A Passion for Excellence have all praised Stew for his business and creative genius. He received the Presidential Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence from President Ronald Reagan and was named on of the Visionaries Who Transformed Food Retailing by Supermarket News. Fortune ranks Stew Leonards as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. In this memoir, Stew Leonard tells the story of his relentless search for and unwavering commitment to excellence, explaining how the stores dedication to customer service, its reputation for freshfromthefarm products, and its renowned and entertaining retail environment came about. Stew also writes of his own personal setbacks and tragedies, from the struggles of building his business from nothing to the death of his twentyonemonthold grandson and the disastrous decisions that led to a fortytwo month sentence in a federal prison camp. Through it all he shares the hardwon wisdom, strength, and insights he gained from his experiences. The story of Stew Leonards is more than Stews story. It is the tale of one mans business that grew into a family corporation with multiple stores managed by longtime employees and three generations of the Leonard family. Stew details how each of his four children found an outlet for their own passions within the family business, and how the family came up with a plan to guarantee that future Leonard generations will continue the Stew Leonards traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ergodebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46752385597685,"sku":"SONG1615393471","price":10.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71-IJl5AIAL.jpg?v=1750594753","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/stew-leonard-my-story-used","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}