LVMH

We tell the full history of LVMH, and how Bernard Arnault turned
a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the
world’s largest individual fortune. It’s a story that’s equal
parts Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Jobs and Barbarians at the Gate…
and wholly under-appreciated for the genius business model
innovations that enabled it. Whatever industry you operate or
invest in, there’s so much to be learned from Bernard and LVMH’s
complete reshaping of the luxury sector over the past three and a
half decades. And oh yeah, it also involves Nazi spies, Italian
family murders, Rupert Murdoch, Rihanna becoming a billionaire,
Jay-Z’s champagne feuds and Beyoncé wearing a 128 carat diamond.
Tune in! :) 


Links:


Bryan Burrough in Vanity Fair: Gucci and Goliath

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