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Time to Get Tough : How Cookies, Coffee, and a Crash Led to Success in Business and Life by Michael J. Coles, Catherine M. Lewis, Jim Kennedy is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Michael J. Coles, the cofounder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-ten business school. He grew up poor, starting work at the age of thirteen. He had many false starts and painful defeats, but Coles has a habit of defying expectations. His life and career have been about turning obstacles into opportunities, tragedies into triumphs, and poverty into philanthropy.<br></p><p>In Time to Get Tough, Coles explains how he started a $100-million company with only $8,000, overcame a near-fatal motorcycle accident, ran for the U.S. Congress, and set three transcontinental cycling world records. His story also offers a firsthand perspective on the business, political, and philanthropic climate in the last quarter of the twentieth century and serves as an important case study for anyone interested in overcoming a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Readers will also discover practical leadership lessons and unconventional ways of approaching business.<br></p>

Author

Michael J. Coles, Catherine M. Lewis, Jim Kennedy

Publisher

Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780820357768

Subjects

Memoir, Business, Management

Rating

4.7 / 5 (129 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14