The Interesting Story Of Nike, Its Logo, And The Founder

• When quizzed about American entrepreneurs who went on to create big corporations and became billionaires,
• which names pop in your mind? Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Mark Zuckerberg, isn’t it?
• These are guys who’ve all been in the news and hogged the limelight.
•   Then there are others who belong to the same league but have maintained a low profile. One such man is the founder of Nike,
• a brand that most definitely occupies a corner of your home (Either you or a family member owns a pair of Nike).
• Nike as you know today is an international brand valued at over USD 30 billion.
• But do you know how Nike’s journey started and who’s behind the success of Nike?
•   The man behind Nike is one of the most exceptional American entrepreneurs named Phil (Philip) Knight.
• He was born in Portland, Oregon to Bill Knight and his wife, Lota Knight. Bill was a lawyer turned newspaper publisher.