Joe Markham’s dog Fritz liked to chew rocks. That’s right — rocks. Out of desperation to saves his dog’s teeth, Joe created the Kong, one of the most unique, successful and useful dog toys of all time. But building the Kong Company wasn’t easy. When he first pitched his idea to pet store owners, they told him not to quit his day job. Fortunately he disregarded their advice and since then, over 50 million Kongs have been sold. That’s almost one for every dog in the US. Listen in to hear how Joe did it.

 

 Kong Company founder Joe Markham [ 34:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2358)