J. Michael Prince

“They literally told me, ‘You’re not our person, you’ve been at Nike for six months… you’re not really one of us, and we’re going to pull someone from the inside that’s been with us for a long time’”

“runs a $2.7 billion empire”

“You’re not our person, you’ve been at Nike for six months…”

“I’ve got six months to prove myself.”

“grinding 90-hour weeks”

“overseeing a $4 billion portfolio including Cole Haan, Hurley, and Umbro”

“oversees 1,200 retail stores spanning 190 countries”