Zip!

Tad did.

Tad was born in Japan and loved to read books … and one particular one had a big impact on him … the biography of Andrew Carnegie … the famous American industrialist who believed those with great wealth must be socially responsible and use their assets to help others … well zipping forward a few years … at age 23 Tad started working for a manufacturer in Japan making a specific product … a product you know but that is actually harder to make then you might think … then that company went out of business … so Tad decided to started his own company making the same product … and he called it YKK with the Y standing for Tad’s last name Yoshida … and taking his lead from Andrew Carnegie … Tad operated the business with a simple philosophy he called his circle of goodness .. that is no one prospers without rendering benefits to others. So, he imported the best manufacturing machines he could find, made his own modifications and got to work to wow his customers … and then he expanded

Today, 75 years later, YKK, the company Tad Yoshida started with his circle of goodness has become pretty prosperous … it’s the world’s number one manufacturer with a 40% global market, over 500 manufacturing sites and $10 billion in annual sales … and you might be wearing one of Tad’s products right now … the Ykk zipper

YKK Zipper is a great idea because creating your own circles of goodness just might make your idea prosper!