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Gerald Ratner

Former Chairman and CEO of Ratners Jewellers, known for building it into the world's largest jewellery retailer through acquisitions and innovative marketing strategies. He later experienced a significant setback but successfully rebounded into entrepreneurship.

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Jun 6, 2022 • 1h

Ep 39: High Stakes M&A: Building the World's Biggest Jewellery Retailer - Gerald Ratner

Gerald Ratner, former Chairman and CEO of Ratners Jewellers, shares his remarkable journey from high school dropout to leading the world’s largest jewelry retailer. He discusses his innovative retail strategies and the pivotal acquisitions that fueled massive growth. Gerald reveals how a single ill-timed joke led to his company's downfall, and the resilience he showed during the challenging years that followed. He credits cycling as a key to maintaining his sanity and sparking new entrepreneurial ventures. It's an inspiring story of overcoming adversity!