Giffird’s Dream
Within five years, Giffird opened thirty-six retail locations across the country. The gift company grew so fast that he found himself constantly in need of larger inventories of ceramic, crystal, and glassware just to keep pace with the tremendous growth. At one point, he ran an ad in the Wall Street Journal reading, “Young entrepreneur needs help building one of America’s fastest growing companies.” The response to the ad was amazing; potential investors continued calling for weeks.
When the calls tapered off and he was able to catch his breath, Giffird decided to take a much-needed road trip to visit the locations and to deliver replenishments for their inventories. At the same time, he could wrap in a visit to see his sister and little brother, since he would be passing through their hometowns.
In all, it would take him seven weeks to complete the trip. The first part of his journey involved loading up a U-Haul truck with crystal and glassware to be delivered to 12 different locations, beginning with Phoenix, Arizona and finishing up in Chicago, Illinois. From Chicago, he would fly one way to Boston, where he would meet up with Justin and they both would drive to Cincinnati to pick up Crystal.
Within five years, Giffird opened thirty-six retail locations across the country. The gift company grew so fast that he found himself constantly in need of larger inventories of ceramic, crystal, and glassware just to keep pace with the tremendous growth. At one point, he ran an ad in the Wall Street Journal reading, “Young entrepreneur needs help building one of America’s fastest growing companies.” The response to the ad was amazing; potential investors continued calling for weeks.
When the calls tapered off and he was able to catch his breath, Giffird decided to take a much-needed road trip to visit the locations and to deliver replenishments for their inventories. At the same time, he could wrap in a visit to see his sister and little brother, since he would be passing through their hometowns.
In all, it would take him seven weeks to complete the trip. The first part of his journey involved loading up a U-Haul truck with crystal and glassware to be delivered to 12 different locations, beginning with Phoenix, Arizona and finishing up in Chicago, Illinois. From Chicago, he would fly one way to Boston, where he would meet up with Justin and they both would drive to Cincinnati to pick up Crystal.