Kevin Plank Sport Entrepreneur Alton K Smith Jr American Military University Kevin Plank is just about as normal of a person you can get. Kevin Plank was born on August 13‚ 1972‚ Kensington‚ Maryland. He was the youngest of five boys and like his older brothers both loved and excelled in sports. He wasn’t born rich but had a dream and worked at it until it became reality. Becoming an entrepreneur was not a given for Plank. He acknowledged being a mediocre student during high school in Maryland
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progressive American sports clothing and accessories company that supplies sportswear and casual apparel. The founder of this sports brand is Kevin Plank who achieved success due to his creation. He designed a superior T-shirt that helps control your body temperature. This synthetic shirt was formed to prevent it from getting soggy‚ and to help enhance your performance. Plank played football‚ and he was fatigued after having to change his moist and heavy t-shirt under his jersey. His objective was to create
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(intro) In 1996‚ Kevin Plank; a University of Maryland ‘special team’s captain’ came up with a game-changing the idea to revolutionize athletic-wear. Growing frustrated with having to change‚ and wash cotton tee shirts so frequently‚ Plank came up with the idea for the HeatGear tee shirt. Under Armour’s first product ever‚ developed through extensive research; the HeatGear tee shirt is made from synthetic fabrics designed to be sweat resistant‚ comfortable‚ and reusable. Kevin Plank started his journey
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In 1996‚ a 23-year-old named Kevin Plank‚ the former special teams captain for the University of Maryland football team invented a new product that would change the way athletes dress. Plank did not like having to work out and practice in sweaty cotton t-shirts‚ so after extensive research on athletic benefits of synthetic fabrics‚ he created the first Under Armour T-shirt‚ named the #0037. “Engineered with moisture-wicking performance fibers‚ the shirt helps keep athletes cool‚ dry‚ and light in
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Kevin Plank‚ the Chief Executive Officer and President of Under Armour (UA)‚ is an entrepreneurial hero that was recently added to the Forbes 400 list. He is also seen on other lists such as Forbes 40 under 40 and America’s 20 most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under. The youngest of five brothers‚ Plank always had the entrepreneurial spirit and a competitive drive to win. He started shoveling snow at the age of ten and held several jobs throughout his school days. He even had a small annual business‚ Cupid’s
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Under Armour is an apparel company that has in a short period of time become one of the biggest sporting apparel companies in the world. This paper will describe the history‚ mission and vision statements‚ and the evaluation of the internal and external factors of Under Armour. With all of the success that Under Armour has had there’s still some problems that Under Armour needs to address when it comes to reaching out to the women’s market and also venturing out internationally. With all the success
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Being the Chief Financial Officer of the Under Armor Clothing. The Under Armor Clothing company works in sports and I’ve had a passion for sports my entire life. Working alongside athletes and sports teams would be the coolest thing ever. I would be able to meet my childhood idols and being able to see future sporting events would be a dream come true. Being the Chief Financial Officer would allow me the money and time to do what I always dreamed of doing. The Under Armor Clothing Company has their
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by fullback Kevin Plank. As a fullback at the University of Maryland‚ he got tired of having to change out of the sweaty T-shirts he wore under his jersey but then‚ he noticed that his compression shorts worn during practice stayed dry. This encouraged him to make a T-shirt using this fabric. After graduating from the University of Maryland‚ Plank developed his first prototype of the shirt‚ which he gave to his Maryland teammates and friends who had gone on to play in the NFL. Plank then perfected
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after the game. In 1996 the special team’s captain on the university of Maryland football team got an idea. Kevin plank thought to himself “there has to be a better idea” After he graduated‚ he was determined to figure out something better. He wanted a shirt that stayed light and dry no matter how hot it was. After searching all around New York’s famous garment district for fabric samples‚ Plank finally came out with his first shirt‚ which he then gave to his Maryland teammates and friends who’d gone
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expansion into new foreign countries after the successful entrances into areas such as Europe. Reasoning behind these recommendations is shown in the analysis below. Background Under Armour was established in 1996 by Kevin Plank‚ a former football player with the University of Maryland. Plank saw the potential for the
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