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- Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur by Stuart Skorman |Book Brief
- In "Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur," Stuart Skorman recounts the ups and downs of his high-stakes career. Skorman launched the online video store Reel.com in 1997 and sold it three years later for $100 million — but his online learning site Hungryminds.com bombed. More recently he made a come back...
- Videos 2007-10-24
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- For Elephant Pharmacy's Skorman 'retailing is theater'
- If you have a few minutes to kill, don't spend them with Stuart Skorman. The 54-year-old entrepreneur-cum-drug store retailer takes longer than that to tell you his name--much longer to tell you who he is and what he's done. In other words, he has lots to say. No matter....
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- Elephant's Skorman pushes the envelope
- Amid all the happenings crowding in on each other in this hectic chain drug year, a case could be made that the No. 1 story has been the success of an independent drug store, Elephant Pharmacy of Berkeley, Calif., and of its entrepreneurial proprietor, the redoubtable Stuart Skorman. The...
- Research articles 2004-12-20
- Yoga with a prescription; Holistic health.(Skorman creates baby boomer friendly holistic pharmacies called Elephant)
- A revolution in the pharmacy business? WHAT happens to groovy, outraged, pierced but ageing radicals as they get creaky and discover that holistic health is more interesting than Che Guevara? Stuart Skorman, an entrepreneur in Berkeley, California, realised this screamed for a new paradigm...
- Research articles 2004-02-07
- The Art of Creating a Business That Matters: Commonwealth Club Appearance by Stuart Skorman
- Monday, June 18th, Reception at 5:30 PM, Program at 6:00 PM 595 Market Street, Second Floor SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area start-up guru Stuart Skorman is a serial entrepreneur whose business is revolution. He is best known for founding Elephant Pharmacy, Reel.com, and Empire Video. His new book, CONFESSIONS...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- Useful Commute: Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
- Stuart Skorman is a self-proclaimed "serial entrepreneur," who founded four innovative companies: Elephant Pharmacy, HungryMinds.com, Reel.com and Empire Video. In this episode of the Useful Commute, Skorman explains his obsession with start-ups and shares his hard-won lessons. Length: 00:07:43 by BNET staff
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Elephant Pharmacy: big, gentle, intelligent
- In November of last year, a new kind of pharmacy made a stampede into Berkeley, CA aiming to reshape the landscape of retailing by providing specialized service to specialized natural products customers. The introduction of Elephant Pharmacy is something Anthony Harnett and Stuart Skorman have been dreaming about for a...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Skorman Productions Launches Customer Education Program With Borders Pilot
- National Retailer Goes Local With 350 Free Classes in February
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- 44 apply for council seat; list will be reduced to six
- From attorneys to artists, business owners to teachers, 44 Springs residents with varied backgrounds spent Monday morning telling the Colorado Springs City Council why they should be appointed to fill a vacant seat. Council members are to name six finalists today and conduct interviews with them...
- Research articles 2000-04-04
- Repair Mill Street neighborhood now
- I talked to a bleary-eyed Edenna Hackos on Wednesday morning. Well, as much as you can communicate with anyone who just survived a 17-hour City Council meeting. The marathon session ended at 3:30 a.m. with the council voting 6- 2 - with councilmen Lionel Rivera and...
- Research articles 2000-11-18
- LETTERS
- LOCAL POLITICS Voters don't want downtown 'Disneyland' In the June 19 letters page there was a letter from City Councilman Richard Skorman telling us what he thinks we don't understand ("Condemnation option is an integral - and misunderstood - part of urban renewal"). ...
- Research articles 2001-06-26
- Evacuees' focus turns to living in community
- A seven-word message, written in marker on a board at the Pikes Peak Disaster Recovery Center last week, was a sign of the slowdown. "Today's status: No buses, No plane arrivals," someone had scrawled. Monday, the center will scale back its hours, said City Councilman...
- Research articles 2005-10-09
- Elephant adds impulse sales, traffic with DVD-rental department
- Every smart retailer knows that business growth depends on identifying a consumer need and then filling it. For Elephant Pharmacy, an independent drug store in Berkeley, Calif., the consumer need is DVD rentals. Elephant founder and chief executive officer Stuart Skorman felt that video outlets underserved the East Bay...
- Research articles 2004-06-21
- Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Leader Profile.
- By Jessica Guynn, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 15--He has played high-stakes professional poker, driven a cab, managed a blues band, traded commodity futures on Wall Street. But Stuart Skorman's true career path really began in...
- Research articles 2002-12-15
- Elephant Pharmacy, which is celebrating its first anniversary, melds elements of a health food store and education center with a traditional drug store
- Elephant Pharmacy, which is celebrating its first anniversary, melds elements of a health food store and education center with a traditional drug store. Founder Stuart Skorman credits the Berkeley, Calif., outlet's success to the variety of professionals who staff it.
- Research articles 2003-11-24
- Elephant Pharmacy names executives
- BERKELEY, Calif. -- As it looks to expand beyond its single store here, Elephant Pharmacy has named two new executives to run the company. Kathi Lentzsch, a 20-year retailing veteran, replaces Elephant founder and chairman Stuart Skorman as chief executive officer of the company, which also sells its unique...
- Research articles 2005-08-15
- Q&A: Stuart Skorman, Elephant Pharmacy
- Elephant Pharmacy opened the doors to its flagship store late East month in Berkeley, Calif., combining natural health and traditional pharmacy in a large-box format. Elephant's 13,000-square-foot store features a full-service herbal pharmacy directly adjacent to a prescription pharmacy. The store also offers an assortment of lifestyle products including...
- Research articles 2002-12-16
- Elephant to host in-store classes
- BERKELEY, Calif. -- Elephant Pharmacy announced the official launch of its in-store education programs. The classes are taught by a diverse group of East Bay health practitioners who will present a variety of approaches to health and wellness, the chain reported. "We believe that our customers are busy people...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
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