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...
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
Years before Kathi Lentzsch joined Elephant Pharm; founder Stuart Skorman had tried recruiting her to work for the company several times; She finally agreed when Skorman decided to replace himself as chief executive; Just befor... Q: Why do you think Elephant Pharm could be a national chain?...
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,...
EVER thought of starting your own business? Or being a `serial entrepreneur', doing all kinds of jobs? Though the idea of running one's own business may seem exciting, there are many potential pitfalls to watch out for. And the idea of losing one's hard-earned capital is not exactly pleasant. ...
When I founded Elephant Pharmacy five years ago, all of my friends thought I was crazy. They couldn't understand why a dot-com pioneer like me would go back to the bricks and mortar world, especially to the conservative drug store industry. My wide-ranging entrepreneurial career, which has included organic supermarkets,...
By Stuart Skorman, retailer/author In the '80s, my video rental chain, Empire Video , had the highest-volume stores in the country because we focused on picky, hard-to-please movie buffs. Later, this movie-buff niche strategy would be the secret to my success...
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 ...
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...
City reschedules e-town hall meeting Colorado Springs officials have rescheduled an e-town hall meeting about transportation issues. The meeting, now scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Monday at City Hall, is the second this month in which area leaders will talk about transportation. ...
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...
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...
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., outlets success to the variety of professionals who staff it...
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....
BERKELEY, Calif. -- As part of a holiday-oriented, one-day event, yoga teachers from many of the Bay area's best-known studios will demonstrate different poses and styles of yoga at Elephant pharmacy here. The Nov. 19 event and the reception that follows are free to the public, and 10...
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Elephant Pharmacy, which opened here almost one year ago, is slowly filling into its big-box 13,000-square-foot frame, as evidenced by a steady increase in both foot traffic and prescription base. And the chain has latched on to some retail excitement that fits well within the...
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...
Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BERKELEY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 20, 2003 Elephant Pharmacy announces the official launch of its in-store education programs. The classes are taught by a diverse group of East Bay health practitioners, from herbalists to MDs, who will present a variety of approaches to health and...
BERKELEY, Calif. -- The first of what executives hope will become a chain of drugstores combining traditional prescription services and herbal pharmacy opened here late last month. Called Elephant Pharmacy, the store is aimed at baby boomers and others who want alternatives to...
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...
