Bridget Russo is the CEO of Shinola, a Detroit-based manufacturing company specializing in creating beautiful hand-crafted bikes, watches and leather goods.
Since settling in Detroit in 2012, Shinola has not only contributed hundreds of jobs to an unlikely Detroit renaissance, but it has also become a handy symbol of it. After buying more than a dozen Shinola watches last year, Bill Clinton said in a speech, “We need more American success stories like Shinola of Detroit.”
Hear Bridget discuss Shinola’s role in Detroit’s resurgence, what’s new at Shinola and how they’ve built a globally recognized and lauded brand based on the storied manufacturing history of the city of Detroit.
Moderated by Danielle Russell.
Since settling in Detroit in 2012, Shinola has not only contributed hundreds of jobs to an unlikely Detroit renaissance, but it has also become a handy symbol of it. After buying more than a dozen Shinola watches last year, Bill Clinton said in a speech, “We need more American success stories like Shinola of Detroit.”
Hear Bridget discuss Shinola’s role in Detroit’s resurgence, what’s new at Shinola and how they’ve built a globally recognized and lauded brand based on the storied manufacturing history of the city of Detroit.
Moderated by Danielle Russell.
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