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The Father of Chewing Gum: The Early Years of William Wrigley Jr.
William Wrigley Jr. was just 29 years old when he used his life savings of $32 to start up his own soap manufacturing business. After experimenting with selling both soap and baking powder, Wrigley Jr. finally found his niche in chewing gum. He did not invent it, but he did go on to build the top chewing gum manufacturer in the world, bringing it for the first time to the masses, first in America and then around the world.
Lesson #1: “Everybody likes something extra, for nothing.”
When Wrigley Jr. first arrived in Chicago in 1891, he knew that the $32 in change that was jingling in his pockets was not going to take him very far. But Wrigley Jr. had something else going for him that could rival even the deepest pockets: he had enthusiasm, energy, and talent as a salesman. It was those qualities that were going to help him come up with the idea that would get his company off the ground to a running start.

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The Father of Chewing Gum: The Early Years of William Wrigley Jr.
William Wrigley Jr. was just 29 years old when he used his life savings of $32 to start up his own soap manufacturing business. After experimenting with selling both soap and baking powder, Wrigley Jr. finally found his niche in chewing gum. He did not invent it, but he did go on to build the top chewing gum manufacturer in the world, bringing it for the first time to the masses, first in America and then around the world.
Chewing Off a Piece of Success: Wrigley’s Gum Starts to Taste Even Sweeter
He had tried selling soap, and he had tried selling baking powder, but it was not until Wrigley Jr. started offering two free packages of chewing gum with each baking soda purchase that he realized he had stumbled upon the winning product. With the gum even more popular than his first two products combined, Wrigley Jr. launched Wrigley Chewing Gum in 1892 with a mission to bring chewing gum to the masses.
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