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Born Hustler: American Apparel’s Dov Charney Is Born
“America doesn’t need another faceless, institutional apparel company,” says American Apparel founder Dov Charney. “They need an apparel company that gets it and does it right.”

Lesson #2: Narrow The Market To Your Niche
“There’s the relaxed fit generation and then there’s the next generation,” says Charney. “We like sexy at American Apparel.”

Lesson #5: Make Efficiency Your Secret Weapon
When Charney filed for bankruptcy it was because American Apparel was suffering from a lack of one thing: efficiency. His staff were all in their 20s, a wildly creative bunch when it came to graphics and design, but few knew the ins and outs of running a business. And so Charney brought on Marty Bailey, an industry expert, who helped make efficiency American Apparel’s secret weapon against its competitors.

Living The American Dream: How Dov Charney Fashioned His Own Success
“Give me the chance of going to Harvard or being there when Google started and I want to be there making $3 an hour sweeping their floors. Or Apple when Steve Jobs started it,” says Charney. “Maybe I'm delusional but that's what I think American Apparel is.” For Charney, the success of American Apparel has just begun. But how did he get to where he is today? How did a Jewish Canadian college dropout become the CEO of one of the most revered and fastest-growing companies in America?

What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Now, let’s clarify what I mean by “love.” That little four letter word has tons of different meanings in the English language. For the purpose of today’s article, let’s go with “affectionate concern for the well-being of others” and “strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything.” If you want to be successful, you have to genuinely care about others. When I was a teen, I read the famous 1936 book by Dale Carnegie -“How to Win Friends and Influence People.” When you’re a teen, you REALLY want to win friends. It resonated with me and I immediately began to implement the principles he outlined.

Success model: Targeted marketing of investment goods and long-lasting consumer goods
Still quite often ‚Marketing‘ is misunderstood to be ‚PR‘ only. For many industries like apparel, food or even automobiles this is true, to a certain extent. Not so for investment goods or long-lasting consumer goods.

Is Your Child Drinking?
Growing teens do get moody as hormones kick in and they face new challenges at school. But if your teen has been acting strangely - or if you've noticed a few behaviors at once - it could mean your child is getting into trouble with alcohol. Here's what to watch for:

Handle Tough Questions
Parenting a teen can be challenging! But hang in there-talking with your teen is an important part of helping keep your family safe.

Teen Perceptions of Parenting
A recently released study of parenting in comparing teen perceptions of bonding and control in Canada, France, and Italy reveals some fascinating differences
Teens Hooked on Texting
Is it really hard to imagine teens sending and receiving more text messages than their adult counterparts? Just watch a teen grab a hold of a mobile phone and do some rapid-fire texting, all while talking to you, Twittering, listening to their iPod, and watching a movie on cable. They are the quintessential multitaskers!

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