Interview with Ron Johnson: The Man Behind Iconic Apple Stores [Listen]
In a recent interview with Alex Blumberg on Gimlet’s Media's podcast 'Without Fail' (via 512Pixels), Ron Johnson, the man behind the iconic Apple Stores and the Genius Bar, has shared what it was like to work with late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs to help transform Apple into a household name: "Twenty years ago, Steve...
Former VP of Retail Recalls His Time at Apple [VIDEO]
In a recent presentation at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Apple’s former Sr. VP of retail Ron Johnson spoke about his early years at the Cupertino company, explaining how Apple stores aren't places to sell, but are actually places to be (via ifo Apple Store). Johnson said that Apple store’s high-speed Internet connections, nearly unheard of at the time, were...