#514: Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, The Art of Setting Goals, and The 10 Great Decisions of Your Life
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🗓️ 19 May 2021
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Chip Wilson (@chipYVR) is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist. His career in the apparel industry began in 1979 as founder and CEO of Westbeach Snowboarding Ltd. In 1998, after selling Westbeach in 1997, he founded lululemon athletica inc., creating an entirely new category of technical apparel called “athleisure” — now a $400 billion global industry.
Through his holding company and family office, Chip focuses his interests on apparel, real estate, private equity, passive investments, and philanthropy. Chip and his wife Shannon’s passion for design led to the creation of the internationally recognized KPU Wilson School of Design in 2018.
In 2019, the Wilsons partnered with Anta Sports to buy Amer Sports, which includes brands such as Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Chip currently sits on Amer’s board of directors.
The 2021 edition of his business memoir, The Story of lululemon is available for free at chipwilson.com/book. Last but not least, Chip is steadfast in his pursuit to cure facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). He is on the board of Facio Therapies and has begun his latest big 2021 project, Cure FSHD.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello boys and girls ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris show |
| 0:06.7 | Top of the day to you. My guest today is chip Wilson. You can find him on Twitter at chip YVR |
| 0:12.5 | We'll explain what that means and online at chip Wilson dot com |
| 0:17.1 | He is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist their couple of names |
| 0:20.8 | You may recognize in this bio his career in the apparel industry began in 1979 |
| 0:25.7 | His founder and CEO of West Beach snowboarding limited in 1998 after selling West Beach in 1987 |
| 0:31.8 | He founded Lulu lemon athletica ink creating an entirely new category of technical apparel called |
| 0:38.1 | Athlete'sure which is now a |
| 0:40.1 | $400 billion or so global industry through his holding company and filming office chip focuses his interests on apparel real estate private equity passive investments in philanthropy |
| 0:49.7 | chip and his wife Shannon's passion for design led to the creation of the internationally recognized KPU |
| 0:55.4 | Wilson School of design in 2018 in 2019 the Wilson's partnered with antisports to buy Amher sports which includes brands such as archterics |
| 1:04.9 | Solomon and Wilson sporting goods chip currently sits on Amher's board of directors the 2021 edition of his business memoir |
| 1:13.9 | The story of Lulu lemon is available for free at chip Wilson dot com forward slash book |
| 1:18.8 | So be sure to check that out chip Wilson dot com slash book last but not least |
| 1:23.5 | Chip is steadfast in his pursuit to cure fascio scapula humoral muscular dystrophy known as |
| 1:30.9 | FSHD he is on the board of fascio therapies |
| 1:34.0 | That's FACIO and has begun his latest big |
| 1:38.6 | 2021 project cure |
| 1:40.6 | FSHD as I mentioned you can find him online chip Wilson dot com Twitter at chip YVR Facebook chip YVR |
| 1:48.4 | Instagram chip Wilson |
| 1:50.4 | official and we cover a lot of ground in this one a lot of different angles a lot of different facets and a lot of really good stories |
| 1:57.4 | Please enjoy this conversation with chip Wilson |
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