Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion

Bernie Marcus · Arthur Blank · Bob Andelman

May 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

About this audiobook

When a friend told Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank that "you've just been hit in the ass by a golden horseshoe," they thought he was crazy. After all, both had just been fired. What the friend, Ken Langone, meant was that they now had the opportunity to create the kind of wide-open warehouse store that would help spark a consumer revolution through low prices, excellent customer service, and wide availability of products. Built from Scratch is the story of how two incredibly determined and creative people-and their associates-built a business from nothing to 761 stores and $30 billion in sales in a mere twenty years. Built from Scratch tells many colorful stories associated with The Home Depot's founding and meteoric rise; shows that a company can be a tough, growth-oriented competitor and still maintain a high sense of responsibility to the community; and provides great lessons useful to people in any business, from start-ups to the Fortune 500.

About the author

Bernie Marcus is a businessman and philanthropist. With fellow billionaire Arthur Blank, he cofounded The Home Depot in 1978.

Arthur Blank is a businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League.

Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer, as well as an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Along with animation and video game characters, Mike performs narration and voices promos for television. He lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California.