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Article: Green entrepreneurs The Martins left careers at big companies to make it on their own
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2009
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Oshkosh -- Starting a clothing company might seem like a piece of
cake for a couple of former executives from OshKosh B'Gosh and
Kohl's.
But moving from corporate giant to small business has its own set
of challenges, say Jim and Sandy Martin, owners of Green 3 organic
apparel.
"It was the most brutal thing I've ever done," Jim Martin said
cheerfully. "I wasn't ready for the culture shock of being an
entrepreneur."
He left OshKosh B'Gosh, the children's clothing manufacturer, in
2007, a year after it was sold to Carters Inc. of Atlanta. Martin
was executive vice president and general manager at OshKosh, where
he reported directly to the chief executive officer.
Sandy was in charge of the ...