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How the Bata Family Built a Shoe Empire Across Continents
Tomáš Bata founded a shoe company in 1894 in what is now the Czech Republic. Through two world wars, communist nationalization, and family exile, the Bata family rebuilt their business from scratch three separate times. This episode traces how the family maintained ownership and values across 130 years, managing succession through war, expropriation, and globalization. We look at the governance structure that let Bata survive when other family businesses collapsed, and how the current generation is navigating the digital era. Specific numbers: at its peak, Bata operated 88 factories on 6…
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