Small Giants

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. Small Giants takes readers deep inside 14 remarkable companies that have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying goals—like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, and making great contributions to their communities. In exploring these “small giants,” Bo Burlingham shows how every company can benefit by questioning the usual definitions of business success. https://boburlingham.com/other-books/

The Companies

• Anchor Brewing, a San Francisco microbrewery
• CitiStorage, Inc., a Brooklyn, NY independent records storage business
• Clif Bar Inc., a California maker of organic energy bars
• ECCO, a Boise, Idaho manufacturer of backup alarms and warning lights
• Hammerhead Productions, a California supplier of CGI special effects for movies
• C. Tanner Co., an employee recognition and awards company based in Salt Lake City
• Reell Precision Manufacturing, a St. Paul, Minnesota designer of motion-control products
• Rhythm & Hues Studios – Los Angeles based animation and visual effects
• Righteous Babe Records in Buffalo, NY, founded by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco
• Selima, Inc. fashion design and dressmaking in Miami Beach, Florida
• The Goltz Group framing business in Chicago, Illinois
• Union Square Hospitality Group (Danny Meyer) restaurants in New York, New York
• L. Butler Construction, Inc. – general contractors in Redwood City, CA
• Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan (including the world-famous deli)