Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler were sitting next to each other on a panel at a retail conference — Plank doesn't remember if it was 2008 or 2009 — when Drexler started ...

He told the story of how his company began three decades ago thanks to a service selling roses on Valentine’s Day. While that business went under, he gained invaluable lessons and used those profits ...