When did the Soloflex Armchair quarterback come out?
When did the Soloflex Armchair quarterback come out?
Wilson struck out in 1986 when he introduced the Armchair Quarterback, a scaled-down version of the Soloflex that was intended to conserve space but failed to take off.
How many Soloflex machines were sold in a day?
Soon, Wilson’s employees were indeed turning out 20 Soloflex machines a day. Before long it was 48. In 1998, Wilson reached $98 million in sales—$54 million of which was pure profit. Wilson’s motivational tactics may have been unconventional, but so was the man himself.
Where did the idea for the Soloflex come from?
The Soloflex had an L-shaped design that accommodated a variety of exercises. Soloflex Wilson couldn’t weld, but he got assistance from Arthur Curtis, who owned Curtis Steel in Las Vegas. Because Wilson couldn’t afford materials for his prototype, he traded Curtis a .22 pistol for the steel.
Who was the guy in the Soloflex commercial?
Soloflex ads were must-see television in the 1980s. Jerry Lee Wilson thought he had figured out the perfect way to motivate employees: He brought a shotgun to work.
Wilson struck out in 1986 when he introduced the Armchair Quarterback, a scaled-down version of the Soloflex that was intended to conserve space but failed to take off.
The Soloflex had an L-shaped design that accommodated a variety of exercises. Soloflex Wilson couldn’t weld, but he got assistance from Arthur Curtis, who owned Curtis Steel in Las Vegas. Because Wilson couldn’t afford materials for his prototype, he traded Curtis a .22 pistol for the steel.
Soloflex ads were must-see television in the 1980s. Jerry Lee Wilson thought he had figured out the perfect way to motivate employees: He brought a shotgun to work.
Soon, Wilson’s employees were indeed turning out 20 Soloflex machines a day. Before long it was 48. In 1998, Wilson reached $98 million in sales—$54 million of which was pure profit. Wilson’s motivational tactics may have been unconventional, but so was the man himself.