"George Zimmer is a legendary entrepreneur, a retailing rebel who created an iconic American brand. With great candor and insight, he shares his incredible story of heart and determination, wins and losses, and a commitment to stakeholder capitalism."--Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce
"Over the decades, I've had to deal with George Zimmer on his sartorial expertise. I've always been a fan of his, and this book explains why."--Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco
"George Zimmer is one of the finest political historians that I know. He is a courageous stalwart of progressive ideals and democracy. This book is a great read."--Jim Gonzalez, former San Francisco supervisor
"Since my first encounter with George in a private, closed-door meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev at the State of the World Forum back in 1999, I have valued George Zimmer as a special counsel and my personal ethical guide for all my work in the disparate fields. He is a genuine American treasure and a revolutionary visionary, with a famous voice that can now be turned to saving us from ourselves--if we are ready to listen again. I guarantee it!"--Daniel Sheehan, general counsel to the United States Jesuit Order's National Office of Social Ministry in Washington, DC, and found of the Christic Institute and the Romero Institute
"George Zimmer is one of my dearest friends who long ago made a commitment to support the things that mattered most to the city of Oakland. His incredible commitment to the Oakland Zoo, and to the children of Northern Light School, has given me such hope for the future of this beautiful city."--Cornell C. Maier, World War II veteran, retired chairman and CEO of Kaiser Aluminum
"George has always been the first to step up to the plate. He has always been my ace, my number one closer for getting the job done. George is my number one MVP in my Hall of Fame. I guarantee that!"--Vida Blue, retired Major League Baseball player and recipient of the Cy Young Award, 1971
"From the moment I met George Zimmer I knew we were in the presence of a very great man. George came to speak to the children of Northern Light School as one of our Impossible Is Nothing speakers. He shared with them his secret to persevering throughout his many years of overcoming tremendous obstacles, making history, and leaving his profound mark on others and the business world as founder and head of one of the most prominent and successful companies throughout this country. As he spoke, I listened with great admiration to his profound words characterized by compassion, wisdom, dedication, commitment, and unconditional love."--Michelle Lewis, founder and executive director of Northern Light School
"I left a career at the Men's Wearhouse to go back to work for George. He is a great boss--and his book is pretty good too."--Jason Jackson, president of Generation Tux
"I Guarantee It shows the rewards of determination, hard work, believe in yourself, and vision."--Joel Parrot, president and CEO of the Oakland Zoo
"An unconventional, charismatic, enormously successful business leader, George Zimmer shows how to help people become better than they ever thought they could and how business can transform society for good."--Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and author of The Human Equation
"In I Guarantee It, George Zimmer takes you on a guided tour of his universe."--Alex Filippenko, astrophysicist, UC Berkeley