These Huge Companies Are Now Household Names, But Their Humble Beginnings Are Inspiring

This Fashion Brand Began With An Immigrant’s Vision

Nordstrom is a store widely known for its fashion, but its creation wasn’t as glamorous. Sixteen-year-old John W. Nordstrom moved to the United States from Sweden in 1887, with only five dollars in his pocket.

He lived a life of hard labor until age 26, and then he went mining for gold and was able to make an impressive $13,000 from his efforts. He opened the first Nordstrom shoe store in Seattle, Washington in 1901, and it has since grown to unbelievable retail proportions. It is a multi-billion dollar company now, all because a young immigrant wouldn’t give up.