@businessblurb: Carolyn Davidson made the Nike swoosh logo for just $35 At the time she was a graphic design student at Portland State University She billed the project at $2 per hour and received a total of $35 for her work. 12 years later, in 1983, Knight invited her to a company event and surprised her with a special gift: a gold ring featuring the swoosh logo and an envelope containing 500 shares of Nike stock. #nike #graphicdesign #design #marketing #money

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jokersmack
InterestCompounded :
worth roughly $2.61 million today
2026-06-27 19:08:08
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topherdavis317
Topher Davis317 :
they didn't have to do anything. showing appreciation is the biggest thing and this was actually really nice of them!
2026-06-28 00:10:28
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raindancer984
RainDancer984 :
It was 1971, she was a student and Nike had rebranded from Blue Ribbon and hired her to design the logo...the whole "Waffle Sole" thing for running shoes was going on. Then in 83 the company really boomed into and almost billion dollar company with the 1st Air Force 1s first worn by Patrick Ewing at Georgetown. From there the name grew even more.
2026-06-29 05:33:48
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rosse1ja
Rooster :
Those 500 shares would be 64,000 shares today worth $2.6 million. This does not factor in the dividends that she would have been paid out
2026-06-27 19:43:36
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weezy_f___
Weezy_F_ :
Shoot she should be getting royalties. Nike is a $60 billion dollar company now.
2026-06-28 18:46:37
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focusedchaos24
Anthony :
Those are easily worth 480 trillion dollars today
2026-06-27 23:56:02
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tdesignbguy
tdesignbguy :
Being able to say “I created the Nike logo” is a lifelong portfolio flex for a designer. Hope she held onto that stock because she earned where her work helped take the company.
2026-06-27 22:34:29
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daspicyone
Derrick Spice :
the money is one thing but imagine designing one of the most recognized logos ever
2026-06-28 18:41:29
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lifeaintbad2020
Meet me at our spot :
She would now have 64000 shares. . Nike has split 7 times. Roughly 2.5 million.
2026-06-28 01:52:59
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planetoscorigam
planetoscorigam :
with that $35, she went out and bought a house and car outright..!! 😁
2026-06-27 20:48:41
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kmsufc
khaled Mohmood :
Davidson was awarded 500 shares of Nike stock in 1983; after multiple 2‑for‑1 splits, those shares have become roughly 32,000 shares, which are currently valued at several million dollars
2026-06-28 14:26:41
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krobravodor
Krobravodor :
She even goes so far to say they didn’t underpay her she billed they paid
2026-06-27 19:01:39
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alwms63
Down_southRalphLauren :
The swoosh IS Nike!! It’s how you recognize the shoe! Yeah they owe her!
2026-06-28 13:32:48
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elorulz
elorulz :
She made more than $2.5 million if she cashed her stock at the right time, but sure, they should’ve paid her a billion times more than their original agreement.
2026-07-01 00:39:27
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jdan197979
Mr roundtree :
Worth a couple million now
2026-06-28 00:46:55
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upstateny315
Frank :
There were 7 splits, so would be 64,000 shares at $40/share or 2.56 million is she didn’t sell yet
2026-06-27 20:45:54
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frijoler0
frijoler0 :
According to my calculus those stocks are about 500mill racks 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
2026-06-27 20:57:43
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bapsclips
BAPSCLIPS :
I’m sure she networked and everyone wanted to work with her once Nike took off
2026-06-28 03:04:59
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lawsoma
lawsoma :
With stock splits it's 32,000 shares with a current value of $1,304,000 as of 6/26/26
2026-06-28 01:37:46
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hotmamawelch
Amy Welch :
SO glad they recognized her work even after she sold them. respectful
2026-06-28 19:58:05
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j.edg6
J edg :
That ring would be worth so much now
2026-06-27 21:24:25
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seaplittle
Seaplittle :
50,000 would be more like it.
2026-06-27 21:32:50
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sail5556
The You :
My mom invented the tagline - “Just do it”. Every day of my life.
2026-06-28 03:19:17
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joshua.baker49
Joshua Baker :
they ripped her off
2026-06-28 03:31:29
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mynameisyayaandi
mynameisyaya :
Based on Nike's recent share price of about $42 per share, those 32,000 shares would be worth approximately $1.34 million today (32,000 × $42 ≈ $1,344,000). nike is worth sixty billion dollars
2026-06-27 22:49:36
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