How UMBC professor Gib Mason nurtures fledgling entrepreneurs
You might not have heard of Gib Mason, but your ears are probably familiar with his blockbuster 180s, the wraparound ear warmers that can fold up when not in use.
Mason joined the Baltimore sportswear company — originally called Big Bang — in the late 1990s, when it was just a handful of plucky entrepreneurs. As chief operating officer, he played a hand in making the company one of the fastest growing and most successful in Baltimore. By the early 2000s 180s was bringing in $50 million in revenue, had a staff of more than 100 and had sold millions ...
