Ole Kirk Christiansen
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Search complete. 6 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Ole Kirk Christiansen".
Oct 11, 2026
Jordan RaynorGUEST
Yeah.
Ginny YurichHOST
You told a story about Ole Kirk Christiansen.
Jordan RaynorGUEST
Yeah.
Ginny YurichHOST
Um, I did not know his story.
Jordan RaynorGUEST
Yeah.
Jordan RaynorGUEST
Oh, my gosh.
Jordan RaynorGUEST
Yeah, so Ole Kirk Christiansen, uh, man, suffered more setbacks in the messy middle than almost anybody, probably anybody I've ever read about, right? This entrepreneurial carpenter watched his workshop go up in flames three separate times.
Jordan RaynorGUEST
He was constantly saddled with debt.
DenverHOST
De- definitely.
DenverHOST
Um, okay, so another one says, "Ole Kirk Christiansen was a carpenter in Denmark who was struggling to make ends meet during the Great Depression.
DenverHOST
After his wife died, he was trying to take care of his kids by himself, and they loved his duck toy that he made.
DenverHOST
He started to manufacture the ducks in a factory, but the factory burnt down because his kids were playing with fire and wood shavings.