Tomas Bata

106 years ago this week, a Czech man founded a business that would become one of the world's most recognizable brand names: Bata Shoes. Over a century, Tomas Bata, his son Tomas J. and his grandson Tomas G. created a company that would change the world of shoes forever. In this week's edition of Czech's In History, Ita Dungan talks to Tomas J. Bata about his father's entrepreneurial and philanthropic vision.

Author: Ita Dungan
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