Dream No Little Dreams
Clay Mathile's business career parallels the American Dream. From his beginning as an accountant for Campbell Soup Company to the sale of his company Iams in 1999 to Procter & Gamble, then the biggest P&G acquisition ever, Clay parlayed an entrepreneurial spirit and intense emphasis on values into a carefully designed business model that he continues to share.
Clay joined Iams in 1970 with the goal of helping build what was then a radical start-up company. And build it he did, increasing revenues from $1 million early in his tenure to nearly $1 billion at the time of the sale. He became co-owner and vice president in 1975, sole owner and CEO in 1982, and chairman of the board in 1998. With unyielding devotion to his employees and customers, Clay helped redefine the premium pet food category through his steadfast emphasis on research and development of "best in class" pet food nutrition.
Dream No Little Dreams is the first time the Iams story has been told in the first person -- by the man who shaped its vision, its culture, its people, its products and, ultimately, its success.
