The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship hosts the “How I Did It” Series on the third thursday of most months. This series presents a successful entrepreneur as they share the ups and downs and ways in which they went from entrepreneur to business owner...

Michael Dougherty has been chairman and CEO of Kindermusik International since December 1996. Under his leadership, Kindermusik has grown at a 30 percent compound annual growth rate, due largely to product expansion, brand building, and channel development. During this period, sales have grown from $3M to over $15M, licensed educators have increased from 1,100 to over 5,000, and countries served have grown from 5 to 42. KI is now highly profitable and has received numerous special honors.

Before KI, Dougherty was the president of Gymboree Play Programs, Inc., executive vice president and COO of Leisure Sports, Inc., and management consultant and team leader for Bain & Company in San Francisco, Calif. Dougherty received his MBA degree in 1988 from Stanford University with a concentration in marketing and finance, and his AB degree in 1982 from Colgate University with a concentration in history and economics.