When you enter Build-A-Bear's World Bearquarters in St. Louis, you get the feeling that it¹s a fun place to work. The environment taps into the little kid in all of us: colorful walls plastered with murals of teddy bears, designers and artists working on the latest outfits and accessories and bearisms inscribed along the walls, like "You aren't born a bear, you become a bear." All that AND you can even bring your dog to work! Don't get me wrong, beneath the colorful atmosphere beats the heart of a hard working company. And when you've had a chance to spend some time with company founder Maxine Clark, it's easy to understand how it all comes together."It's about having fun, sharing, and caring." She gets it. Her employees get it. And the customer benefits from that philosophy as well.