Ep. 45: On Launching an Adventure Travel Clothing Brand — The Ryan Hitzel Interview
Hear the amazing startup story of the wildly successful Roark Revival apparel brand, founded by Ryan Hitzel. Learn how he channeled his experience as an adventure traveler and surfer, as a creative director in advertising, and as an employee at Volcom clothing, to become an apparel entrepreneur. Listen as he describes his top frustrations as a business owner,…
Ep. 044: How to Unleash Imagination and Create New Products — The Barry Kudrowitz Interview
Ep. 043: The Launch and Growth of Pure Cycles — The Michael Fishman Interview
Hear the exciting story of how three childhood buddies launched their own bicycle brand, in college. Learn how they first bootstrapped the business with their own startup capital. Listen to Michael Fishman, Pure Cycles co-founder (and our interview guest), describe how he would approach his startup differently if he could do it over again. Hear his…
Ep. 042: On Launching a Domestic Bike Manufacturing Company — The Zak Pashak Interview
Hear how this young Canadian serial entrepreneur moved to Detroit, USA, to start the largest US-based bicycle manufacturer, Detroit Bikes. Learn what drove him to start a bike company (it wasn’t primarily about bikes) and the personal and professional obstacles that he faced in his quest. Listen as he describes how starting Detroit Bikes helped…
Ep. 041: On Starting and Growing a Pickle Company — The Rick Field Interview
Hear how a series of mid-life challenges, and a passion for pickles, drove Rick Field to launch Rick’s Picks, a fancy product line of pickles. Learn how he tweaked his family recipes based on customer feedback from NYC farmers’ markets. Listen as he describes his biggest joys, and most challenging frustrations, as a food entrepreneur. Hear how he deals…