Davis Smith has spent the last nine years building the outdoor gear and clothing brand, Cotopaxi. The company’s slogan, Gear for Good, encapsulates everything about the way they do business, from using recycled and remnant materials to donating a portion of their revenue to nonprofits that fight poverty. It’s a story that Davis told when he was first on How ... Show More
Dec 2023
20VC: Cotopaxi: From Selling $6M of Pool Tables to Scaling $150M in Revenues and Challenging Patagonia, Fundraising Lessons from 100+ Rejections & What Founders Do Not Understand About VC with Davis Smith, Founder @ Cotopaxi
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Davis Smith is the Founder and Chairman of <a href= "https://www.cotopaxi.com/">Cotopaxi</a>, an outdoor brand with a humanitarian mission. The company has assisted over 4 million people living in poverty. The company has been profitable for the la ... Show More
58m 28s
May 2021
Sponsored: Small Business Stories | Columbia Sportswear | 2
<p>This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small businesses, we're featuring inspiring stories of successful companies that started out small.</p><p>It’s 1970 and Gert Boyle’s life is in ruins. Her husband’s just died, and now, ... Show More
31m 23s
Feb 2022
Joey Levin - Building an Anti-Conglomerate - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 264]
My guest today is IAC’s CEO, Joey Levin. IAC is a unique business in that it’s a holding company which builds world-class digital businesses. Since Barry Diller created IAC over two decades ago, it has produced 11 public companies, including Match Group, Expedia, and Live Nation. ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2021
Where Are They Now? David Orozco
#1199 In today's "Where are they now?" episode, David Orozco of OrozcoNutrition.com returns to talk about what's happened for him and his business since our first conversation in episode 1,141. Back then, he was balancing a couple of brands and trying to figure out which one to f ... Show More
28m 57s
Apr 2024
Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour
<p><strong>Kayvon Beykpour</strong> was the longest-serving head of product at Twitter and was GM of Twitter’s consumer division until the platform was acquired by Elon Musk. He originally joined Twitter in 2015 through the acquisition of his company, Periscope, the largest live ... Show More
1h 35m
Jun 2024
Episode 697: How One Entrepreneur is Making Multiple 7-Figures with a Low, Low Ticket Offer with Allison Hollinger: A Digital CEO Success Story #WednesdayWeeklyWin
<p dir="ltr">Today's #WednesdayWeeklyWin features an incredible entrepreneur that is making multiple 7-figures with her low, low ticket offer, and the cool part is that when Allison Hollinger first joined Business By Design, she didn't even know what her business would be! </p> < ... Show More
48m 23s
Apr 2022
#590: Tony Fadell of iPod, iPhone, and Nest Fame — Stories of Steve Jobs on “Vacation,” Product Design and Team Building, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, Investing in Trends Before They Become Trends, The Hydrogen Economy, The Future of Batteries, and More
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1h 52m
May 2024
Episode 693: How To Go From $40k a Year to $90k a Launch And Live Your Most Aligned Life with Eliza Kingsford: A Digital CEO Success Story #WednesdayWeeklyWin
<p dir="ltr">In today's #WednesdayWeeklyWin edition of the podcast, you'll meet a Digital CEO who not only exponentially grew her business in terms of the revenue she is generating, but as a result, she is now impacting so many more people with the work she does each day! </p> <p ... Show More
59m 8s