https://simplecast.com Contrapreneur People making the world a better place through business. TM en https://www.contrapreneurship.com/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:33:25 +0000 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:31:14 +0000 https://www.contrapreneurship.com/ Contrapreneur https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/e5825186-846e-432d-846a-2bad3dff945f/2e33b512-ae74-46b9-b0c6-f54e3a4829c8/3000x3000/contrapreneurthepodcast_01.jpg?aid=rss_feed episodic People making the world a better place through business. Sarah Danu no https://feeds.simplecast.com/t6sgTqJi business, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, girlboss, sustainability, conscious living, gary vee, sarah danu, scaling a business, growth, mindset, hustle, success Sarah Danu hello@contrapreneurship.com 5b19b1db-c58f-42f6-afc7-fe64fd584790 Opening A Yoga Studio In New York City — EP 8 Yoga can be a tricky business to get figured out but Krissy Jones & Chloe Kernaghan have created, nourished and sustained a collection gorgeous, buzzy yoga studios throughout NYC. Sky Ting Yoga is comprised of three design-centric spaces that have quality classes, teachers and community to match. We talk about the role authenticity plays in the success of a business, what’s it’s like opening a small business in NYC, how taking on investors or not can be a lifestyle choice and what we hope to see in the future of wellness. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:33:25 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu, Krissy Jones, CHLOE KERNAGHAN, Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, Elizabeth Cutler, Julie Rice, Yvon Chouinard) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/skyting-ZxwGWikM In This Episode We Talk About:

How Chloe and Krissy met, became friends and chose to go into business together

The process of going through their interests and figuring out their passion — yoga

Sky Ting means Sky Place

Signed a lease without much of a business plan but with a crystal clear vision

Started as a single community based yoga studio in NYC’s Chinatown

BREAKING: Soon to launch a paid monthly subscription video platform to spread their reach around the world

About their mysterious third business partner, Nick Poe

Design is a central pillar to Sky Ting’s brand that bring a bit of interest to the business

Keeping Sky Ting’s instagram pretty weird

How Krissy, Chloe & Nick divide responsibilities on paper but in real life, responsibilities overlap and it just works for them

About Katonah yoga, the lineage Chloe & Krissy learned a lot from

Hiring teachers with an authentic voice who are practicing what they are teaching

Consciously considering building their yoga teachers careers is a part of what keeps teacher turnover low

What it was like opening a small yoga business in New York City

Once advantage to being in NYC was access to media and press and a disadvantage was the stress of higher rent prices

Krissy & Chloe are both into biohacking, though Chloe might not call it that. A few favorites are limiting blue light, supplementation, tracking sleep, infrared light therapy and continuing to learn from their yoga teachers

Growing small and organic or getting investors - a lifestyle choice

Favorite way to build community is talent shows

The teacher training also builds a strong community

Personal definitions of success

Speculations on the future of wellness

More Sky Ting Studios are probably in the future but not this year

The complexities of running a yoga studio

Businesses Krissy & Chloe are inspired by: Patagonia for using their tax breaks to fund climate change and having repair programs, Soul Cycle for their success in entering the market so strongly on the cusp of wellness and SweetGreen founders & friends for growing their kindness and generosity as they grew their business

Resources

Contrapreneur Secret Facebook Group

Sky Ting’s website

Sky Ting’s instagram

Support the creation of Contrapreneur through our Patreon.

Contrapreneur Newsletter

Follow Contrapreneur on Instagram!

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]]> Opening A Yoga Studio In New York City — EP 8 Sarah Danu, Krissy Jones, CHLOE KERNAGHAN, Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, Elizabeth Cutler, Julie Rice, Yvon Chouinard 00:33:07 Yoga can be a tricky business to get figured out but Krissy Jones & Chloe Kernaghan have created, nourished and sustained a collection gorgeous, buzzy yoga studios throughout NYC. Sky Ting Yoga is comprised of three design-centric spaces that have quality classes, teachers and community to match. We talk about the role authenticity plays in the success of a business, what’s it’s like opening a small business in NYC, how taking on investors or not can be a lifestyle choice and what we hope to see in the future of wellness. Yoga can be a tricky business to get figured out but Krissy Jones & Chloe Kernaghan have created, nourished and sustained a collection gorgeous, buzzy yoga studios throughout NYC. Sky Ting Yoga is comprised of three design-centric spaces that have quality classes, teachers and community to match. We talk about the role authenticity plays in the success of a business, what’s it’s like opening a small business in NYC, how taking on investors or not can be a lifestyle choice and what we hope to see in the future of wellness. startup, skyting, goaldigger, business, yoga, yoga business, girlboss, growing a business, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, marketing, how i built this no full 8 9ac0a398-ecff-4a80-a45f-e889adb3dc81 Creating Handyma'am, A Women's Workwear Company, with Founder Bella Weinstein — EP 7 Handyma’am was born in 2014 when Bella found herself underwhelmed with the selection of well-made, durable clothing for women in the marketplace. Working as a hairstylist, with a ton of hands-on hobbies—woodworking, riding motorcycles, tearing down walls and building new ones—Bella needed workwear that could fit with her can’t-sit-still lifestyle. So she got hands-on and made her own! Bella had no background in design or fashion, but she found the resources she needed to create a technical, super-durable women’s workwear piece. Bella’s story is something else. We talk in detail about using kickstarter to launch a business, then & now. Bella shares her vision for slow, quality product-focused growth, talks about the challenges of producing clothing in America and shares what she’s learned about business and herself through her work with Handyma’am. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:36:53 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Bella Weinstein, Sarah Danu, Mindy Abovitz) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-7-creating-handyma-am-a-women-s-work-weL9E__T In This Episode We Talk About:

  • The workwear Handyma’am creates
  • Function comes first for Handyma’am goods but form is very important too
  • Bella’s background has nothing to do with clothing business
  • Handyma’am came from Bella’s need for clothing that could keep up with her active hands-on lifestyle
  • Learning new things with grit and drive
  • Didn’t want to go through the effort of making just one jumpsuit, so a business was born
  • The spark for Handyma’am came from a passion for collecting jumpsuits
  • Bella was already called Handyma’am by her roommates and this is where her name came from
  • Starting a business with Kickstarter
  • Designing the Kickstarter to enrich rather than just raise money for her coverall production
  • The financial reality of expanding sizing and perfecting fit
  • Word spread rapidly through friends and family because she already had a small run of coveralls in circulation for about 1.5 years before her kickstarter
  • Products designed for longevity and working on a repair aspect of the business
  • Learning that delegating is a weakness and overcoming it
  • Collaborations with other handyma’am business owners to lift everybody up - finds collaborations more interesting than always focusing on releasing new products
  • Mental health, success & business
  • Being okay with slow growth
  • Using instagram to sell in the changing time of instagram
  • Elevating women who support Handyma’am as what they want to be seen as
  • Exercise as a form of self care

Resources:
Contrapreneur Secret Facebook Group

Handymaamgoods.com use code contrapreneur for 10% off

Support the creation of Contrapreneur through our Patreon.

Contrapreneur Newsletter

Follow Contrapreneur on Instagram!

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]]> Creating Handyma'am, A Women's Workwear Company, with Founder Bella Weinstein — EP 7 Bella Weinstein, Sarah Danu, Mindy Abovitz 00:31:42 Handyma’am was born in 2014 when Bella found herself underwhelmed with the selection of well-made, durable clothing for women in the marketplace. Working as a hairstylist, with a ton of hands-on hobbies—woodworking, riding motorcycles, tearing down walls and building new ones—Bella needed workwear that could fit with her can’t-sit-still lifestyle. So she got hands-on and made her own! Bella had no background in design or fashion, but she found the resources she needed to create a technical, super-durable women’s workwear piece. Bella’s story is something else. We talk in detail about using kickstarter to launch a business, then & now. Bella shares her vision for slow, quality product-focused growth, talks about the challenges of producing clothing in America and shares what she’s learned about business and herself through her work with Handyma’am. Handyma’am was born in 2014 when Bella found herself underwhelmed with the selection of well-made, durable clothing for women in the marketplace. Working as a hairstylist, with a ton of hands-on hobbies—woodworking, riding motorcycles, tearing down walls and building new ones—Bella needed workwear that could fit with her can’t-sit-still lifestyle. So she got hands-on and made her own! Bella had no background in design or fashion, but she found the resources she needed to create a technical, super-durable women’s workwear piece. Bella’s story is something else. We talk in detail about using kickstarter to launch a business, then & now. Bella shares her vision for slow, quality product-focused growth, talks about the challenges of producing clothing in America and shares what she’s learned about business and herself through her work with Handyma’am. entrepreneurs, startup, small business, bcorp, grind, boss, business, successful, conscious living, startup life, girlboss, boss babe, hustle, be the change, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, marketing, ambition, bthechange, good business, contrapreneurship, contrapreneurs no full 7 5b8155a5-b7fd-45c6-85b1-30fa4835611e New Years Resolution Leads To Starting A Company w/ Kate Flynn of Sun & Swell Kate Flynn, the founder of Sun & Swell Foods did not want to start her own business preferring the sense of security at her day job. But a new’s years resolution led Kate to reconsider her eating habits and find healthier ways. She began the Whole30 and it changed her life. One day, she decided to take a big leap, move to her dream city of Santa Barbara and launch the business she’d been thinking of, a healthy snack food company inspired by the lack of snacks available on the Whole30, Sun & Swell. Kate talks about the unique way she has discovered to get her snacks where people feel like snacking, what it’s like being in business with you family and shares how her business develops as she is developing. Thu, 7 Mar 2019 00:47:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/new-years-resolution-leads-to-starting-a-2a400cc7 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:
The idea for Sun & Swell came from Kate’s experience healing her relationship with food, trying the Whole30 and aligned with their desire to live in a certain city

Product testing at local triathlon

Took about nine months to bring product to market

Kate’s healing, eye-opening journey eating whole foods

Need for Whole30 approved marathon-training gel alternatives

First began ideating around a training gel alternative but it evolved into snack foods as a whole

Kate has a background in retail strategy

Kates ideas about herself have grown and shifted with her company

Realizing she can hire people to fill in what is not her strength

Self-funded the company but are considering investors to help get over the hurdle of scale

Plans to be a national brand focused on building a good business, treat their employees well and do good for the world

Many consumers don’t have a grasp on how food cost, quality and are correlated

Kate & Bryan strengths compliment each other well but they schedule in time to intentionally not work and spend time together in other ways

Insights into the difficulties of production, considered a co-manufacturer but is happy to have figured out a way to continue making their healthy snacks in-house

Kate turns to barre3 and surfing to disconnect and energize herself

Launching compostable packaging soon

Inspired by her mother’s baking, her father’s business side & Sadie Lincoln of Barre3

RESOURCES

Contrapreneur Secret Facebook Group

SunandSwellFoods.com use code Contrapreneur20 for 20% off your first healthy snack food order

Consider supporting us through our Patreon. This is our first week having a Patreon… we will never forget our first supporters! Thank you.

Contrapreneur Newsletter

Contrapreneur is on instagram!

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]]> New Years Resolution Leads To Starting A Company w/ Kate Flynn of Sun & Swell Sarah Danu 00:28:17 Kate Flynn, the founder of Sun & Swell Foods did not want to start her own business preferring the sense of security at her day job. But a new’s years resolution led Kate to reconsider her eating habits and find healthier ways. She began the Whole30 and it changed her life. One day, she decided to take a big leap, move to her dream city of Santa Barbara and launch the business she’d been thinking of, a healthy snack food company inspired by the lack of snacks available on the Whole30, Sun & Swell. Kate talks about the unique way she has discovered to get her snacks where people feel like snacking, what it’s like being in business with you family and shares how her business develops as she is developing. Kate Flynn, the founder of Sun & Swell Foods did not want to start her own business preferring the sense of security at her day job. But a new’s years resolution led Kate to reconsider her eating habits and find healthier ways. She began the Whole30 and it changed her life. One day, she decided to take a big leap, move to her dream city of Santa Barbara and launch the business she’d been thinking of, a healthy snack food company inspired by the lack of snacks available on the Whole30, Sun & Swell. Kate talks about the unique way she has discovered to get her snacks where people feel like snacking, what it’s like being in business with you family and shares how her business develops as she is developing. learning, business, success, money, girlboss, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur no full 6 f4d29732-988e-473f-90f5-a72b2b033c41 Seaweed Overgrowth In Mexico Inspires Business — EP 5 Brandon Rus graduated university and asked to be dropped off in a remote Mexican fishing community, as you do. He went door-to-door asking people if he could live with them. Somebody finally said yes. Brandon immersed himself into their community and learned about their source of sustenance - the Sea of Cortez. Brandon headed back to grad school with a clarified focus on marine biology. After years of study and working in marine biology, Brandon took what he’d learned and directed his efforts into a business on a mission to empowering coastal communities through connected oceans. Conserva Collective works with the local artisan community in Mexico to offer healthy soaps concocted with local ingredients. They also are beginning an organic fertilizer initiative in partnership with area farms. Conserva Collective is giving back in a big way. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:41:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/seaweed-overgrowth-in-mexico-inspires-4b4f5864 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

Forming an appreciation of the ocean as a young child

Wanting to be a marine biologist since childhood

Anthropogenic, economic & societal impacts on marine biology

Current economic landscape of the Sea of Cortez

Biodiversity of the Sea of Cortez

Communities that rely on handline fishing for their livelihood

Asking strangers in a Mexican fishing village if he could live with them

Studied environmental science and anthropology in college

Building trust in a community other than ones own

Getting into the soap making business

Making fertilizer from compostable seaweed

Partnering with an existing artisanal soap-making business in San Jose Del Cabo

Making organic fertilizer out of seaweed

The constructs of identity

Seeing Conserva Collective as a tool to expose people to things they aren’t typically, centering around the ocean

Giving back to the community of Agua Verde through education

Dreams to expand replicate the model around the world

Identifying more as a scientist than a business person

]]> Seaweed Overgrowth In Mexico Inspires Business — EP 5 Sarah Danu 00:30:27 Brandon Rus graduated university and asked to be dropped off in a remote Mexican fishing community, as you do. He went door-to-door asking people if he could live with them. Somebody finally said yes. Brandon immersed himself into their community and learned about their source of sustenance - the Sea of Cortez. Brandon headed back to grad school with a clarified focus on marine biology. After years of study and working in marine biology, Brandon took what he’d learned and directed his efforts into a business on a mission to empowering coastal communities through connected oceans. Conserva Collective works with the local artisan community in Mexico to offer healthy soaps concocted with local ingredients. They also are beginning an organic fertilizer initiative in partnership with area farms. Conserva Collective is giving back in a big way. Brandon Rus graduated university and asked to be dropped off in a remote Mexican fishing community, as you do. He went door-to-door asking people if he could live with them. Somebody finally said yes. Brandon immersed himself into their community and learned about their source of sustenance - the Sea of Cortez. Brandon headed back to grad school with a clarified focus on marine biology. After years of study and working in marine biology, Brandon took what he’d learned and directed his efforts into a business on a mission to empowering coastal communities through connected oceans. Conserva Collective works with the local artisan community in Mexico to offer healthy soaps concocted with local ingredients. They also are beginning an organic fertilizer initiative in partnership with area farms. Conserva Collective is giving back in a big way. small business, wealth, business, money, girlboss, hustle, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, podcast, contrapreneur, marine biology, contrapreneurship no full 5 b552b456-1aa9-4ab0-8b6b-11c3dfaac52a Starting A Superfood Bakery — Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana of Oat Bakery — EP 4 Contrapreneurs & bakers, Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana, the couple behind Santa Barbara’s superfood bakery, join Sarah Danu to talk about starting their bakery, their commitment to healthy, whole foods and what it’s like starting a business together as a couple. They share insights about creating the space to have breakthrough ideas, strategies for getting the word out about any business launch and much more. Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:23:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/starting-a-superfood-bakery-louise-23734d15 WORDS FROM LOUISE & LOU:
“Talking to customers is the most rewarding aspect. It’s really what makes it fun to work so hard.” - Louise Ulrich

“To us, getting away one day a month is the key to a healthy relationship and a healthy business.” - Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:
Their inspiration, Louise’s mom, a champion marathon runner in Denmark who created her own super-healthy, delicious recipes

Lack of nutrient dense bread in the USA

Started by baking bread for friends, some of whom owned Santa Barbara based Juice Ranch and wanted to put it on their menu

Challenging transition from baking out of their home to a commercial kitchen

Pop-ups around town to get exposure

Finding a brick-and-mortar space to open their first full bakery

Choosing to grow at a manageable rate

Working together as a couple

The importance of good employees

Ditching the traditional bakery insanely early mornings in favor of a healthier schedule good for themselves and their employees

Focusing on wholesale to create steady business

The struggles of balancing growth and maintaining a strong community

Trend of knowing people you buy from in response to giant businesses

Motivating self & employees

How time off work creates space for big ideas and long term plans to grow

Initial tactics to get the word out about their opening

Clever ways to use up leftover bread to reduce food & financial waste

Businesses that inspire Louise & Lou: Corazon,

]]> Starting A Superfood Bakery — Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana of Oat Bakery — EP 4 Sarah Danu 00:21:50 Contrapreneurs & bakers, Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana, the couple behind Santa Barbara’s superfood bakery, join Sarah Danu to talk about starting their bakery, their commitment to healthy, whole foods and what it’s like starting a business together as a couple. They share insights about creating the space to have breakthrough ideas, strategies for getting the word out about any business launch and much more. Contrapreneurs & bakers, Louise Ulrich & Lou Fontana, the couple behind Santa Barbara’s superfood bakery, join Sarah Danu to talk about starting their bakery, their commitment to healthy, whole foods and what it’s like starting a business together as a couple. They share insights about creating the space to have breakthrough ideas, strategies for getting the word out about any business launch and much more. business, success, oat bakery, santa barbara, girlboss, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, contrapreneurship no full 4 8efc22c0-822d-4f02-a5ba-6568bb0f0d5e Investing In The Future With CEO Tony Arnerich — EP 3 Tony Arnerich is the CEO of Arnerich Massena, co-founder of 3x5 and advisor to many mission-driven companies, including Fish People, a pacific northwest coast sustainable, traceable seafood company, joins me today to talk about investing in the future. His companies are focused on sustainable versions of things he sees to be most critical to the future: food, water, energy and healthcare. We talk about how investment work allows one to see into the future, the importance of having women in business and about how having children and grandchildren gave his work new meaning. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:11:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/investing-in-the-future-with-ceo-tony-e333a3d8 Tony Arnerich is the CEO of Arnerich Massina, co-founder of 3x5 and advisor to many mission-driven companies, including Fish People, a pacific northwest coast sustainable, traceable seafood company.

We met in line at a bakery in Santa Barbara and started a conversation about working with one’s spouses that flowed into talking about getting more women involved in business, particularly the business of money,

His first taste of entrepreneurship was inspired by a negative towing experience. In the 70s, he and a friend bought a tow truck for $1,300, printed some business cards and just got started even though he claims it was not really his thing at all. Years later, he sold the towing business and with the bit of profit from selling the land, he moved to Portland and opened up a restaurant.

Today Tony manages a $20 billion impact investment firm in Portland, Oregon. He also co-founded the B Corp 3x5, a growth-oriented venture capital firm that primarily invests in innovations in life sciences and the natural resource sector. He also serves as an advisor to several mission driven companies like Fish People, a sustainable, traceable seafood company.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

  • Investing in sustainable versions of investments in food, water, energy and healthcare

  • Early adopters are doing the work to be

  • Demonstrating leadership by doing it

  • Good business ideas must be economically profitable

  • “We are not giving up one nickel of return in order to make a positive impact. We have to work harder. For the most part, people just have to get out there and get it done.” - Tony Arnerich

  • Seeing the future to invest in solutions

  • “Opportunity is a spark. You never know where the fire is going to come from.” — Tony Arnerich

  • The importance of having women on your boards for diversity of though and experience.” — Tony Arnerich

  • “What I’ve found with companies that I invest in that have women in the c-suite and on boards, the perform the best. Statistically.” — Tony Arnerich

  • “Statistically, we can prove that women own businesses, women run businesses and have higher financial metrics than those that are solely male.” — Tony Arnerich

  • Network is source of investment deal flows

  • “The essence of a great private equity firm is there deal flow. You build deal flow by building relationships.” — Tony Arnerich

  • "Success is having good energy flow.” — Tony Arnerich

  • The future of capitalism… or something else… and why it doesn’t really matter right now

  • Tony's Inspiration - John Gray of Portland, Oregon, Ken Plasse, CEO of Fish People and Cody Friesen, CEO & Founder of Zero Mass Water… plus the support of his family.

]]> Investing In The Future With CEO Tony Arnerich — EP 3 Sarah Danu 00:22:41 Tony Arnerich is the CEO of Arnerich Massena, co-founder of 3x5 and advisor to many mission-driven companies, including Fish People, a pacific northwest coast sustainable, traceable seafood company, joins me today to talk about investing in the future. His companies are focused on sustainable versions of things he sees to be most critical to the future: food, water, energy and healthcare. We talk about how investment work allows one to see into the future, the importance of having women in business and about how having children and grandchildren gave his work new meaning. Tony Arnerich is the CEO of Arnerich Massena, co-founder of 3x5 and advisor to many mission-driven companies, including Fish People, a pacific northwest coast sustainable, traceable seafood company, joins me today to talk about investing in the future. His companies are focused on sustainable versions of things he sees to be most critical to the future: food, water, energy and healthcare. We talk about how investment work allows one to see into the future, the importance of having women in business and about how having children and grandchildren gave his work new meaning. future, business, investment, girlboss, sustainability, investor, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, contrapreneurship no full 3 f3b39746-74f6-4a7c-9f0f-d11e94d9800c The Business of Adaptogens with Sun Potion's Founder Scott Linde — EP 2 Scott Linde talks about how he started Sun Potion nearly 8 years ago, the ways he sources plants, how code is incorporated into his business and so much more. This is a good listen! Sharing stories like Sun Potion’s is exactly why I created Contrapreneur. As Scott would say, in-joy! Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:49:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/the-business-of-adaptogens-with-sun-ec253d2d Scott Linde talks about how he started Sun Potion nearly 8 years ago, the ways he sources plants, how code is incorporated into his business and so much more. This is a good listen! Sharing stories like Sun Potion’s is exactly why I created Contrapreneur. As Scott would say, in-joy!

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT...
Scott’s upbringing - an early intro to plant science, rigorously structured schooling and how he ended up in California

Tuning into the body by receiving rolfing

His first superfood smoothies - by the vitamix full!

How Sun Potion sources their products

Beginning to work with labs to test bioavailability and bioactivity

The foundation of introducing the plants to the people

Adaptogens are burgeoning in popularity, but they’re ancient!

Ron Teeguarden of Dragon Herbs - mentor making excellent herbs

Collaboration in the herbal wellness field

Redefining what it means to be a shareholder

Started the company with $10,000 of personal savings

Had a customer purchasing $10,000 of product monthly from the start

Not interested in having investors to grow Sun Potion any faster than it is organically growing

Authentic representation of life

99% is a bitch and 100% is a breeze

Sees business as a service vehicle to the plants

Contracts a lot of work out

“This business will grow just as long as you’re growing. It will grow as much as you’re able to grow. It’s okay whenever you decide you want to stop growing, you should just know the business will stop growing too.”

Finds the accountability of a Vistage group beneficial

Why Sun Potion is diverging into natural fabrics

]]> The Business of Adaptogens with Sun Potion's Founder Scott Linde — EP 2 Sarah Danu 00:30:29 Scott Linde talks about how he started Sun Potion nearly 8 years ago, the ways he sources plants, how code is incorporated into his business and so much more. This is a good listen! Sharing stories like Sun Potion’s is exactly why I created Contrapreneur. As Scott would say, in-joy! Scott Linde talks about how he started Sun Potion nearly 8 years ago, the ways he sources plants, how code is incorporated into his business and so much more. This is a good listen! Sharing stories like Sun Potion’s is exactly why I created Contrapreneur. As Scott would say, in-joy! business, sarah danu, scott linde, sun potion, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, contrapreneurship no full 2 24eda0b0-941b-4f26-933a-c244a1fe9315 Sustainable Clothing and an Immersive University Education with Mandy Kordal of Kordal Studio — EP 1 Mandy Kordal, founder and owner of Kordal Studio talks about sustainable clothing, alternative education, doing business in the modern NYC fashion industry and what success is. Kordal Studio’s mission is to create garments in an ethical manner by paying workers a fair wage, designing garments that are not trend focused, and using natural and organic textiles whenever possible. Mandy makes some garments in her Brooklyn, NYC studio and collaborates with weavers in South America. Thu, 6 Dec 2018 21:27:00 +0000 hello@contrapreneurship.com (Sarah Danu) https://contrapreneur.simplecast.com/episodes/sustainable-clothing-and-an-immersive-0b6b6881 Mandy Kordal, founder and owner of Kordal Studio talks about sustainable clothing, alternative education, doing business in the modern NYC fashion industry and what success is. Kordal Studio’s mission is to create garments in an ethical manner by paying workers a fair wage, designing garments that are not trend focused, and using natural and organic textiles whenever possible. Mandy makes some garments in her Brooklyn, NYC studio and collaborates with weavers in South America.

In this episode we talk about...

  • Not your average college education

    Mindset shift towards sustainability

    “Abercrombie was a pretty big learning lesson because that’s when I
    learned I didn’t like working for a corporate company, or really a
    very large company. It was really helpful as an internship.” - Mandy
    Kordal

    Hand knitting vs machine knitting

    “When I moved to NYC and started working full time, [the
    sustainability or un-sustainability of fashion] started to click to
    me because I’d see the full cycle of a garment. In my internships,
    you wouldn’t necessarily here how you know, the fabric didn’t turn
    out right, so we’re scrapping all of it, so I became a lot more aware
    of sustainability when I began working full-time.”

    “When you’re making a good product, if you put in the hours, it will
    likely end up working out.” - Sarah Patter

    Mandy's first hire, timing how that's working out

    Starting your business off with a kickstarter

    Visit Mandy's studio at 893 Bergen Street during open studio hours

Resources:

  • KordalStudio.com

    Mandy’s instagram

    Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed

    Popup at the Wythe Hotel

    SarahPatter.com

]]> Sustainable Clothing and an Immersive University Education with Mandy Kordal of Kordal Studio — EP 1 Sarah Danu 00:30:58 Mandy Kordal, founder and owner of Kordal Studio talks about sustainable clothing, alternative education, doing business in the modern NYC fashion industry and what success is. Kordal Studio’s mission is to create garments in an ethical manner by paying workers a fair wage, designing garments that are not trend focused, and using natural and organic textiles whenever possible. Mandy makes some garments in her Brooklyn, NYC studio and collaborates with weavers in South America. Mandy Kordal, founder and owner of Kordal Studio talks about sustainable clothing, alternative education, doing business in the modern NYC fashion industry and what success is. Kordal Studio’s mission is to create garments in an ethical manner by paying workers a fair wage, designing garments that are not trend focused, and using natural and organic textiles whenever possible. Mandy makes some garments in her Brooklyn, NYC studio and collaborates with weavers in South America. mandy kordal, business, sustainable clothing, girlboss, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, contrapreneur, kordal studio, contrapreneurship no full 1