Bashify founder Bre Giglio turned a party-planning side hustle into a $600,000 balloon brand by starting small and leaning into social content. In this interview, she shares how trust, transparency, and customer experience fueled Bashify’s growth.

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Dr. Julie Chung shares how T3 reimagined hair tools as beauty products, not appliances. Learn how to create a luxury category by changing placement, design, messaging, and retail strategy.

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How Tom Aulet built Ergatta into a profitable fitness brand with $35M raised, gamified workouts, and lean, cost-effective growth.

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Canyon Coffee grew into a seven-figure brand by selling outside traditional coffee channels. This is how a design-first retail strategy shaped a more sustainable business.

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How Scarlett Chase grew 300% by reinventing footwear with expert design, bold focus, and a product that keeps 50% of customers coming back.

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Jeff Eyser, Joe Myers and Joe Kuntz turned their pinball obsession into LA's premier "Nerd Bodega" by opening Revenge Of as a safe haven for all fandoms. Today, the brand has expanded into a community hub that's hit 7-figures, while operating online in addition to opening two physical locations. After spending decades in television production, including 15 seasons on Bad Girls Club, the trio learned how to create a brand of their own with a dedicated community.

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Chapters:

00:00 – The Pinball Obsession That Became LA’s Ultimate Fandom Hub

00:55 – Can You Build a Seven-Figure Brand Without Investors?

01:56 – How Three Co-Founders (Not Just One!) Made It Work

03:09 – Turning a Pinball Collection Into a Booming Business

04:48 – From Hollywood to Nerd Culture: Leveraging TV Skills in Retail

06:37 – The Art of Community Building: Analog vs. Digital

11:30 – The “Give It Away, Make More” Event Strategy

12:40 – The 36-Month Profitability Roadmap

16:30 – The Power of Synergy: Combining Retail, Design Studios, and Coffee

24:00 – Building Brand Cohesiveness Across Every Channel

28:00 – Creating Viral FOMO and Scarcity Online

33:00– Collaboration Wins: Landing Apple, Netflix, Scott Pilgrim, and Kid Cudi

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Founder Lulu Ge turned personal pain into purpose with Elix, an herbal wellness brand rooted in Chinese medicine with 90% repeat customers.

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Nima Jalali built SALT & STONE out of his apartment into a $100M+ brand. After an ACL injury redirected his path, he created something he desperately wanted but didn't exist, a high quality, clean deodorant, that actually performs. SALT & STONE has now become one of the fastest growing brands in the space to-date by doing things differently.

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You’ll Learn:

• Why going through 5+ product iterations beats launching "good enough"
• The digital excellence strategy that makes retailers chase you (not the other way around)
• How to build legacy brand positioning even as a one-person startup
• Why getting a "no" from retailers too early can kill your momentum
• The mindset shift from solo athlete to team builder
• The key to building a digital identity that inspires & attracts customers

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introducing Nima Jalali, Founder & CEO of SALT & STONE

3:00 Transitioning from Pro Snowboarder to Business Owner

4:55 The 5 Generations of Product Perfection

6:45 How to Think Like Nike When You're a Solo Founder

8:13 What Nima Did to Build a Brand Sephora NEEDS to Have

10:09 Steps to Achieve Digital Excellence

12:39 SALT & STONE’S Philosophy on: Ingredient Sourcing, Product Development & Testing

19:06 How to Set Your Business Up to Grow Into a Legacy Brand From Day 1

22:07 The Retail Strategy That Never Fails

28:35 Tackling Global Expansion & Managing Expectations as a Founder

29:55 Single Most Impactful Thing NIma Did in The First 6 Months That Made SALT & STONE Successful

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