Podcast appearances and mentions of cameron cruse

“I don't think military spouses want charity. I think they just want the opportunity to provide for their families or stay connected to something consistent.” – Lisa Bradley When Lisa Bradley and her co-founder Cameron Cruse, both military spouses, started R.Riveter in 2011, it wasn't just about making handbags—it was about creating opportunity, community, and ... Read more The post EP182 | Resilience, Rosie the Riveter, and Military Spouses with Lisa Bradley appeared first on KazSource.

R. Riveter is a company started by two Army spouses that employ other military spouses across the country to create beautiful and meaningful handbags and gifts that represent the stories of each woman who worked on them. Their business model allows these women to have productive and flexible careers while following their military spouses from one assignment to the next. Just like their namesake, R. Riveter, is a symbol of a true purpose-driven sisterhood, one that aims to help create a better future for everyone.   Teaming up with “Shark” and billionaire investor Mark Cuban in 2016 allowed for much of this expansion.  The company was started by Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruise. Lisa Bradley, CEO/Co-Founder Lisa grew up in Columbus, MT–a small Rocky Mountain town. She studied Business and Entrepreneurship in the “big city” of Bismarck, ND, where she met Jason Bradley. Soon after, she married into the Army and the two enjoyed four duty stations in just over six years. Lisa combined a “roll up the sleeves” mentality with her MBA to launch R. Riveter with her friend and co-founder, Cameron Cruse. Lisa was named one of the 25 people changing the future of retail in 2019 by the National Retail Foundation.    Cameron Cruse, CCO/Co-Founder Cameron Cruse co-founded R. Riveter in 2011 and set out to provide mobile, flexible income for military spouses across the country. She graduated from SCAD, first with a BFA in 2010, and then again with a master's in architecture in 2011.From 2014-2021 she lived in Southern Pines, NC with her family which became home for the company's flagship Retail store. She is currently living life “tiny” in an RV with her family as they build their dream home and start their next chapter in the great state of Texas. Cameron was named one of the25 people changing the future of retail in 2019 by the NRF and Apparel's 30 under 30 in 2018. Cameron is a mother of two and proud Military Spouse. She is a firm believer that we are stronger together than we are apart. Sara talks with Lisa and Cameron all about their story and progress with their business and as Military spouses, Lisa and Cameron joined together to do something not only creative, but also created jobs for other military spouses that move around a lot. Bradley and Cruse looked to the original Rosie the Riveter for inspiration. Today, R. Riveter's unique production model puts military spouses to work, crafting components of the handbags from their homes, no matter where they live or how often they move. They talk also about their successful appearance on Shark Tank in 2016 and made a match with entrepreneur Mark Cuban. Hear how they talked of backing out prior to their appearance. And how they pushed themselves to do a hard thing and how it so paid off. They were off on a faster growth track and it's worked out for their thriving business. Riveter continues to grow its network of military spouses "R. Riveter doesn't hire military spouses to make handbags. We make handbags to hire military spouses, and create a greater sense of mission," said Cruse. Military spouses also hold roles in product design, project management, marketing, and more. What can be more timely now than highlighting these entrepreneurs with a mission? Military spouses is it's own community.. moving every few years, being the stay-at-home mom, holding things together while their husbands can be anywhere and in various degrees of danger. R.Riveter holds the community in a circle of creativity, community and earning potential for the spouses. Yes, as Sara says, Live Boldly and We Can Do Hard Things!! Website: www.saraschultingkranz.com Social media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/saraschultingkranz/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraschultingkranz./about Sponsor: Go to www.saraschultingkranz.com and use the code Live Boldly at checkout to get the special price of $39 for programs offered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our next guest co-founded R.Riveter, which was initially a handbag company but now offer many more accessories for both women and men. Everything from R.Riveter is American made and American sourced, and because these entrepreneurs are military wives who understand having to stay mobile, they are providing remote work opportunities for other military spouses all over the country. After steadily growing the business off an initial $9,000 investment, they went onto SharkTank and struck a deal with Mark Cuban. They have been exploding ever since… Neither Rosie the Riveter nor their Army Ranger husbands can keep up with these lady's work ethic and drive. Please welcome our next badass to the stage, Cameron Cruse Watch the Video on YouTube!

Cameron Cruse - Cofounder of R. Riveter, Making Handbags to Hire Military Spouses Due to her husband's military orders, Cameron Cruse landed herself in the middle of nowhere Georgia in 2011. She had just graduated with her Master's in architecture but the hopes of building that career slowly faded. Soon after, Cameron met Lisa Bradley, her now business partner. Together they realized the challenge that they faced, finding meaningful employment as a military spouse. They knew this challenge was not unique to them.  They set out to build a company that would first provide some kind of income opportunity to military spouses, R. Riveter was born. R. Riveter The mission came first and the product was decided afterwards. And today R. Riveter has grown its network of spouses or “Riveters” that are employed across the United States. Together they started created handbags, but that has grown to candles, gifts and more. They even offer an “heirloom” collection to transform your old military uniform, blanket or something else into a beautiful memory bag. In 2015 they opened a storefront in North Carolina. Shortly after they were featured on Shark Tank where they were able to gain an investor. The company continues to scale and grow to ultimately hire more military spouses.  Check out who else has stepped into the Veteran Crowd Spotlight.   Learn More www.rriveter.com FB: @rriveterbags Instagram: @rriveterbags   VeteranCrowd Network Our "forever promise" is to build the veteran and military spouse community a place to connect and engage. VeteranCrowd is simply a national network of veterans, veteran led businesses and the resources they need to prosper. Subscribe to stay in touch, or consider if Individual or Corporate Membership in the Network is a fit for you.   About Your Host Bob Louthan is a VMI Graduate, Army veteran, and executive with over 25 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and private capital formation. He founded the VeteranCrowd Network to bring veterans and veteran-led businesses together with each other and the resources they need to prosper.

Making money as a military spouse is a mission in itself. We all know milspouse un and underemployment takes its toll on a military family's budget. To tackle the challenge many milspouses are thinking outside the box to create their own earning power. My guests did just a thing but on a big scale. In this episode, I talk with Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse the founders of the uber-successful handbag company, R. Riveter about creating income through entrepreneurship. Saying they're a handbag company is an understatement of their brand. Cameron and Lisa not only created a company to solve their own income and employment struggles, but they also created a company that helps hundreds of other milspouses earn a living wherever the military sends them. The show notes can be found here: https://laceylangford.com/podcast/r-riveter/

Jeff Sloan talks with two startup founders who were prompted by life circumstances to create businesses, Cameron Cruse of R. Riveter and Chris Budnik of Heiroom.

Cameron Cruse is a cofounder of R. Riveter, a handbag company that enlists military spouses as manufacturers. She discusses how their business structure supports the military community and why they chose handbags.

Charley interviews Cameron Cruse— military wife, entrepreneur, and successful Shark Tank contestant. R. Riveter's line of American-made bags and accessories are all constructed by military spouses stationed throughout the country, providing mobile, flexible income to these modern-day Rosie the Riveters. Cameron shares her business journey and core insights as to how she prepared to give […] The post Episode 197 – By my guest: Cameron Cruse, R.Riveter Co-Founder appeared first on Just Saying.

Charley interviews Cameron Cruse— military wife, entrepreneur, and successful Shark Tank contestant. R. Riveter's line of American-made bags and accessories are all constructed by military spouses stationed throughout the country, providing mobile, flexible income to these modern-day Rosie the Riveters. Cameron shares her business journey and core insights as to how she prepared to give […] The post Episode 197 – By my guest: Cameron Cruse, R.Riveter Co-Founder appeared first on Just Saying.

R.Riveter handbags are more than just canvas and leather coming together into a beautiful functional accessory. Each part and piece, from the leather support tags to outer shell, is made in the homes of military spouses across the country. Every handbag carries a story.Founded in 2011 by Cameron Cruse and Lisa Bradley, R. Riveter exists to empower military spouses through mobile, flexible income and community. What began as two military spouses, armed with a big idea, and one sewing machine in a small attic, has grown into a bold and achievable mission shared by many.This November R.Riveter will commemorate 10 years of being business, but we are already raising our glasses! On this episode of ‘Still With You' I join co-founder, Cameron, to speak about her and Lisa's eager beginnings in Dahlonega, Georgia to investments on Shark Tank and a decade later launching the Riveter Fund, a grant program for military connected entrepreneurs. This special anniversary milestone arrives with moments of reflection, but also much celebration!Official show notes available atwww.kohliebrowning.comR. Riveter www.rriveter.com Use code, STILLWITHYOU15 to receive 15% off all R.Riveter products. One use per customer, online only, active 5/11/21-6/30/21Music, "We'll Be Alright" by Gabrielle Gracewww.gabriellegracemusic.netAd, "Stinson" by Reed Mathis

Ever wonder what it's like to build a brick & mortar business from the ground up? Cameron Cruse did it with R.Riveter - an American Handmade Handbag Company that she started in her garage years ago that is now a full blown success story. Cameron walks us through her journey from building bags in her garage to building a business that now manufactures 100 bags a day AND caught the attention of The Shark Tank team back in 2015. Yes, THAT Shark Tank.Here's a quick roundup of this episode:>> [2:05] How Cameron went from building bags in her garage to building a business that now manufactures 100 bags a day.>> [4:07] R.Riveter has a really unique business model - Cameron walks us through it.>> [6:27] How Cameron and her business partner made it to SHARK TANK, caught the attention of Mark Cuban and grew their business 1000% after their episode aired.>> [8:53] How the pandemic impacted R.Riveter's retail locations but how e-commerce is making up for it BIG TIME.>> [11:07] The driving force behind R.Riveter's success over the last several years.>> [12:12] One piece of advice that Cameron wants all new business owners to hear.>> [15:58] How the R.Riveter team continues to come up with fresh ideas after so many years in business.>> [18:27] Cameron shares a special gift just for Brand in Bloom listeners!LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODER.Riveter Website: https://www.rriveter.com/ [Use code: Bloom20 for 20% off an online purchase!)The Bloom Crew: www.elisabethfleming.com/bloomcrewOther Resources:Take my free quiz to see if you're a marketing wiz for your biz: https://www.elisabethfleming.com/quizSubscribe to my Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/brandinbloomtvSubscribe to my Podcast: www.elisabethfleming.com/podcastFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mslizfleming/Follow me on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/gmUYCJ/Follow me on Facebook: https://facebook.com/mslizflemingFollow me on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mslizfleming/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mslizflemingConnect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mslizflemingShow hashtag: #BrandInBloomPod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the Retail Gets Real team gathers around an open fire with chestnuts and a microphone to reflect on their favorite moments of 2019, featuring: Chip Bergh of Levi’s, Mary Beth Laughton of Sephora, Elie Donahue of Rothy’s, Michelle Kelly of Lilly Pulitzer, Becky Waddell of Take Care, Rachael Gruntmeir of Black Scintilla, Ed Stack of Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse of R.Riveter.   Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

During World War II, Rosie the Riveter famously left her home to go into factories and shipyards and help her country. Today, R.Riveter is bringing jobs into the homes of modern-day military families. Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse, co-founders of R.Riveter, share how the handbag maker empowers military families through mobile, flexible income. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

On today's episode of On The Spot, we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder R. Riveter (https://www.rriveter.com/), a company founded by military spouses for military spouses. R.Riveter provides remote employment opportunities for military spouses from all over the country. Cameron Cruse faced a problem common to those who marry into the military: it's hard to find a job and build a career when your partner's military service require relocating frequently. So she teamed with fellow military spouse Lisa Bradley to put people like themselves to work making high-end handbags. Cameron met Lisa when both of their husbands were stationed in Georgia. They'd heard about the Create Jobs for USA campaign, which sparked their business model. They started in 2011 and created a Kickstarter fund in 2014, helping their hobby grow into a full-blown enterprise. In 2016, the two women pitched the idea on the popular show Shark Tank, and the experience helped teach them how to keep their momentum going. In 2017, the company's net revenue was $2.3 million. Key takeaways: > “You have to stay hungry… Anytime you get comfortable or you start to slow down, you’re ultimately going backwards.” ICYMI: Make sure to check out Cameron's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature alongside her co-founder Lisa Bradley on our website OnTheDotWoman.com (https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/lisa-bradley-and-cameron-cruse) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/four-minutes-with-on-the-dot/id1309880515?mt=2)! Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here! (https://signup.onthedotwoman.com/) Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with Maria Orozova, founder and Creative Chief Officer at MODIntelechy (https://modintelechy.com/)! We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice! Special Guest: Cameron Cruse.

We're starting 2019 with fashion and flare! Our very first guest on the show is Alta Alexander, the founder and owner of the up-scale east-Austin boutique, Altatudes! Alexander found the inspiration for Altatudes (https://www.altatudes.com/) nearly 17 years ago, when her now husband asked her if what she would do if she were an entrepreneur. Alta earned her Bachelor's in Business and Communications, then held a number of managerial positions at high-end boutiques and department stores. On working in the corporate tech world she says, > "I believe, just thinking about it and looking back, as soon as I got to whatever room I was in, that’s what I would do. I would go to another woman. I felt more comfortable, of course, with someone who was like me.” Her store has given her the opportunity to live out her childhood dream, but also to provide others the opportunity to expand on their own "tude," or their style. Alta styles customers to achieve their fashion goals, whether it's for an upcoming event date or work presentation. Alta says she gets her style inspiration from her mom and grandmother. On the side, Alta gives back to her community, which she says is integral to the boutique's success. _"In my earlier career life, yeah, there were lots of times I was the only African-American in the room. And these were some of my first introductions to just kind of pushing through the fear, you know, just making sure that you just don’t become a wallflower. Just because you’re the only one of a certain hue in the room. And I would tell myself as I was going to whatever event, so you’re gonna probably be the only one, so you’re going to have to deal with it. And luckily people were pretty embracive.” _ “I wanna be here every day, I wanna be here everyday so that I can really meet and engage with my customers. So that’s really big for me. I like to be able to at least know that since I’m horrible with names, always have been, but I can tell you the dress that you liked, and I can usually tell you the dress that you’re probably gonna get because I’ve seen you come in before, which things you kind of gravitate to, so I like having that kind of reference point.” Key takeaways: _“There are going to be many many points of fear, and I just say push through the fear." _ ICYMI: Make sure to check out Alta's On The Dot #WomanToWatch feature on our website OnTheDotWoman.com (https://onthedotwoman.com/woman/alta-alexander) and on our daily newsletter and podcast Four Minutes With On The Dot (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/four-minutes-with-on-the-dot/id1309880515?mt=2)! Looking for more inspiration, advice and direction? Subscribe to our daily email newsletter and podcast Four Minutes with On The Dot where we provide you with the tools and motivation you need to get out there and be the badass babe you were meant to be. Sign up here! (https://signup.onthedotwoman.com/) Tune in next Thursday when we sit down with Cameron Cruse, the co-founder of R. Riveter (https://www.rriveter.com/)! We are focused on your success, so let us know what you think by chatting with us at @onthedotwoman on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We’d love to hear your voice! Special Guest: Alta Alexander.

November is Military Families Month and today we're recognizing the achievements of R. Riveter, a handbag company founded and run by military spouses. On today’s show, we feature an interview with Lisa Bradley, a finalist for this year’s Small Business Award for Veteran and Military Spouse Employment from Hiring Our Heroes. Bradley, along with fellow military spouse Cameron Cruse, founded the canvas and leather handbag business R. Riveter as a way to help military spouses and families who are struggling. Second Lady Karen Pence recently toured the company's warehouse in North Carolina.Also on today’s show:• Your letters to the editor. Don’t forget, your letter could be featured on our show; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.• We remember the late Jack Kemp, a conservative icon who received The Heritage Foundation’s highest honor posthumously this month.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You also can listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to Entreneato! We are excited to introduce a brand new guest to the Entreneato Family, Cameron Cruse!  Cameron is the Co Founder and COO of R. Riveter Handbags, she is also a mother, designer and proud Army Wife. Growing up just outside of Atlanta, GA armed her with an appreciation for culture as well as a seemingly southern mindset. Upon completing her Masters in Architecture from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010, she did what most Military families do: she moved. An opportunity in disguise, as the one thing that might ruin a career actually paved the way for a much more impassioned and fulfilling path. In a small attic above her home near Ft. Merrill, GA, Cameron and fellow Military Spouse, Lisa Bradley, founded R. Riveter. Squawk Box Interview on CNBC Shark Tank Clip for R. Riveter Handbags Get 'Presence' by Amy Cuddy for free by clicking here! We’d love to find ways we can serve you better! Go to entreneato.com to hear archived episodes, connect with us on social media you can also fill out our contact form to submit comments and questions. Thank you! If you would like to support the show you can send a one time gift or become a monthly supporter by visiting our Patreon Page.    

Welcome back to Entreneato! We are excited to introduce a brand new guest to the Entreneato Family, Cameron Cruse!  Cameron is the Co Founder and COO of R. Riveter Handbags, she is also a mother, designer and proud Army Wife. Growing up just outside of Atlanta, GA armed her with an appreciation for culture as well as a seemingly southern mindset. Upon completing her Masters in Architecture from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010, she did what most Military families do: she moved. An opportunity in disguise, as the one thing that might ruin a career actually paved the way for a much more impassioned and fulfilling path. In a small attic above her home near Ft. Merrill, GA, Cameron and fellow Military Spouse, Lisa Bradley, founded R. Riveter. Squawk Box Interview on CNBC Shark Tank Clip for R. Riveter Handbags Get 'Presence' by Amy Cuddy for free by clicking here! We’d love to find ways we can serve you better! Go to entreneato.com to hear archived episodes, connect with us on social media you can also fill out our contact form to submit comments and questions. Thank you! If you would like to support the show you can send a one time gift or become a monthly supporter by visiting our Patreon Page.    

Season 3 will feature Stickk founder, Jordan Goldberg, to discuss social contracts, Teri Yanovitch to discuss her work with Walt Disney World and best-selling author Geoffrey Moore to discuss Crossing the Chasm. There are two episodes with live studio audiences from Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina. Live recorded guests include Mariel Beasley of Duke University, Kim Adamof of Social Media Marketing Raleigh, Suzanne Altobello of the University of North Carolina, Caroline Glackin of Fayetteville State University, Cyndi Fifield of Novae Design Group, Stevie Pena, K. Melissa Kennedy of 48 Innovate and Cameron Cruse of R. Riveter. Additionally, we will discuss how hurricane names affect your willingness to evacuate and how people make decisions to donate money or give to a Kickstarter campaign. Lastly, we will discuss how jurors make decisions and how the juror heuristic could affect the outcome of a case. We’re excited. Season 3 begins March 6, 2018.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview SHARK TANK WINNERS Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse. They hire military wives, primarily whose husbands are deployed. It's hard to find work, maybe because they have babies and they live on base and their extended family is far away for example. The company is named after Rosie the Riveter the WW II nickname for women that worked in the factory.   Their products all have military names etc and are really nice.Some simply call it a handbag. We call it a mission. 

Dec 20th - Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse from ABC's Shark Tank

Dec 20th - Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse from ABC's Shark Tank

In this episode of Drop and Give Me 20, Lindsey Germono speaks with Cameron Cruse, co-founder of R. Riveter.   Important topics they discuss:  Creating a company that provides military spouses with employment they can take with them when PCS'ing.  The Shark tank experience and partnering with Mark Cuban "I think Shark Tank was one of the more terrifying things that we had done just because it forced us to look at who we are, what we're trying to do with this company, and how do we best support our military spouses." As military spouses, so many times we're pulling that double duty- we have so much going on in our lives. We started with the why- this is the glue. Benefits of having a partner in business. The future of R. Riveter.     Quote: "Understand where you want to be and where you are and don't be afraid of the in between." -Cameron Cruse Social: Twitter Facebook Instagram Website