Podcasts about waveborn

Mike Malloy left a lucrative management consulting career to run Waveborn, a high-end sunglasses company with a social mission. The company was based on a buy-one give-one model that was a source of inspiration to his team, the investors and the customers. Mike talks about the multi-stage journey that led him from running a company to investing in the lives of other entrepreneurs at Halcyon House, a Washington DC incubator for social impact entrepreneurs.

Mike Malloy left a lucrative management consulting career to run Waveborn, a high-end sunglasses company with a social mission. The company was based on a buy-one give-one model that was a source of inspiration to his team, the investors and the customers. Mike talks about the multi-stage journey that led him from running a company to investing in the lives of other entrepreneurs at Halcyon House, a Washington DC incubator for social impact entrepreneurs.

What are the realities of running a business? In this episode we sit down with Waveborn CEO Mike Malloy and talk about the things you don’t see on Facebook and in public--the struggles. Even when your spokesperson is NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman (as is Waveborn’s case), the struggle is real.We dive into some real talk and shoot from the hip about where our respective businesses stand.+Being cautious with your ideas and validating them first+How our roles change once we get started on something+Mismanaging expectations+Getting down in the trenches of your business+The realities of the “I get to do whatever I want” entrepreneur perception+Embracing a survivalist mindset+What it’s like to not have money in a bank account for 56 days+The personal attachment you form to your business as an entrepreneur+Compartmentalizing “like” tasks to get more done+The difficulty in knowing if you’re making progress when you’re on your own+The biggest things each of us are struggling with right now+The stories you tell yourself versus the reality of what’s happening+The mental anguish that results from the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship+Rapper Drake’s “Started From The Bottom” mindset and knowing your zero point+Having literally zero money+Finding a way to smile through bad times+Having to go through your ego being damaged when you don’t have great answers to certain questions+Dating while broke+Holding yourself and others accountable by being honest while exchanging pleasantries+Mike’s 5x7 rule in meeting new people+Stacking your skills in the right way to achieve maximum resultsFind Mike and Waveborn at:www.waveborn.comTwitter and Instagram @WavebornTwitter and Instagram @MWMalloyReferences:www.under30ceo.com www.waveborn.comwww.everydollar.comwww.mint.comShow Credits:Sidewalk Chalk - Lyrically Free: itunes.apple.com/us/album/lyrical…5011?i=508155577Chumbawumba - Tubthumpin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike is a pro frisbee player who travels the world selling sunglasses and helping people. He is the CEO at Waveborn, a socially responsible sunglasses company that sells handcrafted Italian sunglasses and donates prescription reading glasses to people around the globe.

Mike is a pro frisbee player who travels the world selling sunglasses and helping people. He is the CEO at Waveborn, a socially responsible sunglasses company that sells handcrafted Italian sunglasses and donates prescription reading glasses to people around the globe.

Today on the podcast we're talking with social entrepreneur Jonathan Schilit, a great guy who started his career in Hollywood and is now creating an idea generating website that strives to make the world a better place. Take a listen to hear about what Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker smells like, learn about what it was like to produce an social action awards show on VH1, get a direct account of what it takes to build a sunglasses company from the ground up, and much more! Today's episode is sponsored by Willis Gan Zolo's Pokemon Day Care Center. You can also download this episode on iTunes!