Someone Gave Brent Ridge 100 Goats (Didn't Know They'd Make Him $150M)

Show Notes

Today we talk with Brent Ridge, founder of Beekman 1802.

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Chapters

0:00 Meet Brent Ridge
1:25 The Target Deal That Almost Bankrupted Beekman
4:21 Why Big Brands Stock Their Own Shelves
6:52 "We Wouldn't Spend a Dollar Until We Made $1.50"
13:22 "We Never Made Ourselves CEO"
14:39 Three CEOs for Three Stages
18:55 The Power Grab That Ended a CEO
25:58 "The Empty Vessel Makes the Most Noise"
34:36 "A Bad Workman Blames the Tool"
37:35 Find Brent + Goat Wisdom

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In this show 7 - 8 figure founders share the truth of how they scaled their business. The business model. What they tried (and didn't work). And the scaling tricks they use to grow: SOPs? Hiring? AI?

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