Nick was our guest on Episode 153 of the Agents of Innovation podcast.
You can find him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbourdon
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0:00 Episode Intro
2:25 Intro to Nick Bourdon and Reef Arches
3:40 How Reef Arches solves the problem of beach erosion
5:55 How humans reacted to beach erosion before Reef Arches
7:18 How Reef Arches was conceived and patent achieved
9:19 Being an entrepreneur within a larger company, Hedrick Brothers Construction
15:35 Partnering with local governments in Florida
19:45 Ripple effects across the economy
24:51 Reef Arch construction material and design
29:05 Nick Bourdon's early life and education
32:00 Nick's habits and daily routine
34:02 Transporting Reef Arches
35:00 Nick's first job
36:30 The freedom of being an entrepreneur
37:30 Innovating within a company
48:12 Mentorship
49:20 The ideal customers and products
51:40 Facing the competition
52:43 Global economic solutions
54:10 Last words