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High Stakes GrowthGarret Akerson: From Nearly Shutting Down His Brand to a Successful Exit 3 Years LaterGarret Akerson is the co-founder and former CEO (now Chairman) of Kindred Bravely, one of the largest maternity and breastfeeding brands in the U.S. Expect to hear about: – Origin Story: How Garret and his wife Deeanne started Kindred Bravely after she was expecting and couldn’t find quality maternity clothes. – 2018 Crisis: How he saved the business by scaling ad spend and pulling off a make-or-break Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale. – Hiring A+ Players Fast: Their unique group-interview process that surfaces top talent quickly and efficiently. – 2021 Exit: Why he and Deeanne...
2025-07-0850 min
Retention ChroniclesHaving your customer care team respond to social media comments with Garret Akerson (Co-Founder, Kindred Bravely)On this week of Retention Chronicles, we’re joined by Garret Akerson, Co-Founder of Kindred Bravely. Garret tells Mariah about how they started Kindred Bravely as a fully remote company in 2015, testing their product by giving it to family and friends, gathering social proof in early stages, running social proof ads, selling on Amazon and Shopify, being customer experienced focused, having their customer care team be responsible for social media replies, launching in Target, having a clear message for ads and website experience, educating the market on correct intimates measurements, reducing returns with product education, the DTC space shifting in...
2023-11-0646 min
2X eCommerce PodcastData Disciple + An Excel Dashboard Helped Grow Us Past $30M revenue → Garrett AkersonOn today’s episode, Kunle is joined by Garret Akerson, Co-Founder of Kindred Bravely, a maternity and breastfeeding apparel brand founded in 2016 along with his wife Deeanne. Kindred Bravely is a case study in female entrepreneurship and innovation which is a testament of achieving a three-year revenue growth of 8,544%. Running a profitable business is a challenge at the best of times. But if you don’t have a handle on your numbers, this challenge can become insurmountable. It’s fair to say that almost every business owner already recognises the power of data, and many spend a...
2023-08-3058 min
Nerd MarketingBootstrapped to big exit with Garret Akerson of DTC maternity brand Kindred Bravely.In this episode, we go deep on how Garret bootstrapped the brand he started with his wife to a big private equity exit. Hear the details of the deal process and his role post-exit. He also shares tips on hiring and building a great remote team.
2023-08-1033 min
The Smart Marketer PodcastNever Start A Business Without An Exit Plan (An Entrepreneur's Story)This episode gives us access to Ezra Firestone's Blue Ribbon E-Commerce Mastermind. Whether you're already a Founder/Entrepreneur or want to launch your own business one day, there are takeaways, tips, and fun tidbits in this conversation between two heavy-hitters that have recently sold large portions of their boot-strapped businesses. You'll hear Ezra's chat with Kindred Bravely Founder Garret Akerson as they share their exit stories, reasoning, and what life is like 'on the other side.' Also, learn why Garret Aversion thinks you should never start a business without an Exit plan and why E...
2023-05-0832 min
eCommerce Scaling Secrets by Alex Fedotoff200: The Secrets to Bootstrap a $1 MILLION per month e-Commerce Business | Garret Akerson InterviewWelcome to eCommerce Scaling Secrets! Here I, Alex Fedotoff, share with you valuable knowledge I’ve gained throughout spending millions of $$ on online advertising.
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2022-03-2429 min
Capitalism.com with Ryan Daniel MoranHow DAOs Will Change Ecommerce, Investing, & Business w/ Garret AkersonOne of our favorite brand builders, the serial entrepreneur Garret Akerson is back on the show. Garret spoke at one of our Capitalism live events and you can find him on a previous podcast titled "How I Went From 0 To 1 Million Per Month Selling On Shopify" all about how he scaled his eCommerce business without having to touch Amazon. But this time, after his recent healthy 8-figure exit Ryan wanted to ask him about what is really lighting him up right now - DAOs! A DAO is a Decentralized autonomous organization - this is an...
2022-02-2845 min
The Unofficial TikTok Shop Podcast with Jordan WestEp 279: Leveraging a Successful Amazon Business into an International Brand With Garret Akerson, Kindred BravelySend us a textSelling on Amazon is a great way to earn money for your business, but in order to scale long term, you need to build your brand across multiple channels and platforms.In this episode, Garret Akerson, Chairman Of The Board at Kindred Bravely, talks about how they started as an Amazon brand then built their own presence on Shopify. He shares his experience of taking outside investments and having equity partners.Listen up and learn a ton from this episode!KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM...
2021-12-2922 min
2X eCommerce PodcastS06 EP52: How Getting a Grasp of Critical Metrics Accelerated Kindred Bravely's Growth w/ Garrett AkersonOn today’s episode, Kunle is joined by Garret Akerson, Co-Founder of Kindred Bravely, a maternity and breastfeeding apparel brand founded in 2016 along with his wife Deeanne. Kindred Bravely is a case study in female entrepreneurship and innovation which is a testament of achieving a three-year revenue growth of 8,544%.Running a profitable business is a challenge at the best of times. But if you don’t have a handle on your numbers, this challenge can become insurmountable. It’s fair to say that almost every business owner already recognises the power of data, and many s...
2021-11-2559 min
Make Each Click Count Hosted By Andy SplichalScaling Your Business With A Remote Work Force with Garret & Deeannee AkersonThis episode features guests Garret and Deeannee Akerson. Garret and Deeannee are the co-founders of Kindred Bravely. In 2019, Kindred Bravely was named #20 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest- growing, privately held US companies and they also won the Shopify Build a Bigger Business Competition in 2017 as one of the eight fastest-growing online retailers on Shopify’s platformTouching on the importance of company culture and setting expectations, find out how they scaled their business with a remote workforce and their strategies for growing their business into a known brand using an almost entirely remote workforce.Le...
2021-10-1528 min
Winning With ShopifyEp 3 - Building a Killer Shopify Store, With Shopify store Kindred BravelyThis week, Nick has a very special guest from Kindred Bravely. Garret Akerson is the co-founder and talks about how he launched and scaled up his Shopify-based business.They talk through a number of things, including sales channels, store updates, managing customers and growing the business.As always, you can find out more info on our website: https://winningwithshopify.com/https://www.kindredbravely.com/https://justaskparker.com/https://spec.digital/Support the show
2021-07-3046 min
eComFuel PodcastThe Reality of Growing a Business with Young KidsGarret and Deeanne Akerson are the co-founders of Kindred Bravely, which creates maternity and nursing clothes that are beautiful, comfortable, and most importantly, useful. They have an incredibly successful business story, but in this episode we're talking about something that doesn't get discussed a lot: how do you build a meaningful and successful business while also raising kids? We're getting candid on the parenting front and are talking about what Garret and Deeanne did well, what they didn't do well, and what they learned from their experience. You can find show notes and more information by clicking...
2021-04-3059 min
The Ecomcrew Ecommerce PodcastE331: Starting Out in Ecommerce with the Founders of Kindred BravelyWelcome to E331 of the EcomCrew Podcast! In this episode, we have a husband-and-wife duo who share their ecommerce journey with us. Deeanne and Garret Akerson had full-time jobs and two small kids when they first recognized the need to make high-quality and comfortable clothing for pregnant and lactating mothers. Born out of the desire to make motherhood easier, they made it their business' mission to provide moms with a great selection of clothes that are both functional and stylish. In this episode, we talk about: How Deeanne and Garret started Kindred Bravely How...
2020-09-0740 min
The Ecommerce Influence Podcast251: How a Husband and Wife Duo Built the 20th Fastest Growing Company in the USThey've won the Shopify Build a Bigger Business Competition, hit number 20 on the INC 5000 list, and now they're on the podcast to talk about turning a personal need into a successful business venture. Garret and Deanne Akerson of Kindred Bravely share how they've navigated running a business together as a couple -- from initial startup to hiring over 50 remote employees and all the challenges and milestones in between. Tune in and enjoy! Episode Highlights: 4:59 How Garett and Deanne started Kindred Bravely 9:01 The lessons learned transitioning from Amazon to Shopify 12:07 How the Amazon ec...
2020-05-1248 min
Startup to StorefrontKindred Bravely - Deeanne and Garret AkersonPre COVID19 we had a great chat with the Founders of Kindred Bravely. In a hopeful return to normalcy we wanted to share their amazing story. It all began when Deeanne, co-founder/CEO, was nursing her one-year-old and couldn’t find a comfortable and cute pair of pajamas. She decided to design her own – a simple idea that became something extraordinary. The company has 2 goals: creating maternity and nursing clothes that are beautiful, useful, and comfortable, and building a community of moms who support and encourage each other on the motherhood journey. Listen to the full story now!
2020-04-081h 03Capitalism.com with Ryan Daniel MoranHow I Went From 0 To 1 Million Per Month Selling On Shopify w/ Garret Akerson #TheOnePercentHaving trouble growing your sales? This week Ryan presents a keynote by successful business entrepreneur, Garret Akerson. Throughout his presentation, Garret teaches 7 Key Takeaways that he used to grow his Shopify sales to 7 figures per month - and you can use no matter where you are taking sales.
2020-01-0647 minCapitalism.com with Ryan Daniel Moran1 Million Per Month On Shopify Alone: How I Started Selling Online Without Touching Amazon w/ Garret Akerson #BrandBuilderPodcastToday's episode is a keynote by Garrett Akeson on the company he bootstrapped with his wife: Kindred Bravely. He shares a mountain of examples on how they company managed different aspects of growing a business out of Amazon. Tune in for some practical tips on how to run a remote team, why culture matters and how much money you need to actually run ads! Key Takeaways [2:58] Garret introduces himself and his brand Kindred Bravely. [4:54] Launching a business can have a clear path but it's rarely...
2019-05-1447 min
The Brand Builder Podcast1 Million Per Month On Shopify Alone: How I Started Selling Online Without Touching Amazon w/ Garret AkersonToday’s episode is a keynote by Garrett Akeson on the company he bootstrapped with his wife: Kindred Bravely. He shares a mountain of examples on how they company managed different aspects of growing a business out of Amazon. Tune in for some practical tips on how to run a remote team, why culture matters and how much money you need to actually run ads! Key Takeaways [2:58] Garret introduces himself and his brand Kindred Bravely. [4:54] Launching a business can have a clear path but it’s rarel...
2019-05-1300 min