#299 From Idea to Impact; The CordBrick Success Story with Nick Barrett
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04/09/24 • 27 min
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In this episode, we sat down with Nick Barrett, the founder of CordBrick, a company that provides a simple yet innovative solution for managing phone cords.
Nick shares his journey from struggling with alcoholism and legal troubles to finding his purpose through entrepreneurship. He explains how the idea for Cordbrick - a weighted brick that keeps phone cords from falling off surfaces - came from his personal annoyance with his phone cord always dropping to the floor.
Throughout the conversation, Nick discusses the importance of starting with your entrepreneurial idea, the value of sharing that idea, and the challenges he faced in turning his concept into a viable product.
Nick also delves into his sober journey, describing it as a turning point that led to a broader personal transformation and commitment to help others.
Listen through to the end for Nick's latest CordBrick product and the exciting future of CordBrick.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/wKYIxxyefwM
(skip to 25:27 for the CordBrick demo)
Learn more:
Follow CordBrick on social media @cordbrick
More show links:
Join the Launch Your Podcast Challenge: www.teriholland.ca/5daypodast
Chapters:
00:00 Kickstarting Your Idea: The Journey Begins
00:18 Introduction to Nick Barrett
02:10 From Concept to Market: The Birth of Cordbrick
04:33 Entrepreneurial Insights: Navigating Challenges and Success
07:54 The Power of Sobriety: A Personal and Professional Rebirth
09:40 Imposter Syndrome and Overcoming Self-Doubt
18:21 The Build Something Initiative: Giving Back and Moving Forward
20:51 Rapid Fire Questions: Getting Personal with Nick
23:40 Final Thoughts
24:28 The Exciting Future of Cordbrick: A Sneak Peek
In this episode, we sat down with Nick Barrett, the founder of CordBrick, a company that provides a simple yet innovative solution for managing phone cords.
Nick shares his journey from struggling with alcoholism and legal troubles to finding his purpose through entrepreneurship. He explains how the idea for Cordbrick - a weighted brick that keeps phone cords from falling off surfaces - came from his personal annoyance with his phone cord always dropping to the floor.
Throughout the conversation, Nick discusses the importance of starting with your entrepreneurial idea, the value of sharing that idea, and the challenges he faced in turning his concept into a viable product.
Nick also delves into his sober journey, describing it as a turning point that led to a broader personal transformation and commitment to help others.
Listen through to the end for Nick's latest CordBrick product and the exciting future of CordBrick.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/wKYIxxyefwM
(skip to 25:27 for the CordBrick demo)
Learn more:
Follow CordBrick on social media @cordbrick
More show links:
Join the Launch Your Podcast Challenge: www.teriholland.ca/5daypodast
Chapters:
00:00 Kickstarting Your Idea: The Journey Begins
00:18 Introduction to Nick Barrett
02:10 From Concept to Market: The Birth of Cordbrick
04:33 Entrepreneurial Insights: Navigating Challenges and Success
07:54 The Power of Sobriety: A Personal and Professional Rebirth
09:40 Imposter Syndrome and Overcoming Self-Doubt
18:21 The Build Something Initiative: Giving Back and Moving Forward
20:51 Rapid Fire Questions: Getting Personal with Nick
23:40 Final Thoughts
24:28 The Exciting Future of Cordbrick: A Sneak Peek
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Success In Mind; Motivation, and Inspiration for Entrepreneurs - #299 From Idea to Impact; The CordBrick Success Story with Nick Barrett
Transcript
You have to begin and you're going to have to solve a lot of problems. along the way. So you need to get started getting some of those questions answered. I think people get held up sometimes because what happens is they think, oh, I don't want to tell people my idea because they might take it. But let me tell you, no one's going to take your idea. Nick Barrett's life was a mess until he was 30. He stumbled about without purpose and slowly killing himself from alcohol
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