185 - Dave Dickert of Branded Bills: Why Branding Is One of The Most Important Business Decisions

09/02/22 • 43 min

Nick Hughes is joined by Dave Dickert, CEO and Cofounder of Branded Bills who is located in Mesa, Arizona. After Selling more than 2.5 million products nationwide, Branded Bills has grown into one of the most successful headwear brands on the market, changing the way customers, employees and businesses think about the retail space.
The episode starts with Dave giving a bit more information on his background and journey into entrepreneurship. We hear how he went from athletics into business.. and does he love to win or hate to lose? Next we hear how his experience in food and beverage industry and how that led him to start Branded Bills. What did Dave observe throughout the pandemic in retail? And what are his current thoughts and observations of retail landscape and thoughts of future of retail. They then dive deeper into Branding, Company Culture and creating an awesome organization to work for. Lastly, we hear Dave's advice for early stage founders and what he'd suggest you consider as you start your company. This is an great conversation with a purpose driven leader, we hope it helps you today.
https://www.brandedbills.com/

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184 - Darren Winterford of Edapp: We Are Changing The Way You Learn At Work

Nick Hughes is joined by Darren Winterford, CEO and Founder of Edapp.com from Sydney, Australia. Darren Winterford has extensive experience building mobile apps and pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a pioneer in the microlearning space, EdApp's teams are established in Sydney, London, Manila, and New York. Today, the EdApp platform has a wide reach, where around 50,000 lessons are completed every day in over 90 countries around the world. With the current focus on the democratization of learning, EdApp, together with the United Nations, have launched Educate All: An initiative to increase access to free, high-quality and impactful education around the world.

The episode starts with Darren describing his journey from marketing into entrepreneurship as Nick asks why he chose entrepreneurship? Darren provides his insights / lessons from growing the business from startup to established company. We then hear more about Edapp and what problem he saw in the world that needed to be solved. Darren describes how he thinks that the smartphone can really change the shape of global education and what he sees as thee future of learning. The conversation ends with Nick and Darren talking about distributed/remote team and leadership, the best tools and software for leading distributed teams as well as Darren's lessons and advice for early stage founders. This is an great conversation with a leader in the remote education space, we hope it helps you today.
https://www.edapp.com/

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187 - Rich Goldstein: The Importance of Protecting Your Ideas and Intellectual Property

Nick Hughes is joined by Rich Goldstein, a patent attorney and founder of Goldstein Patent Law from New Jersey. Rich is a patent attorney, entrepreneur, author, and speaker who specializes in assisting others in protecting and monetizing their ideas. He is passionate in helping entrepreneurs to better understand how patents may help them grow their businesses.

The episode starts with Nick and Rich discussing his journey into law and entrepreneurship, including his lessons of 28 years of entrepreneurship - and sales. They then talk about protecting your brand and how to keep Competitors from getting too close to your territory. Rich details how to understand the difference between a patent and a trademark, how to market your concept and when to be more public about it, and how to navigate the situation if you encounter trouble or others in the market. Nick and Rich talk about when it's not best to patent your concept, or weighing the pros and cons to making the investment in legal protection early on in the startup process. Rich ends with his tips and lessons for early stage entrepreneurs. This is a fun and educational conversation with a IP and Legal expert, we hope it helps you today.
https://www.goldsteinpatentlaw.com/