Kara Goldin, CEO of Hint: Building an Empire | E93

12/14/20 • 58 min

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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

Want a Hint on how to start your own business?!

In this episode, we are chatting with Kara Goldin, CEO and founder of Hint Inc., the leading unsweetened flavored water, as well as author of the book, Undaunted. Kara has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California.

In this week’s episode, we’ll cover Kara’s beginnings at Time Inc. in circulation, how she was able to get 90+ interviews right after college, and how to stand out in your job. We’ll then dive deeper into why Kara decided to start Hint, her business philosophy of ‘building the airplane as you fly it,’ and why you shouldn’t put all of your energy into worrying about outcomes.

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Bullet point list of key topics and the timestamps from the podcast episode:

01:21 - Kara’s Interview Experience Out of College

10:30 - The Way Kara Landed Her Dream Job

17:19 - How to Get By and Stand Out in the Beginning of Your Career

22:57 - Kara’s Health Journey that Led to Hint

40:01 - Build the Airplane as You Fly It

43:46 - The Materialization of Hint From Business Plan to Reality

54:02 - Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Outcome

54:31 - Kara’s Secret to Profiting in Life

List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading & social media handles:

Kara’s New Book, Undaunted: https://karagoldin.com/undaunted

Kara’s Podcast, The Kara Goldin Show: https://karagoldin.com/podcast

Kara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/

Kara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/?hl=en

Hint Website: https://www.drinkhint.com/

Want a Hint on how to start your own business?!

Calls to Action:

Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting

Reach out to Hala directly at [email protected]

Follow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/

Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhala

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Bullet point list of key topics and the timestamps from the podcast episode:

01:21 - Kara’s Interview Experience Out of College

10:30 - The Way Kara Landed Her Dream Job

17:19 - How to Get By and Stand Out in the Beginning of Your Career

22:57 - Kara’s Health Journey that Led to Hint

40:01 - Build the Airplane as You Fly It

43:46 - The Materialization of Hint From Business Plan to Reality

54:02 - Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Outcome

54:31 - Kara’s Secret to Profiting in Life

List of links to resources mentioned in episode, suggested reading & social media handles:

Kara’s New Book, Undaunted: https://karagoldin.com/undaunted

Kara’s Podcast, The Kara Goldin Show: https://karagoldin.com/podcast

Kara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/

Kara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/?hl=en

Hint Website: https://www.drinkhint.com/

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