Kara Goldin shares how she grew a brand worth hundreds of millions of dollars after hearing “no” over and over and over? Join Laura Gassner Otting as she hosts this episode of LGOtv with special guest, Kara Goldin – Barrier Breaker, Obstacle Obliterator, Purpose Pursuer.
Timestamps
1:30 – The beginning of Hint, Inc.
4:30 – “Never once did I sit there and say, my diet soda was ultimately making me sick…”
6:00 – “This is why I don’t drink water. This is so boring.”
9:35 – “I was at a point where I was saying, ‘How about someone tells ME what to do? Tell me something that I don’t know.’”
12:12 – “It was at that point that my husband really realized that this wasn’t just about creating a beverage company, for me, it was around really changing an industry….”
14:20 – A no is a maybe and a maybe is a yes.
15:55 – “Fortune Magazine really helped me to understand finance.”
19:35 – “I said, ‘Hi, I’m here to see Marshall Loeb.’”
20:00 – “There are jobs, you just have to find them. And be creative about it.”
25:25 – “We put so much focus on this piece of paper versus actually trying to figure out how to get an interview.”
29:55 – How did you meet all these amazing people? Because I’m old.
35:15 – “You just have to know your walk-away.”
40:20 – “There will be layoffs if we do not have your support in reallocating you into these different roles.”
47:40 – Your COO is your husband. How often do investors and retailers think he’s the boss?
51:53 – “My husband is the first one to say, ‘she’s actually the CEO.’”
54:35 – Undaunted Book Launch – World’s largest streaming book launch on Facebook hosted by Sheryl Sandberg
Links
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Washington Post Best Selling Author and Motivational Keynote Speaker, Laura Gassner Otting, inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo because her presentations make listeners think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their limited scope of belief.
She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and perspective generated by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, as well as philanthropic landscapes. Laura dares listeners to find their voice, and generate the confidence needed to tackle larger-than-life challenges. She leads them to seek new ways of leading, managing, and mentoring others.