742: Matt Vincent on How to Build a Successful Apparel Business & MORE
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2018
⏱️ 150 minutes
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Summary
In the episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak to buddy Matt Vincent (Um So podcast, Hviii clothing founder) about Matt's early years, his unsavory work history, his attitude about life and business, what it takes to build a successful apparel business and a lot more. Matt is always entertaining and his story, like so many other guests on Mind Pump, is one of perseverance and overcoming challenge
You can find Matt at Um So (podcast), @ihviiimattvincent (instagram) and at www.thehviii.com.
- Anxiety and nervousness that I don’t have the lingo down. Matt and the guys discuss black markets and marijuana becoming legal in the south. (5:22)
- It’s been a slow build. Scientifically proven ways to recover from injury. (11:20)
- As a species we are really good to adapt to stress. Ways to step out of your comfort zone and deal with challenges in your society and life. (18:30)
- Free market economy deep discussion
- The burden of taking care of yourself lies within you
- It’s just a high score I’m trying to beat each month. Matt shares his entrepreneur spirit, internal competition and struggles he has had along the way. (45:23)
- I have a clear vision of the brand. Skills you need to succeed. (49:49)
- We are going to avoid the painful interactions. Why ecommerce is the way of the future and going to the store will become irrelevant. (52:45)
- Limited quantity drives demand. Tips to build a successful apparel line. (56:52)
- It’s either fuck yes or no. How he goes about creating content for his YouTube channel. (1:18:00)
- Coolest thing ever is seeing something come to fruition. His unbreakable self confidence in himself to get shit done. (1:24:40)
- I like the long form conversations. How has he liked the podcasting format so far? Favorite guests? (1:34:39)
- It’s the hunt and excitement. People skills you need to succeed in sales. (1:44:37)
- It was like working in the Wild Wild West. Stories from working at a strip club and the misconceptions regarding them. (1:48:00)
- Eager beats pretty
- It was an education. From losing his first business, the side jobs he took in between, what he took away from those experiences. (2:00:29)
- She has always had my back. His mentality to always do the shit work to support himself and his family. (2:08:40)
- Always have a direction and be willing to side step if obstacles arise
- Never be afraid to fail. The biggest life lessons he has learned. (2:21:45)
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, our boy came back into town, man. |
| 0:17.0 | Always a good time seeing our boy, man. |
| 0:19.0 | That's a great dude, man. He's just a chill guy. |
| 0:22.0 | Yeah, I love hanging out with that guy. |
| 0:23.0 | He is, he's fun people, he's down to earth, he's a smart guy. |
| 0:27.0 | He's a cool man. He's, you know, there's, there's some people that when we first meet him, I just, I'm like, man, if, if we knew each other growing up, or if you lived in my town, there's no doubt in my mind that we'd be, you'd be one of our guys. |
| 0:38.0 | Yeah, we'd be kicking it all the time because he's such a, he's such a cool dude. He's so hilarious, man. |
| 0:42.0 | And Justin and him are like little booze and buddies. |
| 0:44.0 | Yeah, you know, he's like, he's like my long, lost brother. |
| 0:47.0 | I mean, yeah, I mean, did you guys make a video on the sauna or something like that? |
| 0:51.0 | Yeah, they did like an hour, they were in there for an hour, just doting on each other really. |
| 0:56.0 | They didn't go anywhere. |
| 0:58.0 | I was like, where's this going, bro? We didn't know. |
| 1:01.0 | I like tattoos. |
| 1:02.0 | I like that. |
| 1:03.0 | You're cool. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah, let's hang out. |
| 1:05.0 | No, and his podcast is doing pretty well. Matt, he's the host of the UMSO podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | You know, he's such, he has such a great attitude about podcasting and what he's doing. |
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