82. Tim & Jessica Murphy, Co-Founders of BibRave
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
"You have to be OK with hearing no, but also not letting that be the last thing that you hear.'" — Tim Murphy
Tim and Jessica Murphy are the husband-and-wife team behind BibRave — the Yelp for running races. They're the ultimate industry insiders, and on this episode, they share their journey to becoming entrepreneurs (before going all-in on BibRave, Jessica worked at LinkedIn, Nike, and Runner's World, and Tim worked just about everywhere, doing a little of everything), and the challenges they've faced along the way. They open up about the moments — and emails! — that made them question what they were doing, and ultimately share what has made BibRave so successful. Plus, Tim (an ultra runner) and Jessica (a 20-time marathoner) talk about what they've learned from the BibRave community, and what people really love and really hate about races. This is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs or anyone who has thought about going into business with a significant other.
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What you'll get on this episode:
- Tim and Jessica share how they came up with the idea for BibRave, and when they realized it could be a viable business (5:00)
- What Tim and Jessica were doing before they became entrepreneurs, and how their careers prepared them to make them jump (11:45)
- Who's the boss at BibRave? (18:20)
- How Tim and Jessica actually grew BibRave into a business, and the moments that made them question what they were doing (19:45)
- How Tim and Jessica let rejection and tough phone calls roll off their backs (24:30)
- What Tim and Jessica fight about, and whether they get sick of each other (26:00)
- What Tim and Jessica spend most of their time worrying about, and what's next for their business (41:15)
- What Tim and Jessica say people love — and loathe — most about races (51:20)
- Tim and Jessica share their best advice for couples who choose to become business partners (57:40)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.5 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm Allie Feller and I'll be your host for the next hour. |
| 0:14.3 | Today I'm joined by Tim and Jessica Murphy, the marathoning husband and wife super team behind |
| 0:19.3 | Bibrave. Bibrave is like the Yelp or Trip Advisor for Running Races. If you've ever wanted to know |
| 0:25.2 | every single detail about an upcoming race from the start time and course profile to the |
| 0:30.0 | Port-a-Potty situation or what type of gels they serve on the course, Bibrave is the place to go. |
| 0:35.9 | And the site was the brainchild of Tim and Jessica, who also have really impressive pre-bibrave |
| 0:41.2 | resumes. Jessica, for example, has led big brands to do big things, including LinkedIn, Nike, |
| 0:47.1 | and Runnersworld. Tim and Jessica are super cute, super smart, super fun, and super informed. |
| 0:53.6 | I loved picking their brains about race insider secrets, like what people really love or really hate |
| 0:59.6 | about different races. Tim and Jessica also host their own podcast. Be sure to check out the Bibrave |
| 1:05.8 | podcast next week where they'll be the ones interviewing me. There's a lot to get into in this |
| 1:10.8 | episode, so let's get right to it. |
| 1:17.6 | Tim and Jessica Murphy, welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. Thanks so much for having us. |
| 1:22.4 | It's great to be here. |
| 1:24.3 | So I'm excited because usually I interview people and I'm really excited and I get really |
| 1:29.2 | obsessed with them and I hope that someday I get to meet them in real life. But we've already met, |
| 1:33.6 | we met a couple weeks ago at The Alley on the Run live show in San Diego. |
| 1:37.6 | Yes, that event was fabulous, beautiful venue, and a great conversation. You did a wonderful |
| 1:43.1 | job with some awesome people on stage. Yes, you were quite the host up on stage. |
| 1:46.8 | Oh, thank you. And I mean, Tim, you were one of our big winners. We did giveaways at the end, |
| 1:51.2 | and I believe it was you that won Andrea Barber's signed script from Fuller House. |
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