Adam Bridegan - Lesson from the Pandemic
The Story of a Brand
Ramon Vela
5 • 145 Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
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“To take the time to invest in ourselves, that's the lesson Adam learned in the pandemic.” In the second half, Adam Bridegan, Co-Founder of Made In, former CMO of Rhone, and Founder of Gaylord says that Covid was a blessing in disguise.
Covid made him think about what he wanted from life, and he even read Dale Carnegie’s “How to Start Living and Stop Worrying.” Implementing a strategy from the book called “stop-loss control” was a light bulb moment for him.
After leaving Rhone, Adam wanted to do things he was not making time for before. So, he went to North Carolina, where he grew up, and met friends he had not seen in years. He helped and gave free advice to entrepreneurs. Eventually, he realized that he wanted a change; he wanted to use his experience and expertise to help other entrepreneurs in their journey. This has turned into his latest endeavor, the formation of Gaylord.
He talks about:
* How Covid was a blessing
* His light bulb moment
* Lesson from pandemic
* What was he thinking
* How to see the positives of this experience
Join Ramon Vela and Adam Bridegan as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.
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| 0:00.0 | Recorded at Mute 6 Studios. |
| 0:07.8 | This is not your average entrepreneur or e-commerce podcast. |
| 0:11.6 | And he's not your average host. |
| 0:14.0 | This is the story of a brand with your host, Ramon Vela. |
| 0:25.6 | So for me, it was, hey, where am I really spending my time? What do I want out of my life? |
| 0:27.6 | This is kind of the phase that I'm in. |
| 0:29.6 | And I'll tell you, it was a very tough conversation with myself and with my spouse leaving |
| 0:36.6 | a job that I love, a brand that I absolutely love, |
| 0:40.3 | that I shed a lot of sweat and tears for to build, and just say, hey, I'm going to go out and do this. |
| 0:50.3 | I'm going to go out and start from the beginning. |
| 0:53.3 | I'm going to take some time to |
| 0:54.7 | invest in myself to really heal mentally and get back on my feet and start working out again. |
| 1:01.1 | And that's what I did. And I listen, I know what it's like to be poor, right? And I know how difficult it can be when you're stuck in a job and just going. |
| 1:14.7 | So I understand that. |
| 1:16.3 | And to anyone who's listening, regardless of your circumstances, you can take time out when you get home, but you need to heal yourself physically, emotionally and mentally, right? |
| 1:27.8 | That is so important. |
| 1:29.3 | And that's one of the lessons that I hope that we all learn from this pandemic is to take |
| 1:34.1 | the time to invest in ourselves. |
| 1:36.9 | And what that means is to take care of your health. |
| 1:40.0 | Like talk to, talk to others, talk to people, focus on the things that you can do to improve |
| 1:48.2 | your mental and physical, you know, where we're at. And I'm telling you, it's, it has changed my |
| 1:58.8 | life. |
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