Amy Robbins: ‘Carry With Confidence’ Entrepreneur

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🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Amy Robbins is the CEO and co-founder of Alexo Athletica.

It’s a unique company that makes functional carrywear, specially designed for women who live an active lifestyle, with an emphasis on fitness. Their mission: “Create a movement of empowered, independent women that could #carrywithconfidence.”

Amy is also a television host, a model, and brand influencer, as well as a passionate advocate of the Second Amendment. On the latest episode of Danger Close, Amy discusses her own journey launching a business and why she wanted to start a company that focuses on carrywear for women. They also talk about the importance of meaningful dialogue on social media, the #MeToo movement, responsible firearm ownership, and a lot more.

Presented by SIG Sauer. Follow Amy:

Online: http://amy-robbins.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamyrobbins

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamyrobbins/

Check out Alexo Athletica: https://alexoathletica.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexoathletica/

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0:00.0	This is the Danger Close Podcast.
0:09.0	Beyond the Books With Me, Jack Carr.
0:17.3	Welcome to the Danger Close Podcast, an Ironclad original presented by Six Hour.
0:21.7	So my guest today is Amy Robbins.
0:24.0	Amy and I have known each other for, I think about a decade now, maybe a little more, and
0:28.3	she is the founder and CEO of Alexa Athletica.
0:32.5	You can find her on Instagram at Amy Robbins and you can find her Alexa Athletica on Instagram
0:38.4	as well and at their website, Alexa Athletica.com.
0:43.1	And we talk about her starting this business, identifying a gap in the marketplace and she
0:48.2	was one of the people that I looked to who was starting a business from scratch when I realized
0:52.7	that writing isn't just writing.
0:55.1	You have to do all the other things associated with any business, from budgets to marketing,
1:00.5	to advertising, to social media, to the engagement, all of that.
1:04.2	Of course it's all based around a product.
1:07.2	And in Amy's case, this is Active Wear right now for females, but there's a men's line
1:13.7	coming soon.
1:15.0	So that allows you to conceal, carry while you're running while you're working out.
1:19.8	So had a great time talking to you or always awesome to catch up.
1:23.4	So enjoy the podcast.
1:25.8	Yeah, the last time I saw you was after the last, the second book came out, True Believer.
1:31.4	So that was, in July, early August of 2019, before the world changed and book signing out
1:38.1	in Dallas and had a little dinner rushed over there, did the book signing and that was so
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