Becoming a Solo Founder & Owning Your Insecurities with SUPERDRIP CEO Brett Mirman

Just Grow With It with Natalie Barbu

Natalie Barbu

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.8 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Episode 192: What if you could turn your biggest insecurity into your greatest strength? On today’s episode, Natalie has the pleasure of connecting with SUPERDRIP founder and CEO, Brett Mirman to find out how she did just that. After struggling her whole life with a chronic skin condition called hyperhidrosis, Brett ultimately found a way to channel her frustration into the product and community of her dreams. The two leave no stone unturned as they dive into the complexities of running your own business, creating a product from scratch, cultivating a strong community, and staying in your own lane. This episode might even inspire you, as it did Natalie, to view your insecurities in a different light and to take action on whatever’s holding you back from embracing them. So tune in and remember: you never know where embracing your flaws and turning to confidence might lead you. Today’s episode dives into: The complex reality of running your own business Why having a strong sense of self is essential when starting a brand from scratch Where Brett adopted her love of branding and learned the value of working for others The "AHA" moment that led her to create SUPERDRIP Her journey through product development and budgeting Community and why it’s been essential to the success of her business Thank you so much for being a part of our podcast community! Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and of course, post to your highlight reel. Follow your host Natalie on Instagram @nataliebarbu and @therealreelpodcast. Follow Brett @brettmirman and check out @getsuperdrip Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: Supergut - Head over to Supergut.com and use code REALREEL to save 20% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:04.0	You can't turn it off.
0:10.0	For me, that's beautiful for others that might be toxic but I love that this is my worldview. I love that I get to talk about this every day. I feel so grateful that I have this passion for this company that I'm building, but it is a grind.
0:24.5	It really, really is. It just doesn't feel as much of a grind when you're building something
0:28.8	you love and believe in wholeheartedly. part of it. of entrepreneurs, content creators, and anyone who inspires me and may inspire you too.
0:45.2	I'm your host Natalie Barboo and let's get into it.
0:48.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the real podcast with me Natalie
0:55.4	Barboo in today's episode I am interviewing such a gem I loved this episode and
1:01.9	there were some technical difficulties in it so it took us quite a bit to get up and add it and recording
1:08.0	But once we did it was so great. I was in Raleigh when I was recording this.
1:12.6	So I had some Wi-Fi troubles.
1:14.6	That's get on the hot spot.
1:16.6	Because I was staying at some Airbnb.
1:18.9	But we made it work and this episode is so great because not only do we talk about
1:23.9	entrepreneurship we talk about the struggles the highs and lows of being an
1:28.3	entrepreneur but Brett Merman who is the special guest today is actually a solo founder so we get to hear that
1:34.2	perspective and we also get to hear about some insecurities that can actually
1:40.2	become strengths. Brett has a condition where she pretty much just
1:45.6	excessively sweats and it actually occurs in so many people but no one talks about it. And so she created Super Trip, which is a product
1:56.7	specifically for excessive sweaters where it actually helps you not sweat in the areas where you need it most.
2:04.0	Like for example, your underarms, your chest, your hands, your feet.
2:07.6	And she created this entire community around people that have the same condition
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