Welcome to Good Money, or we hope you grow your net worth so you can use it for good.

I'm your host, Derek Kinney.

Growing a business and creating a thriving company culture at the same time can feel exhausting,

but it doesn't have to be that way.

My guest today, founder of Otter Box and Old Elk Bourbon, Kurt Richardson, knows the secrets

to scaling a billion dollar company, and Kurt's done it all while retaining his employees

and inviting them to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

Today Kurt shares why you shouldn't have to sacrifice cash for a better company culture.

Kurt, welcome to Good Money.

Well thanks, Derek.

Thanks for having me.

I'm looking forward to this conversation.

Well for those of you that don't know the name Kurt Richardson, you probably know the product

that he invented and that is the Otter Box phone case and Kurt, you're widely successful

in business, but I wanted to have you on Good Money to talk about how you become successful,

the good times and the bad times, but also how you have skillfully woven the fabric of

giving and generosity and growing a business and how those three can really be good friends

together.

So let's talk first of all for those listening that may have a business idea that really

want to have a breakthrough.

How did you come up with the idea for Otter Box?

Well, a lot of, let me kind of start from the beginning, so the beginning for me really

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