How Pro Wrestling Tees became a multi-million dollar merch company with owner Ryan Barkan

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The owner of Pro Wrestling Tees, Ryan Barkan chats with Chris Van Vliet from the Pro Wrestling Tees store in Chicago, IL. He talks about how the company was founded as One Hour Tees, how Colt Cabana walking into the store sparked Pro Wrestling Tees, the partnership they have with AEW and ShopAEW, the website they set up that now helps more than 1500 wrestler sell their merch, how he was able to get Stone Cold Steve Austin to sign on, the fact that they have paid more than $5 million in royalties to wrestlers since they started, how they continue to grow every year, the lessons he has learned as an entrepreneur and much more! Support the show by supporting our sponsors:BOSLEY- Get a free info kit and a $250 off gift card by texting CVV to 203-203 or visit https://www.bosley.com/lp/chrisvanvliet/INDEED- Get a $75 credit to boost your job post by going to http://indeed.com/BlueWire BETONLINE- Get a new sign-up bonus by using the promo code BLUEWIRE at http://betonline.ag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	And if you're a wrestling fan, there's a good chance you've made at least one purchase from pro wrestlingtees.com.
1:11.2	And if somehow you haven't, well, then you're definitely aware of what pro wrestling
1:15.1	tease is and what pro wrestling teas is all about and how pro wrestling teas has completely
1:21.2	changed the industry.
1:24.0	It was just so fascinating being able to pick the brain of Ryan Barkin, who started the now multi-million dollar company.
1:32.0	He is the merch mogul.
1:34.9	I just made that up right now, but it's so fitting.
1:36.9	He is the merch mogul.
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