The Man Who Disrupted A Billion Dollar Industry | Warby Parker Founder

Erika Taught Me

Erika Kullberg

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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#33: Neil Blumenthal is one of the co-founders of Warby Parker, an eyewear retailer founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. Neil wanted to change the world, and he did. Today, Warby Parker brings in over $600 million in sales while providing a free pair of glasses to those in need for every pair purchased. Neil is the prime example of building a successful multi-million dollar company, disrupting a whole industry, and still positively impacting the world. Learn to stand out and develop an idea into a business while remaining true to your values. Learn more about Warby Parker. To apply for the Senior Podcast Producer position at Erika Taught Me: https://erikakullberg.com/producer-application Special thanks to our partners: Webull (free stocks) - erikataughtme.com/invest Aura - erikataughtme.com/aura Bilt Rewards - erikataughtme.com/bilt Thanks for tuning in and come back every Tuesday for a brand-new episode! Make sure you hit the follow button to get notified. Prefer video or want closed captions?⁠ Watch this episode on YouTube. Did you enjoy the episode?⁠⁠ Please leave us a review here⁠⁠: https://erikakullberg.com/review (just scroll to the bottom and tap on “leave a review”) It really helps the podcast especially since we’re just getting started. Even just a sentence is perfect! Follow the podcast @erikataughtme across platforms. ⁠Connect with me on Instagram.⁠ For more information, go to⁠ https://www.erikataughtme.com/⁠. Get on my personal finance & investing course priority waitlist here. https://erikakullberg.com/3DMoney Get my Mastering YouTube course, to learn how to grow a YouTube following and monetize it. https://erikakullberg.com/MasteringYT ⁠Get more of my free resources.⁠

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0:00.0	So we launched February 15th.
0:02.0	We hit our first year sale targets in three weeks,
0:05.2	sold out of our top 15 styles in four weeks.
0:08.4	It was complete craziness.
0:11.0	One of the things that we attribute to our success.
0:14.4	I wear retailer Warby Parker has been a pioneer
0:17.1	since it's founding in 2010.
0:19.0	Under 30 looking at Warby Parker, the trendy eyewear.
0:22.7	I'm Neil Blumenthal, one of the guys that started Warby Parker
0:25.7	and currently serve as its co-CEO.
0:28.5	What would be your advice for the entrepreneurs listening?
0:31.4	My number one piece of advice is...
0:35.8	You're listening to the Erica Toppy podcast,
0:38.0	the number one business podcast in the US,
0:40.5	where we talk about entrepreneurship, money,
0:43.2	and how to improve your life and achieve success.
0:46.5	I'm your host, Erica Colberg.
0:48.4	I'm a lawyer and personal finance expert
0:50.6	with over 20 million followers on social media.
0:53.3	Today, I'm talking to one of the founders
0:55.0	of Warby Parker, Neil Blumenthal.
0:57.4	Warby Parker not only offers designer eyewear
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