Turning Vision into Reality with Brian Smith | Episode 262

Real Business Owners

Trevor Cowley

Business

5 • 704 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of "Real Business Owners," Trevor Cowley sits down with Brian Smith, the visionary founder of UGG Australia, for an inspiring and insightful conversation. Brian shares his incredible journey from conceiving the idea of sheepskin boots on a Malibu beach to navigating the ups and downs of growing a global brand. Listen as Brian discusses the pivotal moments, tough decisions, and the unwavering perseverance that transformed UGG from a humble startup into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Whether you're looking to scale your business or seeking inspiration to keep going, this conversation is a must-listen.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of real business owners with myself, Trevor Cowley.
0:04.8	And today we have an absolute legend on the podcast that is gracious enough to share his time with us, his stories with us, his wisdom, his experience, knowledge.
0:14.7	What other word can I pull out of out?
0:16.8	You know, yeah.
0:18.0	Yeah, Brian Smith, founder of Ugg. UG Boots. Yes. And, uh, man, I, I've already heard
0:26.3	amazing things about you and I've heard that your story is, uh, quite unique and inspiring. And so
0:32.7	you guys are able to hear a story at the exact same time as me. So I'm excited for the conversation
0:39.3	and I appreciate you coming through and sharing time with me. Hey, Trevor, thanks a lot.
0:44.9	Yeah. Even though it's my unique story, it's a really, really common story for every entrepreneur.
0:51.4	Yeah. You'll be amazed at how you've gone through a lot of the stuff I'm going to talk about.
0:55.9	Yeah, so tell us how it started, where the idea came from, the concept.
1:01.9	Sure.
1:02.3	Because it's very unique for somebody to say, okay, well, I'm going to make a shoe and a boot.
1:08.1	And like, where did that download come from?
1:10.4	Nothing like that.
1:11.6	Yeah.
1:12.1	I was a chartered accountant.
1:14.3	Oh, wow.
1:15.1	That's like a CPA.
1:16.2	Yeah, yeah.
1:17.4	For 10 years and it took me 10 years to graduate because I was working in the day and studying at night.
1:22.8	Okay.
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