Good Work with Barrett Brooks
Good Work with Barrett Brooks
Barrett Brooks
Creating Companies with Purpose: Kevin Lavelle on Innovation, Family, and Leadership
1 hour 37 minutes Posted Oct 15, 2024 at 7:00 am.
) Intro
) A Valentine’s Day story
) Kevin’s early career and experiences in the Middle East
) Global Shapers and Stand Together
) Complexities of societal issues and solutions
) The importance of nuanced conversations
) Building bridges across political divides
) The power of personal engagement in business
) What Kevin is doing differently as a second-time founder
) The art of storytelling in business
) Marketing and educational content at Harbor
) Innovating baby monitors
) Competitive positioning and market strategy
) Kevin’s beautiful future
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This week, I talk with my friend Kevin Lavelle, founder of Mizzen+Main, a company that revolutionized the dress shirt industry. We talk about how Kevin built Mizzen+Main into a successful brand, and why he ultimately decided to step back and bring in a CEO. We dive into Kevin’s early career in management consulting and the journey to his prior role at Stand Together, a nonprofit backed by Charles Koch, including how he navigated the challenges and opportunities that came with that. We also explore Kevin’s new venture, Harbor, and the lessons he’s learned as a second-time founder. Kevin has a lot of insight into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and how to become the kind of leader capable of building deeply meaningful companies where people love going to work. Let’s get to it!
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