The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Foundr Media 754 - 707: How Two Aussies Took On Samsonite & Rimowa - and Won ($100M+)

Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan. About the show: For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories. Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more. About the host: Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses. Need help with your business? Visit foundr.com/foundrplustrial to join a global community of entrepreneurs, gain access to proven strategies, and fast-track your business growth confidently.

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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Episodes

707: How Two Aussies Took On Samsonite & Rimowa - and Won ($100M+)

706: Jay Hated His Plumbing Job - Now He Sells Beach Pools and did $50K in a Month

705: (Solo) How Success Made Me Neglect the Thing That Built Everything

704: How One Pivot Turned My FAILING Startup Into a $300M Brand

703: (Solo) If I Had to Start Over in 2026, Here's How I'd Make My First $1M

702: Mark Cuban Calls Us His BEST Shark Tank Deal Ever ($200M+)

701: Trieu Doubled His Brand To $200K/Month In 5 Months - Whilst Still Working Full Time

700: (Solo) The Ambassador Strategy - How to get Famous People to Sell Your Brand for Free

699: A Pizza Oven Saved My Life - Then It Built a $100M Company

698: (Solo) She Worked 7 Hours a Day & Made Zero Sales - This Was The Fix

697: I Sold My House to Fund My Idea - and Built a £26M brand

696: Jamie Left a Nike Exec Job to Bootstrap A Drinkware Brand - Now It's On Track For Seven Figures

695: (Solo) I Was Winning. So Why Was I Falling Apart?

694: We Were Two Weeks From Shutting Down - Then We Found Our $30M Product

693: (Solo) How I Built a Billion Dollar Network From Nothing (And How You Can Too)

692: I Was Selling Muesli From My Car Boot - Now I Run a $35M/Year Brand

691: Anastasia's $850K Brand Collapsed To $42K A Month - Then She Tripled It Herself

690: (Solo) The Truth About Selling Your Business (From Someone Who Said No)

689: I Sold ONE Product in ONE Color - Then Exited for Half a Billion

290: Disrupting the Desk Phone and Taking on Google Voice, With Dialpad Founder Craig Walker

202: How Eric Siu Bought Single Grain for $2 and Turned it into a Marketing Powerhouse

186: TaskRabbit Was Ahead of its Time, But Leah Busque’s Vision and Persistence Made it a Game-Changer

293: Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey on the Connection Between Art, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

292: From LearnVest to Inspired Capital: Alexa von Tobel’s Mission to Help People Find Financial Stability

289: Understanding the Power of Relationships to Achieve Business Goals, with Contactually Founder Zvi Band

283: Splasheo Founder Gideon Shalwick on Video Marketing, Personal Branding, And Discovering Your ‘Why’

282: InVision’s Clark Valberg on Unicorn Status, Remote Work, and Creative Risks

279: How Crowberry Capital’s Founding Team is Backing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

278: Konrad Bergström’s 20-Year Journey to Creating Electric Boat Company X Shore

277: Flashstock’s Rapid Rise From Launch to Acquisition, With Founder Grant Munro

276: Using Content to Build a Community, With Beardbrand Founder Eric Bandholz

275: Riot Games Co-Founder Marc Merrill Shares the Story Behind League of Legends

274: Real Estate Mogul Grant Cardone Talks Tenacity, the 10X Rule, And More

273: The Making of a Fintech Unicorn, with Airwallex Founder Jack Zhang

272: The Sweet Smell of Success: From Bankrupt to $100 Million, With Poo-Pourri’s Suzy Batiz

269: The Rise of a Cannabis Mogul, with Reef and OneQor Founder Matthew Morgan

268: How Life Coach Marie Forleo Figured Out Her Life, and Empowers Others to Do the Same

266: How Warby Parker Changed the Way We Shop for Glasses, With Founders Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa

265: Battle-Tested Lessons on Scaling a Fast-Growing Global Company, With Printful CEO Davis Siksnans

264: How Revolve’s Founders Went from Finance and Engineering to Running a Billion-Dollar Fashion Brand

261: How Raegan Moya-Jones Built a $100M Baby Blanket Business Using Common Sense and Hard Work

260: How Nimble’s Jon Ferrara Used Partnerships and Relationships to Strike Gold in CRM

259: Taking on Google, with Gabriel Weinberg, Founder of Privacy Browser DuckDuckGo

258: The Story Behind Game-Changing Travel Brand Away, With Founder Steph Korey

257: How Ryan Hoover Grew Product Hunt From Humble Email List to Tech Trendsetter

256: How The Meet Group CEO Geoff Cook Built An Empire Based on Human Connections

255: How Jim’s Group CEO Jim Penman Went From Mowing Lawns to Being a Household Name in Australia

252: The Refinery29 Story—From Bar Napkin Sketch to Media Empire, with Philippe von Borries and Justin Stefano

251: How a Humble Typewriter Salesman Started a Software Company Now Worth Billions, With Red Hat Co-Founder Bob Young

250: How Dollar Shave Club Used Mission, Humor, and Viral Videos to Lead Up to a $1B Acquisition, With Michael Dubin