Living your (family) dream of living and working in Bali | Kenny Flowers

My Biggest Lessons with Chris Meade

Learn how Chris closed over $1M in wholesale business through Gorgias, and you can too. https://www.gorgias.com/customers/crossnet

Kenny Flowers is run by Kenny Haisfield, who founded the brand in 2015 when he quit his corporate consulting job in NYC to move in with his grandma in Bali and start making Hawaiian shirts for his friends.

Key moments in this episode

3:24 Going to College and Coming out as an entrepreneur, and telling your friends and family you’re starting a business.

4:03 Visiting a family member living in Bali as a nomad before it was popularized.

6:25 Making connections with manufacturers.

7:38 Fuck ups early on in building a clothing and apparel business

9:18 Being deep in SKUs as a modern resort brand.11:32 The power of friend and family support

14:20 Tips for working remote - you have to be disciplined. You don’t think of the founder working behind a computer.

16:10 Separating working relationships

19:16 There are fires every day

20:14 Fighting iOS 14 issues and working with A list influencers.

26:41 what would you tell your younger self