The Savage Leader Podcast

#1. Tipsy Elves Co-Founder Evan Mendelsohn: Taking the Road Less Travelled


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In this episode, Darren Reinke chats with Evan Mendelsohn, the co-founder of Tipsy Elves. Tipsy Elves is an e-commerce company that makes and sells fun clothing and outfits for every holiday.

 

Evan talks about leaving a stable job at a major law firm to start an ugly Christmas sweaters e-commerce business. We discuss taking the road less travelled, tuning out negative voices, building a company grounded in “fun”, what he has learned from building his company, his advice to aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs, and more.

 

Show Notes:

  • The genesis for creating Tipsy Elves [1:15]
  • Taking the leap from working at a major law firm to starting Tipsy Elves [3:05]
  • Tuning out the negative voices [8:22]
  • Telling his colleagues and family he was leaving law to start Tipsy Elves [10:20]
  • Building a company grounded in a value of “fun” [14:00]
  • Maintaining a sense of fun as the company has grown and become more complex [16:10]
  • Lessons learned from the pandemic [18:32]
  • The impact of the pandemic on him moving forward [21:06]
  • Staying ahead of the competition [22:32]
  • Lessons he has learned about himself in starting and growing Tipsy Elves [24:18]
  • Advice to other entrepreneurs and up and coming leaders [26:32]
  • Growing and getting better [29:31]
  • Advice to people who are stuck between what they feel called to do vs. what they feel like they should do [31:53]
  • The future of Tipsy Elves [33:07]


Show Links:

Tipsy Elves Website

Tipsy Elves on Instagram

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