Build Stuff. Be Kind.

An incredible convo with legend David Meltzer on creating the life you deserve, delivering value, and helping others be happy!

Sean and Will sit down with Chris Livington, founder of Gravel Toiletry Bags. Chris has successfully built a product brand for adventure-seeking individuals and travelers and the whole thing started with a Kickstarter campaign. The conversation touches on the challenges of starting a product-based business, sourcing material and production, using Kickstarter to start and fund a business, and everything that goes into the process of starting a business from the ground up.

Chris has been generous to provide some real value to you the listener! Chris has developed a course designed to teach you everything he knows about successfully launching products using crowdfunding.

You can find the course at https://www.lightbulbcourses.com/courses/makers-academy

And exclusively for our community use code "BEKIND25" for 25% off the course.

We sit down with Beau Oyler, Founder and CEO of Enlisted Design, a design agency based in Utah and California. Beau talks to us about everything that goes into making brands craveable and the work they do at Enlisted to accelerate brands through design and data. Beau and Enlisted have an impressive list of clients from Mr. Beast, All Birds, to Fellow, Fruit Smash, and more!

Jenny Komenda is an award-winning, former interior designer and the owner of Juniper Print Shop. Jenny's journey in the world of design and art has been featured in publications ranging from House Beautiful and HGTV to Vogue and the Wall Street Journal. Jenny has so much to offer while staying grounded and focused on the things she really loves. We get the chance to sit down with her and chat about the importance of space, being authentic, and listening to your community.

We get a "back stage pass" on the incredible life of pop-electric violinist and songwriter Lindsey Stirling and how she has built her dynamic music career and brand around kindness and being scrappy. 

Lindsey is as real as it gets. Willing to get her hands dirty and create her dreams. She has built a team around her, driven to deliver over-the-top music and experiences for her fans. She has built a community online starting with YouTube in 2011 and now with TikTok and has some valuable insights for anyone building a brand, creating music, or sharing their passion with the world. 

We hope you enjoy! 

**Disclaimer - we had some issues with the audio distortion over the internet connection for our conversation, so the later half of the episode has some noise and distortion issues on our end, but we hope you will listen all the way through as there is a ton of value in this episode! 

On this episode of Build Stuff. Be Kind. We have the honor of chatting with Dr. Chip Webb DDS - Owner and Founder of Do Good Dental. Dr. Webb has created a dynamic company culture and rad dental office that feels like an experience you enjoy going to unlike most dentists. Chips fun attitude and creative personality create a solid company culture that is focused on his people and the customers her serves.  

Dive in and get some of the great pieces of advice as we explore what it takes to build a lasting company culture.   

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Building a successful brand takes a lot of hard work and execution. Through his many ventures, Rajiv Patel, founder of Nico's Barbershop, has unlocked his perfect mix of success. Purpose, Personality, & Passion. 

Listen in as we talk through a career in music, sales and ultimately finding his passion in giving back to his community, one haircut at a time, through Nico's Barbershop's "Look Good. Do Good" mission. Every month for every haircut, Nico's donates a meal to a child in need. 

We talk in-depth about what it takes to be a founder, the ups and downs, the challenges, the importance of being a good person in business, marketing, advertising, brand building, and all things community. 

Being strategic in how you chose to build your brand makes all the difference, and Rajiv shows us how it's done. 

Welcome to Build Stuff. Be Kind. with Sean Huntington and William Bradford. An introduction of what to expect from each episode, where we sit down with founders, artists, creators, entrepreneurs, and builders of all shapes and sizes to chat about the hard skills that contribute to building a strong brand, and the soft skills that create an impactful culture.