Brief summary of show:

Amanda Horan is the co-founder and CEO of Line + Cleat, a luxury children's life jacket brand that is redefining the intersection of safety and style.

As a self-taught entrepreneur, Amanda, with the support of her husband has bootstrapped and built Line + Cleat from the ground up. Learning from the minor and major challenges on the road of entrepreneurship, Amanda has had experience quitting a corporate job, opening a brick-and-mortar business with zero experience, losing it all due to the pandemic, and having to pivot (and rename) the business before ultimately landing on what you see today. Line + Cleat has quickly become a trailblazer in the industry, transforming the way families view water safety. With a growing community and increasing recognition, Amanda continues to lead the brand toward shaping the future of luxury water safety gear for children.

 

Bullet points of key topics discussed:

1. Small steps to entrepreneurship and taking the leap to leave a corporate career.

2. The power of word of mouth for marketing.

3. Embracing discomfort for success.

4. The power of connections and networking.

5. Embracing mistakes + failure and finding success.

6. Building community.

List of resources mentioned in episode:

• Palm Beach Lately

• The Social Sales Girls

• The Southern C

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Connect with Amanda here:

• @‌lineandcleat

• [email protected]

• https://www.lineandcleat.com

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• @‌unlockyourdreampodcast