On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Bew White, an entrepreneur, author and Chairman of the Board of some of our favorite manufacturers - Summer Classics, Gabby and Wendy Jane. In 2013, Bew was named Entrepreneur of The Year by the Society of International Business Fellows. And in 2021, he received a lifetime achievement award from the international Casual Furnishings Association. Bew is also the subject of the biography A Summer Classic: The Bew White Story by Christopher Taunton. Tune in for this fun conversation we have with Bew on this episode of Inside Design with Kandrac and Kole!

 

In this episode:

• [01:00] Bew’s background and career path & connecting with biographer, Christopher Taunton
• [08:00] The story behind branding and trademarking Summer Classics
• [12:45] How Bew’s near death experience inspired him to write his book in hope to tell his heritage and story to his family about building his businesses
• [14:30] How Gabby Home came to life [20:00] Bew’s take on living a successful life and what that means to him

 

Key Takeaways:

• Being an entrepreneur takes passion, determination, and grit. Building a business doesn’t happen overnight and can have many twists and turns along the way.
• Making mistakes should be celebrated. It means you tried something new and it didn’t work. This gives you something to learn from and improve upon.
• Being successful means being a risk taker.

 

Quotes:

“I'm opening a gym called ‘resolutions.’ For the first two weeks it will have exercise equipment, then convert to a bar with yoga pants as the dress code.”

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. the greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young”….   - Henry Ford

 

Links Mentioned: https://www.sherwinwilliams.com

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