The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Hunter Johnson: 27 detentions and 6 injuries by age 21 to how he built the national charity teaching emotional intelligence to teenage boys, Man Cave + working w Prince Harry


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Welcome to episode #63 with Hunter Johnson! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:

  1. How rebelling against family values and society growing up shaped his character to do good 
  2. At age 21, having his dream to play professional sport crushed through injury: How he carved out a path to re-create a new life
  3. How he's built has the Man Cave brand to become attractive to the likes of Prince Harry, the United Nations and more partnering 
  4. What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF when he saw there was no brand focused for men
  5. Three non negotiables in the school he wants to design today

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TIMESTAMPS

01:30 - Intro

 

03:10 - Hunter fun facts

 

05:25 - High flyer that deserves the recognition

 

07:00 - Sunrise and early influences

 

09:25 - Heroes growing up

 

10:30 - 27 detentions in high school

 

13:50 - Dealing with 6+ operations and giving up Rugby dream at 21

 

17:15 - Connecting with community he inherited with his awareness now

 

20:00 - how to design a school today

 

22:20 - most painful learning

 

26:10 - “We trade authenticity for attachment”

 

30:50 - How to build a trust first relationship with schools

 

32:50 - Investing in experiences and career paths at Man Cave

 

36:10 - Fail fast and learn to become better

 

38:00 - Advice he gives but finds hard to follow

 

38:30 - Biggest surprise about working with Prince Harry

 

41:35 - How has the Man Cave brand become attractive

 

45:30 - What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF

 

51:00 - Balancing energy, not time as Man Cave and STUFF grow

 

54:30 - Increasing your surface area for luck to strike

 

56:00 - Final Sprint

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