In this episode, learn the pros and cons of selling only one product and being hyper targeted.


Jessica Ekstrom was an intern at a wish granting organization, when she noticed that a lot of kids loved to wear headbands after hair loss from chemotherapy. With this simple idea, she founded Headbands of Hope. For every headband sold, a headband is given away to a child with cancer. Headbands of Hope is just one example of how a company that didn’t need a ton of products to scale and remain interesting.


Some of the best quotes from this episode:

"Entrepreneurship is impulsive problem solving, and the answer is to start a business."
"The way to keep a single product fresh, is to anticipate trends."
"You shouldn't have to choose between making a difference and making a living. You could do both at once."

Find out more about Headbands Of Hope:

Official Website: https://www.headbandsofhope.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeadbandsofHope
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadbandsOfHope/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headbandsofhope/

Credits:

Music featured in this episode was "Celery Man" by Birocratic and can be found at www.soundcloud.com/birocratic.
This podcast was produced by comealivecreative.com.

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