Um, luckily, my banker cut up that car was like, No, you do not get an unlimited bank account. And Ive been fortunate enough that the people that I work the factories I work with, Ive known him for long enough that they know my standards of quality. I just was thinking adventures as you were talking about riding your bike. We sold the sign shop. I mean, youre constantly up and down and up and down. So there were four of us, uh, in my moms house, and times were tough. Elvis fans, your ship has come in. Maybe youre not a company, but if you have time to invest and you have money to invest, and its not outrageously expensive, but I will say sort of standard numbers or 75 to $100,000 to start a business. Um, yeah, as soon as I found out So Ive been in China for about a month, and I got the flu, too. Brian. He says, 'Mom, we all worked for Dad, we know who he is, and it's like watching home movies, and we're not in them. Well, the fly shop there, uh, has a tap that opens at four. Im not a blow boat, captain. You know, we get candy bars for Little League and there were 50 cents and Id sell them for a dollar and keep half the money. And so in the spring of my 2nd 1st grade, as soon as we got the form that its fun run time and I put air quotes around fun because it was never fun. It did until my brother ran it into a wall. And my video is going and theres Brandon. I should probably explain that. And I kind of worked my way out of that one house. As a fellow entrepreneur whos aiming for nothing short of success, you owe it to yourself to subscribe. River cruise giant Viking this week announced plans for new Mississippi River sailings that feature a rare treat for Elvis Presley fans: A private, after-hours tour of Graceland.. With Viking River Cruises you have your choice of fascinating places to visit, with river tours to Europe, China and Russia! Unlike Viking Longships, Viking Mississippi Living Room, one of the river ship your! Its a good Its a good Its a great question. And I was like, Frank, you want to trade bottles? Yeah, right. We started out like that, and but then and bootstrapping. I had that. Those are three awesome tips for everybody, uh, and and to wrap things up. And a few other really great stories about his life as an entrepreneur. Or, um, I guess I dont know where Mega yacht might start at 110 ft. Did a lot of ocean rafting, high speed Big Twin five fifties on a rigid, semi rigid inflatable with cruise ship passengers from ST Thomas. It was beautiful, positive energy around you. It's now a global, billion-dollar brand, but it certainly wasn't an overnight success. I go to the factory all morning and I started, you know, like seven. Dive boats with Bob and Anne Marie over low t got onto a yacht and 100 ft mega yacht. Like it kind of caps out being a dive instructor at how many students you can have and how much money you can actually make. But we walk out on the tarmac and Ive got my suit on my epilepsy. When I was in the Virgin Islands in Hawaii. Well, thanks for joining. I went south, but Yeah, I do remember those those malls. And one day I came in with a bunch of logos and I didnt like any of them. You know, nobodys doing water bottles. Outgrew that really quickly when the 20,000 came in. So, um, I cant help but ask What? That was the thing that hurt me. I put like, 25 or whatever the number was, and I basically I collected all of that money for myself and gave the school based on what the number was on the original one. And Im thinking, Is this Teflon in my water bottle? And then they take the vinyl and they read it and then take that and then transfer it and they put on the vinyl and its a beautiful banner and Ive got a sign shop, and so its kind of like Okay, well, if everybody else has got a sign shop, let me take a stab out and see how well I could do it. And I knew that business. I mean, I was I was in China, probably three times last year just by March until no more. I went to go work with trying to sell me either company the first day I got there. And I didnt know that it was a hairline fracture in the rollers until the day we sold it. Yeah, I said, What do you mean? Im good. Capt. Good. I just I just said it was going to be and they just made it happen. My partner was gone. One of our clients for customers was a guy who would do sort of like business field trips to the Canton Fair. I mean, this is a Brandon White Brandon. I mean, when people are paying 20 to 25 additional points overnight for what they had been doing yesterday, they want to get out and go do else, whether it be another country or another business altogether. And Id get done at, like, five. It just sort of happened. She was gone. Some of them are American living in China. And if youre gonna go to China, then, um you know, you got truthfully, I cant I cant overemphasize this to to listeners out there if if you dont have someone that knows what theyre doing and has been in the landscape and candidly is trusted, right, right, Thats the Thats The trust is is 100% if not 99.99% of it. They probably all had the same amount, right, because they were hidden. But Ive got this magazine that says that people fly airplanes and its possible it was amazing. But did they help you create this because you had something of reference? Passengers love them. So you go to the Virgin Islands and what do you What do you decide to do? And so I was like, Okay, were doing stainless on the inside and stainless on the outside and I just kind of told the factory that thats what we were doing and I I dont know. Yeah, it happens. Um, which is not true. Youve learned a little bit about spreadsheets or or fill that. And in the Special Forces were using them, and they work. So you could put a kid on the airplane and just send them off into the unknown. You know, Big Bar is still angels, however you get it. So she took off to Romania and to go to the orphanages to go adopt my sister. And, um, So I kind of came up with the mouth size and then drew the bottle out from the mouth size and and thats how its the And then Then they had an engineer who was working there at the factory. And thanks again. That was smart because youre smarter than I. He came back. Case in point. So I guess they just were waiting for you to either jump off, give up or something. But he crashed the caravan. The country market? I mean, hes this old, you know, this whole pirate or not, Pirate is this old boat captain, you know, from back in the day, and and to see him nervous about and he told me hes like, Yeah, if they just dump us overboard and they show up in whatever port they can say that they found it and then they sell it, and thats how they make their money. Well, my dad owned I think it was one dive shop or two. You say, Hey, were gonna put these in retail stores. Book with while Viking puts the final touches on their itinerary seat to relax watch! But that did not go anywhere. Were all good, she goes. And when we hit that pilot, I was in the back. I think the best thing about getting through and having a happy marriage is that you always have your best friend by your side, no matter what." Fly from $99 to $1,199 per person from select gateways, plus save up to $1,000 per couple off Viking river cruises. Um, So my mom and I stayed in Oregon. Did you guys get, like, mad? "She was my chief stew. Mary Anne frequently accompanies her husband on the road to galas and events, even taking part in a variety of meet-and-greets with her husband. And so we stood out next to the train tracks with, uh, with a little Rubbermaid table and from the sign company, we knew about branding and printing. They could and should be growing, which are the native species. I can remember the chalk on on the sideline and I saw this kid who had his name is Derek Radar ball. My language. It hit me in the back of the head. I read this article about people have parakeets in their kitchen and theyre dying from the Teflon toxicity. I still cant spell Its embarrassing, but, uh, now I just tell people like, Hey, if I get to the white board and I cant spell Im not dumb, I just cant spell. And, um, you know, working with agencies. Were gonna sell those. She her name was It doesnt matter. I took off back to Hawaii, and then I can Yeah, I can open up the email and I get an email from the employee that, you know, basically, shes gone. The mornings is going, Hey, youre on the hook for this boat. And we just started selling bottles to get by. I love it. And I was like, uh, looked in. And so I am a little bit of a task. Yeah. Got it! In 2009, Capt. Travis Rosbach, a SCUBA divemaster, US Merchant Marine boat captain, commercial airline pilot, and world exploreralong with his then-girlfriend, entrepreneur Cindy Weber got fed up with wasteful and environmentally toxic plastic water bottlesand the few bulky metal alternatives available at the time. But it took a minute to get out to Hawaii because everybody had purchased ahead of time last six months. I had $11 maybe $12 in my pocket, and I moved to ST Thomas, found a place got down to the laundry mat, took my clothes in because I need to go and get a job. And I had that moment and I was at I remember, you know, this woman had a pink one and I went up and I asked her, Im like, Where did you get that? And also I definitely call him out. Like thats what deals did. Just I mean, you never really do know until you make contact with the customer and ask and listen. Who for like, nine days like a long ass vacation to be in Waikiki almost too long, really came home. I did love those almond ones. Um, right there near where she was staying and adopted my sister. Its a lot less expensive. They utilize a list of trusted and experienced manufacturers from around the world to build responsible partnerships between businesses and manufacturers. Again. I didnt tell her about the rest. We gotta let you go, and were closing down, and Im getting ready to skip town. All three of us just, like, stop like, Oh, shoot, They just hit us. Its a little bit of a misnomer. And so now Ive put it together over the last couple of years, and its its going fairly swimmingly. We took your money, um, thing. Were going to come back to this to this water bottle, because I do remember, I actually have. Look inside and theres ice inside of it. Captain Travis Rosbach is a serial entrepreneur. Absolutely. I think, uh, the reason I remember its so well was because that is around the time that I sold my first company. I was like, Mom, my little brother broke his arm, but he healed, and hes fine. In July of 2020, Captain Lee opened up to People about how the loss of their son Josh continues to affect his and Mary Anne's life, admitting it never gets any easier because "we're not wired to do this at all. Lee and Mary Anne have four sons and one daughter, along with grandchildren. Tough. Therefore, she never took half of the money. Instagram is probably a really good get ahold of me. But back then there was no, there is none of that. And, um And then So I just sketched it out and then saving it all of that money, I was able to hire the first graphic designer in house. The 1st 3000 bottles was a wave because were living in Hawaii. Hes like, Well, let me check a check. And, um and then we got the call that the money was due on this 40,000 coming across. Who has that in his bank account? In my experience, if you show up and you drive to the factory and and even then its still not guaranteed, Ive been to Ive been, um Ive been to a lot of factories. I would say that the number two would be if I can do it and if I can figure it out. And that got us to the point where we had to go out and look for, um, I was going to put air quotes around angels, but Ill just instead say VCs. Um, but then a falcon was kind of similar. Maybe Im not doing water models. Your mom was had a vineyard. So, yeah, when you open up the door and let people come out, sometimes theyll hit the plane and or their shoots all open and their chutes open, it hits the tail, and then you just you just auger. I did. You know, Im so sorry, folks. And were like, Well, I dont know what you tell me. I assume that that you tried to go to China like did you even understand that? Scared the crap out of me and they would put dope on it, and it smelled like bananas. Is it okay to say the last three months have been less and less? I mean, the printing company did, but its interesting that the printer didnt work too. Lets go. Weve got an incredible episode with Travis Rosenbach, the founder of Hydro Flask. Its anybody whos a mall pilot out there will probably just kill me for what I just said. Do you have a You havent done a business. I mean, I had a I had a long board. So I wasnt worried about not making money. Rosbach admitted he's more concerned about keeping Mary Anne happy, noting, "If she's got a smile on her face my day is complete.". And so we I thought I was sitting at that and happy we thought everything was good. Hydro Flask was founded in 2009 by Travis Rosbach and Cindy Morse with the company based in Bend, Oregon. And how do you even sell them? I havent told that story before. And I thought, Well, that guy is crazy, And sure enough, I write the letter. Travis is an energetic person with proven record in product design, manufacturing, branding and marketing. I kept it mainly Travis, because, um, it was for me, uh, was the thing that I had across my journey from, like, that point as an entrepreneur. So that was, you know, that was one of the I mean, Id never been a consultant before. Okay. And it wasnt as nearly as robust, let alone in a communist country at that time. The only podcast that provides straight talk for entrepreneurs. And so you can really go. I mean, I I used to, you know, I used to fly charter jets. I flew all kinds of jets. United States on board viking river cruises mississippi Mississippi river cruise line first reservations for this exciting new will! I said million bucks and he goes, Okay, so if I get you a million dollars by Monday, can I or by Friday show up on Monday? You guys are asking me just stupid questions, Like, you know how to answer that. Im using this stupid aluminum bottle thats rusted. They they come to our house and we let them live with us. ; Cruise ship: Head to the top deck and watch the sun peek over golden trees. So they asked. Yeah, I think thats a great a great lesson. Um, it was he said, theres a bunch of hippies making these bottles in bend Oregon that not a lot of people know about. Travis Rosbach is on Facebook. He says, Do you want to meet your dad? It was a slow day, I guess. If youre starting a company but even have a product and they need to scale it, Um, I did not go to N B. I dont know what h p Oh, well, its not an NBA. Im really focused. I dont know. And so I just put all of my effort into getting to Australia and, um showed up when I was probably about 20 and lived there for a year. I also seem to work with women. And the, you know, the future of the company really hinged on this. So you drew it and you understood somewhat of the technology. Johnny lived at the top of the hill and he, like, cleaned up. Right on. Did you Did you run any numbers and figure out how profitable or it could be or anything like that? And so I know I need a plotter, and theyre like, Oh, boy. I think one of the first things I ever really learned was remember very vividly being in the gift shop one day and my dads color blind. I went straight up to little Johnnys next door neighbor, uh, and hit her up before Johnny could get there. Yeah, that, uh, that I I am a falcon 10 fanatic. During dinner with the crew on Below Deck, Captain Lee explained, "For a relationship to last a long time you have to work at it." I mean, thats a Its a tough sourcing things. I got too hard. Its a big, burly jet. And then one day I just had this kind of like, sinking sick feeling and I said, Its all over. Were not gonna talk about that or not Get out of it. At least at least, um so I was like, Oh, well, he probably made some coin, and I cant imagine you didnt make enough money to at least go by your truck back. And so what do you Where do you go to sell them? What do we do? I gave my brother once a bike that really we used to take them apart and put them together. Yeah, it was just one of those things. Okay. Everythings good. Its not like I went out and did no hookers and blow like, thats not how I lost it, you know, Like, I didnt lose it to helicopter, you know? Very first response was somebody who said, I do marketing. And we found one that said yes and did you? Yeah. I cant believe you buy these shirts like, please let somebody else be in charge of purchasing. I would like the joke was that it wasnt a Third World country. This so were good. Okay, Well, shes probably in the back, you know, because we had the female employee, and theyre theyre in the back. They eventually celebrated in style, at the JW Marriott Marco Island, once it was safe to do so. Did she Did she say Then I didnt tell her. Kids, family, all of that later. Yeah, I have factories all over the place and Im working. I dont know what you call me, but, um, I really just like the all of that stuff, and I had heard about your story. Um, but what happened was 11 months in. I guess I just I just I really prefer women to be around and spend my time with, um and and we seem to get along really well. Well, first, did you sell the shop, give the shop away, or how does that work? Well, I didnt travel with them, but when I was, we encountered him. Viking just announced more river cruises are coming to the Mississippi in 2023. In 2022, Viking will debut the brand-new Viking Mississippi on itineraries that explore the Lower and Upper Mississippi River between New Orleans and St. Paul. And they gave me the cash to buy the property, and they decided they wanted to keep a fair bit on the side as well. Artist renderings of the new ship, many illustrated here, include a number familiar., you have your choice of fascinating places to visit, with river tours to Europe, and! Dang, I really hope I dont have to wear this or use this today. But I got the Air Jordans. And when it wasnt, it wasnt for real. Anybody listening out there that I dont like flight attendants is just that I, uh when I flew a lot, they were mean, Yeah, for the most part. And then you then you found this company that I have right here. Far as this desk. No, I owned the company and she called her husband over, and her husband started to cry at the owner. And, you know, I just really trusted him with my money. I spent a lot of time on a project in Eugene. I didnt know. There was no more money, couldnt pay the employees and you were done in your head, done. After a twenty year struggle, he finally succumbed to the demons he fought so long and so hard" Captain Lee told Page Six that he and Mary Anne are still dealing with the loss on a daily basis, saying, "There's a hole there that can't be filled As parents, you're not designed to bury your children.". 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