On this episode of DTC Pod, Blaine) & Ramon) chat with Chaz Zayed) and Emmit Flynn) about how they started Awful Cloth in their dorm room and grew it into a viral brand, collaborating with Barstool on a hoodie, why they’ve seen so much success with influencers (side note: they’ve never paid any influencer to wear their hoodie!), and their plans to grow the brand.
2:06 - 7:59 The Start of Awful Cloth
15:30 - 18:46 Entrepreneurial Mindset from Day 1
19:34 - 23:38 Going Viral
24:32 - 26:19 Influencer Marketing
27:15 - 30:22 Barstool Collab
31:19 - 36:16 Reaching out to Influencers
37:07 - 41:15 The Challenges of Entrepreneurship
42:19 - 46:39 Working on Awful Cloth’s Website
47:01 - 54:49 Future Collabs
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Emmit Flynn)** - Co-Founder of **Awful Cloth)
Chaz Zayed) - **Co-Founder of **Awful Cloth)
Ramon Berrios)** - CEO of **Trend.io)
Blaine Bolus)** - COO of **OmniPanel)
