I Started My Dream Company with Only $300
A Shopify Masters interview with Ellen Bennett, founder of Hedley and Bennett, who started the apron and kitchen tools brand with $300 while working in restaurant kitchens. She talks about mission first, building a confidence belt through hard things, thinking long term over a quick exit, focusing on quality and community, and the leap of faith of leaving her restaurant job. Sponsor: Shopify, which presents the show and links a free trial in the description. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the early conversation on courage and the origin story, a middle section on long-term thinking, the closing on leaving the restaurant, and the description, and does not cover every part of the roughly 46 minute conversation. All business claims and figures are the speakers' own and are not independently checked.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
A Shopify Masters interview with Ellen Bennett, founder of Hedley and Bennett, who started the apron and kitchen tools brand with $300 while working in restaurant kitchens. She talks about mission first, building a confidence belt through hard things, thinking long term over a quick exit, focusing on quality and community, and the leap of faith of leaving her restaurant job. Sponsor: Shopify, which presents the show and links a free trial in the description. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the early conversation on courage and the origin story, a middle section on long-term thinking, the closing on leaving the restaurant, and the description, and does not cover every part of the roughly 46 minute conversation. All business claims and figures are the speakers' own and are not independently checked.