Kara Goldin knows what it takes to build a business from scratch. She’s the founder of Hint, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Hint was inspired by Kara’s own health journey, when she kicked her diet soda habit by turning to fruit infused water. After discovering there was nothing like the fruit-flavored water on the market, she decided to make it herself. Kara is a former tech executive at AOL, host of the podcast The Kara Goldin Show and author of Undaunted. She’s been named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list. On this episode, we talk about how to move forward despite uncertainty, turn criticism into motivation and create your own opportunities.
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Show Notes
- Why she calls herself an accidental entrepreneur (1:45)
- How she turned being an outsider to the beverage industry into an advantage (12:27)
- The story of how she got Hint into Whole Foods (13:58)
- Discovering the bigger purpose behind the brand (16:02)
- Overcoming self-doubt (19:32)
- How being an athlete at a young age helped Kara embrace discomfort (24:39)
- The key to building confidence is to keep showing up (28:36)
- Your challenges can be what takes you to the next level (31:21)
- How she continues to evolve and grow as a leader (34:34)
- Her biggest leadership lessons (36:33)
Resources / People Mentioned
- Hint
- Undaunted by Kara Goldin
- The Kara Goldin Show (podcast)
- Fast Company’s Most Creative People
- Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs
- TIME
- CNN
- Ted Turner, entrepreneur
- Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple
- Apple
- AOL
- Chobani
- Hamdi Ulukaya, founder & CEO of Chobani
- Whole Foods Market
- Neil Blumenthal, co-founder & co-CEO of Warby Parker
- Warby Parker
- Trillion Dollar Coach (book)
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