What It’s Really Like to Build a Brand With a Hollywood Star

Описание: Katie Hunt is the co-founder and CEO of Oh Norman!, the wellness brand redefining pet care and built from scratch with actress and animal activist Kaley Cuoco.

Katie’s story is anything but linear. She went from being an extra on Gossip Girl and answering customer calls at Warby Parker to co-founding Everywhere Ventures and relaunching Hinge from the ground up. But after the pandemic forced her to move home at 36, she started over this time, building a company on her own terms.

In this episode, Katie opens up about what it really takes to build a business sustainably. She shares the burnout that broke her, the lessons she brought from Warby and Hinge, and why her all-women team runs a multimillion-dollar brand without a single Slack channel.

00:00:00 – Meet Katie Hunt, Co-Founder of Oh Norman!

00:01:59 – Warby Parker’s First Customer Number Was Her Cell

00:04:12 – Acting Taught Her to Be a Better Founder

00:09:31 – From Family Favor to Falling in Love With Startups

00:12:42 – The Rebuild of Hinge and the KPI of Love

00:17:00 – Pandemic Burnout and Moving Home at 36

00:20:36 – Building Oh Norman! on Her Own Terms

00:23:26 – Why Her Company Has No Slack Channel

00:25:50 – Flexible Hours, No Meetings, No Burnout

00:30:45 – How She Co-Founded Oh Norman! With Kaley Cuoco

00:33:12 – Kayley Isn’t the Face — She’s the Actual Co-Founder

00:47:21 – Her Vision to Rescue Thousands of Dogs

00:48:38 – The One Mindset Shift That Changed Everything

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