What Would Pura Vida Do? From Start-Up to Multi-Million Exit, In This Greatest Hits Episode, We Talk Strategy With One of The Top Ecommerce Brands Today.
When someone asks about eCommerce best practices, we always hear, “well, what’s Pura Vida doing?” and in this episode we’re talking with Pura Vida CEO, Griffin Thall, to get an inside look at their strategies, how the company’s grown over the last several years, the way his role has evolved, and what it’s actually like to prepare your company for a multi-million dollar sale.
This summer we’re re-releasing some of our top episodes of all time, and this week we’re bringing back this epic show with Griffin where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at Pura Vida’s exit strategy.
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Episode Highlights:
- 7:00 What got Griffin and Pura Vida to where they are today.
- 8:03 How Griffin’s role has changed as the company’s grown.
- 9:33 Pura Vida’s unique influencer strategy and how it started.
- 13:23 Relentless innovation and how Pura Vida continues to increase customer lifetime value.
- 15:53 The moment Griffin realized the brand was going to be a success.
- 17:09 How Pura Vida’s growth strategy has changed over time.
- 18:32 The challenges Griffin’s faced over the years as CEO.
- 20:47 Where Griffin’s seen the most success in hiring.
- 22:47 How Pura Vida’s ambassador program started, and where it’s at today.
- 22:56 A day in the life of the Pura Vida CEO, and the value of growing a team.
- 25:00 Why you’ve got to stop wearing all the hats in your business if you want it to scale up.
- 28:49 What you should be focusing on as a founder, instead of getting enticed by the newest Shopify app.
- 30:03 A key approach for brands launching today vs 6 years ago.
- 32:28 Lessons learned about managing cash while scaling up.
- 34:22 Pura Vida’s exit – how they ended up making a deal with Vera Bradley, and the process of finding and securing that kind of partnership.
- 38:42 Griffin’s biggest takeaway from meeting with investors.
- 40:15 The expansive value Pura Vida’s gained from their partnership with Vera Bradley.
- 42:14 What Griffin’s excited about right now and some things in store for Pura Vida in 2020.
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