Garret Akerson: From Nearly Shutting Down His Brand to a Successful Exit 3 Years Later

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High Stakes Growth

Jetset

23 episodes

2 days ago

High Stakes Growth takes you inside the boldest decisions behind today’s most exciting brands. We bring you candid conversations with the founders and CMOs who built them—unpacking the high-stakes moments, tough calls, and game-changing strategies that made these brands what they are today. No fluff. No surface-level insights. Just real stories from the leaders who made it happen. Hosted by Forest Bronzan and Leah Lloyd, they bring a combined four decades of consumer brand expertise to these conversations.

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Marketing

Business,

Entrepreneurship

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Garret Akerson: From Nearly Shutting Down His Brand to a Successful Exit 3 Years Later

High Stakes Growth

50 minutes

4 months ago

Garret Akerson: From Nearly Shutting Down His Brand to a Successful Exit 3 Years Later

Garret Akerson is the co-founder and former CEO (now Chairman) of Kindred Bravely, one of the largest maternity and breastfeeding brands in the U.S.

Expect to hear about:

– Origin Story: How Garret and his wife Deeanne started Kindred Bravely after she was expecting and couldn’t find quality maternity clothes.

– 2018 Crisis: How he saved the business by scaling ad spend and pulling off a make-or-break Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale.

– Hiring A+ Players Fast: Their unique group-interview process that surfaces top talent quickly and efficiently.

– 2021 Exit: Why he and Deeanne sold a majority stake to PE, to de-risk and de-stress.

– Life After Exit: Staying involved in Kindred Bravely and launching a Vistage CEO peer group in San Diego to mentor other founders.