
Join Julian Reis as he sits down with Richard Christiansen, the visionary founder of Flamingo Estate. Richard shares his extraordinary journey from a small farming town to building one of the most coveted luxury lifestyle brands in America. His hustle built the Chandelier Agency where he brought to life campaigns for brands like Hermès and Nordstroms, before he left it all behind to pursue his latest passion– scaling the last great luxury–Mother Nature. Plus learn his philosophy on entrepreneurship, happiness, and how he prepared to pitch the LVMH team…
00:00 Introducing Richard Christiansen
2:24 Chasing the American Dream + How to Meet Life-Changing Mentors
9:15 Starting The Iconic Chandelier Agency
13:00 The New Generation of Creatives: Gen Z Career Paths
14:45 The Thrill of The Chase Became Treading Water
17:40 Pitching the Biggest Tech Company in The World
24:00 Should Be More Radically Inconsistent
26:01 How Flamingo Estate Became a Successful Brand
29:34 The Prolific Porn Studio
33:00 Pitching LVMH for Investor Money
35:03 The Inception Story of the Flamingo Estate Brand
42:00 Hot Take on The New Wave of Luxury Shopping: Grocery, Retail, etc.
44:12 Regenerative Farming & The Future of Produce
47:42 How Flamingo Estate is Scaling Business
56:10 Convincing the Chanel Family to Invest in SkinLaundry
1:00:48 Richard Christiansen reveals his FAV record of all time
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