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

High Stakes Growth
08/07/2025 50 min Episodio 10
Garret Akerson: From Nearly Shutting Down His Brand to a Successful Exit 3 Years Later

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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.Find Garret on:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garretakerson/ 

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