251: How a Husband and Wife Duo Built the 20th Fastest Growing Company in the US

They’ve won the Shopify Build a Bigger Business Competition, hit number 20 on the INC 5000 list, and now they’re on the podcast to talk about turning a personal need into a successful business venture.

Garret and Deanne Akerson of Kindred Bravely share how they’ve navigated running a business together as a couple -- from initial startup to hiring over 50 remote employees and all the challenges and milestones in between.

Tune in and enjoy!

Episode Highlights: 

• 4:59 How Garett and Deanne started Kindred Bravely
• 9:01 The lessons learned transitioning from Amazon to Shopify 
• 12:07 How the Amazon ecosystem has evolved and how to approach it now
• 14:47 How to navigate running a business as married entrepreneurs
• 18:17 What trading flexibility for structure looked like for Garret and Deanne
• 21:55 The things that make a large, remote company successful
• 26:36 Milestones and challenges during the hiring process
• 30:53 How to know when it’s time to hire executive-level positions
• 36:47 Group Zoom calls during the interview process -- is there an advantage?
• 42:36 What questions and themes Garett and Deanne like to bring up during interviews

Links and Resources: 

• Kindred Bravely
• Davy Piper
• Shopify Build a Bigger Business
• INC 5000
• Slack
• GetGuru
• Gorgias
• Asana
• Google Suite
• Zoom
• Topgrading
• Cameron Herold
• Book: Meetings Suck
• @a_brawn on Twitter
• @andrewfoxwell on Twitter
• Brand Growth Experts
• Foxwell Digital
• Review or subscribe on iTunes