051: The Pura Vida Lifestyle - Griffin Thall

Griffin Thall took a vacation one day and his life changed forever. Tune in to hear the backstory of how he founded one of the most viral lifestyle companies on social media today. He gives us step by step insights into how he launched, what it took to grow, and how his company is helping local economies all over the world.   Episode Timeline: 2:10 Overview of Pura Vida 3:08 How it started 5:10 Why bracelets? 7:33 Partnering with local beach vendors 9:37 Types of products sold at Pura Vida 10:28 How the first sales were made 12:53 First hire and team expansion 15:28 Social media growth strategies 17:33 General ecommerce tips 20:46 Sales numbers 22:43 Customer relationship building tactics 24:33 Advice for building an online brand 25:33 Rapid fire round of questions    Griffin Thall @griffinthall @puravidabracelets   New Age Influencers: @newageinfluencerspodcast @aaronbpatton http://newageinfluencers.com/