{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond A Million","slug":"beyond-a-million-4835442","podcast_index_feed_id":4835442,"rss_url":"https://bradweimert.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://beyondamillion.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/1/a/7/31a75134bbdc7c4427a2322813b393ee/beyond_a_million_-_brad_weimert.jpg","author":"Brad Weimert","episode_count":246,"summary":"Brad Weimert, founder of Easy Pay Direct, interviews world-class entrepreneurs to explore tactics & strategies to build 8, 9, and 10-figure brands. Learn more at: https://beyondamillion.com/ All business is the same… but nobody really feels that way. The truth is – the BUILDING blocks of business are consistent across the board. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Taxes... Apply to all businesses. With more than 30,000 businesses flowing through Easy Pay Direct (and the data behind them), Brad Weimert has found a litany of world-class experts to break down what's working - and what's not. With clients like Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Hal Elrod and Grant Cardone, Easy Pay Direct is an amazing pool of knowledge and experience to pull from. Watch, Listen, and learn while you hear experts pull back the curtain and share cutting-edge marketing strategies, the latest sales techniques, the operational tools and tactics that make it all work, and the tax strategies that keep your money in your pocket. Whether you're pushing through your first startup and learning the ropes, you're an established 8 or 9-figure brand, or you've made an exit and are thinking about your next chapter……","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:20:47.806310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442"},"episode":{"title":"223: Turning a Luggage Problem Into a $32M Apparel Brand with Dan Demsky","slug":"223-turning-a-luggage-problem-into-a-32m-apparel-brand-with-dan-demsky","published_at":"2026-04-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/223-turning-a-luggage-problem-into-a-32m-apparel-brand-with-dan-demsky","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442","url":"https://beyondamillion.com/audio/dan-demsky-building-a-travel-apparel-brand","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bradweimert/223_-_Turning_a_Luggage_Problem_Into_a_32M_Apparel_Brand_with_Dan_Demsky.mp3?dest-id=2974040","summary":"Today I'm talking to Dan Demsky, who turned the frustration of trying to pack light while traveling into an 8-figure e-commerce business. He discovered that merino wool clothing lets you pack far fewer items for a trip. The problem was, most of the brands were focused on outdoor gear—not something everyday travelers would actually wear. So Dan and his buddies built Unbound Merino , a fully remote apparel brand doing $32M a year. In this episode, you'll hear how they used crowdfunding to validate product-market fit and scale without investors, how tariffs nearly wiped out their business overnight, and what it actually takes to run a fully remote team. Key Takeaways with Dan Demsky (00:00) Starting an Apparel Brand (04:23) Crowdfunding as Product-Market Validation (05:27) Ecommerce's Hardest Problem (06:52) When Tariffs Nearly Killed their Business (13:09) 30% Repeat Buyers in 30 Days (15:29) Using Crowdfunding as a Growth Engine (28:20) Running a Fully Remote Team (39:41) Should You Do Business with Best Friends? (51:17) Advice to New Entrepreneurs Watch on YouTube: Let's Connect: Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook","meta_description":"Today I'm talking to Dan Demsky, who turned the frustration of trying to pack light while traveling into an 8-figure e-commerce business. He discovered th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-a-million-4835442/episodes/223-turning-a-luggage-problem-into-a-32m-apparel-brand-with-dan-demsky/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/223-turning-a-luggage-problem-into-a-32m-apparel-brand-with-dan-demsky.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}