On this episode Elio interviews Chad Porter, Founder and CEO of CHVD JUSTIN. CHVD JUSTIN is a retail bag and apparel company that provides innovation and function through unique handmade bags designed for active and contemporary consumers. Chad tells the story of how he launched his company in his dorm room at The Ohio State University, manufactured and sold his first bags himself, how rejection and customer feedback provided the fuel for innovation, and the choice to license and sell customizable Wearpacks to colleges and universities as his path to profitability and mass production.

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