Picking Your Next Wave
Kevin Tighe is the Founder & CEO of San Diego-based Beachly Brands, which builds subscription and digitally native brands rooted in beach, outdoor and active lifestyles. Under Kevin’s leadership, Beachly has been selected twice to the INC 500 – INC Magazine’s annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Kevin is a passionate entrepreneur, startup mentor, and non-profit volunteer.
Born in Washington DC, Kevin migrated to the West Coast to attend the University of Southern California. While at USC, he started his first business and has been a serial entrepreneur ever since. He has over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, eCommerce, subscription commerce, and entrepreneurship. Kevin is among the select few who qualify as both a visionary and integrator. This quality gives him the unique ability to dream big and then distill his vision into an actionable and achievable plan.
Kevin serves on the Board of Directors of Sustainable Surf, a non-profit focused on promoting and restoring ocean ecosystems. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of San Diego Sports Innovators. During his free time, you will likely find Kevin at the beach or in the ocean, surfing, paddle boarding, or racing outrigger canoes.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
How surfing and entrepreneurship were in Kevin’s blood from a young age
What Kevin loves about surfing and the ocean
The alignment between the idea of the next big wave and life’s next opportunity
Kevin’s two failed businesses and what they taught him
How much the right people and values matter to a solid business
Why Kevin says “authenticity is extremely important to build brand”
Why Kevin chose a self-funded launch for Beachly Brands
The angel investors and subscribers who made the difference for Kevin
Why Kevin is targeting healthy growth over the “growth at all costs” mindset
In this episode…
Kevin Tighe is an entrepreneur, passionate surfer, and Co-Founder/CEO of Beachly Brands. He is doing well, living in a home near to his thriving business, which is similarly near to the ocean. But Kevin’s message is that good business takes patience, and he learned through failures that the people you choose and the values you share matter to choosing your next wave of opportunity.
Kevin gives Martin insight into his two entrepreneurial ventures that failed in his mid-twenties, opportunities he thought were really going to work. When he made his next move into his current business, he focussed more on building around his passions and finding the right partner who would share his focus on building authenticity into the brand.
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Kevin Tighe discuss the details of how Kevin funded Beachly Brands and why he felt strongly about putting his own money in after the experience of losing other people’s money with his earlier companies. They break down Kevin’s choice of investors, his mindset on sustainable growth, and what he sees in his company’s future. This episode gives invaluable insight into a seasoned entrepreneur’s path to success.
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