The Man Who Disrupted A Billion Dollar Industry | Warby Parker Founder

New to the Erika Taught Me podcast? Start here: Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank) on success:    • How Barbara Corcoran turned $1,000 into $6...   What Financial Experts Won't Tell You About Money -    • What Financial Experts Won't Tell You Abou...   Ryan Serhant on Creating a Millionaire Mindset -    • Ryan Serhant: What I CHANGED to become a M...   Asking The $100,000,000 Man How To Get Rich | Alex Hormozi -    • Asking The $100,000,000 Man How To Get Ric...   Ep 33 - Neil Blumenthal is one of the co-founders of Warby Parker, an eyewear retailer founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. Neil wanted to change the world, and he did. Today, Warby Parker brings in over $600 million in sales while providing a free pair of glasses to those in need for every pair purchased. Neil is the prime example of building a successful multi-million dollar company, disrupting a whole industry, and still positively impacting the world. Learn to stand out and develop an idea into a business while remaining true to your values. Learn more about Warby Parker: https://www.warbyparker.com/ Join my free 5-Day Investing Challenge to learn how to make your first $10,000 with investing even as a beginner: https://erika.com/investing-challenge... Thanks for tuning in and come back every Tuesday for a brand-new episode! Prefer to listen on the go? Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.erikataughtme.com/follow Did you enjoy the episode?⁠⁠ Please leave us a review here⁠⁠: https://erika.com/review (just scroll to the bottom and tap on “leave a review”) It really helps the podcast especially since we’re just getting started. Even just a sentence is perfect! Follow the podcast @erikataughtme across platforms. Connect with me on Instagram at / erikankullberg and / erikataughtme For more information, go to https://www.erikataughtme.com/ Join Erika Kullberg Insiders, my private personal finance community using this 7-day free trial: https://erika.com/eki/free-trial Join my free 5-Day Savings Challenge to save $1,000 in a month -- without penny pinching or changing your lifestyle: https://erika.com/savings-challenge Read all my latest articles at Erika.com: https://erika.com/home Get on my personal finance & investing course priority waitlist here. https://erika.com/3D-money Get my Mastering YouTube course, to learn how to grow a YouTube following and monetize it. https://erika.com/mastering-YT For more of my free resources: https://erika.com/all-links Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - The beginning of Warby Parker 06:54 - Warby Parker's business strategy 13:41 - The launch of Warby Parker 21:19 - Scaling with integrity 31:47 - The exponential growth of a company 36:46 - Impact vs. profitability of a business 40:03 - Retail growth process 46:35 - Dealing with competitors in the industry 51:45 - The strongest skill set entrepreneurs should have to be successful 54:36 - Number one piece of advice for all new entrepreneurs 55:48 - Neil Taught Me