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Episode brought to you by Trend &amp; Finaloop.On this episode of DTC Pod, Athan joins Blaine for a deep dive in what it takes to launch one of the fastest growing travel brands. Here's a few of the questions we answer on the show:1. How did July create the world's lightest carry-on luggage?2. How did they find market validation before even talking to one customer?3. What is July's biggest secret to rapid growth?4. How is retail driving the brand forward in 2023?5. How many product iterations have they gone through in 4 years?0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction to July00:02:32 - Partnered to enter mobile market dominated by Samsonite.00:05:39 - Entered luggage market, opened store, faced 2020 slowdown.00:12:57 - Founders Club presold products, leather tags popular, containers sold quickly.00:21:11 - Started with no 3PL, shipped product ourselves, nurtured early stages.00:22:51- Customer feedback key, world's lightest double wheel created.00:29:04 - Investment in physical retail, China launch during COVID, lux &amp; lightweight luggage.00:36:42 - Two new polycarbonates created for US and Australian, expanding to Europe.00:41:00 - Richard helped company sell in China, built international personalization engine.00:47:23 - Remote US launch, UK launch with physical presence from day one.00:53:15 - UK launch, experimenting with new products, creatively fulfilling category.Shownotes powered by Castmagic Episode brought to you by Finaloop, the real-time accounting service trusted by hundreds of DTC Brands. Try Finaloop free - no credit card required. Visit finaloop.com/dtcpod and get 14 days free and a 2-month P&amp;L within 24 hours.Past guests &amp; brands on DTC Pod include Gilt, PopSugar, Glossier, MadeIN, Prose, Bala, P.volve, Ritual, Bite, Oura, Levels, General Mills, Mid Day Squares, Prose, Arrae, Olipop, Ghia, Rosaluna, Form, Uncle Studios &amp; many more.Additional episodes you might like:• #175 Ariel Vaisbort - How OLIPOP Runs Influencer, Community, &amp; Affiliate Growth• #184 Jake Karls, Midday Squares - Turning Your Brand Into The Influencer With Content• #205 Kasey Stewart: Suckerz- - Powering Your Launch With 300 Million Organic Views• #219 JT Barnett: The TikTok Masterclass For Brands• #223 Lauren Kleinman: The PR &amp; Affiliate Marketing Playbook• ​​​​#243 Kian Golzari - Source &amp; Develop Products Like The World's Best Brands-----Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further?Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox?Check out our newsletter hereFollow us for content, clips, giveaways, &amp; updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTokAthan Didaskalou - Founder of JulyRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - Co-Founder of Seated

Episode brought to you by <a href="https://www.trend.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trend</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.finaloop.com/dtcpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finaloop</a>. On this episode of DTC Pod, Athan joins Blaine for a deep dive in what it takes to launch one of the fastest growing travel brands. Here's a few of the questions we answer on the show:1. How did July create the world's lightest carry-on luggage?2. How did they find market validation before even talking to one customer?3. What is July's biggest secret to rapid growth?4. How is retail driving the brand forward in 2023?5. How many product iterations have they gone through in 4 years? 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction to July00:02:32 - Partnered to enter mobile market dominated by Samsonite.00:05:39 - Entered luggage market, opened store, faced 2020 slowdown.00:12:57 - Founders Club presold products, leather tags popular, containers sold quickly.00:21:11 - Started with no 3PL, shipped product ourselves, nurtured early stages.00:22:51- Customer feedback key, world's lightest double wheel created.00:29:04 - Investment in physical retail, China launch during COVID, lux &amp; lightweight luggage.00:36:42 - Two new polycarbonates created for US and Australian, expanding to Europe.00:41:00 - Richard helped company sell in China, built international personalization engine.00:47:23 - Remote US launch, UK launch with physical presence from day one.00:53:15 - UK launch, experimenting with new products, creatively fulfilling category. Shownotes powered by <a href="https://www.castmagic.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Castmagic</a> Episode brought to you by <a href="https://www.finaloop.com/dtcpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finaloop</a>, the real-time accounting service trusted by hundreds of DTC Brands. Try Finaloop free - no credit card required. Visit <a href="http://finaloop.com/dtcpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">finaloop.com/dtcpod</a> and get 14 days free and a 2-month P&amp;L within 24 hours.Past guests &amp; brands on DTC Pod include Gilt, PopSugar, Glossier, MadeIN, Prose, Bala, P.volve, Ritual, Bite, Oura, Levels, General Mills, Mid Day Squares, Prose, Arrae, Olipop, Ghia, Rosaluna, Form, Uncle Studios &amp; many more.Additional episodes you might like:• #175 Ariel Vaisbort - How OLIPOP Runs Influencer, Community, &amp; Affiliate Growth• #184 Jake Karls, Midday Squares - Turning Your Brand Into The Influencer With Content• #205 Kasey Stewart: Suckerz- - Powering Your Launch With 300 Million Organic Views• #219 JT Barnett: The TikTok Masterclass For Brands• #223 Lauren Kleinman: The PR &amp; Affiliate Marketing Playbook• ​​​​#243 Kian Golzari - Source &amp; Develop Products Like The World's Best Brands----- Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further? Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox? Check out our <a href="https://dtcpod-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter here</a>Follow us for content, clips, giveaways, &amp; updates!<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedtcpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DTCPod Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DTC__POD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DTCPod Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dtcpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DTCPod TikTok</a><a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/athand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athan Didaskalou</a> - Founder of <a href="https://july.com/us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ramongberrios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ramon Berrios</a> - CEO of <a href="http://trend.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trend.io</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bbols4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blaine Bolus</a> - Co-Founder of <a href="https://www.seatedapp.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seated</a>

#268: Athan Didaskalou - July, Building A Luggage Brand With Rocketship Growth

This episode of Add to Cart was our very first LIVE event. Brought to you by Convert Digital, we held an event for 150 of the best retailers and minds in eCommerce at Brisbane’s beautiful Howard Smith Wharves.  Nathan was lucky enough to be joined by Athan Didaskalou the co-founder of July, a luggage brand re-inventing the wheel and more to create lightweight, beautiful and practical cases that are ruffling the feathers of industry leaders like Samsonite.  Regularly seen on the arms of personalities like Chrissy Teigen, Celeste Barber and Apple Martin and as the official luggage partner of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, the Australian brand continues to grow.  During our live chat, Athan shares his unique organic PR tips, predictions around experiential retail and a portable way to stay connected the team at July are working on. Links from the episode:Porter BagsThe Ritz CarltonAndrew Waite - Founder &amp; Managing Partner @ Convert Digital Rhiannon Davies - Client Strategy Manager @ AndzenJames Guerin - Strategic Partnerships Manager @ KlaviyoJoe Fox - VP of Partnerships @ Reviews.ioJoshua Haines - Partner Manager ANZ @ ShipStationJasper Koolen - Senior Strategic Partner Manager @ GorgiasAbout your co-host: Athan Didaskalou from JulyA leading regular commentator on consumer trends, business strategy and innovation, Athan Didaskalou is an Australian entrepreneur and the co-founder of direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand July.   With a background in brand strategy, Athan co-founded July in early 2019 with Richard Li to create a brand that people have affinity with at every consumer touchpoint. Launching with a single luggage product, the Carry-On, the brand has since grown to include a multitude of travel accessories and launched in the USA in 2021.You can contact Athan at LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Add to Cart was our very first LIVE event. Brought to you by Convert Digital, we held an event for 150 of the best retailers and minds in eCommerce at Brisbane’s beautiful Howard Smith Wharves.  Nathan was lucky enough to be joined by Athan Didaskalou the co-founder of July, a luggage brand re-inventing the wheel and more to create lightweight, beautiful and practical cases that are ruffling the feathers of industry leaders like Samsonite.  Regularly seen on the arms of personalities like Chrissy Teigen, Celeste Barber and Apple Martin and as the official luggage partner of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, the Australian brand continues to grow.  During our live chat, Athan shares his unique organic PR tips, predictions around experiential retail and a portable way to stay connected the team at July are working on. Links from the episode:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida_%26_Co.,_Ltd." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Porter Bags</a><a href="https://www.ritzcarlton.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Ritz Carlton</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/waiteandrew/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Waite</a> - Founder &amp; Managing Partner @ <a href="https://www.convertdigital.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Convert Digital </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiannon-davies-85aa2375/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rhiannon Davies</a> - Client Strategy Manager @ <a href="https://andzen.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Andzen</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswguerin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">James Guerin</a> - Strategic Partnerships Manager @ <a href="https://www.klaviyo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Klaviyo</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joefox88/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Fox</a> - VP of Partnerships @ <a href="https://www.reviews.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Reviews.io</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hainesjoshua/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joshua Haines</a> - Partner Manager ANZ @ <a href="https://www.shipstation.com/au/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ShipStation</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasper-koolen/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jasper Koolen</a> - Senior Strategic Partner Manager @ <a href="https://www.gorgias.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Gorgias</a>About your co-host: <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/athand" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Athan Didaskalou</a> from <a href="https://july.com/au/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">July</a>A leading regular commentator on consumer trends, business strategy and innovation, Athan Didaskalou is an Australian entrepreneur and the co-founder of direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand July.   With a background in brand strategy, Athan co-founded July in early 2019 with Richard Li to create a brand that people have affinity with at every consumer touchpoint. Launching with a single luggage product, the Carry-On, the brand has since grown to include a multitude of travel accessories and launched in the USA in 2021.You can contact Athan at <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/athand" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Athan Didaskalou from July Luggage: Reinventing The Wheel - LIVE | #231

Athan Didaskalou is the Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer at July.Wellbeing Network 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/athand/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Athan Didaskalou</a> is the Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer at <a href="https://july.com/au/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">July</a>.Wellbeing Network 2022. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#216 Athan Didaskalou

The last few years have been a rollercoaster for travel companies. But Australian luggage brand July says business is now beginning to boom."Things have changed, lockdowns have come to an end now -- 2021 was a progressive lift on that. And this year, in 2022, things are flying again," said co-founder and chief strategy officer Athan Didaskalou.Didaskalou joined this week's Modern Retail Podcast and talked about the brand's growth and expansion plans.July was first devised in 2018 with the intention of being a luxury luggage company that could take on both Samsonite and Rimowa. "[Rimowa's] acquisition from LVMH reinvigorated design and travel," Didaskalou said. "I'd be lying to say I wasn't a fan."Still, he believed that his company could take on the bigger name players in the industry. "We thought we could do it better," Didaskalou said, by making lighter bags with unique design features like curvier edges and personalized monograms.The first year of business, things went well. But then every luggage brand's worst fear materialized: the world shut down. "2019 was the official retail launch, and 2020 we were almost shutting the business down. It was really that drastic because we didn't have the runway of a few years under the belt in order to be able to survive a zero revenue year."One of the ways July survived the pandemic was by launching new non-travel products like drink bottles and backpacks. The other part was by going into new territories that eased travel restrictions earlier than Australia -- namely, the U.S. For Didaskalou, launching in stateside was an entrepreneurial dream. "I don't think there's any Australian business that doesn't fantasize from day one about launching in the U.S.," he said. "The people are there, the scale is there, the appetite is there for newness."Now, according to Didaskalou, business is humming and more products and markets are in the pipeline. But even though the company has its Australian roots, the United States remains the primary focus."It's all about the U.S.," Didaskalou said. "We see the demand, we have made an impact. And we can't wait to just start making and delivering more products that get people excited."

The last few years have been a rollercoaster for travel companies. But Australian luggage brand July says business is now beginning to boom."Things have changed, lockdowns have come to an end now -- 2021 was a progressive lift on that. And this year, in 2022, things are flying again," said co-founder and chief strategy officer Athan Didaskalou.Didaskalou joined this week's Modern Retail Podcast and talked about the brand's growth and expansion plans.July was first devised in 2018 with the intention of being a luxury luggage company that could take on both Samsonite and Rimowa. "[Rimowa's] acquisition from LVMH reinvigorated design and travel," Didaskalou said. "I'd be lying to say I wasn't a fan."Still, he believed that his company could take on the bigger name players in the industry. "We thought we could do it better," Didaskalou said, by making lighter bags with unique design features like curvier edges and personalized monograms.The first year of business, things went well. But then every luggage brand's worst fear materialized: the world shut down. "2019 was the official retail launch, and 2020 we were almost shutting the business down. It was really that drastic because we didn't have the runway of a few years under the belt in order to be able to survive a zero revenue year."One of the ways July survived the pandemic was by launching new non-travel products like drink bottles and backpacks. The other part was by going into new territories that eased travel restrictions earlier than Australia -- namely, the U.S. For Didaskalou, launching in stateside was an entrepreneurial dream. "I don't think there's any Australian business that doesn't fantasize from day one about launching in the U.S.," he said. "The people are there, the scale is there, the appetite is there for newness."Now, according to Didaskalou, business is humming and more products and markets are in the pipeline. But even though the company has its Australian roots, the United States remains the primary focus."It's all about the U.S.," Didaskalou said. "We see the demand, we have made an impact. And we can't wait to just start making and delivering more products that get people excited."

'It is a very unique market': July co-founder Athan Didaskalou on expanding an Australian luggage brand to the U.S.

This is the 2nd time we’ve had Athan from July on. If you’re new here, Athan Didaskalou is the Co-Founder &amp; Chief Strategy Officer of July -  a luggage and travel accessory company built for a new generation. We last caught up with Athan just a month before the pandemic started, so this was a nice catch up on everything that happened in between.  SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon00:30 - 95% drop in revenue 03:35 - Expanding into the US market08:00 - Production 10:10 - Setting up in the US13:40 - Evidence based marketing 19:00 - Tech Marketing (Blockchain)21:40 - Travel after COVID28:50 - Finding good employees 33:58 - Lifetime value for customers 40:27 - Supply chain (containers)43:50 - Australian production costs 49:10 - Amazon workers (scalability)52:16 - Rapid fire questions 55:45 - Closing remarks  LINKSAthan’s LinkedInAthan’s InstagramJuly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 2nd time we’ve had Athan from July on. If you’re new here, Athan Didaskalou is the Co-Founder &amp; Chief Strategy Officer of July -  a luggage and travel accessory company built for a new generation. We last caught up with Athan just a month before the pandemic started, so this was a nice catch up on everything that happened in between.  SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon00:30 - 95% drop in revenue 03:35 - Expanding into the US market08:00 - Production 10:10 - Setting up in the US13:40 - Evidence based marketing 19:00 - Tech Marketing (Blockchain)21:40 - Travel after COVID28:50 - Finding good employees 33:58 - Lifetime value for customers 40:27 - Supply chain (containers)43:50 - Australian production costs 49:10 - Amazon workers (scalability)52:16 - Rapid fire questions 55:45 - Closing remarks  LINKS<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/athand/?originalSubdomain=au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athan’s LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/athand/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Athan’s Instagram</a><a href="https://july.com/au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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"How our luggage company survived a pandemic" - Athan Didaskalou of July

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Athan Didaskalou has had quite the winding road of a career journey so far. Starting out in small business in the suburbs of Melbourne, he then went on to work in marketing consultancy. After some more successful business ventures, he became the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of international luggage brand July. His insights into starting new ventures and entering different business sectors is refreshing and truly encouraging. Our chat was candid and we shared a few notes too! For more information about Athan and July, please check out their website july.com and follow their updates on Instagram @july. 

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Athan Didaskalou has had quite the winding road of a career journey so far. Starting out in small business in the suburbs of Melbourne, he then went on to work in marketing consultancy. After some more successful business ventures, he became the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of international luggage brand July. His insights into starting new ventures and entering different business sectors is refreshing and truly encouraging. Our chat was candid and we shared a few notes too! For more information about Athan and July, please check out their website <a href="http://july.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">july.com</a> and follow their updates on Instagram @july.

#4 "You have my full attention!" - Athan Didaskalou

Get all links mentioned in the episode here: http://bit.ly/157-athan-dSkip through the episode: 00:28 - Welcome to Uncommon01:18 - Guest introduction05:28 - Chapellis09:00 - Childhood memories18:35 - Early career &amp; first business27:12 - Missed opportunity29:05 - In-between period31:38 - Agency vs Entrepreneurship36:36 - Coworking business39:04 - Three Thousand Thieves43:30 - Exiting48:20 - Why July?54:20 - What Rich has taught him57:17 - Direct to consumer59:53 - Market share01:02:12 - Felicity McGahan of Strandbags01:17:22 - Importance of brand01:23:00 - What his family teach him01:24:30 - Morning routine01:27:44 - What is success? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get all links mentioned in the episode here: <a href="http://bit.ly/157-athan-d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/157-athan-d</a>Skip through the episode: 00:28 - Welcome to Uncommon01:18 - Guest introduction05:28 - Chapellis09:00 - Childhood memories18:35 - Early career &amp; first business27:12 - Missed opportunity29:05 - In-between period31:38 - Agency vs Entrepreneurship36:36 - Coworking business39:04 - Three Thousand Thieves43:30 - Exiting48:20 - Why July?54:20 - What Rich has taught him57:17 - Direct to consumer59:53 - Market share01:02:12 - Felicity McGahan of Strandbags01:17:22 - Importance of brand01:23:00 - What his family teach him01:24:30 - Morning routine01:27:44 - What is success? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

July co-founder Athan Didaskalou is the first guest on the new season of People Building Businesses, the podcast from YBF Ventures. Our host Jason Lim and Athan talk about his parents' influence on him, Smith Street in the '90s, his various businesses, starting July, securing $10.5million in funding, working in physical and digital retail and much more. You can listen and subscribe to People Building Businesses in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July co-founder Athan Didaskalou is the first guest on the new season of People Building Businesses, the podcast from YBF Ventures. Our host Jason Lim and Athan talk about his parents' influence on him, Smith Street in the '90s, his various businesses, starting July, securing $10.5million in funding, working in physical and digital retail and much more. You can listen and subscribe to People Building Businesses in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Athan Didaskalou - Chief Strategy Officer for July, Founder and Managing Director of Three Thousand Thieves.Athan is a business strategist turned entrepreneur. He's worked with some of the biggest businesses in Australia, including Google, Telstra, NAB, and Coles, to assist them with commercial growth strategies, and becoming more human-centric. Athan is the founder and managing director of Three Thousand Thieves, a service that curates Melbourne's best artisan coffee and delivers them to the masses via a membership.Athan is also taking on luggage giants with July, a direct to consumer business that focuses on design and customer service. July is disrupting the legacy luggage industry with their considered travel products, and redesigned way of purchasing.On today's episode of The Daily Talk Show we discuss: - Legacy industries and high barrier to entry products- SMS marketing strategies- Customer service- Audio, sleep and switching off- The luggage industry- Investment &amp; business partners- Knowing your weaknesses- Being the underdog- Coaching employees- Being distracted by other venturesAthan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athand/July on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/july/Three Thousand Thieves on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3000thieves/Watch and listen to this episode of The Daily Talk Show at https://thedailytalkshow.com/470Email us: hi@thedailytalkshow.comSend us mail: PO BOX 400, Abbotsford VIC 3067The Daily Talk Show is an Australian talk show and daily podcast by Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen. Tommy and Josh chat about life, creativity, business and relationships — big questions and banter. Regularly visited by guests and gronks! If you watch the show, or listen to the podcast, you're part of the Gronk Squad.This podcast is produced by BIG MEDIA COMPANY. Find out more at https://bigmediacompany.com/

Athan Didaskalou - Chief Strategy Officer for July, Founder and Managing Director of Three Thousand Thieves. Athan is a business strategist turned entrepreneur. He's worked with some of the biggest businesses in Australia, including Google, Telstra, NAB, and Coles, to assist them with commercial growth strategies, and becoming more human-centric.  Athan is the founder and managing director of Three Thousand Thieves, a service that curates Melbourne's best artisan coffee and delivers them to the masses via a membership. Athan is also taking on luggage giants with July, a direct to consumer business that focuses on design and customer service. July is disrupting the legacy luggage industry with their considered travel products, and redesigned way of purchasing.On today's episode of The Daily Talk Show we discuss:  - Legacy industries and high barrier to entry products - SMS marketing strategies - Customer service - Audio, sleep and switching off - The luggage industry - Investment &amp; business partners - Knowing your weaknesses - Being the underdog - Coaching employees - Being distracted by other ventures Athan on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/athand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/athand/</a> July on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/july/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/july/</a> Three Thousand Thieves on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/3000thieves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/3000thieves/</a> Watch and listen to this episode of The Daily Talk Show at <a href="https://thedailytalkshow.com/470" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thedailytalkshow.com/470</a> Email us: hi@thedailytalkshow.com Send us mail: PO BOX 400, Abbotsford VIC 3067 The Daily Talk Show is an Australian talk show and daily podcast by Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen. Tommy and Josh chat about life, creativity, business and relationships — big questions and banter. Regularly visited by guests and gronks! If you watch the show, or listen to the podcast, you're part of the Gronk Squad. This podcast is produced by BIG MEDIA COMPANY. Find out more at <a href="https://bigmediacompany.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bigmediacompany.com/</a>