Melissa Niu's guest appearances

Melissa Niu

Entrepreneur Network Podcast

The Photography Junkie

Entrepreneur Weekly

The Jimmy Rex Show

Jeff Griffin

Randy Garn

Garrett Gunderson

Chester Elton

James Lawrence

Drew Manning

David Meltzer

Tiffany Peterson

M.S. Rao

Sissie Hsiao

Ryan Harms

Kelley Earnhardt Miller

Colin Wayne

Brian Chung

Ryan Alarid

OwlTail

Guest Bio (From Her Website)I'm a storyteller at heart and deep-sea diver of good conversation. I love a good juicy burger and if you hang around me long enough, you'll see that my life is a musical with constant outburst of song. After a collegiate volleyball career at Washington State, my work ranges from Sports Broadcast Journalism at NBC in Seattle, Color Commentator for Fox Sports Net, Marketor for the Seattle Seahawks and fun projects working as a co-founder and host of the photography platform, [FRAMED] Network and PhotoFocus.com.The most recent and lofty endeavor is working most intently with my husband, Philip, in a disruptive concept and startup called Parachut. It's the first ever club of its kind offering photographers unlimited gear swaps for a monthly subscription.I love creativity, relationships, photography and entrepreneurialism but my main purpose is solely into building and working side by side with my husband, Philip. Together, we are better and aim to improve opportunity and lives around us.

Guest Bio (From Her Website) I'm a storyteller at heart and deep-sea diver of good conversation. I love a good juicy burger and if you hang around me long enough, you'll see that my life is a musical with constant outburst of song. After a collegiate volleyball career at Washington State, my work ranges from Sports Broadcast Journalism at NBC in Seattle, Color Commentator for Fox Sports Net, Marketor for the Seattle Seahawks and fun projects working as a co-founder and host of the photography platform, [FRAMED] Network and <a href="http://PhotoFocus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PhotoFocus.com</a>. The most recent and lofty endeavor is working most intently with my husband, Philip, in a disruptive concept and startup called Parachut. It's the first ever club of its kind offering photographers unlimited gear swaps for a monthly subscription. I love creativity, relationships, photography and entrepreneurialism but my main purpose is solely into building and working side by side with my husband, Philip. Together, we are better and aim to improve opportunity and lives around us.

#160 - Melissa Niu - Co-Founder of Parachut.co Shares How She Built Her Charmed Life & Her Passion For Creating + Building Her Company

Goodbye Traditional Retail, Hello Access Economy: Millennials have no interest in keeping up with the Jones’; American consumers ages 18-35 are placing greater emphasis on a better quality of life in lieu of dust-collecting stuff. As a result, traditional retailers will need to dramatically shift strategies to align with current buying trends. Parachut is on the forefront of the ‘access economy’, a business model with responsible consumerism at its core which promotes access to goods opposed to ownership. Co-founders, Philip and Melissa Niu, explain how they’re revolutionizing the future of retail through their Parachut Access Marketplace, and offer sound advice for working with family.  [00:00:00] Retail Revolution: Access Over Ownership [00:06:04] Understanding Consumerism in America [00:11:30] Exploring the Millennial Mindset [00:18:21] Free Yourself from Your Possessions [00:26:45] Building the Parachut Access Marketplace [00:33:22] Advice for Working with Your Spouse 

Goodbye Traditional Retail, Hello Access Economy: Millennials have no interest in keeping up with the Jones’; American consumers ages 18-35 are placing greater emphasis on a better quality of life in lieu of dust-collecting stuff. As a result, traditional retailers will need to dramatically shift strategies to align with current buying trends. <a href="http://www.parachut.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parachut</a> is on the forefront of the ‘access economy’, a business model with responsible consumerism at its core which promotes access to goods opposed to ownership. Co-founders, Philip and Melissa Niu, explain how they’re revolutionizing the future of retail through their Parachut Access Marketplace, and offer sound advice for working with family. <ul> <li>[00:00:00] Retail Revolution: Access Over Ownership</li> <li>[00:06:04] Understanding Consumerism in America</li> <li>[00:11:30] Exploring the Millennial Mindset</li> <li>[00:18:21] Free Yourself from Your Possessions</li> <li>[00:26:45] Building the Parachut Access Marketplace</li> <li>[00:33:22] Advice for Working with Your Spouse</li> </ul>

Philip and Melissa Niu