Tony McWilliam's guest appearances

Tony McWilliam

New Age Nomad Podcast

The Ski Podcast

The Apparel Entrepreneurship Podcast

Paul Kortman

Daniel Klein

Richard Branson

Paul Jarvis

Nicole Bassett

Stephan Ango

Dan Egan

Burton Snowboards

Marcus Brigstocke

Andrew Young

Jon Miller

Roger Federer

Martin Bell

Benjamin Alexander

Laurie Taylor

OwlTail

In this episode of the Apparel Entrepreneurship Podcast, we have the honor of speaking with Tony McWilliam, a seasoned brand founder, entrepreneur, designer, agency owner, publisher, business leader, sustainability advocate, and much more. We are talking about building a successful clothing business, and discussing how to grow a clothing brand from $0 to $45 million. Not only do we talk about Tony’s story and listen to how he has succeeded in the business, but he also talks about how he had to leave the company he founded, and was left with nothing. It’s a must-listen if you want to avoid the same situation.  Apparel Entrepreneurship Desinder

In this episode of the Apparel Entrepreneurship Podcast, we have the honor of speaking with Tony McWilliam, a seasoned brand founder, entrepreneur, designer, agency owner, publisher, business leader, sustainability advocate, and much more. We are talking about building a successful clothing business, and discussing how to grow a clothing brand from $0 to $45 million. Not only do we talk about Tony’s story and listen to how he has succeeded in the business, but he also talks about how he had to leave the company he founded, and was left with nothing. It’s a must-listen if you want to avoid the same situation. <a href="https://www.apparelentrepreneurship.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apparel Entrepreneurship</a> <a href="https://www.desinder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desinder</a>

How To Build A $45 Million Brand (with Tony McWilliam) | AEP067

In this Ski Podcast Special, we meet Tony McWilliam, founder of one of the world's leading snowsports brands - Faction Skis.  We find out what inspired him to start the company and how it took it to become one of the most famous freestyle ski brands in the world.   SHOW NOTES   Tony designed my first brochure for my first business, Natives.co.uk  You can listen to our Ski Podcast Special with Pat Sharples here Faction skis started in 2003 BoardX took place in Battersea for several years You can listen to our Ski Podcast with Jim Adlington here  Other key contacts for Tony in the early years were Phil Martin, Gordy Hughes and Matt Reardon He worked closely with Peter Bauer, founder of Amplid The first range of Faction skis had a waist of 80-110mm Initially the skis were made in Annecy before production moved to Austria Skis like the Seth Pistol were an inspiration  Jamie Strachan's designs for Volkl were another influence The first run of Faction skis was just 44 pairs - they now sell 35,000 pairs every year globally  Sam Smoothy is a NZ freeride skier  Ski Service in Verbier was the first store to stock Faction Skis Tony first met Candide Thovex as a 16-year-old rider in Les Arcs Check out Candide in China here (he took 27 pairs of skis with him for that shoot!) Tony launched an eco-friendly outerwear brand, GHOSTS, on Kickstarter in 2019 He also worked with Eric Pollard - ex-Line Skis - on the launch of the new ski and snowboard range Season Eqpt  Find out about Candide's outerwear brand  

In this Ski Podcast Special, we meet Tony McWilliam, founder of one of the world's leading snowsports brands - Faction Skis. We find out what inspired him to start the company and how it took it to become one of the most famous freestyle ski brands in the world. SHOW NOTES <ul> <li>Tony designed my first brochure for my first business, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://Natives.co.uk&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw39CABfMPVW4ulpvnEshQGj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natives.co.uk</a> </li> <li>You can listen to our <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7867124-a-ski-podcast-special-pat-sharples-head-coach-at-gb-snowsport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ski Podcast Special with Pat Sharples</a> here</li> <li>Faction skis started in 2003</li> <li>BoardX took place in Battersea for several years</li> <li>You can listen to our <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7886202-a-ski-podcast-special-jim-adlington-planks-clothing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ski Podcast with Jim Adlington here</a> </li> <li>Other key contacts for Tony in the early years were Phil Martin, Gordy Hughes and Matt Reardon</li> <li>He worked closely with <a href="https://www.amplid.com/us/company/peter-bauer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Bauer</a>, founder of Amplid</li> <li>The first range of Faction skis had a waist of 80-110mm</li> <li>Initially the skis were made in Annecy before production moved to Austria</li> <li>Skis like the <a href="https://www.ski-review.com/ski_reviews/review/k2_seth_pistol_2005/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Pistol</a> were an inspiration</li> <li> <a href="https://www.skimag.com/gear/powder-skis-2003-go-fat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamie Strachan's designs</a> for Volkl were another influence</li> <li>The first run of Faction skis was just 44 pairs - they now sell 35,000 pairs every year globally</li> <li> <a href="https://www.voelkl.com/en/athletes/sam-smoothy/?season=0%2527A%253D0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Smoothy</a> is a NZ freeride skier</li> <li> <a href="https://www.skiservice.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ski Service in Verbier</a> was the first store to stock Faction Skis</li> <li>Tony first met <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide_Thovex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Candide Thovex</a> as a 16-year-old rider in Les Arcs</li> <li>Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6jXKbEhwIM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Candide in China</a> here (he took 27 pairs of skis with him for that shoot!)</li> <li>Tony launched an eco-friendly outerwear brand, <a href="https://ghostsapparel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GHOSTS</a>, on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954241843/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-technical-outerwear" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> in 2019</li> <li>He also worked with Eric Pollard - ex-Line Skis - on the launch of the new ski and snowboard range <a href="https://seasoneqpt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season Eqpt</a> </li> <li>Find out about <a href="https://www.candide.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Candide's outerwear brand</a> </li> </ul>

Tony McWilliam, founder Faction Skis (Bonus Episode #19)

By pulling on his background in design and business management he began to bring together industry misfits, outsiders, and rebels, on a mission to create the world's most environmentally-friendly high-performance technical outerwear. Topics of this chat include: •	Interconnectivity •	Community •	Starting from the ground up •	Claiming sustainability •	More than a factory •	Learning about supply chains •	Management disconnects •	3 steps forward, 1 step back •	Solving a problem •	Human relationships •	Difficulties with scaling •	Having hard conversations •	Building confidence •	Asking questions •	Iterative process •	Branding elements https://ghostsapparel.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954241843/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-technical-outerwear http://www.NewAgeNomadPodcast.com Don't forget to subscribe to our channel as well as on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-age-nomad-podcast/id1125732194 Powered by http://www.GrandeurHats.com

By pulling on his background in design and business management he began to bring together industry misfits, outsiders, and rebels, on a mission to create the world's most environmentally-friendly high-performance technical outerwear. Topics of this chat include: •	Interconnectivity •	Community •	Starting from the ground up •	Claiming sustainability •	More than a factory •	Learning about supply chains •	Management disconnects •	3 steps forward, 1 step back •	Solving a problem •	Human relationships •	Difficulties with scaling •	Having hard conversations •	Building confidence •	Asking questions •	Iterative process •	Branding elements <a href="https://ghostsapparel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ghostsapparel.com/</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954241843/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-technical-outerwear" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954241843/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-technical-outerwear</a> <a href="http://www.NewAgeNomadPodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.NewAgeNomadPodcast.com</a> Don't forget to subscribe to our channel as well as on Itunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-age-nomad-podcast/id1125732194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-age-nomad-podcast/id1125732194</a> Powered by <a href="http://www.GrandeurHats.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.GrandeurHats.com</a>

Trip 34 | Industry Outsiders with Tony McWilliam of Ghosts Apparel