Execs at Coca-Cola Laughed at Her Idea to Start an Unsweetened Flavored Water Company. Now Her Company Is Worth Millions. Kara Goldin didn't have a background in health or nutrition, but she didn't let that stop her from founding Hint.
By James McKinney •
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This week James McKinney interviews Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of Hint Water. Despite a background in technology and media, Goldin is now leading a beverage brand. She didn't allow what she didn't know to stop her from moving forward.
In this episode, you'll hear Goldin:
- Share her first taste of being an entrepreneur while watching her brother fix up Volkswagens and sell them.
- Break down the other side of being an entrepreneur through her father, a "frustrated entrepreneur" who felt stuck under management.
- Speak about how she fell into a subscriptions job at Time in subscriptions, the lessons she learned from this first job she uses today in Hint.
- Explain why she calls herself an accidental entrepreneur.
You can listen to the complete interview here.
