The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal Hunter Johnson: 27 detentions and 6 injuries by age 21 to how he built the national charity teaching emotional intelligence to teenage boys, Man Cave + working w Prince Harry
Welcome to episode #63 with Hunter Johnson! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:
- How rebelling against family values and society growing up shaped his character to do good
- At age 21, having his dream to play professional sport crushed through injury: How he carved out a path to re-create a new life
- How he's built has the Man Cave brand to become attractive to the likes of Prince Harry, the United Nations and more partnering
- What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF when he saw there was no brand focused for men
- Three non negotiables in the school he wants to design today
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TIMESTAMPS
01:30 - Intro
03:10 - Hunter fun facts
05:25 - High flyer that deserves the recognition
07:00 - Sunrise and early influences
09:25 - Heroes growing up
10:30 - 27 detentions in high school
13:50 - Dealing with 6+ operations and giving up Rugby dream at 21
17:15 - Connecting with community he inherited with his awareness now
20:00 - how to design a school today
22:20 - most painful learning
26:10 - “We trade authenticity for attachment”
30:50 - How to build a trust first relationship with schools
32:50 - Investing in experiences and career paths at Man Cave
36:10 - Fail fast and learn to become better
38:00 - Advice he gives but finds hard to follow
38:30 - Biggest surprise about working with Prince Harry
41:35 - How has the Man Cave brand become attractive
45:30 - What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF
51:00 - Balancing energy, not time as Man Cave and STUFF grow
54:30 - Increasing your surface area for luck to strike
56:00 - Final Sprint
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