Lindsey Carter, Founder Of Set Active: Building Brand Community, Effective Influencer Marketing, Balancing Entrepreneurship With Motherhood, and More.
May 3, 2022
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Lindsey Carter, founder of Set Active, discusses building a cult favorite brand and balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship. They explore childhood dreams, the origin story of the business, and building a brand community. The chapter also delves into creating colorful clothing, celebrity endorsements, and the challenges of being a mom and CEO.
Building a strong brand community requires understanding and aligning with the interests of your followers, being transparent and authentic, and building connections based on trust and shared values.
Releasing limited edition color drops creates excitement and demand, helping to cultivate a devoted customer base and attract influential figures to your brand.
Deep dives
Building a Community and Following Your Vision
Lindsay Carter, founder of Set Active, discusses the importance of understanding your community and aligning your vision with their interests. By engaging with and listening to her followers, Lindsay has been able to create a strong community that is passionate about her athleisure brand. She emphasizes the need to be transparent and authentic, building connections based on trust and shared values. While it's important to take feedback into account, Lindsay also highlights the significance of staying true to your brand's identity and not compromising your vision.
The Power of Color Drops and Limited Editions
Lindsay Carter explains her strategy of releasing limited edition color drops for Set Active. By regularly introducing new and exclusive colors, Lindsay creates a sense of excitement and demand around her products. This marketing approach has helped Set Active cultivate a devoted customer base, with influential figures such as celebrities and influencers being drawn to the brand. Lindsay's focus on high-quality products and engaging marketing has been key to the success of these limited edition releases.
Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship
As a new mom and CEO, Lindsay Carter shares her experience of balancing both roles. While acknowledging the challenges of time management, Lindsay also expresses her deep love for being a mom and finding fulfillment in her role as a parent. She emphasizes the importance of routine and scheduling in her daily life to ensure quality time with her son and maintain productivity in her work. Lindsay values the support she receives from her team and is grateful for the additional help in raising her child while running a successful business.
Viewing Failure as an Opportunity
Lindsay Carter urges aspiring entrepreneurs to embrace failure as an opportunity for growth and learning. She advises shifting the perspective on failure from a negative outcome to a positive stepping stone toward success. Lindsay believes that failure provides valuable lessons and prompts necessary pivots and changes to achieve success. By reframing failure as a catalyst for improvement, entrepreneurs can overcome obstacles and continuously evolve their strategies to build resilient and successful businesses.
On today’s episode I’m chatting with founder of Set Active, Lindsey Carter. Lindsey launched the athleisure brand in 2017. With their sleek and elevated essentials sets and ‘community first’ brand philosophy, Set had established a cult following among activewear and lifestyle users. Lindsey has come on today to share all the tea on what it means to be an entrepreneur. We talk on how she built community within her brand, the behind-the-scenes of starting as an entrepreneur, influencer marketing, brand strategy, productivity tips, and so much more.