#63: Erin Deering - I Was Making Millions And Was Miserable

#63: Erin Deering - I Was Making Millions And Was Miserable

Author: Pivotal Conversations February 13, 2023 Duration: 1:11:05
On this week's Episode of Startup Diaries, Kyle sits down with Erin Deering, the Co-Founder of Triangl Swimwear.  In 2012, Erin Deering and then-partner Craig Ellis launched Triangl, a women’s swimwear company born from a discussion they had on a Melbourne, Australia, beach, the location of their second date. Erin reveals her journey of borrowing money from friends to start up a passion project, to growing a $45 million business, all the challenges faced, loosing a sense of self and much more! Produced by Pivotal Conversations Edited by Pivotal Conversations 0:00 - Introduction 3:15 - Moving To Hong Kong To Start Triangl  8:45 - Borrowing Money From Friends To Get Started  12:00 - Challenges Erin Faced Creating A $45 Million Brand  15:10 - Why Triangl Was SO Successful! 22:55 - Why You Need To Be Doing This One THING!  36:06 - Erin's Most Asked Question She Gets  43:20 - Why Mental Health Is SO Important 46:30 - Making Millions But Feeling Like An Empty Shell GET BUSINESS INSURANCE HERE: BIZCOVER | https://www.bizcover.com.au/?utm_source=pivotal_conversations&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=podcast  SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIut6UUkQp-xI6YOs8SvWQ LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nGZ292Mhf5eknEwhZA8zq?si=5ac423d2107d4781 LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pivotal-conversations/id1479491840 FOLLOW PIVOTAL CONVERSATIONS: PODCAST: INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/pivotalconversations TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@pivotalconversations FOLLOW KYLE: INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/kylertraynor FOLLOW ERIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/erinkdeering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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