Daniel Gray - Warpaint For Men

Building The Brand - Episode 004 - Daniel Gray - Dealing with Dragons, Going Viral and Disrupting a Catergory Hosted by multiple iTunes Top 10 podcaster James Burtt, Building The Brand is in-depth conversations with the entrepreneurs, founders, marketing and brand experts, PR specialists, CEO’s and CMO’s who have built some of the countries most successful companies and brands. This week on the show we have Daniel Gary, Founder of one of the most exciting male grooming brands on the market Warpaint For Men. With international press coverage, a viral marketing campaign and having appeared on Dragon’s Den this young business is already massively disrupting the marketplace and has become one of most widely discussed grooming products of recent time. On the show Daniel shares: * What results the business is creating after just one year of active trading * How crippling self confidence bought on by bullying at 11 years old had a life long effect on him * Why Daniel started to use makeup at the age of 14 to try and build inner courage * The breaking point where Dan reached out for support about his battles with mental illness * The business lessons that Daniel is having to learn as he scales and grows * What it was like to get all 5 investors on Dragon’s Den wanting to partner with him * Why he eventually turned down that investment * What happens when you create a genuinely viral campaign and you can no longer control the narrative The mission of our show is create a sense of inspiration and aspiration for our community of likeminded go-getters who are the influencers, innovators, creators, makers, builders, crafters and doers who form the next big wave of entrepreneurial success and the inspiring story of how Daniel has gone ‘all in’ with creating this business, opted to self-fund, refused investment and has created such a staggering impact in such a short time is genuinely inspiring to all business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Share where you are listening on Insta Stories, tag us and tell us you’re biggest takeaway from today’s show.