Darryl Brown: How To Be A Founder That Goes Beyond Success To Legacy

Darryl is an expert at advocating for his brands and pioritzing the work over success, hear how he got there.In this episode of Seriously Authentic, Larissa speaks with  Darryl Brown, Darryl is a fashion designer, founder & Creative Director of Darryl Brown and Midwest Kids clothing brands. Darryl’s brands are a modern take on the heritage of blue-collar workwear and are directly influenced by Darryl’s experience growing up and living in the Midwest. Darryl has partnered with brands such as Hollister, adidas, Mountain Dew and many more.In this conversation Darryl & Larissa cover:Growing up in Toledo, Ohio Darryl’s workwear blue-collar backgroundDarryl speaks about how he has always been a visionary and had big dreamsHow Darryl’s faith plays a big role in his business and how he got to where he isDarryl speaks about his fear of failureDarryl breaks down how, as a founder, you are your own brand a.k.a “walking billboard”How being a founder is over glorified and is actually hard work and a lot of grindingHow leaving your 9-5 and starting your own business is trading one comfort zone for anotherDarryl breaks down how the way he conducts himself is vital to his company's successDarryl talks about how he is not interested in fame but is inserted in the workDarryl’s experience standing up and advocating for himself to big brandsDarryl talks about gratitude he has for partnerships with Budlight, Mountain Dew, adidas Letting go of people who feel unauthenticDarryl talks about his newfound authentic love Follow Darryl: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knarlydb/Darryl’s Brands: Midwest Kids: https://www.wemidwestkids.com/Darryl Brown: https://darrylbrown.com/Follow Larissa:Subscribe to bi-weekly my newsletter, Seriously Authentic: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6345b7fedc1a7e7fee60a1f1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larissavictoria/?hl=enBook a free discovery call: https://o555h5sa51b.typeform.com/to/Ml9LPYHaLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larissa-board-0b78b252/Seriously Authentic Music by: Haile Meirow “Ghosts”Talent manager / content editor: Serena Board