Kayaking, Venture Investing, and NERF Guns?! | Ty Hagler, Trig - Unlocking Moves Ep. 43

What do Olympic Kayaking, venture investing, and NERF guns have in common?! Tune in to Unlocking Moves to find out! Unlocking moves is the show that dives into the pivotal moments in a leader's journey that unlocked their true potential! Many leaders only like to talk about their "glory" stories - but host Kurt Wilkin is a firm believer that we learn more from our stumbles and mistakes, our "gory" stories. On this episode, Kurt has a deep conversation with Ty Hagler, a former world-class kayaker turned innovator, designer, and entrepreneur. Ty shares the lessons he learned while his attention was divided between training for the Olympics and trying to break into the industrial design field. I'm a huge believer in learning lessons from our biggest setbacks - Ty embodies that! He had to go all in on athletics to realize that he didn't actually want to keep pushing in that direction. Now, he's a total badass leading Trig - his design consulting firm, and creating space for other designers to thrive with his venture studio. Creativity, iteration, and innovation are huge themes in this episode! About Ty Hagler - Ty's 20-year journey as a designer, innovator, and entrepreneur has had many surprising twists and turns. His start as a world-class kayaker led to building an in-house innovation department at Home Depot. He started an award-winning design consulting business, Trig, which has been responsible for bringing multiple breakthrough products to market, most recently the Couplet Care bassinet. About Kurt Wilkin - Kurt is a connector - of dots, ideas, and people. For the past 30 years, he has advised high-growth companies, starting his career with Ernst & Young, and today in his roles as chairman of HireBetter and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital. He's a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and CEOs build their companies.