Mike Spangenberg CEO & Co-Founder of State Forty Eight | The Kamp Podcast Ep141

This week at Kamp we are joined by Mike Spangenberg  CEO and Co-Founder of State Forty Eight clothing and foundation. Mike walks us through the early days of selling shirts from his house to building the largest state related clothing line in Arizona. We had a great time getting to know him and learned a lot on the way. 

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Brand: https://statefortyeight.com/collections/mens-t-shirts?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnv-vBhBdEiwABCYQA7HjMXcHZ-WBQQJ-T8yh1-b5MfFnbWamvZXQuZHX9BI4xH2tJDoxExoCZf8QAvD_BwE

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———— Episode Contents ————


0:00 - Intro

0:58 - State Fort Eight History 

5:05 - Mike Spank Early Life

7:58 - The Beginning of State Forty Eight 

10:40 - Arizona Love

15:55 -  Borrowing Money to Start The Brand 

18:04 - Building Arizona Culture 

22:15 - Navigating Differing Views 

29:09 - Articulating Ideas 

31:05 - Opening Multiple Locations 

32:56 - State Forty Eight Foundation 

36:12 - Road Blocks in Business 

42:00 - Community Work 

48:08 - Expectations and Reality 

50:46 - Kamp’s Bigger Vision 

55:00 - Changing For Your Business

1:08:07 - Finding Routine