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Do you know TOMS Shoes? Well, think of Smile Squared as the TOMS Shoes for toothbrushes. Eric and his wife created Smile Squared as a way to sustainably help improve the health of children around the world with a simple toothbrush. Their simple bamboo toothbrush has even been on NBC The Today Show and in Oprah Magazine!
But, as many of you know, there is nothing simple about launching a business, let alone a one-for-one social enterprise. During his journey From Founder To CEO, Eric learned a lot about himself and growing a social enterprise. He speaks about:
- Why first seeing yourself as the CEO is part of the journey
- How “doing everything myself” isn’t sustainable
- Why balancing between daily operations and being the Chief Evangelist is so difficult during the early phases of a startup
- How the one-for-one model only works with sales
- Why execution instead of deliberation is the default successful startup CEO behavior
Name: Eric Cope, Co-founder & CEO
Company: Smile Squared
Headquartered In: St. Louis, Missouri
Powerful Promise of Value: When you buy their amazing bamboo toothbrush, Smile Squared gives one to a child in need.
Contacts: www.smilesquared.com, @smile_squared (Twitter), [email protected] (Email)
Sponsored by: DesignCrowd
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