Guest Bew White

<p>On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Bew White, an entrepreneur, author and Chairman of the Board of some of our favorite manufacturers - Summer Classics, Gabby and Wendy Jane. In 2013, Bew was named Entrepreneur of The Year by the Society of International Business Fellows. And in 2021, he received a lifetime achievement award from the international Casual Furnishings Association. Bew is also the subject of the biography A Summer Classic: The Bew White Story by Christopher Taunton. Tune in for this fun conversation we have with Bew on this episode of Inside Design with Kandrac and Kole!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>[01:00] Bew’s background and career path & connecting with biographer, Christopher Taunton</li> <li>[08:00] The story behind branding and trademarking Summer Classics</li> <li>[12:45] How Bew’s near death experience inspired him to write his book in hope to tell his heritage and story to his family about building his businesses</li> <li>[14:30] How Gabby Home came to life<br /> [20:00] Bew’s take on living a successful life and what that means to him</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Being an entrepreneur takes passion, determination, and grit. Building a business doesn’t happen overnight and can have many twists and turns along the way.</li> <li>Making mistakes should be celebrated. It means you tried something new and it didn’t work. This gives you something to learn from and improve upon.</li> <li>Being successful means being a risk taker.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><br /> <strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <p>“I'm opening a gym called ‘resolutions.’ For the first two weeks it will have exercise equipment, then convert to a bar with yoga pants as the dress code.”</p> <p>“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. the greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young”….   - Henry Ford</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links Mentioned:</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.sherwinwillia