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This is Ceo Audio 8 with Eklectik Genes Founder Don Mahmood based out of Suwanee, Ga. Don represents a company I found out about while attending the Mens Apparel Mart Show in Atlanta, GA back in 2004 and the use of his look book was very memorable so memorable that I wrote about it in one of our earlier articles about look books.

Topics Don and I discuss range from marketing to attending trade shows and how to be more prepared.

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Chilly-o is a clothing brand that was birthed from the stomping grounds of Atlanta, Ga and also part of one of the realist interviews I have ever conducted on Dobizo….this is not a PG-13 interview. So if your ears are sensitive then I wouldn’t suggest you listen to it, but it is definitely one of my favorite because it was much more conversational and not really in an interview format and it made for one of the longest interviews on Dobizo so far at over 1 hour long.

Matters we discussed range from guerrilla marketing and promoting, financing, celebrity endorsement, and what your expectations should be going into starting a clothing line and how most have a tv dream, but not a reality of how much dedication, hard work, and long hours go into a creating a successful clothing business.

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The Ceo Audio Series has surpassed its thousand (1,100) download since we started giving them away for free and actually tracking the statistics. (So it is probably well over 5,000+ downloads) Either way this is a great milestone. Keep it mind that it is offered in direct stream and RSS neither were counted as part of the number above.

Make sure and take a listen to each one of the Ceo Audios below and believe we have more to come. I will be in the process of releasing at least one weekly.

Darin Hager Heyday Footwear (Puma, Sperry Designer) Listen Here

Willie Esco (Willie Esco, Blanco Label, Serial Designer) Best Audio Listen Here

Winston Brown (How to succeed in Urban Fashion DVD) Listen Here

Andres Izquieta (Five Four Clothing) Listen Here

John Anton (Design A Shirt) Listen Here

Cody Murray (Raw Talent Inc Full-Service Manufacturer) Listen Here

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The Ceo Audio’s since becoming FREE have received over 700 downloads in this month alone.

If you do the math at the rate they were for sell $4.99 x 700 I had a possibility to make over $3,500 in the month of September, but of course if they were being paid for you could probably cut that figure of 700 in half to around 300 downloads…if that.

Don’t get me wrong I’m not just leaving money on the table so to speak (I’m a business man), but I definitely know the power of Free and what word of mouth can do for your business. I knew by offering the Ceo Audio’s for free and giving our readers even MORE value they would do nothing but talk about us more and share the audio’s with friends who are also interested in the Fashion industry therefore sending us more readers in the process. Plus I announce that the Ceo Audio is being brought to you by Fredrickus Williford of Dobizo.com on most of my Ceo Audio’s if not all of them.

Here is a?Completely FREE?mystery Ceo Audio for you to distribute, record, save, post anywhere and do whatever you please with it. I decided since you guys supported me with the?Top 5 contest I would reward everyone some way and this is my?way of saying thanks?to all the people who submitted and the ones who didn’t also, because you still read on the daily and that is?enough support.??

You can click the play and wait for it to buffer (Download) may take up to a minute depending on download speed. You can wait cause it’s FREE right.

 

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I have updated the Ceo Audio page so that it makes more sense, because I received emails from people who just really didn’t understand what was going on with it or how to order which Ceo Audio that they wanted. Hopefully that is now fixed and it is more understandable.

I also gave brief descriptions of each audio with a link back to the original post explaining the Ceo Audio.? I am also offering 30% off to anyone who buys all six of the Ceo Audio’s. Meaning you will receive 30% off of what would usually equal $30 which is still not expensive when you consider all the knowledge you will soak up from listening to one of our Ceo Audio’s. Believe me after listening to one you will want them all…so I offer a discount up front to those willing to invest in their clothing lines future. If you want to see what all the rambling is about then head on over to the Ceo Audio’s page!

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 Heyday Darin Hager: Play Now | Download (139)

Ceo Audio is the first of its kind and if you haven’t had the pleasure of listening to one I suggest you purchase one and get the experience in one listen that these guys/girls have built over years. This Ceo Audio 6 is with Heyday owner and footwear designer for Puma, Sperry’s and other major contenders in the fashion industry. Darin Set down with me for an interview that was very interesting and refreshing, because it was from a different perspective from all the other Ceo Audio’s, because he owns and operates a footwear company known as Heyday footwear and will also be contributing some post on the blog for everyone who wants to start a footwear company. There are many similarities between the two fields of design apparel and footwear, but also many differences that anyone should know to give you a balance and all around perspective of the apparel industry.

 

 Willie Esco Serial Designer: Play Now | Download (355)

The reason why I chose that title is because Willie Esco is responsible for the success of multiple brands. In all honesty I would have to say this is the best Ceo Audio yet! Wille Esco was very passionate about giving the best answers possible to our readers. We spoke before the interview and he ask me what kind of interview was it and I told him to make it as information packed as possible. (just like I’ve told all the other guys) Voluntarily he took it a step further to deliver one of the most in-depth and comprehensive Ceo Audio’s to date! Period. We are going to be releasing Ceo Audio’s more often from now on as you can see we already released two in all this week the other How to succeed in urban fashion.

 

 Design A Shirt: Play Now | Download (138)

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Designashirt.com is a million dollar business that prides itself on customer service and prompt delivery. John Anton delivered one of the best interviews to date giving great information for start ups from the beginning to end. He was named Inc magazine entrepreneur of the month and was on the front page of yahoo and an article was written in the Yahoo! Finance section. You can read more about how John became a t-shirt millionaire in the article we wrote about him Become a t-shirt millionaire. During the interview John spoke on start up finance, what it takes to be successful, ups and downs of being entrepreneur, and steps to take in starting a full-time profitable business and much, much more. You can check out the previous Ceo Audio’s feedback of Five Four clothing and Raw Talent Inc’s. I really want to thank John for the interview and he is a very humble and nice person…see why he is blessed with many talents. I will be giving away Free Copies as usual to a certain amount of the first comments. Thanks for reading!

 

 Cody Murray Raw Talent Inc: Play Now | Download (119)

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Raw Talent Inc is a full service manufacturing facility based out of Bethlehem, GA. Started in 2002 out of the bedroomof it’s founders apartment it has grew into a major competitor with sales north of the multi-million dollar range. Today I interviewed the Founder/Ceo Cody Murray and he had a lot to say on the trends in the fashion industry and what he sees amongst the brands in the industry that are successful. Some of the questions answered are below with more on the Ceo Audio.

1. What similarities do you see amongst the brands that you work with that are more successful in the apparel industry?
2. What new applications in design as far as screen printing, embroidery and manufacturing do you see yourself incorporating into your business due to demand/or popularity? (i.e.. all over print, new inks etc..) He really went in depth on this question talking about All-over print process and new printing techniques, minimums for the process and etc.

 

 Andres Five Four: Play Now | Download (121)

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Ceo Audio is going to be an ongoing series where I will be interviewing successful/known people in the fashion industry behind some of your favorite clothing lines. Asking some of the questions that we all want to know as designer entrepreneurs. Free never released article with each audio! There is an icon placed to the left where you may purchase the first ever Ceo Audio.

1. What can a new clothing company do to make a brand more appealing to a store/buyer?
2. What are alternative ways of finding capital of when traditional avenues aren’t available?
3. What is a safe amount of capital to start a clothing business with?
4. What important steps should a entrepreneur take before starting a clothing company?
5. What trends do you see yourself incorporating into the five four brand in 2007?