How Danny Winer transformed from failed Hollywood actor, to build multi-million dollar cookware brand HEXCLAD, secured Gordon Ramsay as a business partner and partnered with Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Halle Berry

Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 102

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Leaving New York and landing in La La land with dreams of becoming an actor.

The odd extra job here and there.

Nothing.

Hollywood reared it’s egregious ugly head with toxic-stained eyes.

City of Angels became Town of Demons.

Tinsel Town lost the twinkle in it’s eye. Danny, too.

Danny felt lost and confused and totally at rock bottom.

But, something softly whispered to his soul. A calling. Muse. Something. She kept pulling Danny.

He took endless flights from LA to China, hustling an wining and dinning. The Ritz, Carlton China.

A sliding doors moment. Danny stumbled upon a new technology. The genesis of HEXCLAD.

HEXCLAD are ab-SO-lootely smashin it

reinvented cookware and became one of the fastest growing multi 9 figure D2C brands in the world
secured Gordon Ramsay as a business partner
partnered with Halle Berry, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner

This is true founders story. Ups and downs. Sliding door moments. Grit. Hope. Pain. Truimph.

You’re going to LOVE it.

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Why you need to hit rock bottom to reinvent yourself and come back
Why founders must be totally present and super aware to spot the opportunities hiden in plain sight
Why “don’t give up” is awful advise for founders and asking the dumb, obvious questions gets your further ahead.
Danny’s killer sales technique: find the problem + stir the pot + provide the solution + listen + tailor pitch
Why “pressure is a privilege” and Gordon Ramsay’s advice for dealing with huge amounts of pressure

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