Mike Malloy is a pro frisbee player who travels the world selling sunglasses and helping people. He is the CEO at Waveborn, a socially responsible sunglasses company that sells handcrafted Italian sunglasses and donates prescription reading glasses to people around the globe.
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Success Quote
- ‘With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.’ – Unknown
Business Failure
- Mike shares a GUT-wrenching failure that will form a pit in your own stomach, Fire Nation. Tune in to find out how you can avoid the same fate!
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- Mike’s friend and past EOFire gust Bill Clerico said ‘Stop trying to raise money and actually go sell those things.’ Mike took Bill’s advice, and every success since has hinged off that action.
Current Business
- Mike loves Waveborn’s mission and is looking to continue to spread its love and goodwill around the globe.
Small Business Resource
- Brevvy: A text expander and AutoText text replacement program that helps you type faster and more accurately.
- Text Expander: Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves you time and keystrokes, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures.
Best Business Book
- The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Interview Links
- Waveborn: Offers durable, Italian hand-crafted sunglasses that give the gift of sight to those in need. (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2014. This site is no longer available.)
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