#3 | The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Hard Truths About Scaling & Raising Capital | Kevin Lavelle

About the episode

Building a business isn’t just about having a great idea—it’s about execution, funding, and resilience. In this episode, Kevin Lavelle, founder of Mizzen+Main and Harbor, shares his raw, unfiltered journey of scaling a brand from the ground up, securing funding, and navigating the ever-changing venture capital landscape.

• The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when raising capital
• How Mizzen & Main went from zero to 1000+ retail locations
• Why VC funding changed in 2022 and what it means for startups today
• The power of branding and influencer marketing in consumer businesses
• How Harbor is disrupting the baby monitoring industry and solving major sleep issues for parents