EP 123 - Guest Bew White

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!

In This Episode: 

  • [01:00] Bew’s background and career path & connecting with biographer, Christopher Taunton

  • [08:00] The story behind branding and trademarking Summer Classics

  • [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 

  • [14:30] How Gabby Home came to life

  • [20:00] Bew’s take on living a successful life and what that means to him

Key Takeaways: 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Being successful means being a risk taker.

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