Sprinting Into the Fire: The Story of Savage Barbell w/ CEO and Founder Dave Gallagher, and hosts Anders Varner, Doug Larson and John Swanson - Barbell Shrugged — Barbell Shrugged #416

Dave Gallagher is the owner of Savage Barbell. Savage Barbell is not his full time job. Dave is a full time fire fighter in Southern California and runs Savage on his days off from the fire station. He started Savage Barbell after a very poor customer service experience at the CrossFit Games in 2014. He thought, "these people have such a great community and this is how they treat us?" He started Savage with a college buddy, who runs a web design marking company in Huntington Beach, California. They wanted to "offer a great product line that knows without its customers, we are nothing!"

In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, the crew breaks into the intricacies of small business, building a clothing brand, competing against the giant in the industry, and how being a full time firefighter captain fuels the mindset and success of the company.

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Minute Breakdown:

1-10 What happens when Plan A doesn't work.

11-20 The right way to sponsor athletes.

21-30 What it is like the first time you fight a fire.

31-40 Firefighter training regimen and injury recovery.

41-50 Creating brand loyalty and hustling

51-60 How to structure your day for success

61-70 - Scaling your business but not growing beyond your means

Connect with Savage Barbell

Anders Varner on Instagram

Doug Larson on Instagram

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