How Haley Barber Built RDV NINES, The Patented Hat Solving Acne & Dirty Hats

About this episode

Haley Barber discusses her journey of creating RDV NINES, a patented hat designed to solve acne and hygiene issues.

What if one of the most common fashion accessories was secretly causing skin problems for millions of people? In this episode of The Authority Company Podcast, Joe Pardavila sits down with entrepreneur Haley Barber, founder of RDV NINES, to talk about the three-year journey of reinventing the baseball hat. What started as Haley’s personal struggle with acne and dirty hats turned into a patented product with a removable washable liner designed to keep hats clean without ruining their shape. Haley shares how she balanced a demanding corporate role while building a startup from scratch, navigating patents, trademarks, product development, manufacturing, pricing challenges, and the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship.They also discuss why solving overlooked problems creates the best business opportunities, how social media validated the idea, and what founders need to know before investing their own money into a product launch. Topics Covered: The hidden problem with dirty baseball hats How acne inspired a patented product idea Building a startup while working corporate Product development and manufacturing challenges How patents and trademarks actually work The cost of…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Pardavila

Guest: Haley Barber

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• product development
• patents
• fashion accessories
• acne solutions
• startup challenges

Keywords

• baseball hat
• acne
• startup
• patented product
• fashion
• entrepreneurship
• product launch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RDV NINES

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