How Manscaped Created A Billion-Dollar Category

How Manscaped Created A Billion-Dollar Category

From The Matthews Mentality Podcast by Kyle Matthews

June 23, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 120

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Kyle Matthews interviews Paul Tran about his journey in creating MANSCAPED and the lessons learned in entrepreneurship.

In this episode of the Matthews Mentality Podcast, Kyle Matthews sits down with Paul Tran, founder and CEO of MANSCAPED, the company that transformed men’s grooming by creating an entirely new category and turning it into a global brand. Born in Vietnam and arriving in America as a first-generation immigrant with his family, Paul’s story is a true example of the American Dream. From growing up in poverty and putting himself through USC to launching multiple businesses and eventually building MANSCAPED into one of the most recognized names in consumer products, Paul shares the lessons, sacrifices, and mindset that fueled his entrepreneurial journey. Kyle and Paul discuss entrepreneurship, risk-taking, scaling a startup, leadership, work-life balance, AI, branding, family, philanthropy, and what it takes to build a category-defining company from scratch. Time Stamp: 00:00 No Work Life Balance 00:38 Meet Paul Tran 01:51 Vietnam to America 06:40 Early Hustle Mindset 09:18 Turning Grades Around 10:30 USC and First Ventures 14:11 Manscaped Origin Story 16:55 Validating Product Market Fit 18:56 Bootstrapping and Iteration 20:42 Humor Driven Marketing 23:40 Startup Chaos Stories 26:03…

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Host: Kyle Matthews

Guest: Paul Tran

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Organizations: MANSCAPED, USC

Places: Vietnam, America

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