INTERVIEW | Make Money by Solving Real Problems with Brian Keller

About this episode

Brian Keller discusses how he built a successful business by addressing personal health issues related to water quality.

Brian Keller is the CEO and co-founder of Rora, a company focused on creating innovative, easy-to-use water filtration systems designed to improve health without requiring complicated plumbing. After discovering that a filtered shower head dramatically improved his daughter’s eczema, Brian became obsessed with understanding water quality and building products that families could trust. Prior to launching Rora, Brian co-founded the mission-driven apparel brand Love Your Melon, scaling it over a decade before a successful exit. In this episode, Brian shares how identifying a personal pain point led to building an eight-figure business in less than a year. On this episode we talk about: How Brian turned his daughter’s health issue into a fast-growing business opportunity The importance of product development and spending years perfecting a product before launch Building an audience and generating demand before a product even exists Raising capital for a physical product company and pitching investors pre-revenue Why branding, design, and customer trust matter in highly competitive industries Top 3 Takeaways The best business ideas often come from solving a real personal problem that…

People in this episode

Host: Travis Chappell

Guest: Brian Keller

Topics covered

• water filtration
• entrepreneurship
• product development
• branding
• audience building
• capital raising

Keywords

• water quality
• eczema
• business opportunity
• trust
• pre-launch marketing
• investors
• product launch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rora, Love Your Melon

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