{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F54d205db-7e76-46f9-8e9a-5a04105945bd","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"#62 \u2013 Make Fun Happen, Create Cool Products & Improve The Environment | Chris Lynch\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/54d205db-7e76-46f9-8e9a-5a04105945bd\"></iframe>","title":"#62 \u2013 Make Fun Happen, Create Cool Products & Improve The Environment | Chris Lynch","description":"You\u2019ve heard the first part of this story before.  Shit, it might have even happened to you.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nChris Lynch graduated in 2008 with an Economics degree and was ready for a life full of Hedge Funds on Wall St.  A few years later, the San Diego native Lynch found himself on the beach with no job and no idea what to do.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe second part of this story is unique.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nLynch got a call from an old friend, Michael Samer.  Lynch and Samer worked together as tour guides for a kayak company in La Jolla.  Samer told Lynch that the business was selling and he wanted to buy it with Lynch.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nWith no entrepreneurial experience, Lynch said yes. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe third part of the story is purely awesome. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nWhat started as a kayak tour company in 2010 has turned into a premier California lifestyle company, Everyday California).  <br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u201cWe want to make fun happen, create cool products and use business to improve the environment.\u201d <br />\r\n<br />\r\nWith merchandise, a 1% pledge for the environment and even their own IPA - they are accomplishing their mission. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nIn this episode (link) of the Millennial Momentum podcast, Chris and I talk about his entrepreneurial journey, his toughest moment in the business and how he\u2019s built such a strong brand.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe fourth part of their story, the future, is unknown but Lynch is in no rush to expedite growth in if it damages the culture they\u2019ve built.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nAnd his advice for others who sit where we was in 2010?  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nJust start.  It\u2019s too easy to not put a few hours a week into a passion project. <br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u201cWhatever it is that you want to do, start right now.  Start today.\u201d <br />\r\n<br />\r\nCheck out tomalaimo.com or \"Tommy Tahoe\" on Twitter, Instagram & YouTube for more.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/86d2b3dc-87ac-45cf-9b72-ce7ca3bf44e3/artworks-000370582152-aken79-original.jpg"}