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How To Build a $60M Physical Product Brand | Kris Dehnert, CEO, Dugout Mugs® | ROI Podcast™ ep. 500

December 31, 2025·38 min·3 clips
Kris built a $60M brand selling bat mugs after being 'completely unemployable' in his early 20s.
Kris, founder of Dugout Mugs, shares his journey from being 'unemployable' to building a $60M physical product brand. He discusses scaling challenges, the mindset shift to valuing experiences over money, and insights into sports licensing and customer-driven innovation.

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A loose, lively founder chat that connects woodcraft, selling, and entrepreneurial pressure.

R.I. Podcast frames Dugout Mugs through the ordinary pressures of entrepreneurship: loneliness, administrative drag, customer-facing strain, and the small wins that make the work feel worth it.

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Want the messy playbook behind a physical product brand built on wood, lasers, and comedy-business banter?

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