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Alex Smereczniak

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
758 total appearances

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Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

I'm going to take that intro and just have that for anything I do ever again.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

I wanted to get the hell out of six months of winter.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

So I was like, I need to go experience other parts of the country.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

I grew up in a small town, 15,000 people.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

It's called Red Wing.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And the only reason you might've heard of it is Red Wing shoes or Red Wing boots.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Have you heard?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

I have, of course.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

So like they employ 60% of the town.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

It's right on the Mississippi.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And I was like, I need to go somewhere else and just experience.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Yeah, I mean, a bunch of my high school friends are still there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And if they're not in Red Wing, they're in Minnesota still.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

So my parents are still there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

That's where my mom grew up.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Were your parents working at Red Wing?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

My dad was a financial advisor.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Okay.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

But my mom grew up there, went to high school there, stayed there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

I was born there, went to high school there.

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