The Rules of Entrepreneurship w/ Jason Azevdeo

On Episode 5 of Season 8 Robert is joined by Jason Azevedo. Jason has had his heart in business development since an early age, starting a very successful apparel company that grew from humble garage beginnings to annual gross billings of over a million dollars at age 15. By 18 Jason was doing millions in business with Starbucks, Nike, Disney, Marvel, Volkswagen, Audi, Lucas films, Dodgers and countless NBA teams. Jason and Robert talk about his journey revitalizing America’s manufacturing sector to provide great products, made by fulfilled and well respected employees in the United States. He is the CSO of MRCA which is a private investment firm with a focus on the smaller end of the middle market, investing in established US manufacturing companies with experienced management teams and solid growth prospects.

 

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Show Notes:

3:33- Azevdeo gave up beach life in Los Angeles to start a farm in Texas. 

 

4:41- Patton has found memories of raising chickens during his childhood. 

 

6:05- The first business venture Azevdeo did was printing shirts with his older brother at age fifteen.

 

7:41- Having mentors from an early age helped Azevdeo avoid many major pitfalls in business. 

 

10:01- Azevdeo believes that America can succeed with textile sewing. 

 

11:31- “We would like to be made in America.” (Patton)

 

13:21- Azevdeo believes that China has lost its competitive edge. 

 

15:34- “Manufacturing jobs are not what a lot of people thought about for the last thirty, forty years.” (Azevdeo)

 

17:30- It’s important to know the communities you’re in. 

 

19:39- Azevdeo lives in the countryside, about thirty five minutes Southeast of Austin, Texas. 

 

22:30- Patton and his wife, Stacy enjoy living outside of the city and tucked away in the mountains. 

 

24:18- “I have a picture of a plane on every vision board I have.” (Patton)

 

27:22- “Manufacturers are not known for marketing themselves.” (Azevdeo)

 

30:19- In the beginning of looking for manufacturers, Patton was laughed off the phone after asking for a small batch order. 

 

33:30- Patton recently had to compete with another underwear company that had a booth at the International Sportsmen’s Expo. 

 

36:00- Many people in America are weary of the price of labor and make the excuse that it is the reason they’re unprofitable. 

 

38:10- Azevdeo believes that fuel costs will continue to rise. 

 

41:40- It is very important for the manufacturing industry to continue developing and creating more jobs. 

 

44:38- Patton is open to the idea of having only one pair made in America as a start to see how it performs. 

 

48:10- We cannot go back to our old ways of mass manufacturing that yielded more errors. 

 

51:50- There are so many supply and demand factors when it comes to getting the right color for materials. 

 

52:50- Azevdeo runs a private equity firm with his brother called MRCA, Manufacturing Revitilization Corporation America.

 

55:33- “No business partnership is every easy.” (Azevdeo)

 

57:45- Azevdeo is a regular practitioner of Yoga and recommends it to his team. 

 

1:00:26- Patton does enjoy giving out helpful information to up and coming business owners.