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Knowing Your Customers and Innovating Consumer-Centric Products with Mara Smith of Inspiro Tequila

CEO of Inspiro Tequila

February 25, 2022

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Highlights

  • What lit Mara’s entrepreneurial spirit and inspired her to launch Inspiro Tequila
  • Creating and innovating customer-centric products
  • The first steps Mara took toward turning her idea into a thriving business
  • How her legal background helped her build a business
  • How long it took Mara to research the liquor industry and its customers
  • The most surprising things Mara learned after launching her business
  • Mara’s advice on funding your business and alternatives to seeking VC funds or giving away equity
  • Her tips on working with agencies or freelancers and delegating parts of the business
  • The Inspiro Tequila launch strategy and how learning about their customers helped the company build a brand community
  • Why Mara moved away from using Google Drive and the alternative she’s currently using
  • Working with influencers and ambassadors and how Inspiro Tequila measures the efficacy of their brand strategy
  • Mara’s networking and community-building strategies
  • Her thoughts on balancing work and life as an Entreprenista

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