On this episode of DTC Pod, Blaine & Ramon chat with Chaz Zayed and Emmit Flynn about how they started Awful Cloth in their dorm room and grew it into a viral brand, collaborating with Barstool on a hoodie, why they’ve seen so much success with influencers (side note: they’ve never paid any influencer to wear their hoodie!), and their plans to grow the brand. 2:06 - 7:59 The Start of Awful Cloth 15:30 - 18:46 Entrepreneurial Mindset from Day 1 19:34 - 23:38 Going Viral 24:32 - 26:19 Influencer Marketing 27:15 - 30:22 Barstool Collab 31:19 - 36:16 Reaching out to Influencers 37:07 - 41:15 The Challenges of Entrepreneurship 42:19 - 46:39 Working on Awful Cloth’s Website 47:01 - 54:49   Future Collabs This episode is brought to you by OpenStore:Visit https://open.store to get a free, no-obligation offer for your e-commerce business from OpenStore in 24 hours. Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further? Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Follow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTokEmmit Flynn - Co-Founder of Awful ClothChaz Zayed - Co-Founder of Awful ClothRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - COO of OmniPanel