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Conversations with Cohen
Join host Gregg Cohen as he dives deep into the world of entrepreneurship with a diverse lineup of Founders and CEOs. In this season, he demystifies the entrepreneurial journey, offering a front-row seat to the invaluable insights, experiences, and wisdom of industry leaders and visionaries.
Conversations with Cohen
Kevin Gearheart: Failure is Never an Option
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Today Gregg Cohen sits down with none other than Kevin Gearheart, president and partner of Rehab Medical, an Indianapolis-based company that provides mobility solutions for people with neurological and spinal cord injuries.
Kevin's journey as a founder is a unique one. After getting an MBA, he ventured into healthcare by running a retail optical chain for 5 years. He had the desire to get into some type of business ownership, went back to business school, and was approached about a unique opportunity to buy a business that was being split in two.
Kevin felt there was risk but was willing to do whatever it takes to win, so he went for it! By taking on a company that was split in two, Kevin had no back-office support, no infrastructure, IT, or HR and had to spend 4-5 years to stabilize and gain traction as essentially a new medical solutions company. It was like building an airplane while it's in the air!
Kevin stresses that building his business was a forced necessity. It took not only a winning mindset, belief in the product, and growing a team made up of the right people, in the right seats, aligned for success. Learn how this bootstrapped business went from a disaster to a success. If you're a new founder, you don't want to miss Kevin's insight into breaking into a new industry.