From the Dance Floor to the Denver Broncos with Kady Zinke

Kady Zinke started with $500, a Kickstarter, and a problem she noticed dancing on an NBA floor: women in sports deserved better fashion. What followed was anything but a straight line: an engineer who stole her funds, a group of exiled Mormon seamstresses sewing NFL uniforms in the Colorado mountains, seven trips to Shanghai, a patent, a burnout so severe she flew to South America, and eventually a Denver Broncos licensing deal that became the fastest women’s sell-out in franchise history. In this episode, Kady opens up about building a category that didn’t exist, why she rebranded from Furious Viola to KadyLuxe, what she found on the other side of burnout, and how “high-vibration clothing” is the next chapter of a brand she has refused to let be ordinary. In this episode (00:00) Show Intro (02:02) Meet Katie: The Luxe Founder Story (10:09) Licensing and Growth Funding (24:00) NFL Licensing Breakdown (26:39) Broncos Deal and Sellout (33:31) Kady Luxe Product Tour/Mantras Show Notes: Kady Zinke Follow Kady Zinke on Instagram Shop KadyLuxe: kadyluxe.com Your Best Friends in Business is produced by West + Main Homes in partnership with Pod People Stay Connected: Follow ⁠Your Best Friends In Business⁠ on Instagram Follow ⁠Stacie and Madie⁠ on Instagram ⁠⁠Your Best Friends In Business⁠⁠⁠ Don't miss an episode! Subscribe NOW @Your Best Friends in Business