$55 Million with only 5 employees - Kris Dehnert
From The Proven Podcast
In this high-energy episode, Charles sits down with Kris Dehnert—founder of Dehnert Media Group and the driving force behind Dugout Mugs—to unpack how creativity, resilience, and systems thinking can turn simple ideas into multi-million-dollar brands. Kris shares the origin story of Dugout Mugs, where a concept sketched in a kitchen grew into $55M in sales, MLB licensing deals, and a brand loved by fans, athletes, and corporations alike. He breaks down the lessons from his entrepreneurial jou...
Mentioned in This Episode
- George Jared (person)
- Chris Denner (person)
- Dugout Mugs (company)
- Teespring (company)
- Gold's Gym (company)
- Savannah (location)
- Gorgias (product)
- Savannah Bananas (company)
- Major League Baseball (company)
- Kors (company)
- Miller (company)
- Coke (company)
- Pepsi (company)
- Yamaban (company)
- Hard Rock (company)
- Celsius (company)
- T-Mobile (company)
- Capital One (company)
- United States (states) (location)
- Valiant CEO (company)