EP198: Eric Malka’s Tips to Winning the Startup Game

How Art of Shaving Founder Eric Malka Turned a Simple Idea into a Global Brand

(Recorded Live on Clubhouse November 14, 2025)

In this episode with Colin C. Campbell and Michele Van Tilborg, The Art of Shaving co-founder Eric Malka shares the eight principles that took him from undocumented warehouse worker to building, scaling, and exiting a category-defining brand. They dive into mindset, brand focus, execution, pivots, culture, and scalability, and why “crawl, walk, run, fly” is the only sane way to build a business that lasts.

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Hosts: Colin C. Campbell, Michele Van Tilborg

Guest: Eric Malka, Founder of The Art of Shaving

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