Episode 49: Corey Secord - Founder of Hodlers Official

Corey Secord is today's guest. A graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, Corey discovered Bitcoin in 2017 and immediately wanted to study it. He quickly realized he had to unlearn much of his university knowledge while simultaneously learning all about Bitcoin. Corey always had a love for sports and enjoyed wearing sports memorabilia as clothing, especially Toronto Maple Leaf jerseys, so during this Bitcoin education process, he naturally began looking for a Team Bitcoin jersey. He could not find one so decided to make one himself! During the podcast he tells how these events led him to starting and running his business, Hodlers Official, which is a Team Bitcoin merchandise company. Enjoy the podcast.   Website: https://hodlersofficial.com Twitter: @HodlersO (https://twitter.com/HodlersO) Michael Saylor Bitcoin Prague Keynote: https://youtu.be/8Mhu6dxj7qk?si=5vJGtr5UOkoIwB0D   00:00 – Intro 01:37 – Corey's Bitcoin beginnings 05:25 – Bitcoin resources he used, especially Michael Saylor 06:30 – Companies/businesses moving to a Bitcoin standard 09:15 – Unlearning much of his General Commerce degree 13:15 – Talking to friends about Bitcoin 17:00 – Entrepreneurial perspective 21:10 – Learning via YouTube and podcasts 26:10 – Marketing his business 30:35 – Hodlers Official origin story 33:30 – Serendipitous Dylan LeClair meeting 38:45 – Various conferences attended 41:30 – Custom jerseys for the Swan Team 45:00 – Perspective on documenting business vs. life on social media 48:00 – Definition of success for himself and the business 55:45 – Advantages of working in Bitcoin 58:23 – Outro   Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays.   The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod