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Dean Leibbrandt

Dean Leibbrandt

Co-founder of Nakie, Australian sustainable outdoor goods brand made from recycled plastic bottles.

Jul 20, 2026

1:24
How did Nike start?
1:26
So yeah, it's a bit of a different one.
1:28
My brother and myself and my wife, so there's three of us, sort of started it.
1:33
My brother, he went overseas for five years and I decided to join the corporate ladder.
1:38
So I sort of worked my way through the ranks, working for Cadbury, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez.
1:46
And while he was away, every time he was away, my wife and myself would go and take our four weeks leave and we'd always go spend time with him and we'd always land up scuba diving.
1:55
And every time we dived, especially probably early on, it was coming up on the boat and all we'd be talking about is, oh my goodness, the amazing manta rays and sharks and turtles and But then as soon as he started running out of money, started spending a bit more time in Asia.

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19:25
What's that period like? How are you prepping for this November coming up with Black Friday? Do you know what you're going to do?

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