Michael Klepacz, founder of Natural Materials Unlimited, owns a company that offers sustainable hemp products, technologies as well as sustainable agriculture consultation. In efforts to further the growth of Poland’s hemp industry their products are made with European sourced materials and made in Poland with fair wages. Some products such as vegan friendly guitar straps, adjustable collars, leashes, soap, and hemp wick have an option to be customized, colored, or embroidered.
In this episode we talk about Michael’s persistent drive to build a successful business that is inline with his core principles. We also discuss Warsaw’s start up scene, benefits of business school in comparison to online courses and a key strategy when launching hemp products on Amazon FBA.
Michael's Website - NaturalMaterials.pl
Johnny FD - Dropshipping Internship / Partnership
Time Stamp - Topic:
01:00 - Warsaw vs Kraków Poland
02:00 - Country's capital history and culture
05:00 - Complete silence for 1 minute
06:30 - Veteran in the Air Force
09:00 - Dating a Polish girl
13:30 - Getting drunk on $2
14:15 - Business startup scene in Warsaw
18:15 - Entrepreneur bootcamp for veterans with disabilities
20:15 - The benefits from business school
26:00 - Learning from courses and networking
31:30 - Dropship internship / partnerships
36:15 - Embracing or rebelling parents lifestyle
37:45 - One handed lighter holder that hold hemp wick
38:40 - What is hemp wick?
40:45 - Manufacturing a hemp guitar strap
42:10 - The history of banning hemp
45:45 - Pro’s and Con’s of hemp
51:55 - Popular uses of hemp
53:00 - Request a custom made product
58:00 - Amazon FBA product options
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