Robert Patton is the Founder and CEO of SHEATH, a premium men's underwear brand he conceived while serving as a U.S. Army Sergeant in the scorching heat of the Iraqi desert. After two combat deployments, Robert left the military with a mission: to create performance-driven underwear built around a patented dual pouch system that delivers unmatched comfort and support for active men.

What started as a bootstrap idea fueled by a $5,000 insurance check and a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 has grown into a globally recognized brand selling to customers in over 120 countries. SHEATH is the first ever Official Underwear Partner of the UFC — a milestone Robert built without taking on outside investors.

A daily meditator, lifelong student of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, and relentless entrepreneur, Robert's story is a testament to grit, reinvention, and the power of solving a real problem the world didn't know it had.

In This Conversation We Discuss:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:02 What an elite underwear makes
• 01:56 The Iraq deployment origin story
• 04:20 Building the first underwear prototype
• 07:32 Sponsor: Klaviyo
• 09:47 Early prototypes and finding a manufacturer
• 15:12 Launching the first Kickstarter campaign
• 17:06 Sponsor: Intelligems
• 18:33 A botched production and near giving up
• 21:03 The second Kickstarter and revenue growth
• 22:58 Using AI to speed up product design
• 24:12 Sponsor: eFulfillment Service
• 25:58 Finding customers beyond Kickstarter
• 26:57 The comedian throw stunt
• 28:18 Sponsoring comedians and podcast hosts
• 30:43 Famous names and loyal ad partners
• 35:04 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
• 38:14 Where to buy underwear for legends

Resources:

• Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube
• Men's pouch underwear sheathunderwear.com/
• Follow Robert Patton linkedin.com/in/robert-patton-b675273b
• Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/connect
• Get your free demo klaviyo.com/honest
• Book a demo today at intelligems.io/
• Lower scale costs today eFulfillmentService.com/honest
• Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/connect

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