Greetings Entreprenerds!
My guest this week is Brian from Hogwarts Running Club, a non-profit which organizes Harry Potter themed virtual races which have raised over $1.9 million since 2014. Random Tuesday, Inc., a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is now the parent organization of HRC, Whovian Running Club for Dr. Who fans and Chilton Running Club for Gilmore Girls fans.
In this episode we discuss:
- 3:00 Hogwarts Running Club Origin Story
- 9:00 How and why they expanded to include Whovian Running Club and Chilton Running Club
- 15:00 How Random Tuesday chooses charities to support
- 19:30 Creating products like race medals and t-shirts and working with third-party vendors
- 24:30 Working with brand trademarks and licensing
- 28:00 Connecting to the Harry Potter community and building the HRC Community
- 39:00 Attending Harry Potter, Dr. Who and comic conventions
- 45:00 The Harry Potter Legacy and how fandoms expand
- 53:30 Importance of embracing your passion and geekiness
Here are the links to what we discuss:
- MuggleNet – Sierra Davenport
- Regeneration Who
- Leaky Con
- CONjuration
Make sure to follow Hogwarts Running Club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram;
Whovian Running Club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram;
and Chilton Running Club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!