What Landon McKinnis has said about Entrepreneurship
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 22, 2026
Landon McKinnis, Founder of the GoNutz grooming brand (now ORBÉ) and Shark Tank contestant from Shawnee, Kansas, has been quoted on Entrepreneurship 3 times in 1 episode of Mick Unplugged, most recently on October 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
McKinnis argues that founders should set up proper business records from the start so they can seize opportunities when they arise.
“set your business up for real success from the beginning so that when that time does come calling you're ready to answer”
Mick Unplugged: Landon McKinnis: From Rejection to Shark Tank, Why He Never Quit (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 16:25
McKinnis says he heard rejection from investors, manufacturers and others for years before getting his first yes on Shark Tank.
“I've been on this journey since 2018 and heard no the whole way”
Mick Unplugged: Landon McKinnis: From Rejection to Shark Tank, Why He Never Quit (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 26:20
McKinnis advises entrepreneurs to run their own race, citing the tortoise and the hare.
“run your own race run your own race so classic story of the the tortoise and the hare”
Mick Unplugged: Landon McKinnis: From Rejection to Shark Tank, Why He Never Quit (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 46:11
Episodes
Landon McKinnis: From Rejection to Shark Tank, Why He Never QuitMick Unplugged · Oct 22, 2026 · 49 min
Mick Hunt talks with GoNutz founder Landon McKinnis about his family-driven purpose, racial identity, faith, grief, going viral, and pitching on Shark Tank.
Others on Entrepreneurship
- Daniel Lubetzky · 4 quotes
- David Rubenstein · 4 quotes
- Martine Rothblatt · 3 quotes
- Kevin Ryan · 3 quotes
- Nick Friedman · 3 quotes
- Andy Frisella · 3 quotes
- Abraham Gray · 2 quotes
- Mark Masa · 2 quotes
Landon McKinnis on other topics
- Shark Tank · 4 quotes
- GoNutz · 2 quotes
- Racial discrimination in youth sports · 2 quotes
- Christianity · 2 quotes
- Parkinson's disease · 1 quote
- Manscaped · 1 quote
- Grief · 1 quote