Franklin Cole

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Franklin Cole is an entrepreneur who co-founded Adventure Underwear, a brand of travel briefs featuring waterproof pockets crowdfunded via Kickstarter in 2013. He has also worked as a marketing and sales funnel consultant, previously running Strategy Swell and managing advertising campaigns.

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Disclosure
Cole admits losing $10,000 on his failed Adventure Underwear venture
“I think I'll just call it a tough 10,000 dollar lesson, and we'll leave it at that.”
Franklin Cole Feb 29, 2016 ▶ 4:06 His Underwear Story Was Secret Until Now with Franklin Cole
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Cole's consulting clients after Adventure Underwear generated over $10M annually
“After Adventure Underwear, I picked up just a few clients who were in what I would call the, I suppose they were all over ten million dollar a year companies.”
Franklin Cole Feb 29, 2016 ▶ 4:58 His Underwear Story Was Secret Until Now with Franklin Cole
Disclosure
Cole structures consulting deals with a monthly retainer and performance commission
“A lot of times what makes the most sense is some sort of a monthly retainer plus a commission, a performance-based compensation which really, you know, is enticing and motivating to me in order to, you know, be constantly optimizing these funnels.”
Franklin Cole Feb 29, 2016 ▶ 10:32 His Underwear Story Was Secret Until Now with Franklin Cole

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Latka: Cole's sales funnels generated $40M+ in revenue for his clients
“His ability to architect profitable sales funnels has allowed him to turn a few million dollars invested into an advertising machine worth well over forty million dollars in revenue for his clients in the last few years alone.”
Nathan Latka Feb 29, 2016 ▶ 0:55 His Underwear Story Was Secret Until Now with Franklin Cole

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His Underwear Story Was Secret Until Now with Franklin Cole Feb 29, 2016 8m
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