Best Daniel Braun Podcasts (2024)

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516: Why You Shouldn’t Pay Influencers in 2024 | Gretta van Riel 32:18

5d ago32:18

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Listener favorite Gretta van Riel returns to the podcast to share the influencer strategies that helped her scale three million-dollar ecommerce brands. Van Riel chats with Nathan Chan about her early days with SkinnyMeTea and ecommerce milestones, including being featured on Oprah’s “Favorite Things” and winning Shopify’s “Build a Business” contes…

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In her poetry, Zilka Joseph channels the stories of her Bene Israel ancestors in India 31:48

10m ago31:48

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There's a fact Zilka Joseph likes to toss out to prove how old the Bene Israel culture is: the community, native to the Indian subcontinent, spent centuries unaware of what Hanukkah was. That's because the first Bene Israel people arrived on the shores of modern-day India in 175 BCE, according to some estimates—almost a full decade before the Macca…

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515: Building Yeezy with Kanye and Why He Left Adidas | Eric Liedtke 54:39

11d ago54:39

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When Kanye calls you on a Sunday night, you pick up. That was Eric Liedtke’s life for years as the head of global brands at Adidas, where he was instrumental in building the Yeezy brand and scaling the Adidas ecommerce platform to a multi-billion dollar business. After a 26-year corporate career, Liedtke gave it up and started from scratch as the C…

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514: He Made $2.8M Getting People High | Nick Shackelford 30:34

19d ago30:34

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Nick Shackelford wants to get soccer moms buzzed. His brand, BRĒZ, targets consumers who want to relax without a hangover in the morning. The challenge is getting BRĒZ sold online to soccer moms when selling the product isn’t fully legal. Shackelford is a managing partner at Structured Social and is Foundr’s How to Run Facebook Ads course instructo…

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513: Why Twitter Rejected His AI Tool | Alex Elias 56:47

26d ago56:47

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When Alex Elias started Qloo, “artificial intelligence” was a dirty word. A decade later, Qloo is a pioneer in AI. Qloo is an AI decision-making platform that helps corporate clients predict audience tastes and preferences. Elias says that we’re still in “the Napster era of AI” and that the hype will eventually become a subtle integration into our …

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512: How Shay Mitchell Is Disrupting a $17B Industry 1:00:07

29d ago1:00:07

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Shay Mitchell loves it when people approach her in public and ask about her luggage instead of a selfie. The multi-hyphenate founder never wanted her brand to be BÉIS by Shay Mitchell; she wanted her business to stand alone as a solution for customers. Mitchell is an actress, producer, entrepreneur, activist, mother, and author. She’s best known fo…

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511: How One Product Made Him $40M | Ezra Firestone 39:51

1M ago39:51

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Ezra Firestone’s businesses generated $70M in revenue last year, but he says he’s just “some guy.” He started his first ecommerce store in 2006, selling Marge Simpson wigs. Despite being a high school dropout with no experience or education, he was determined to make his business work. Two decades later, he’s invested and co-founded five successful…

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510: How to Create Pain Killer Products | Guy Kawasaki 55:43

2M ago55:43

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At 67, Guy Kawasaki is still evangelizing about products. After building a tech career at Apple under Steve Jobs, Kawasaki set out on a winding career path, including founding startups, giving viral Ted Talks, investing in unicorns like Canva, and writing 16 books. Eight years after his last podcast appearance, Nathan Chan catches up with Kawasaki …

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509: Shark Tank Winner Reveals How to Create a Million-Dollar Beauty Brand | Alicia Scott 49:04

1M ago49:04

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A year after filming, Alicia Scott anxiously watched her appearance on Shark Tank surrounded by friends and family. Her pitch was first on the episode, and she nailed it by securing a deal from Emma Grede, the business mind behind Kardashian brands like SKIMS and Good American. Scott then pulled up her Shopify store. The numbers were shocking. In o…

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508: How Hexclad Hooked Gordon Ramsay as a Partner | Daniel Winer 45:43

2M ago45:43

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When Gordon Ramsay follows your Instagram account, you take notice. That’s how Daniel Winer, co-founder of Hexclad, started his business relationship with the superstar TV chef, which has become a full-fledged partnership. Winer launched Hexclad in 2016 by maxing out credit cards and emptying his savings. Today, the $400 million business is a DTC d…

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507: Wix Co-Founder Shares Website Tips from 250M+ Users | Avishai Abrahami 54:57

2M ago54:57

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If you want to build a website for your business that stands out, Avishai Abrahami believes that you need to care about what your customers are trying to do. Avishai is the CEO and co-founder of the website platform Wix. Founded in 2006, under Abrahami's leadership, Wix has grown to 254M users in 191 countries and 22 languages and went public in 20…

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506: I Ignored Investors and Built a $975M Company | Joe Thomas 44:46

2M ago44:46

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An investor told Joe Thomas and his co-founders that they could exit to Salesforce for millions if they made their video recording software for sales teams. Thomas and his co-founder said no. Instead, they built Loom into a globally used tool with five million users in 230+ countries. In November of 2023, Atlassian acquired Loom for $975 million. L…

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505: “The Bear” Inspired Restaurant Owner on Anger as Fuel | Will Guidara 45:51

3M ago45:51

45:51

How do you go from dead last to the No. 1 restaurant in the world? By channeling your anger. Listen to Nathan Chan and restaurateur-founder Will Guidara discuss the strategy behind making Eleven Madison Park into an icon and the stories that inspired the hit television show The Bear. In this episode, you’ll learn: How Guidara went from restaurateur…

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504: The State of Email Marketing in 2024 | Email Expert Chase Dimond 40:32

3M ago40:32

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Email is still the highest converting and cheapest marketing channel for ecommerce. But how can you scale your program, protect against unsubs, and stay engaged with your audience? Ecommerce email marketer Chase Dimond returns to the podcast for a state of email marketing in 2024, including what AI tools are helping brands reach their audience effi…

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503: The Billion Views YouTuber You’ve Never Heard Of | Justin Flom 1:09:17

3M ago1:09:17

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From the age of two, Justin Flom has performed magic tricks. But the trick he never expected to do was turn a performance career into a social entertainment empire. In 2020, the pandemic forced Flom to go all-in on the internet, and within three months, he hit six figures in revenue. In this episode, Flom reveals how he approaches his content creat…

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How Sarah Kolker uses art to inspire her communities—Jewish, Black and beyond 45:14

3M ago45:14

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When Sarah Kolker returned to her hometown neighbourhood in Philadelphia as a young adult, she noticed a run-down park that she grew up around. She remembered how her mom wouldn't let her go to the park at all. But now, the artist and social justice advocate was inspired to help reimagine the public space entirely. She joined in starting petitions,…

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502: Stop Sending Thank You Cards with Products | Anaita Sarkar 40:54

3M ago40:54

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Including thank you cards in your packaging could hurt your business. Find out why from Hero Packaging’s Anaita Sarkar as she discusses the myths around sustainable and eco-friendly packaging with Nathan Chan. Plus, she’ll share advice from starting two companies from scratch, covering TikTok marketing, packaging, demand generation, and more. Sarka…

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501: Neil Patel Thinks Free Products Are the Best Marketing Tactic 38:23

3M ago38:23

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Marketing is expensive. But you can get your brand in front of people much cheaper–by giving something away for free. In Neil Patel’s return to the podcast, he’ll share lessons from years of marketing consulting and explain why free products are cheaper for your business in the long run. If you haven’t seen Patel on social media, he’s the co-founde…

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500: Horror Stories and Surprises from 500 Interviews | Nathan Chan AMA 43:43

4M ago43:43

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Forgetting to hit record, the power going out, meeting heroes, and gaining friends. 500 episodes in, and Nathan Chan is still hungry for the next open-book conversation. In a special 500th episode of the Foundr Podcast, Chan lays everything on the table for a special AMA (ask me anything) from his favorite founders–YOU! In this episode, you’ll lear…

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498: He Lost Millions in Facebook Stock Then Built a $300M Tech Company | Noah Kagan 1:05:28

4M ago1:05:28

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If Noah Kagan hadn’t gotten fired at Facebook, his stock would be worth millions. But he wouldn’t have it any other way. In his return to the podcast, Kagan and Nathan Chan commiserate over shared founder struggles, hot takes on entrepreneurship, and how to get out of the way of your own success. Noah Kagan founded AppSumo, a digital marketplace wh…

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Leah Finkelstein wants Orthodox Jews of colour to feel welcome—so she's offering to take them to shul 41:12

4M ago41:12

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As an Orthodox Jewish woman of colour, Leah Finkelstein knows what it's like to feel like an outsider. Unfortunately, her kids know, too—like when one of them scored a record-breaking triple double for his yeshiva's basketball team, resulting in the school proudly celebrating the box score on an image on social media... with a photo of a different,…

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497: He Used AI to Gain 100K Followers in 30 Days | Domenic Ashburn AKA Mr. Grateful 44:29

4M ago44:29

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How do you go from zero to 100,000 followers in 30 days? By removing ego. After multiple failed business ideas, Domenic Ashburn ran an AI experiment to gain 100K social followers in 30 days. He did it in 22 days. By sharing his learnings, Ashburn developed a cult following and placed himself as an influencer in AI implementation. He is also the fou…

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496: Outthink Amazon with AI | Melisa Vong 30:35

4M ago30:35

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Whether you like it or not, your competitors use AI to sell on Amazon. Melisa Fong says don’t get left behind. Vong is a founder, mentor, and investor in multiple 6-figure and 7-figure ecommerce brands. She’s also the instructor of our Infinite Amazon course. Vong returns to the podcast to teach how to incorporate AI into your Amazon strategy. In t…

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495: Wild SEO Hacks to Boost Ecom Traffic in 2024 | Ronnie Teja 38:09

4M ago38:09

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Ronnie Teja has a strong personality, and he knows it. That’s why he’s not afraid to give his opinions on the state of SEO. Teja returns to the podcast to break down how to use SEO to gain traffic and the AI tools to scale at speeds. He is a self-taught digital marketer, entrepreneur, and founder of Branzio watches, with a portfolio of 14 other bra…

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'We want to belong to a common narrative': Devyani Saltzman on making systemic changes happen 41:59

5M ago41:59

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Devyani Saltzman was born into the arts and culture world, the daughter of two filmmakers—one Jewish, one Indian. Raised on production sets, she went on to write dozens of articles for newspapers and magazines, become the founding curator at Toronto's Luminato festival and work at numerous arts institutions, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, wh…

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494: Tales from a Crazy Decade on the Internet with Cody Ko and Noel Miller 55:33

5M ago55:33

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How did two former co-workers turned content creators find themselves partying at Elon Musk’s house? Listen to find out. Cody Ko and Noel Miller are the creators of the Tiny Meat Gang Podcast as well as the production company TMG Studios. The duo first rose to internet fame on Vine. They’re now some of the most successful YouTubers in the world,…

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493: Media Buying Is Like Dating with Phoenix Ha of Ad Beacon 44:49

5M ago44:49

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Phoenix Ha says media buying is like dating because there’s so much noise. So, how can you create an ad that makes the audience feel like they’ve found the one? Get ready for a media buying crash course. Phoenix Ha is the CEO of Ad Beacon, a leading data company that helps founders stop burning ad spend and start scaling faster in a post-iOS 14 env…

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