Ecommerce Conversations is the long-running weekly podcast from Practical Ecommerce, hosted by ecommerce entrepreneur Eric Bandholz. •• Listen in as Eric interviews in-the-trenches founders and executives who address the essentials of launching, growing, and sustaining an online business. Hear their successes, mistakes, and plans — addressing customer acquisition, web traffic, marketing tactics, on-site conversion, shipping, favorite tools, funding, obstacles, and much more. •• New episodes ...
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Ecommerce MOMENTUM is a podcast created for you, the Amazon, Ebay, Shopify seller, or the Next Great eCommerce seller! We are here to help you understand how the top successful ecommerce sellers today got where they are, they tell you how they got unstuck, how they were able to outpace the herd and create a true “lifestyle” business. Each episode brings you a top seller with specific actionable steps to help you start, grow or get unstuck. This twice a week podcast will help your Amazon and ...
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Join Adam Epstein, Perpetua's VP of Growth, as he goes deep with industry leaders on key trends shaping the eCommerce industry.
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Privy presents Ecommerce Marketing School with Val Geisler, part of the Triple Whale Network. A podcast to help you scale your Shopify store and learn from the best in the biz. Every Tuesday and Thursday you'll hear from an ecommerce expert and get the tactical advice you need to grow your brand.
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Making a Marketer covers strategy & tactics for all experience levels, from general business, to events & social media, and everything in between. We have top business experts on our shows, and we have a great time!
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Douglas Karr Interviews Business, Marketing, and Sales Leaders
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Jacob Posel is a software engineer with Common Thread Collective, the ecommerce agency. He focuses on strategies for integrating artificial intelligence into a business. The best use, he says, is to streamline operational processes, those that might otherwise go to virtual assistants or inexpensive labor. In this episode, he addresses AI versus hum…
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David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of the Ruby on Rails software framework, the co-founder of Basecamp, an investor in multiple tech startups, a race car driver, and a family man with children. He's a modern-day polymath. Yet his workday calendar is not full of appointments and meetings. He abhors managing employees and attending meetings. His…
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Season 8 Kick-Off - Season 7 Reunion Show (Pt.1)
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If you're new here, we kick-off every new season with reunion shows, welcoming back each guest from the previous season. We briefly revisit their episodes and ask them one BIG question! It's always super fun, and we hope it will encourage you to listen back if you missed their episodes. This is part one of two. The one big question: What is a busin…
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Resilience comes to mind when describing Hunter Durham. In eight years, he went from a college graduate to a Facebook employee to a company owner to bankruptcy. Fortunately, he’s willing to share his experience in this episode. It’s a helpful case study on borrowing money, riding an ecommerce boom, and relying on a single client. For an edited and …
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Foundr Owner on Burnout, Recovery, Priorities
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Nathan Chan seemingly had it all. His business, Foundr, is hugely successful, combining media with entrepreneurship training. He interacts with prominent global founders. Then came burnout. "I experienced burnout earlier this year for the first time ever," he told me. "It wasn't good. I realized I had just ground myself out." For an edited and cond…
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Building Brand Momentum Through Marketing Strategy with Bri Seeley
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In this exciting finale of Season 7, we chat with Bri Seeley, an acclaimed entrepreneur coach, TEDx speaker, and award-winning businesswoman. Bri shares her insights on maintaining balance while pursuing ambitious goals, the importance of a cohesive marketing strategy, and the evolving role of social media in business. Learn About... - Mindset Shif…
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Mental Conditioning Is Vital for Entrepreneurs
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Lauren Johnson says high-performing entrepreneurs have similar characteristics as professional athletes. Both have mental traits that lead to inevitable success. She first observed those qualities when working for the New York Yankees, teaching mental performance to accomplished baseball players. For an edited and condensed transcript of this episo…
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Katrina McKinnon owns CopySmiths, a global blog-writing agency for ecommerce companies. Once wary of artificial intelligence-powered writing tools, she now embraces them. Moreover, she sees a coming sea change where storytellers — liberal arts folks — are the AI "prompt engineers" that drive much of marketing. She discusses the evolution of her bus…
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Integrated Marketing with Ecommerce Strategies with Jeff Howell
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In this episode, we delve into the dynamic world of e-commerce with Jeff Howell, a seasoned marketing professional who has successfully transitioned into the e-commerce space. Jeff shares his journey, insights, and practical tips on how businesses can effectively integrate e-commerce solutions into their marketing strategies. Learn About... - Trans…
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Mike Tecku first appeared on this podcast in 2019 as an Amazon marketplace seller. He then sold that business, a maker of floormats, shortly afterward. He retired, became bored, and in 2022 launched Momentum, a direct-to-consumer nutritional shake producer. He and I discussed that venture last year in his second appearance. He's back. Momentum Shak…
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Eric Bandholz hosts "Ecommerce Conversations" while running Beardbrand, his direct-to-consumer provider of men's grooming supplies. Periodically he diverts an episode to share the details of his business, hoping it helps others. He's done that three times in the last year, a challenging period for many ecommerce companies, including his own. He's a…
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Fire-Up Your Freelance Writing with Anne Hohenberger
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In this episode, we dive into the multifaceted world of freelance writing with a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of experience. She shares her journey from corporate roles to freelance freedom, offering invaluable insights into the challenges and triumphs of working independently. Learn About... - Transitioning to Freelance: Disc…
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Braxton Manley first appeared on the podcast in 2021. As a college student, he had launched Braxley Bands, a maker of Apple Watch bands. Last year he returned with an update on that business after operational and sales challenges. He's back, having launched his latest company, Mystic, a direct-to-consumer maker of health-focused chewing gum. In thi…
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The reality of post-pandemic ecommerce has been tough for many direct-to-consumer merchants. Take Molson Hart. His company, Viahart, makes innovative educational toys and sells them on Amazon, Walmart, and other marketplaces. The last two years have been challenging for Viahart. What worked before and during Covid doesn't apply now, Hart says. Host…
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Using Play to Conquer Leader Burnout with Gary Ware
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On this episode, we have a special guest who knows about business and about play… and has created a business around combining them to make people be better leaders (and have a better time at work because of it). Our guest Gary Ware returns to our show after four years to discuss the transformative power of play in combating leader burnout. Learn Ab…
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Barry Hott is a longtime Facebook advertising consultant. He says first reactions to an ad largely determine its performance. He advises merchants to create ugly ads, those that people won't skip over. "I'm the Ugly Ads Guy," he stated. In this episode, Hott addresses key Facebook ad metrics, budgeting, testing, and, yes, ugly creative. For an edit…
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Lukas Tanasiuk once paid a firm to redesign his Shopify site, a seller of electric scooters. The result was slow page loads and his efforts to improve them. What he found, he says, was a lot of false claims. "I discovered corruption among folks who say they are page-speed optimizers," he says. Page-speed optimization became Tanasiuk's next opportun…
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Corey Wilks is a clinical psychologist turned business coach. He helps entrepreneurs and creators improve their mindset and overcome self-imposed obstacles. He says a common obstacle is overthinking a problem. Others involve perfectionism, doubt, and even fear. In this episode, he addresses those mental hurdles and more. For an edited and condensed…
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Celebrating 150: Life-Changing Moves & Career Transformations with Angus Nelson and Courtney & Bryan Kramer
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We are thrilled to share our milestone 150th episode! This special episode features an inspiring conversation with Angus Nelson and Bryan & Courtney Kramer, who share their bold moves to Lisbon and how it has transformed their lives and careers. Learn About... - The Big Move to Lisbon: Discover what inspired our guests to relocate to Portugal and h…
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Natalie Mounter is a stay-at-home mom and entrepreneur. Her company, Totally Dazzled, sells craft supplies for weddings and creative projects. She says the business has prospered due to other stay-at-home moms — her employees and affiliates. "Being a stay-at-home mom and hiring other stay-at-home moms has been key to our success," she stated. In th…
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Natural Dog CEO Is an Acquisition Entrepreneur
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Bill D'Alessandro is a 14-year ecommerce owner. Natural Dog Company, an omnichannel seller of canine health products, is his eighth brand. "My niche is acquisition entrepreneurship," he stated. 'll buy a small brand, grow it, improve it, and eventually sell it." Along the way, he's learned lessons such as focus, industry selection, and product pric…
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This episode was based on the following micro blog Megan wrote recently. It sparked some interest, so she decided to make it a quick solo show! Networking working. When I googled the definition of networking, the following came up: "the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.…
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Shahzad Chagani runs operations for PE Energy, a Houston, Texas-based supplier of industrial equipment and supplies. The company collects leads online from worldwide B2B buyers and relies on its Colombia-based sales team to convert them into sales. "Colombia is pretty Westernized," Chagani stated. "We find a lot of college-educated talent there." I…
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For years Brandon Eley's online shoe company, 2BigFeet, prospered by reselling prominent brands. But the profit margins slowly narrowed as did the sources for large footwear sizes, Eley's niche. The solution is Michael Ellis Footwear, Eley's direct-to-consumer brand, launched in 2021. "We finally decided to take matters into our own hands," he said…
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Mickey Friedman co-launched Flair.ai in 2022, a year after graduating from the University of Chicago. The company, which has raised $5 million in seed funding, deploys artificial intelligence to perfect product photos, providing entire virtual scenes and setups. The process, Friedman says, dramatically lowers the cost of photo shoots while improvin…
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Matt Ragland is a 10-year email marketer, first at ConvertKit and now at Good People Digital, the Nashville-based agency he launched in early 2023. His approach to superior email performance is storytelling. He says, "Brands that excel at email marketing frequently tell a story to their ideal audience." In this episode, he addresses storytelling ta…
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Community as a Service with Liz Lathan and Nicole Osibodu
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In this episode, we're diving deep into the heart of community creation with the dynamic duo Liz Lathan and Nicole Osibodu, founders of The Community Factory. This episode is a vibrant exploration of how to foster genuine connections and build a thriving community within the event space. Learn about... - The Spontaneous Think Tank: Liz and Nicole b…
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In 1962 Arto Alajian arrived in the U.S., having fled Egypt and his shoe-manufacturing business. He became a milkman in Los Angeles, and then a ceramic tile installer, and then a tile maker. That was 1966. Fast forward to 2024, and ARTO, the company, is a global supplier of handcrafted ceramic, porcelain, and concrete products. Armen Alagian, the f…
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Before Shopify, YouTube, and Facebook, there was OverstockArt. David Sasson launched the company on the Yahoo Store platform in 2002 in Wichita, Kansas. It sells original, hand-painted reproductions of works by Van Gogh, Monet, and more. Much has changed since 2002, but not Sasson's passion and resilience. He has faced legal crises, replatforms, an…
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