Episodes
E084: BFCM Pulse Check
00:00 Introduction 06:13 Black Friday Week: Strategies and Expectations 09:12 The Dynamics of Wholesale vs. E-commerce 12:04 The Importance of Communication and Forecasting 14:58 Managing Fulfillment and Operations Effectively 18:10 The Role of Roadshows in Brand Awareness 21:02 The Deb...
E035: Black Friday Cyber Monday: How We'll Be Tracking, Analyzing & Maximizing Our Results
Happy Black Friday week everyone! In today’s episode we are diving in on the day-to-day tactics and operations our teams will be using this weekend to optimize performance during one of the most crucial sales periods of the year - Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We’re discuss the shift from pre-sa...
E083: Operators X Portland Leather Goods
00:00 Introduction 05:01 The Move to Mexico and Manufacturing Growth 11:14 The Evolution of Portland Leather 16:51 Marketing Strategy and Product Development 22:32 Supply Chain Control and Efficiency 28:52 Future Plans and Business Growth 32:14 Building a Competitive Supply Chain 35:1...
034: How To Launch New Channels and Identify Incremental Value In Your Ad Spend
Today it’s the three of us back together! We’re talking about our approaches and playbooks for launching new marketing channels and our insights on what it takes to scale effectively. We cover strategies for choosing the right channels, establishing measurement frameworks, and how to determine when...
E082: Election Tariffs?
00:00 Introduction 04:23 Post-Election Implications for Business 10:57 The Future of Manufacturing 18:23 Automation and Robotics in Production 24:45 Manufacturing Shifts and Domestic Assembly 32:41 The Future of Global Supply Chains 39:34 The Balance of Globalism and Nationalism 46:43...
E033: Zach Stuck on the Core Marketing Tactics to Drive Growth As You Scale
Today we are joined by Zach Stuck, founder of the growth marketing agency Homestead. He shares his insights on acquiring and launching brands, how to identify market trends, when's the right time to diversify into different ad channels, running a lean team, and he shares his advice on the key tacti...
E081: Business Debt
00:00 Introduction 03:07 E-commerce Challenges and Event Insights 05:50 Principles and Personal Values in Business 09:11 The Role of Debt Financing 12:00 Understanding Debt vs. Equity 14:52 Navigating Amazon and Alternative Platforms 21:00 Debt Strategies for Growth 27:10 Debt and Bus...
E032: How To Balance Brand Memorability & ROI In Your Creative Ad Strategy with David Herrmann
We’ve got a special guest today, David Herrmann is back, our first ever second time guest. We’re talking about what channels we’re scaling as we head into Q4, we talk about ad account builds, creating a memorable brand, we get deep into meta media buying and creative diversification and what that m...
E080: Boardroom to Playroom
00:00 The Chaos of Entrepreneurship and Parenting 06:14 The Balancing Act of Family and Business 19:56 The Myth of Work-Life Balance 28:01 Creating Supportive Work Environments for Parents 30:58 Balancing Work and Family Life 35:28 The Role of Caregivers in the Workplace 38:51 Intention...