There’s a lot of woo-woo talk about culture: values, mission, doing something greater than making a buck. 99% of it is lip service. Mike Beckham and Simple Modern are in the 1% actually living it out: being guided by key values (generosity) and hyper-focused on nailing

Is AI good enough to create a new brand in an hour? I asked @salmaabakar - a wizard with photo AI tools - to show me what’s possible. In under 30 minutes, we had a new brand identity, a stack of creative marketing ideas, and photo-realistic assets ready to go. I learned about

Conviction and the bravery to speak it is rare these days. But that’s not something Codie Sanchez has a shortage of. I’ve had the chance to get to know her over the past 5+ years and deeply admire her entrepreneurial skills, rejection of the victim narrative, love for America

Want to level up your productivity and focus on what matters most in your business? Bringing on a rockstar executive assistant was one of the best decisions I made, and this week on the podcast I'm breaking down everything I've learned to help you do the same. A few key nuggets

Cathryn Lavery (Cathryn) built BestSelf Co to 8-figures, sold it to private equity in 2022, then bought it back for a fraction of the inventory value ALONE. Then she used AI to streamline the business to run it with a far smaller team. Loads of lessons around negotiating

Loved having Michelle Huie on the podcast this week. We talk about how she leveraged data to dramatically increase her AOV, testifying before congress to fight sales tax laws and how she’s still managing to see great returns with SEO despite the increasingly difficult landscape.

Thinking strategically about taxes can supercharge your business growth! 💸🚀 In this episode, I share 5 key mindset shifts: 1️⃣ Always think in after-tax dollars. A $50k car isn't really $50k if your tax rate is 30% - it's more like $70k. 2️⃣ Know your effective vs. marginal

I’ve interviewed 500+ founders over the last decade and @johnmroman’s story is one of the most fascinating. He sold to a SPAC in 2021 then bought the business back for ⅙ the price. 💰 His niche is restricted on FB, so he has to get creative with ads. Anyone interested in

Dimitri Vorona is one of those people who gets significantly more interesting the more you get to know him. You run a conference? Oh, you sold a business to Earthlink? You rip it on guitar!?! You’re in eComm, run a SaaS business AND have been doing this since the mid 90s like

Dana Eriksson joined team eComFuel ~5 months ago as Director of Community & Connection and has been incredible. Excited for everyone to get to know her better in this week’s podcast! Watch: youtu.be/XxJpgG2sz2A

Liza Roeser has built an 8-figure business over 20 years growing flowers in Ecuador and shipping/selling them to the U.S. The shipping logistics alone are FASCINATING, to say nothing of what she’s learned on the hiring and international business fronts. Watch the full episode

.isaac built Mini.Katana to $10M+ in 2 years. Now he's scaling Kanpai Foods even faster. We talk about how he landed his brand, Kanpai Foods, in 6K retail locations in 8 months. The hard lessons learned from building Mini Katana. And how he’s thinking about short

Michael Tecku set out to build the purest, highest-quality longevity shake in the world with Momentum Shake. And he’s off to a very strong start. Learn how he things about branding, sourcing, living in two places and why I’m a paying customer. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=MgGIg8…

Ever since meeting Ayman Al-Abdullah 🧱 in Berlin 15 years ago I’ve been impressed with the guy. So it didn’t come as a huge shock that he rocketed AppSump to $80M through a combination of culture, growth and optimization smarts. The man also could host his own major network TV

My goal at eComFuel is to help members build “incredible businesses and amazing lives.” I’m not sure there’s a better example of this than Antje Pepper, owner of Keep Going First Aid. She and her husband have developed a product line out of their own needs (first aid kits

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Rayla Rappaport is plugged into hundreds of DTC P&Ls via her position at Finaloop, a perspective almost no one has. This week on the show we talk about the trends she’s seeing in top-line revenue, margins, profitability, inventory levels, salary spending and more. Watch:

Today on the podcast is Greg Howlett, one of the most thoughtful & interesting members IMO in @ecommercfuel. We discuss how he recovered from near bankruptcy, why he bought back one of his businesses, writing newsletters that resonate and raising great kids. Full episode out

Matt Timmins of Leva Sleep is fascinating. He recently survived a coyote attack. NBD. Got hyper-focused on live chat and turned it into a $150K/mo channel. Wanted to scale his top salespeople so he built jumbotrons in multiple B&M storefronts so top agents could interact with

What do you do when business flatlines and gets stagnant? Chris Rose (Chris Rose) has seen this time and again with businesses he’s been tasked to revitalize. And he has a tried-and-true plan for reclaiming your edge and growth. Chris also makes the world’s most bombproof