Recent Posts
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Ecommerce, Interviews, Podcast
Portable Campfire with high heat output – Josh Thurmond of LavaBox
Josh Thurmond, designer and founder of LavaBox shares how his background as a professional outdoor expeditions guide allowed him to understand what's missing with existing campfire solutions and inspired him to build something smaller, easily portable, with high heat output. LavaBox has gained good traction in the market. Josh talks about distribution strategy, bringing new products in the market, and the importance of selling.
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Ecommerce, Interviews, Podcast
$175K/Month – Bringing Colombian Organic and Unrefined Cane Sugar to the Western Market – Scott Unkefer of Just Panela
Scott Unkefer, founder of Just Panela, shares the story of living in Colombia and discovering Panela Sugar in coffee shops and the health benefits compared to refined sugar widely used in the West. Scott shares his journey of bringing the product to the western market, challenges in supply chain, educating the consumer of the benefits, price point, and success on Amazon.
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Ecommerce, Interviews, Podcast
$1.2M/Annual – Bringing the Bucket Bikes to the west – Jared Madsen Cycles
Jared Madsen, founder of Madsen Cycles, shares the story of getting inspired by the Danish culture of using cargo bikes as a family transportation vehicle and deciding to bring the idea to the US. Jared shares the initial skepticism he faced from the cycling industry but forged forward anyways to build his business. Jared shares lessons learned in business, building a community, and challenges with marketing a new concept as well as shipping a large object.
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Ecommerce, Interviews, Podcast
Fashionable Dopp Kits for the Transgender Community – Braxton Fleming of Stealth Bros & Co.
Braxton Fleming, founder of Stealth Bros & Co. shares the personal story of transitioning and how not being able to find suitable Dopp Kits for hormone replacement therapy medications became the inspiration behind the products and the brand. Braxton talks about transgender experiences, starting a business with no experience, building a community, expanding to CVS, Shark Tank experience and much more.
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Ecommerce, Interviews, Podcast
$60K/Month – Building a stylist focused Hair Color brand – Ishan Dutta of Ugly Duckling Color
Ishan Dutta, Founder of Ugly Duckling Color shares how he transitioned from the corporate work at L'Oréal to finding an unmet need and niche in the Hair Color products category which inspired him to start his own business. Ishaan shares details about hair color industry, customer preferences, as well as insights on marketing.