The Ecom Show

With Daniel Budai

The Ecom Show is the official podcast of Budai Media hosted by Daniel Budai, our founder and CEO.

One of the longest-running and best digital marketing podcasts out there, the Ecom Show leans into great discussions with inspiring ecommerce folks—from small business owners to 9-figure giants,  ecommerce marketing experts, gurus, and more.

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Podcast Episodes

#156 Jake Tannenbaum From Craftmix Inc: How This Modern Cocktail Mix Brand Crafted Its Way to Success

Keeping in tune with the holiday theme we?ve got a brand that?ll help you mix things up at your next house party. We’d like to welcome Jake Tannenbaum, the CEO of Craftmix Inc to The Ecom Show.

Started by a former bartender, Craftmix is an all-natural cocktail mix that comes in a dry blend! They make cocktails that are delicious, convenient, and guilt-free! Their better-for-you cocktail mixes have only 25 calories and 5g of sugar per drink! Plus Craftmix comes in small packets making it easy to enjoy happy hour anywhere!

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#155 Jennifer Edmonds From Rx Candles: Building A Business Out Of Your Passion

Today’s guest is Jennifer Edmonds, the co-founder of Rx Candles, a homegrown candle brand bootstrapped by Jennfier and her sister Jocelyn. Their story begins in 2013, back when Jocelyn started making DIY candles at home as gifts for her loved ones. We discuss how Rx Candles managed to create a niche within this extremely competitive industry with their line of 100% soy candles designed in unique neutral shades.

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#153 Zachary Lipari From Superare: How This NY Based Fight Shop Built a Global Brand in the Last 12 Years

Today’s guest is Zachary Lipari, the founder of Superare, a gear and fitness apparel brand.

Started in 2011 out of love for combat sports and grown into a leader in the industry, Superare has the best gear and apparel for the gym or the streets. They’ve got retail outlets in New York and LA, and they’ve got a killer online presence which makes them the go-to brand for fight apparel for fighters across the world.

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#149 Jimmy & Grace From Dwarf Lab: How to Promote Your Crowdfunding Campaign

This is the first time that we have guests from China joining us on the show. Jimmy and Grace work at Dwarf Lab; an extremely fascinating brand that creates smart telescopes.
We discuss How Dwarf Lab Raised Over $1.7M+ Through Crowdfunding, How to Retain Your Crowdfunding User Base, The Biggest Challenge for Technical E-Commerce Businesses and more.

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#148 Craig Leslie From the Bean Coffee Company: Serial Entrepreneur?s Advice to Selling on Shopify & Amazon

our guest for today is Craig Leslie the Director of Ecommerce at San Diego Coffee, Tea, & Spice, the parent company of the brand, The Bean Coffee Company, an e-commerce store that provides organic, micro-roasted coffee beans straight to your doorstep. Craig is a serial entrepreneur that’s started and provided consultancy to several businesses in the food, restaurant, skincare, and now, coffee space. He has experience in building both offline and e-commerce brands. He?s an experienced and proven entrepreneur with a lot of valuable lessons and effective strategies to help startups grow.

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#147 Steve Appleton From Really Good E-Bikes: How To Start A High Ticket Dropshipping Business

Our guest for today is Steve Appleton, the founder of Really Good E-Bikes. Steve is in the high-ticket product niche of the e-commerce world as his average order value is over $1500! His business model and approach to e-commerce is very different as his focus is not on volume but rather the value of each sale. Watch this episode to learn more about the nuances of running a high-ticket dropshipping business.

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#146 Justin Frank Polgar From Yes Cacao: Healthy Eating Just Got Tastier With Botanical Chocolates

Justin Frank, the founder of Yes Cacao, is here with us to talk about how his brand is revolutionizing the chocolate industry.

Justin and his wife are both co-founders of Yes Cacao. Together they’ve managed to get this business crowdfunded through successful Kickstarter campaigns, brought their brand in over 170+ retail stores, and pivoted it in a completely new direction by moving entirely online. Watch this episode to learn more about their journey.

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