We?ve got DeShawn Gilles, the founder of Summit Ridge Co joining us today to share the story of how they grew their outdoor apparel brand by unlocking the full potential of crowdfunding. Discover how you can grow your brand, increase your visibility, get valuable feedback from your ideal audience, AND get the funds you need to start selling your products by leveraging the power of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo in today’s episode of The Ecom Show.

Welcome to Part 2 of our FAQ series – a series where I (Daniel Budai) answer some of your top questions about retention marketing. In part 1 of this series we covered everything to do with email marketing, in this episode we will be going broader to answer all the questions we get beyond email marketing. Learn more about SMS, pop-ups, push notifications, and loyalty programs.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series where our content marketing manager Surbhi and I, will be answering questions about email marketing like Is email marketing dead?

How much $$$ can I expect after hiring an email marketing agency?

How quickly can you help me get started with email marketing?

Today’s episode features Eric, founder of Beardbrand which sells a wide variety of men?s grooming products ranging from beard care products like wax, oil, balms, softeners, and styling paste to styling tools like combs, brushes, tweezers, and all-in-one grooming kits.

Amazon coach Michael Veazey joins us for today’s episode of The Ecom Show. Michael is the founder of Amazing FBA, an e-commerce consultancy, and 10K Collective, a very informative and well-renowned e-commerce podcast. His podcast and coaching are focused on helping established e-com operators measure, convert, optimize, and scale their business by teaching them the ins and outs of selling on Amazon.

Today we have a fellow e-commerce marketing agency head, Brett Curry from OMG Commerce tp uncover the latest, and biggest trends shaping the industry.

Brett is the founder of OMG Commerce. A result-driven digital marketing agency that specializes in helping e-commerce businesses grow their revenue through Amazon advertising, Youtube marketing, Google ads, and Facebook marketing.

Ameka Coleman is the founder of Strands of Faith, a haircare brand with specialised products for textured hair. Ameka started her journey by bootstrapping the business almost five years ago and has created a thriving community where her customers can find encouragement, and upliftment to live cleaner, happier, and healthier lives. In this episode, she walks us through her journey, inspiration, and struggles she’s overcome along the way.

Scott Moller walks us through the intricacies of selling on Amazon. Scott is the co-founder of Year 5, a top-notch Amazon management agency that provides brands with unique solutions and helps them maximize their sales on Amazon. Year 5 is the only Amazon Management Agency that doesn’t charge a minimum monthly fee; instead earns once they start delivering you results. Their clever name Year 5 is an invitation to brands that want to experience year 5 results through winning at Amazon within just one year.

We?ve got Paul Farago, the founder of an immensely popular and creative footwear company Ace Marks, joining us today to help you put your best foot forward in front of your customers. Paul Farago comes from a footwear legacy family which has over decades of experience in the industry. Ace Marks is his second venture in this space.

Unit 1 is a smart helmet startup that is disrupting the urban mobility space with its innovative and advanced tech helmets. We?ve got Juan Garcia Mansilla, the co-founder of Unit 1, joining us for today’s episode to walk us through the inspiration behind this innovative startup, its e-commerce journey so far, and the exciting plans they have for the future.

Join Kyle Koster, the CEO of Range Leather, and Daniel Budai, podcast host and CEO of Budai Media, as they discuss everything that goes into building a distinctive and long-lasting leather e-commerce brand.

Meg Smith, the founder of Love, Lexxi, a lingerie brand that aims to empower women by advocating body positivity. Join us in this episode to learn more about how small brands can create a great customer experience and build a community from Day 1.

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!

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.

I’ve got Sadie Redinger, the Vice President of Online Sales and Marketing of CKK Home D?cor here with me today. CKK Home D?cor is a home decor brand that designs, distributes, and wholesales home decor products. They have two boutique lines, Top Shelf Barware & Stonebriar Collection, that concentrate on the smaller mom-and-pop stores.

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.

This episode is precious and by precious we mean really precious because we’re going to be uncovering the world of luxury e-commerce jewelry with Itzik (Isaac) Polnauer from the legacy high-end jewelry brand Leibish.

Today we?ve got a food e-commerce store from the land of the food itself! We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Clive D?Souza, the founder of Vvegano. Vvegano is India?s #1 Vegan Marketplace, and in today’s episode, we’re going to uncover more about how the vegan trend is disrupting the Indian food market.

We?ve got Frank Dorval (VP of Marketing) and Brett Vance (VP of Growth) at Sheets & Giggles joining us for today’s episode.
We?ve got the vice president?s of their growth and marketing team here with us today to spill the beans on their fast-growing success and to share some expert and proven branding strategies to help small businesses grow.

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.