The Ecommerce Playbook Podcast

Hosted ByTaylor Holiday & Richard Gaffin

2020 transformed the world of ecommerce forever. For the modern DTC brand, the rewards have never been greater. But the waters have also never been choppier, and the way forward has never been more uncertain. So how do you navigate this dangerous new reality? No matter how you do it, you’d better not do it alone. That’s where the Ecommerce Playbook Podcast comes in — join Common Thread Collective’s Taylor Holiday & Richard Gaffin as they bring you guiding insights from across CTC’s portfolio of growing DTC businesses. Whether you need a clear view on the macro issues affecting the world.

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The Ecommerce Playbook | The Agency Model Is Broken. We Fixed It.

August 4, 2026 The Ecommerce Playbook Podcast 00:24:04
The Ecommerce Playbook Podcast
The Ecommerce Playbook Podcast
The Ecommerce Playbook | The Agency Model Is Broken. We Fixed It.
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Taylor Holiday and Richard Gaffin break down the Prophit Engine, CTC’s system that combines a head of growth, Meta media buyer, and creative strategist into a single profit-engineered role powered by AI, Statlas, and a decade of operational methodology.

They cover what you actually get, why it works, what you stop hiring for, and the kind of brand that gets the most out of it.

In this episode:

  • Why forecasting within 3% across $3B in GMV is now one person’s job

  • How the Prophit Engineer role collapses three positions into one

  • What “Push to Build” means for Meta media buying efficiency

  • The Creative Demand Plan and how it eliminates creative guesswork

  • The total technology stack value (and why the price undercuts it by half a million)

  • What the ideal PE8 client actually looks like

  • Why the best brands let go of day-to-day and hold CTC accountable to outcomes

Key stat: CTC brands that worked with us for all of 2025 grew top-line revenue 35% and contribution margin 41.5%.

The Common Thread Collective 7-Figure Growth Workshop: https://commonthreadco.com/pages/sept-26-event

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