Shopify’s free inventory tool Stocky shuts down August 31—and most of the 100,000+ merchants using it don’t have a replacement plan yet. In this episode, Riikka Söderlund, COO of Katana, breaks down: Why Shopify brands unknowingly sell at a loss—and how real-time COGS visibility fixes it How inventory accuracy now directly affects Google Shopping placement…
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Samantha Diamond and Breanna Hughes are Co-Founders of Bird&Be, the fertility brand providing evidence-backed, comprehensive at-home tests and supplements for both partners at every stage of the fertility journey. In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro [01:31] Turning a diagnosis into a mission [03:23] Becoming your product’s success story [04:44] Callouts [04:54] Finding focus groups…
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Spending more on ads than ever but not seeing profit? Most Shopify brands trust their ROAS dashboards over their P&L—and it’s costing them. In this episode, Matt Raminick, founder and CEO of Sunnyside, breaks down: Why chasing ROAS without tracking contribution margin leaves lifestyle brands unprofitable at scale The Profit360 framework that connects your P&L,…
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Russell Breuer is the Founder and CEO of Spot & Tango, an innovative pet health and wellness brand that provides dogs with high quality, human grade meals, delivered direct-to-consumer. Russell was inspired by his dog, Jack, to create the company, which now has over $100+ million in annual revenue and has sold over 120 million…
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Your Shopify store is now live inside ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google AI Mode—and most merchants have no idea it happened. In this solo episode, Steve breaks down what Shopify’s agentic storefronts launch actually means for your business: Why AI-referred shoppers convert 31% higher than other traffic sources—and how to show up before competitors do The…
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Lauren Barker is the CEO and Co-founder of Uresta, the first self-managed, FDA-cleared bladder support device for stress urinary incontinence. With nearly a decade in finance before joining Uresta, Lauren brought the analytical skills to identify a massive market gap and the vision to build a solution that prioritizes women’s quality of life over symptom…
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Three dashboards, three different numbers—if your Meta, Google, and Shopify analytics can’t agree on conversions, you’re making spend decisions on broken data. In this episode, Sean Larkin, Chief Product Officer at OpenSend and founder of Fueled, breaks down: Why browser pixels are losing catastrophic signal—and how server-side tracking typically recovers 20–30% ROAS on Meta How…
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Alissa Miky is a Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of OoMee, the first seaweed-based beverage in the U.S. She’s the youngest woman ever recognized on Forbes Japan’s Top 100 list. After running a successful flower business, Alissa created the viral seaweed candy company Misaky.Tokyo, and later launched Aqua Theon, a seaweed tech company. In spring…
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Revenue rising, profit shrinking? Your Shopify brand may have a profitability problem disguised as a growth problem. In this episode, Ben Dyer, Head of Growth at Webtopia — managing $100M+ in ad spend for D2C brands — breaks down: Why ROAS is a vanity metric — and what contribution margin and CAC actually reveal about…
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Tamara is the Founder & CEO of Bark Bistro Company, creator of Buddy Budder—a line of 100% natural peanut butters made for dogs. What began in her kitchen has grown into a nationally distributed brand available DTC, Ecommerce, independent retailers, and now expanding into mass and grocery channels. She is passionate about blending innovation and…
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