Shawn Khemsurov is the Co-Founder of Electric Eye, a Shopify design and development agency, and a Partner at Feel, a brand studio where art meets commerce. With over ten years of experience in fashion retail, Shawn has worked with iconic brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap Inc, Nike, Homage, and Only NY, spanning everything from…
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Today’s episode pulls back the curtain on the “dirty secret” stalling growth for scaling Shopify brands: operational complexity and founder bottlenecks. If hitting $2M–$5M+ in revenue has brought chaos, team misalignment, and burnout, this conversation is the wake-up call—and antidote—you need. We’re diving into the practical playbook for building a self-managing organization that breaks through…
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John Clark is the founder of Modern Shelving and Tandm Surf, two brands born from a simple idea: if he could sell it, his wife, an engineer, could build it. What started as a family-run shelving business evolved into a global Ecommerce company, while a day on the water with his daughter inspired an inflatable…
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Today’s episode pulls back the curtain on one of the highest ROI strategies for Shopify brands: AI-powered SEO and organic growth. If you’re watching 98% of your paid traffic slip away before converting while acquisition costs keep climbing, this episode is your wake-up call. We’re diving into the new playbook for driving organic reach that…
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Allison Luvera and Lauren De Niro Pipher are the Co-Founders of Juliet Wine, where they’re redefining boxed wine with award-winning California varietals and eco-conscious cylindrical packaging that challenges the category’s decades-old perception. Allison is an award-winning brand builder with a dual BS in Finance and Marketing from Boston College, an MBA from The Wharton School,…
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Marielle Bobo is the VP of Content at Shoptalk Spring and Fall, where she curates programming and secures industry-leading speakers to spark the most important conversations in retail and ecommerce. She’s spent 25 years in cross-platform media, serving as Editor-in-Chief & SVP of Programming at EBONY, Fashion Director at Essence, and shaping fashion, beauty, and…
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Today, we’re diving into one of the most powerful—yet often misunderstood—strategies for Shopify brands: micro-influencer marketing. If you’re tired of celebrity endorsements that feel inauthentic and paid ads with questionable ROI, this episode is for you. We’re exploring how authentic voices, strategic product seeding, and user-generated content can actually supercharge your growth while reducing those…
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Hannah Ruhamah Crum is the Founder of Kombucha Kamp, the leading education platform and Ecommerce brand for homebrewed kombucha. She’s also the co-author of The Big Book of Kombucha and the cofounder and former president of Kombucha Brewers International, where she’s helped shape industry standards for fermentation and transparency. Before launching Kombucha Kamp, Hannah was…
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Today, we’re shining a light on an invisible profit killer lurking in many Shopify stores: technical debt. It’s the hidden drag on your growth, silently creeping in as you layer on apps, experiment with new tech, and expand your team—until suddenly, you’re slowed by complexity, site issues, and mounting customer headaches. My guest today is…
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Leah Garcia is the Founder & CEO of NULASTIN®, the first beauty brand to commercialize elastin-based haircare. With a background as a professional athlete and award-winning media personality, Leah brings a performance mindset to DTC brand building, combining storytelling, product innovation, and operational grit. Before launching NULASTIN, Leah built a successful career in broadcast journalism…
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