Add To Cart: Australia’s eCommerce Show

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Fiona Scrymgeour, the General Manager of Marketing at Vush - a sexual wellness brand working to change the conversation around some of the most natural things in the world; pleasure, bodies, and self love. Links from the episode: Tease Tea The Google Ads Podcast by Solutions 8 Secrets to Scaling Your eCommerce Brand by Jordan West and Sean Lang Shauli Mi...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by three mates from WA - Harry Dixon, Rory Garton-Smith and Elliot Rampono - are Co founders of Checkmate, an app that plugs into safari on your mobile to automatically provide savings while you shop.  The team has an eclectic mix of talents and backgrounds - one is an entrepreneur and partnerships expert, another a trend setting data scientist and the...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Adam Schwab, Co founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, the travel brand offering highly curated, easily bookable holidays with exclusive discounts and inclusions.  What began in Melbourne as a small start up in 2013, now has over 4.2 million global members and major offices in Australia, India, New Zealand, the US and the UK.  Links from the episode: Pivot p...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Jane Cay, founder and CEO of birdsnest, one of Australia’s biggest fashion success stories.  Leaving a job with IBM to adopt a small clothing business in regional NSW back in 2004, Jane has grown birdsnest to a staff of 150, serving a community of women with styled outfit inspiration, express delivery, above and beyond customer service, no hassle re...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Founder and CEO of Step One, Greg Taylor.  Step One is a brand that has reached cult status making comfortable, functional and ethical jocks.  The company, valued at 60 million has gone from zero to six per cent of the men’s underwear market since it launched in 2017 and has recently expanded to make a range for women.  Links from the episode: The Defini...

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In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kyle Turner from Pearlii.  Kyle is doing some very impressive work to improve the health of Aussie mouths with his start up, Pearlii, which has two sides:  a free app that gives users a virtual dental check up plus an online range of oral care products.  It launched in 2020, raising almost $3m in seed capital and is on a mission to improve oral health ar...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kate Dillon, Founder and Creative Director of She Lion, a brand that creates statement-making, functional handbags for working women. Links from the episode: Pomodoro Technique Kate Dillon from She Lion: Crash Test Handbags | #244 The Adaption Advantage by Heather McGowan The Hammersley Brothers Questions answered in the podcast: What is the weirdest thi...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Paul Waddy, eCommerce expert extraordinaire - and all round nice guy.  Paul is the principal of Paul Waddy ECommerce and Director at ECom Nation where he advises some of Australia’s leading online retailers including Maison de Sabre, Geedup Co and Kind Is Cool.  He’s been the Head of Operations at Showpo, and CEO of The Horse and is the author of Shopify...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Iris Smit, founder and CEO of The Quick Flick, a cosmetics brand selling online and with major retailers such as The Iconic, Priceline and Coles.  An architecture graduate with a fondness for coding websites, Iris created a winged eyeliner stamp to help customers who struggled, like she did, to nail that look and The Quick Flick range has grown to includ...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Tony Corrales, the Co founder and Director of Noskin, a vegan clothing brand that aims to strike the perfect balance of ethics and aesthetics.  Based in Collingwood, Melbourne, Noskin produces a ‘made to last’ range of shoes and clothing, using high quality, innovative materials, such as Japanese denim and cactus leather.  In this chat, Tony shares how N...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Simon Molnar, Founder of Flagship.  Simon has retail blood flowing through his veins.  I wouldn’t mind being a fly on the wall at the dinner table in this family’s house I can tell you - it’s where the idea for Afterpay was first knocked about!  After taking his parents’ jewellery business online with great success, Simon founded Flagship, is a retail-fo...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Bettina McLeod, Founder and CEO of Try@Home, a digital platform allowing brands to offer their customers a way to touch, feel and of course try on products from the comfort of their own lounge room.  With a background in buying and selling eCommerce businesses, Bettina realised that much loved quality brands were missing out on sales because their custom...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we dissect the year that was 2022 and look forward to what 2023 may bring with  Shaun Broughton, Managing Director for APAC and Japan from Shopify and Zhoe Lowe, General Manager of July.  Now, I made sure I asked the pointed questions in this chat and my guests didn’t disappoint.  We deconstruct the year that’s been and  get predictions around value propositions, ke...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Andy Lee, Co-founder of the WOD Life. The WOD Life is the home of training, looking after athletes, gym goers and battlers giving it their best (ie. me) as they sweat and strive to be better. Starting with a humble order of 30 skipping ropes, the WOD Life now ship all over the world carrying leading brands such as Nike, Reebok and Under Armour as well as...

When you start out with your business, you don’t lie awake at night dreaming about your ROAS. You’re dreaming about your product and how it’s going to change the world!  Today’s guest holds product in a similarly high regard, so she’s built the ultimate tool to help. Michaela Wessels is the Co founder and CEO of Style Arcade , an application that pulls everything about your products’ performance t...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Andrew Maver, Co founder and CEO of stockinstore, an omni-channel SAAS platform connecting online and physical stores. With clients such as Adair’s, Kookai, Price Attack and Scanlan Theodore, stockinstore allows customers to find store locations, check product levels and lots more, creating more integrated, convenient shopping experiences. Links from the...

This week our partner content is brought to you by impact.com who transform the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships. In this episode we dive into how to leverage your communities for growth. Joining impact.com Sales Director Peter Bray, is someone who’s been on my conversation wish list for some time - the man behind Zero Co, Founder, Mike Smith.  Zero Co is committed to s...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Adam Schwab, Co founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, the travel brand offering highly curated, easily bookable holidays with exclusive discounts and inclusions.  What began in Melbourne as a small start up in 2013, now has over 4.2 million global members and major offices in Australia, India, New Zealand, the US and the UK.  In this chat, Adam shares...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Leo Plaza, Co founder and Director of Easy Clean Gold Coast, a cleaning company that specialises in looking after eCommerce spaces and their unique needs.  Leo’s clients, brands such as LSKD, Hi Smile and Princess Polly, form part of the Gold Coast eCommerce community and share both work and lifestyle values. Links from the episode: Out Of Your Mind by A...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we have our first doctor and possibly our most humble founder to date.  Kyle Turner is doing some very impressive work to improve the health of Aussie mouths with his start up, Pearlii, but getting him to toot his own horn is a bit like…well, pulling teeth.  What I’m trying to say is, like many social impact founders, Kyle’s doing great things, but sees his work as...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout David McLean, Founder and CEO of Hubbed, a technology solution giving eCommerce businesses and their customers an alternative way to receive products.  With Hubbed, customers can opt to pick up their package from their local corner shop, newsagent or petrol station at a time that suits them.  Hubbed partners with all the major couriers, has around 2200 p...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Kate Dillon, Founder and Creative Director of She Lion, a brand that creates statement-making, functional handbags for working women.  In this chat Kate shares how she stays creative and productive, her journey to support local with an epic product pivot and how the bag market has bounced back in a new direction since COVID. Links from the episode:...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Jake and Jess Munday, Co founders of Custom Neon, who make and sell LED neon signs in any size, shape and colour you like.   Starting out as a side hustle on Instagram, the company now sell around 400 signs a week, has offices in the UK, Australia and the USA and their client list includes Elon Musk and Kylie and Kendall Jenner.  Links from the episode:...

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Tony Corrales, the Co founder and Director of Noskin, a vegan clothing brand that aims to strike the perfect balance of ethics and aesthetics. Based in Collingwood, Melbourne, Noskin produces a ‘made to last’ range of shoes and clothing, using high quality, innovative materials, such as Japanese denim and cactus leather. In this chat, Tony shares ho...