INspired INsider Podcast

Today we have Brandon Checketts. Brandon has been a lifelong entrepreneur - starting as far back as elementary school when he sold candy to other kids in the neighborhood. His technical skill now has him firmly in the tech industry where he runs BookScouter.com and Seller Labs, as well as RoundSphere which operates their office space in Athens, Georgia. Seller Labs has expanded its product offerin...

Today we have Bernie Thompson founder of Efficient Era. Bernie has worked as a programmer for IBM, software manager at Microsoft and much more. He is also the author of "FlyWheels and Feedback Loops: A Guide to Success for Amazon Private Label Sellers." Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: [0:45] What does Efficient Era do? Why did Bernie Thompson start it? [1:50] Pain points solved by Efficient...

Today we have Scott Galvao. Scott is a co-founder of InterCultural Elements (ICE), a Germany based company with over 50 employees which helps retailers expand e-commerce sales internationally. Before InterCultural Elements, he cut his teeth working on a wide range of international ecommerce businesses. Scott worked for more than 6 years at AuktionMaster and ChannelAdvisor UK as an Implementation M...

Today we have Charlie Moyer who went from an unemployed military veteran with no eCommerce or online marketing experience to growing his men's grooming company, Badass Beardcare from $3000 per month to $375,000 in monthly sales. It all started with a simple $20 investment, and now he employs over 12 people in their El Dorado Hills facility. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: [0:45] Why have sa...

Today we have a wonderful guest, Eytan Wiener. As COO and Co-Founder of Quantum Networks, Eytan has overseen the company's expansion from a startup in 2008 to a 25 million dollar company by 2014. His oversight gained the company a 4,566% increase in revenue, a rise deemed unprecedented in the industry, earning Quantum a place on the INC. 500 list for the three years in a row, as one of the fastest...

Jason Guerrettaz is the co-founder and Marketing Strategist for Website Closers. Jason is a former corporate counsel to Mid-Market as well as Fortune 500 companies. His duties have also included serving as General Manager of the largest digital marketing firm in its industry. This experience motivated him to found his own company, United Commerce Group, Inc., which is the parent company for a numb...

SellerActive was launched in 2011 by Jason Harra and Bryan Hockett of Salem, Oregon. Coming from an e-commerce background themselves, the founders knew well the thousands of small tasks that burden online retailers. The dream of SellerActive was to offer a set of user-friendly tools to e-commerce businesses, services that could simplify and automate online listing, processing, and shipping. While...

Today's guest is David Lahme, co-founder of Tradeport. David has built this nationally recognized reverse logistics provider focusing on a completely integrated returns management and processing solution for major E-commerce, retail, OEM, and distribution supply chain partners, including: JET, Sennheiser, Sears, Accell NA, SquareTrade and GoWireless. He is a highly effective executive with proven...

Rick Cesari was the first person to use an infomercial to build a national brand name (Juiceman®) and then apply the same strategy to launch a number of other products and brands into the stratosphere: The Sonicare Toothbrush, the George Foreman Grill, OxiClean, and Orange Glo®, as well as Fortune 500 clients Microsoft and Clorox®. He is the founder and CEO of Cesari Media, a full-service direct-r...

Danny and his brother Rob Kole have been in the importing and wholesale business for over 30 years. They built Kole Imports literally from the ground up. They started out selling items at swap meets and quickly realized there was a new trend emerging - dollar stores. They immediately took a trip to China and began selling Wholesale dollar store merchandise - becoming one of the lead suppliers in t...

Today we have Jim Edwards who is a top direct response marketer and entrepreneur. Jim started back in 1997 writing ebooks and today has a very popular software product that helps shortcut the process of writing copy for ecommerce, webinars, and much more. Jim helps people discover how to turn ideas into income with books, ebooks, video, sales copy, and blogging. Jim's successes are compelling beca...

Today we have someone who people whisper about behind closed doors in high-level entrepreneur groups because they want his advice. Roland Frasier founded, scaled or sold almost two dozen different businesses ranging from consumer products to industrial machine manufacturing companies with adjusted sales ranging from $3 million to $337 million. He has completed infomercial deals with Guthy-Renker a...

Today we have Justin Jacobs founder of Refunds Manager.com. He is software developer turned Amazon refunds hero. When I heard about what Justin offers I thought it was a no-brainer to use their company but they obviously only work with sellers who have a certain volume of sales and there is an objection he gets that I did not expect. The reason it is a no-brainer is they charge you nothing upfront...

Today we have Christopher Lochhead who started his first company at 18 and retired 30 years later. He is a three-time public company CMO, best selling author, and host of Legends and Losers Podcast. He was a co-founder of Play Bigger Advisors, served as Chief Marketing Officer of Mercury Interactive, a $1B software company that was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2006 for $4.5B. He is coauthor with...

Today we have Paul Johnson co-founder of Seller Labs with Brandon Checketts. They make valuable tools for Ecommerce Sellers including Feedback Genius, Snagshout, Scope, and Quantify. In the past four years, Seller Labs has grown to more than forty staff and they develop applications for modern Ecommerce businesses. Last year Seller Labs helped their customers transact over seven billion dollars on...

Today I have a force of nature, Adrienne Richardson. First of all, you don't mess with a hockey mom from New Jersey. I like to brag about her that she is one of the top marketing experts around. I don't like to pigeonhole her even though it is on her site that she is a Facebook Ad expert because she is so sharp when it comes to messaging, copywriting, funnels and direct response marketing and ther...

Robin Smith is the co-founder of Virtual Logistics with Scott Beaver. The company was founded in 1994 and helps businesses take the software they use and allows them to communicate with one another so the company never has to move data manually which prevents errors and ultimately saves money. Virtual Logistics allows Ecommerce business owners to not only focus on running and growing their busines...

Today we have Jeff Moore President of International Pacific Seafoods, which is a Specialty Importer of Premium Quality, Chef Ready Frozen Seafood to the foodservice and retail segments. Jeff has led the company expansion from $11MM to over $30MM in the past few decades. They have customers such as Cheesecake Factory, BJ's Restaurants, House of Blues, and many others. Here's a glimpse of what you'l...

Ioan Mitrea is the founder of SellerEngine. He started selling on Amazon on Thanksgiving Day 2001 from the attic of an old Victorian house in California. Ioan founded SellerEngine Software just a year later in 2002 and released the first Amazon repricing and inventory management software. For over 15 years they have helped thousands of Amazon sellers. The SellerEngine Team represents nine national...

Today we have Randi Brill founder of Quaracore and TeacherPeach. QuaraCORE is a full-service creative agency that helps companies dream up the right products, solutions, and strategies. In 2012, she started her own e-commerce company, TeacherPeach.com. The part-time experiment is now a top seller of teacher gift totes and classroom products on Amazon. She is the author of  "99 Creative WOWs - Word...

Scott Galvao is a co-founder of InterCultural Elements (ICE), a Germany based company with over 50 employees which helps retailers expand e-commerce sales internationally. Before InterCultural Elements, he cut his teeth working on a wide range of international ecommerce businesses. Scott worked for more than 6 years at AuktionMaster and ChannelAdvisor UK as an Implementation Manager. Here's a glim...

Ben Jacobsen founded Jacobsen Salt Co. in 2011. They are the first company to harvest salt in the Pacific Northwest since Lewis & Clark. The company has transformed from a local small business to a nationally recognized brand and one of America's leading premium salt makers. Their products can be found at such retailers such as William-Sonoma, Whole Foods, and many more. Here's a glimpse of what y...

Devin Johnson is the founder of First Mile. They pick up hundreds of thousands of parcels all across the U.S. and internationally. Since they deliver direct to major shipping networks like UPS, FedEx they can provide significant discounts. They have been named the fastest growing company in Utah and within the first 12 months of business, they grew to a multimillion dollar company without investme...

Rob Frohwein cofounded Kabbage with the help of Kathryn Petralia and Marc Gorlin. The Kabbage platform has funded more than $2.7 billion in loans. They provide an advanced lending online platform to help small businesses borrow the funds they need. Kabbage has raised $236 million in equity since their formation. They have over 300 employees and 5 offices across the US and internationally. Here's a...

Today we have Audrey Darrow who founded Earth Source Organics in 2006. Earth Souce Organics manufactures Righteously Raw Chocolate. Audrey has been on a mission to make certified organic, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, allergen and nut free, raw, Non-GMO, no refined sugar chocolates more affordable for everyone. A raw chocolate bar was $14.00 when she started and she could not afford that even with t...