Next Level eCommerce

#013 - Sometimes we make things so much harder on ourselves than we need to, even when the answer is staring us in the face.  Daryl Mander had a wakeup call a year into his entrepreneurial journey. He pivoted and created a successful PPC agency that serves eCommerce businesses. Click play to hear Daryl's story, and a bonus strategy to level up your PPC. Links: Big Flare Daryl's Personal...

#012 - What if you could avoid some of the most common struggles eCommerce entrepreneurs face?  Guest Rob te Braake, who provides finance and strategy services to online businesses, shares how he's been able to help guide business owners around the obstacles. Rob shares his experience living and starting international businesses in China.  He talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship...

#011 - Starting his eCommerce journey in 1996 by building a website to sell gift baskets for a pecan farm in Alabama, Patrick Pitman has seen a lot. The biggest successes in entrepreneurship often come directly after the biggest failures.  Knowledge and skills that are built during those times of struggle that lay the foundation for the next big success. Today, Patrick serves eCommerce businesses,...

#010 - This is a story of leverage.  It's the story of how Kiri Masters built a 25 person Amazon-based eCommerce marketing agency, by leveraging skills she developed with her eCommerce store. Now she's leveraging what she's created with the marketing agency to serve even more eCommerce businesses. This is a must-listen for all entrepreneurs, because it shows how to connect your curr...

#009 - How do you build an eCommerce business that supports your family without taking your time away from them? Jeremy Parker has been hyper-intentional about making sure his company works for him, not the other way around. Jeremy explains how he was able to do just that. Links: Drop Ship Lifestyle

#008 The Beard Club took off like a rocket, doing $10 Million in sales in their first year. Co-founder Alex Brown tells the story of how they did it.  Spoiler: they were not an overnight success. If you're an eCommerce entrepreneur, and you want to grow your business beyond where you are now, this interview is a must listen.  Alex talks about the traits all 8 figure business owners have in co...

#007 - What sourcing advantages can you gain for your eCommerce business by living in China for 10 years? How about being able to find your competitors' factories, improving their products, and beating them on Amazon and other platforms? That's exactly what Brian Miller has done.  During that time, he also built a logistics company, with a modern warehouse in China. Click to listen, and...

#006 - Successful eCommerce store owner, Saxon Funk, is experiencing a major downturn in his business.  He shares openly about what it's like when you're in the middle of an emotionally low moment. As online business owners, like all entrepreneurs, have dips and valleys in our journeys.  But the struggle and pain isn't often talked about.  Today, we go deep. Huge thanks to Saxon for...

#005 - eCommerce store owner, coach, and consultant, Jon Warren, shares what all $1-10+ million stores have in common.  He talks marketing, strategy, and mindsets that he's seen separate big businesses from those that struggle. He also tells Host Isaac Smith why he suggested that Isaac sell his drop shipping store, over 1 year ago. Show notes: http://nextlevelecommerce.co Now tap play to hear...

#004 - Entrepreneur Jon Warren shares lessons from consulting with 7 and 8 figure eCommerce businesses.  Jon talks talks about partnerships, and how to set them up for success. Importantly, Jon is the one who first suggested that Host Isaac Smith should sell his drop shipping store. Show notes are at: http://nextlevelecommerce.co Click play to hear Jon's story! Links: Build Sell Grow Repeat J...

#002 - Serial offline entrepreneur couple, Anthony and Brenda, applied lessons learned from their brick and mortar businesses to their eCommerce store.  This drop shipping store grew to provide more income than their offline businesses. Creating an online business was new and difficult for them.  They share what kept them going through the difficult times. Anthony and Brenda discuss how they'...

#002 - How Ronnie Teja built an aspirational brand of watches, even though he knew nothing about them.  He talks about growing a distributed team of 25 people, and selling in countries you would not expect. Ronnie shares openly about the low moments in his entrepreneurial journey - the time he though he would have to quit and get a job.  He talks about how he got through that obstacle, and now fac...

#001 - Introduction to Next Level eCommerce. Host Isaac Smith shares why you need this show. If you've already had some success in eCommerce - What if every week you could be mentored by an experienced entrepreneur, who's done exactly what you're trying to do right now? What if you could hear in their own words what it actually took to overcome the obstacles? How would that change y...