Andrew Faris

The Andrew Faris Podcast

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Andrew Faris has been growing ecommerce brands since 2014 as everything from a media buyer to the head of strategy at Common Thread Collective to the CEO of 4x400, a DTC aggregator. Join him every week to learn the nuts & bolts of how to grow ecommerce brands, always shared with refreshing candor.

Author

Andrew Faris

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.ajfgrowth.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

"Media Buying Is Dead" Is The Biggest Lie In Ecommerce 09.04.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/andrewjfaris Email: podcast@ajfgrowth.com Work With AJF Growth: https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BEHIND THE SCENES STUDIO Work with the same Meta Ads creative production team that Andrew does with Behind The Scenes Studio, a More Staffing sister company: https://www.btsstudio.co/ . WASTENOT WasteNot filters out past buyers so your ad...

Ecom Profit Fell From 17.7% To 10.6% In A Decade (With Andrew Youderian) 06.04.2026

Andrew Youderian is the founder and CEO of Ecommerce Fuel, a private community for 7 and 8 figure ecommerce businesses. This data is from Andrew's "Ecom Fuel Trends Report" which surveyed 300 ecommerce stores. Get the full report at https://ecommercefuel.com/blueprint . Get Andrew's "Financial Mastery For Ecom Owners" course at https://ecommercefuel.com/mastery . Listen...

My COO Replaced 7 Software Tools With One Vibe-Coded App. Here's How It's Changing Our Business. 02.04.2026

Patrick Coddou is my business partner and COO at AJF Growth. Follow him on X at @soundslikecanoe. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE STAFFING Recruit, onboard, and train incredible virtual professionals in the Philippines...

Cody Plofker Media Buying Deep Dive: Reach, Value Optimization, & Reels-First Creative 30.03.2026

Cody Plofker is the CEO of Jones Road Beauty and one of the hosts of the Marketing Operators Podcast. Follow Cody on X at http://x.com/codyplof . Get the Marketing Operators Podcast at https://www.9operators.com/podcast/marketing-operators . Get Kurt Bullock's dashboard app at https://tools.producedept.co/ . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ema...

How The War In Iran Is Affecting Your Supply Chain (And What To Do About It) 27.03.2026

Lara Guevara is the CEO of Move Supply Chain, a supply chain agency based in the Philippines that serves DTC brands. Get her video content at https://youtube.com/@supplychainlara. Get her "Unboxed Weekly" newsletter at https://unboxedweekly.beehiiv.com/subscribe . Schedule a call with Move at https://movesupplychain.com . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/an...

Sampling, Bundling, & Subscriptions: How Offers Drive DTC Growth (With Cherene Aubert) 24.03.2026

Cherene Aubert is the founder and CEO of Growth Capital, a premium growth agency primarily serving beauty and wellness brands. Learn more about Growth Capital at www.growthcapital.co . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RICHPANEL Cut you...

Only 11% Of Agencies Have Produced Winning AI Ads. Here's What's Actually Happening. 23.03.2026

Andrew Foxwell is the founder of Foxwell Founders, a private community for digital marketers. Join the community at https://foxwellfounders.com/ . Get the 2026 State Of The Agency Report at https://www.foxwelldigital.com/2026-state-of-digital-marketing-agencies . Read the Foxwell Digital blog at https://www.foxwelldigital.com/blog . Subscribe to the Scalability School podcast at https://www.scalab...

This $30M Brand Spends Less On Ads Than You — And Grows Faster 18.03.2026

David Gaylord is the cofounder and CEO of BushBalm, a $30 million, bootstrapped, profitable hair removal brand that puts skin first. Follow David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidagaylord . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIG...

Why The Best Meta Ads Agencies Are About To Dominate (And The Rest Will Disappear) 16.03.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MOVE SUPPLY CHAIN Reduce your OpEx and create more leverage in your company with financial forecasting, AI, and offshore talent by visiting ⁠ ⁠https://morestaffing.co/af⁠⁠ . RICHPANEL Cut your support costs by 30% and...

He's Seen 1000s Of Split Tests. Here's What Almost Everyone Gets Wrong. (With Drew Marconi) 10.03.2026

Drew Marcon is the founder and CEO of Intelligems. Learn more about Intelligems at intelligems.io . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIGEMS Intelligems brings A/B testing to business decisions beyond copy and design. T...

The Biggest Threats Facing Our Agency Right Now (With Patrick Coddou) 06.03.2026

Patrick Coddou is my business partner and COO at AJF Growth. Follow him on X at https://x.com/soundslikecanoe. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BEHIND THE SCENES STUDIO Work with the same Meta Ads creative production team that A...

How To Build A Lean Ecom Team With Offshore Talent + AI (With Gregg Carey) 04.03.2026

Gregg Carey is the Founder and CEO of More Staffing. Learn more about More Staffing's services at https://morestaffing.co/af. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE STAFFING Recruit, onboard, and train incredible virtual professio...

The Biggest Margin Opportunity In Ecom Right Now — And For The Foreseeable Future 01.03.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIGEMS Intelligems brings A/B testing to business decisions beyond copy and design. Test your pricing, shipping charges, free shipping thresholds, offers, SaaS tools, and more by clicking here: ⁠https://bit.ly/42DcmFl⁠...

Outway Socks Grew To $20M And 4x'd Profit By Removing Growth Targets 27.02.2026

Rob Fraser is the founder and CEO of Outway Socks. Follow him on X at https://x.com/robbfraser and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbfraser . Visit Outway Socks at https://outway.com/ . Read Rob's "What 10 Years of Building Taught Me That Nobody Else Would" Article: https://rbfwriting.substack.com/p/what-10-years-of-building-taught FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

Connor MacDonald's Channel Diversification Framework For Scaling Past $100M 20.02.2026

Connor MacDonald is the CMO at Ridge. Follow him on X at https://x.com/couuor and listen to him on the Marketing Operators Podcast. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIGEMS Intelligems brings A/B testing to business decisions beyond copy and...

6 Ad Types Every Meta Ads Account Should Have Right Now 18.02.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIGEMS Intelligems brings A/B testing to business decisions beyond copy and design. Test your pricing, shipping charges, free shipping thresholds, offers, SaaS tools, and more by clicking here: https://bit.ly/42DcmFl . Get 20...

How We Vibe-Coded Software That 3x'd Our Productivity 10.02.2026

Sebastian Valiente is the founder of Growth Pod. Learn more about Growth Pod at www.growthpod.ca . See Sebastian's content on X at https://x.com/sebastian_dtc and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-valiente-74ba45164/ . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.co...

Taylor Holiday: Your Ecom Brand Is Ignoring Powerful Revenue Streams 05.02.2026

Taylor Holiday is the CEO of Common Thread Collective. Follow him on X at https://x.com/taylorholiday . Work with Common Thread Collective at https://commonthreadco.com . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE STAFFING Recruit, onboard, and train incre...

The Complete Guide To Influencer Marketing For DTC Brands In 2026 (With Josh Durham) 02.02.2026

Josh Durham is the founder and CEO of Aligned Growth Management. Work with AGM by visiting www.alignedgrowthmanagement . Follow Josh on X at @JoshJDurham . Get AGM's free Ultimate Influencer Marketing Guide at https://alignedgrowthmanagement.com/the-ultimate-influencer-marketing-guide . Get AGM's free Complete Influencer Whitelisting Guide at https://alignedgrowthmanagement.com/the-complet...

He Runs A 7-Figure Brand As A Side Gig (With 6 Kids) 30.01.2026

Matt Slykhuis is the CEO of Modern Fuel. Get 20% off a Modern Fuel writing implement with the code FARIS20. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE STAFFING Recruit, onboard, and train incredible virtual professionals in the Philippines with my friends at More Staff...

Why Most DTC Brands Never Make Real Money (And How To Fix It) 28.01.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RICHPANEL Cut your support costs by 30% and reduce tickets by 30%—guaranteed—with Richpanel's AI-first Customer Service Platform that will reduce costs, improve agent productivity & delight customers at ⁠⁠http://www.richpa...

The Real Reason Your Meta Ads Aren't Scaling (It's Not The Tactics) 26.01.2026

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠ Email: ⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RICHPANEL Cut your support costs by 30% and reduce tickets by 30%—guaranteed—with Richpanel's AI-first Customer Service Platform that will reduce costs, improve agent productivity & delight customers at ⁠http://www.richpanel.com...

She Took A Brand From $30K/Month To $600K/Month In 6 Months 19.01.2026

Sarah Carusona is the founder and CEO of BA Commerce, an agency that builds your bad ass growth team. Follow Sarah on X at https://x.com/sarah_carusona and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-carusona-531b35126/ . Work with BA Commerce at www.ba-commerce.com . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠ Email: ⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠https:...

How To Actually Build Your Meta Ads Creative Supply Chain 16.01.2026

Aycee Gardner is the CEO of Behind The Scenes Studio. Email her at aycee@btsstudio.co or learn more about Behind The Scenes Studio at www.btsstudio.co. Patrick Coddou is my business partner and COO at AJF Growth. Follow him on X at https://x.com/soundslikecanoe. FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/andrewjfaris⁠ Email: ⁠podcast@ajfgrowth.com⁠ Work with Andrew: ⁠https://ajfgro...

Curtis Matsko's $175M Leather Empire Was Planned One Day At A Time 13.01.2026

Curtis Matsko is the founder and CEO of Portland Leather Goods, a 9-figure ecommerce monster. Follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-matsko/ and on X at https://x.com/CurtisMatsko . FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/andrewjfaris Email: podcast@ajfgrowth.com Work with Andrew: https://ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INTELLIGEMS Intelligems brings A/B tes...

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