The DTC Revenue Rocket

Zak sits down with Rob Domagala of SMILE — the Shopify ecosystem's largest loyalty platform — to talk loyalty mistakes, AI-powered customer agents, and what the agency of the future actually looks like. Zak shares how he used Claude to build a full SMILE + Klaviyo loyalty setup in under 35 minutes, and Rob explains why your agentic tools are only as smart as the loyalty data you feed them. If you'...

Matt Scanlan didn't plan to start a cashmere company. He planned to take a trip around Asia. Instead, he ended up stranded in Mongolia's Gobi Desert for a month with a herder family — no electricity, no running water, no plan — and came back with $2.5M in cash, 60 tons of raw cashmere, and no idea how to turn any of it into a sweater. On this episode, Naadam co-founder Matt Scanlan joins Zak to te...

Kendal McMulen, Director of E-Commerce at Global Healing, joins co-hosts Zak and Sam Moorhead (Klaviyo's Director of Customer Growth) for one of the most tactical and honest episodes yet. Kendal built her entire marketing skillset from scratch on a $50/day budget — and now runs one of the most sophisticated AI-driven marketing engines in supplements. She breaks down exactly how her team uses AI ac...

Aaron Schwartz — Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Orita, former President of Loop Returns, and co-founder of Passport Shipping — joins Zak to challenge everything you think you know about email marketing. Most brands are so focused on converting attention that they've completely forgotten how to capture it. The result is over-emailed lists, tanking deliverability, and customers who've quietly tuned you...

This episode dives deep into retention marketing with Zach Scheimer, Head of MarTech at Criquet Shirts, and one of the sharpest operators in the Klaviyo ecosystem. From advanced segmentation and personalization to omnichannel lifecycle strategy, Zach shares how to drive more revenue while sending less. If you want to turn retention into a true growth engine, this is your playbook .

Zak sits down with Sam Moorhead, Director of Customer Growth at Klaviyo, to break down how AI is rapidly transforming ecommerce marketing, retention, and customer experience. From AI-powered flows and customer agents to lifecycle strategy and micro influencers, this episode is packed with actionable insights brands can implement today. If you want to understand where ecommerce is heading — and how...

This episode is a DTC growth masterclass with Louis Monoudis, CMO of Artware, breaking down the frameworks behind brands that actually scale. From the “3 C’s” (Cash, Customers, Creative) to emotional storytelling, AI, and team building, Louis shares what separates brands stuck at $10M from those that break through. If you’re a founder, operator, or agency, this is your playbook for smarter growth.

Podcast Description Recorded live from ShopTalk, this special episode brings together some of the sharpest minds in ecommerce for a real, unfiltered conversation on what’s actually driving growth today. Joining the panel: Gina Potenza, Klayvio Sebastian Brown Glad, clearer.io Dwayne Doshier, Shopify Michael Epstein, Post-Pilot From shifting consumer expectations to the realities of retention, life...

How Adrian Solgaard Built a 10-Year DTC Brand That’s Redefining Travel In Episode 2 of the DTC Revenue Rocket Podcast, Zak sits down with Founder & CEO Adrian Solgaard to break down the growth story behind one of the most innovative travel brands in DTC. From crowdfunding success and premium product design to retention strategy and sustainability at scale, Adrian shares what it really takes to...

What happens when one of the boldest brands in DTC pulls back the curtain? On this episode of the DTC Revenue Rocket Podcast, Ron and Jared from goodr join Zak to talk brand building, creative that actually converts, and the systems behind serious eCommerce growth. It’s fast, sharp, and full of real lessons for founders and operators looking to scale without losing their edge. Book your free audit...