The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast

It's a new month and change is coming to the EcomCrew Podcast.  If you haven't listened to last Thursday's goals update , I talked about us reducing the number of episodes in a week from two to one. We want to provide you with the best possible content and, in order to do that, it was a decision to go for quality over quantity. Today's episode is something that I believe fits the bill. As entrepre...

Time truly flies. We're just a quarter away from the holidays. That means a 'goals update' is long overdue. But, that's not necessarily a bad thing as I get to cover a lot of ground and take you on the journey I've been on this year. It was definitely an eventful eight months. I sold one of our best-selling brands, freed up my time, and am now able to spend time in the RV on extended road trips wh...

It's Dave doing a solo podcast today. I've been giving periodic updates on how my current ecommerce business has been doing so far. Having recently marked two years of owning and running OffRoadingGear.com , another update is due. If you're new to the podcast or need a refresher, here are quick links to previous episodes in this series. Part 1: Rebuilding a $1million Ecommerce and Importing Busine...

Sourcing is one of our go-to topics on the podcast. There are so many moving parts and different ways to approach it.  I've been so fortunate to have sourcing experts come on the show and share insights on this. Today's episode is no different.  I'm joined by Nathan Resnick, the CEO, and co-founder of Sourcify , an intuitive sourcing platform that helps companies find new products around the world...

Today's guest is George Lawrence, the founder of MerchantWords . I've been wanting to get him on the podcast for ages. Finally, we've had the chance to record this episode.  Before getting into the meat and bones of what his awesome tool does, a bit of storytime. George is known in and around the industry as one of the good guys. Not just for his generosity in sharing what he knows but also for hi...

Just as the title says, this episode is all about helping you get a better sense of how the due diligence process works by talking about a bit about how it was done for a brand we sold - ColorIt.com . I'm joined by Chris Yates and Brian Diener, from Centurica , a company that helps online business buyers conduct due diligence on prospective acquisitions. They not only handled the due diligence on...

It's been a hot minute since I did one of these Under the Hood episodes. Today, I bring you one that could be both interesting and potentially helpful for those selling products in narrow niches. It can be difficult to be number one in a highly saturated and competitive niche. That's not usually a problem for folks with businesses in very specific and product-focused niches.   Nevertheless, being...

Ecommerce conferences are really a great way to meet people. Sometimes these new acquaintances spark great partnerships as well. I met John Li at lunch during this year's Sellers Summit event in Miami. I got to learn more about PickFu, the polling platform he co-founded.  A few weeks after we met, he sent me an email with a poll he created on the old homepage of one of our brands, Wild Baby . The...

How time flies. We're right past the middle of the year. Soon it'll be the holidays, a busy time for any ecommerce seller. People in ecommerce may have similar experiences, but stumble into the industry in a lot of interesting ways.  Daniel Buelhoff's story is pretty out there. A short time after graduating from college, he and his partners were able to raise €12 million to fund Smeet , a social g...

It's almost the end of July and we're down to the last episode of Women's Month. I've had a great time chatting and learning from all these incredible women. Today's guest is a returnee to the EcomCrew Podcast. Dana Jaunzemis is the founder of HomeHealthtesting.com. She has a solid accounting background. She and I have been friends for years and was in one of my earliest podcast episodes where we...

Today's guest is Aneta Winiarski, she operates from Toronto, Canada. Aneta owns and runs a kitchenware brand called Stylized Settings , which is sold exclusively on Amazon.  A growing business like hers can eat up a lot of time. As a mom to two boys, she's looking at ways to have more control over that growth by diversifying away from Amazon. Give this episode a listen and you'll learn: On the lac...

On today's show, I talk to one-half of a husband and wife team who has managed to build a successful online business off of Amazon. What's more amazing is their carving a spot for their brand in a highly competitive niche. Meredith Erin and her husband Matt are the two creatives behind Boredwalk , an online shop that sells a variety of wearable art.  Meredith and I talk about a variety of topics -...

Today's guest is Jamie Futscher, the awesome person behind SpiritedGifts.com . Jamie's also a part of my main mastermind group and someone I consider to be a really good friend.  You'll hear her say that I know more about her business than most people. And as someone privileged enough to have had that insight on what she does, I can say that she's truly an inspiring person.  Jamie has bulldozed do...

Greetings from Jackson, Wyoming! I'm out on the road doing some roadshow stuff for EcomCrew but will be making a side trip to Montana to visit my good friend Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel. Spoiler alert! If you haven't seen the 5 Minute Pitch, I'd tell you to stop reading and head over to watch a couple of episodes, especially the finale, on the official YouTube channel . There you'll see Kim...

If you've been to a handful of ecommerce live events, chances are you've met Carole Rains. She's a regular at these functions and always has a ready smile for anyone. Carole Rains didn't become a solopreneur until later in life. She started her career in the pharmaceutical industry and then transitioned to becoming a chef. The years and monotonous pace led her to an interest in ecommerce. Today, s...

  Many people view blogging as a project that requires a specific set of skills and years of writing experience. Both of these certainly help but they're not a prerequisite to getting started. As Jennifer Garza attests, it's more important to just start writing.  In 2011, the mompreneur iSaveA2Z.com , a platform where she could conveniently share tips on how to save money. The website got so much...

Today's guest is another lady boss who did not initially set out to build a multi-million dollar business. All Daisy Jing wanted to do was to solve a problem that deeply affected her and to share her journey with other people who are going through the same struggle. Her willingness to openly share her struggles and her desire to help other people attracted followers. In her own words, "Relatabilit...

It might be July, but this month, we're highlighting the talented ladies among our midst.  I first got the idea for doing this after noticing that there wasn't a single female attendee at our last live event in Hong Kong . It got me thinking about how there ought to be a lot more women in ecommerce but it remains to be a male-dominated industry. In an effort to bring more attention to the accompli...

Ten episodes ago, I talked about some of the math involved in running an ecommerce business. Episode 250 ended up being one of our most impactful episodes to date. So I thought it would be a good idea to do a deep dive on all the essentials of ecommerce accounting. To do this effectively, I needed to have an expert on board to break down all these things with me. Luckily, I sat next to Scott Schar...

Season 1 of the 5 Minute Pitch was a great success. I got to hear and weigh in on the pitches of a diverse set of entrepreneurs, each one putting themselves out there to make their dreams come true. Another awesome thing about that first season was the response we got from people who watched the show on YouTube . Now we've made it possible to listen to all of the pitches whether you're working out...

Over the past couple of weeks, you've heard a handful of podcasts recorded in the Philippines. You've heard from Mia and all our employees, including Abby and Muffins. If you've listened to episode 256 , these ladies talked a little bit about their specific responsibilities for EcomCrew. But what distinguishes them from the rest is the fact that they work directly for Dave and me. So, I wanted to...

Dave's back on the podcast with me to talk about one of our favorite topic - tariffs (insert sarcasm). As anyone caught in this plight will know, the US and Chinese governments have reached another impasse in the ongoing trade talks. This resulted in t he Trump administration raising tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods imported from China effective this month. Here are some key...

Each year since starting Terran, I make it a point to travel to the Philippines to visit our team there. If you've been following the podcast since day one, you'd have heard me mention Cebu a couple of times. That's where our team is located and every year, I would make the journey to touch base with them in person. Working with employees on the opposite side of the world is challenging. The time...

Today we're joined by Scott Voelker of The Amazing Seller podcast . Scotty's not just a personal friend but a comrade-in-arms in a number of ecommerce projects, the most recent being season one of the 5 Minute Pitch along with Steve Chou and Greg Mercer. Scott and I have many similarities when it comes to our background and how we've grown our respective ecommerce businesses. So, after hearing his...

Avid listeners would have heard me mention Mia, our PH office director, in this podcast time and again. She is our rock and, through dedication and impressive skills, has single-handedly grown our team from one or two VAs to 9 full-time employees. Mia made her debut on the podcast on episode 142 . Back then, she and I talked about her experience with transitioning from a virtual assistant to a man...