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Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising effectiveness of podcast advertising for B2B companies. Using a real case study from a mid-market SaaS firm that spent $50,000 on podcast ads and got a 4x return in six months, they unpack why this channel outperforms display and social for certain audiences. They discuss host-read ads versus programmatic, the role of niche shows, and how to measure attribut...

Most marketers still build funnels. But funnels leak. In this episode of The Growth Operator, Lucas and Luna unpack why the 'loyalty loop' — a concept popularized by McKinsey — is quietly replacing the traditional acquisition funnel in high-growth companies. Using the specific example of Sephora's Beauty Insider program, they show how shifting even 5% of marketing spend from top-of-funnel to post-...

Episode 5 of The Growth Operator digs into a counterintuitive finding from 2025: optimizing for 'conversion rate' is actually costing B2B SaaS companies growth. Lucas and Luna examine a specific case — a mid-market HR analytics platform called Veritas Workforce — that raised its trial-to-paid rate by 12% but saw overall revenue per user decline. They walk through the research that led the VP of Gr...

In this episode of The Growth Operator, Lucas and Luna dive into the hidden costs of free trials in SaaS. They explore how companies like Slack and Dropbox used free trials to drive adoption but often overlook the significant expenses: support costs from confused users, infrastructure for unused accounts, and the risk of attracting low-quality leads. Lucas breaks down a study showing that 40% of f...

Lucas and Luna drill into the overlooked cost of customer churn — how losing subscribers quietly erodes revenue more than most marketing teams realize. They break down a SaaS case study from a mid-market CRM company that reduced churn by 11 percentage points in six months without cutting price or adding features. Along the way they discuss the difference between voluntary and involuntary churn, wh...

Lucas and Luna dig into why free shipping is so expensive for online retailers. They break down the numbers behind a single $75 order with free shipping in 2026, looking at the actual per-order cost that eats into profit margins. They discuss the carrier rate hikes from FedEx and UPS, the impact on small vs. large merchants, and how companies like Warby Parker and Chewy have used minimum-order thr...

In this debut episode of The Growth Operator, Lucas and Luna explore the boom in recurring revenue models beyond software—specifically the $7 billion subscription market for physical goods like razors, meal kits, and pet food. They unpack the unit economics of Dollar Shave Club's rise, the churn challenges faced by Blue Apron, and why Chewy's customer lifetime value model works. They also discuss...