The Opportunity Podcast

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be catching up with Alex Champagne, Empire Flipper's Director of Sales. Alex is here to cover all the new details surrounding our blended commission and how this impacts sellers and buyers going forward. In his interview Alex explains what the blended commission is and why we have moved to implement this new commission structure. He shares wh...

On this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Max Chu, who recently exited his Amazon FBA business for 8-figures. Max explains how he and his brother went from surviving lay-offs and bouncing back from a collapsed business to finally making a life changing exit from their FBA business. Max and his brother started out growing their first content sites back in 2007 monetizing...

On this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with George Sanderson, our Migration Supervisor here at Empire Flippers. George gives us an inside look at our migrations department, and everything they do to help buyers and sellers for a successful acquisition. George has seen just about every type of online business go from the deal stage to completion after our team has fully mig...

On this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Bibi Raven, the owner of bibibuzz.com an affiliate site link building service with a large team changing the way link outreach is being performed. In this episode Bibi explains what it takes to build a link building strategy that works - and it might not be what you'd think! Bibi manages a team of 30 building guest post and linka...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Matt Oakley, Sales Manager here at Empire Flippers. Matt's interview uncovers everything you need to know about FBA deal structures and how both buyers and sellers can benefit from proper planning before any type of negotiations begin to take place. The market has rapidly changed and so have deal structures. From top to botto...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Troy De Ville, a recent buyer of a children's and education niche content business. In this episode, Troy gives us his thought process on acquiring his very first online business, and what others should keep in perspective as a first time buyer. Troy gives insight on the mindset needed for due diligence, how to use your indiv...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Chas Woodward, Head of Business Development at HeyDay, a platform accelerating consumer product brands on Amazon. Chas explores the branding and business essentials FBA owners need to stand out on the marketplace. In his interview Chas explains HeyDay's mission and how they aim to partner with FBA sellers in the acquisition p...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Mark Ow who went from working as a computer engineer for companies like Apple, Dell, and Microsoft, to purchasing and growing two content businesses he recently acquired from our marketplace. Mark comes from a strong computer industry background which helped him scale his acquisitions, one of which he was able to 5x the month...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Renae Christine who manages a few different digital assets in the baby care and diet niches. Renae acquired a KDP business from our marketplace that she's been able to scale through her love of community building and successful ad spend. She's a passionate entrepreneur with several successful businesses and a large YouTube ch...

On this episode of the The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Dom Wells, owner of Onfolio. With Onfolio, Dom acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of online businesses across a broad range of verticals, each with a niche content focus. As a seasoned expert, he shares his mindset and strategy on investing in content businesses. Dom really understands what the right opportunity in...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast we will be mixing things up. Branden and I host today's episode to discuss our 2021 State of the Industry Report and all the juicy data insights we've gathered over the past year. We dig up some of our favorite data that highlights the growth on the marketplace we are most excited about - everything from the numbers that show how wildly FBA is growing to...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Adam Smith, the co-owner of Niche Website Builders, a company that helps affiliate marketers grow and optimize their content and backlink profiles. He explains how he has spent that past few years focusing on buying and flipping niche sites, and how to use what you know to succeed in flipping content sites. Adam explains the bene...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Mark Soberman, a managing partner at Netpicks and portfolio owner who has acquired several assets from our marketplace. He explains his mindset behind buying and selling digital assets, and how he has used email lists to scale his acquisitions. Mark explains the benefits of acquiring a business that is within a niche you are alre...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Jim Barton, a Senior Seller Advisor with Empire Flippers. Jim takes a deep dive on exiting FBA businesses and the changes of Amazon's marketplace as a whole. Amazon never seems to stand still and that certainly applies to the growth the platform has seen in the past year. Jim opens up as to why that matters to the sellers he ment...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Nate Jackson, the Head of Acquisitions for Perch, one of the leading acquirers and operators of Amazon Private Label brands. Nate explores the ins and outs of the fast-growing world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of FBA businesses. Nate has had quite the career change once he stepped into the world of FBA, saying he "went from...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Matt Diggity, the owner of Diggity marketing, Lead Spring, Search Initiative, Authority Builders, the Affiliate Lab, and host of the Chaing Mai SEO conference in Thailand. This is a value-packed episode where Matt shares his roadmap for buying, scaling, and selling sites successfully. Like many in online business, Matt got his in...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Brad Costanzo of The Bacon Wrapped Business Podcast. In his interview Brad shares his many entrepreneurial adventures and the lessons he's learned along the way. He also reveals his current portfolio strategy and how he's taken an unusual route of mainly minority investment in digital assets. Brad has been in just about every bus...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Jimmy Hourin, Senior Business Analyst with the Empire Flippers sales team. Jimmy works on some of the largest deals to hit our marketplace, and he's here to explain how demand from institutional investors is driving a buying spree for Amazon FBA businesses and creating a market in favor of sellers. Jimmy explains how our marketpl...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be highlighting a new investment opportunity called EF Capital. The program was born in 2014 over discussions about an age-old problem where skilled entrepreneurs don't have the capital to buy bigger listings, and investors don't want to buy an entire business or learn a brand new skill set. In a nutshell, the program helps investors turn an acti...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with John Hefter, Senior Vice President of Creative and Brand Strategy at Thrasio. John's interview explores the mindset, strategy, and journey of a company that became the fastest profitable US company to ever reach a $1B valuation. John explains how Thrasio became the household name it is today in the online business world. In his w...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Michael Frew, who leveraged his first content site acquisition to grow into larger SaaS acquisitions. Michael found our marketplace when looking for something to commit his free time to during his early retirement at the young age of 40. Michael explains how we went from following the financial independence retire early (FIRE) pa...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Andrew Voda, the Lead Seller Advisor at Empire Flippers. Andrew guides sellers everyday on how to best exit their business. He's here to clue our listeners in on what key actions can be taken today to prep your business for its highest valuation. Tune in as Andrew digs deep on exit planning, the preparation all sellers are able t...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Viraj Patel, an Amazon FBA buyer who purchased his business from our marketplace for $60k at the end of 2018. Viraj shares his story in how he went from heading down the law firm path, to establishing a better future in online business acquisitions that have given him a better work to life balance. Viraj takes us on a journey thr...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Mike Jackness, co-founder of EcomCrew, a community, podcast, and resource for ecommerce entrepreneurs. Mike's a 7-figure ecommerce expert here to share everything in the ecom world and how he makes acquisitions. Mike takes a deep dive in his interview on the challenges, wins, and businesses that have shaped his ecommerce knowledg...

In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, we will be speaking with Alex Renaud, CEO of Nolk.com, and a portfolio buyer of multiple Amazon FBA businesses from our marketplace. Alex has systematized his deal flow and acquisition process, enabling him to make 4 successful acquisitions in a year. In his interview, Alex explores the ins and outs of multiple acquisitions in a relatively short amount o...