The Shopify Growth Show

Jim is joined by musician Steve Selvidge of The Hold Steady to chat about how musicians can make money in 2023 as well as what it takes to live the rockstar life. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Deciding to become a musician Rock and Roll in the 90’s The value of obsession The inflection point Going solo Making money in music in 2023 Half-baked startup ideas Resources: Steve Selvidge The Hold...

This week, Jim talks with the founders of Dark Room to talk shop about the nuances of running a growth agency amid changing trends in the digital media space. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Partner Story Digital Marketing space evoluttion Growing a 70 person agency How to hire creatives How to find high growth businesses How is Jim growing businesses Resources: Darkroom Jim Huffman website Ji...

This week, Ming Zhao the Co-founder and CEO of PROVEN Skin Care talks about how she is revolutionizing an industry through data and AI. She shares her story of progressing through Y Combinator while also being pregnant the important philosophies of work life balance that have accompanied her success. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Using data and AI in novel industries The Skin Genome Database...

This week, Jim is joined by Natalie Ellis of Bossbabe to talk about how to grow an engaged community in 2023. Things get tactical as Natalie discusses the importance of focus and developing content systems.    TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Focusing on one channel: Youtube, Email, or Podcast The value of quality content Community building tactics The difference between audience and community ...

This week, Jim is joined again by Yonathan to give an update on the $3m challenge as it approaches the one year mark. The pair discuss hiring a new operator and trying out an approach called unreasonable management as well as looking at the prospect of acquiring new businesses in the future. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Update on The $3M Challenge Unreasonable Management Out Investment Thes...

This week, Jim is joined by former MLB pitcher and Entrepreneur Jacob Turner, who shares his Journey from no. 1 draft pick to financial advisor to the athletes and entrepreneurs. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Welcome to the big leagues Setting a budget from a huge payday Similarities between entrepreneurship and professional sports What’s wrong with wealth management  Financial advice for en...

This week, Jim is joined by Will Hughes as he shares his unique framework for encouraging creative thinking and solutions for entrepreneurs. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Creating liquid mind Harnessing frameworks Breaking thought patterns Using another perspective Exposure to different ways of thinking Copy culture Oxford framework Specific applications  Resources: Liquid Mind Website Will...

This week, Jim is joined by the the newsletter guy Matt McGarry, who's helped grow newsletters like Milk Road, The Hustle, and Ben's Bytes. Matt shares amazing tactical info on how to grow subscriber numbers and make money from a newsletter. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE   Charging for a meeting Making money from a newsletter Pricing Frameworks Content market fit Newsletter frameworks Gettin...

This week, Jim is joined by Josh Ledgard of Kickoff Labs as they chat about validating startup ideas, being your own angel investor, and scrappy growth tactics to get you to your first 1000 customers. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Learning while being paid Identifying the inflection point Validating startup ideas Getting the first 100 customers Scrappy growth after the first 100 customers An...

This week we hear the the second part of Jim's conversation with Tommy Griffith co-founder of ClickMinded. Tommy shares his insights into the importance of simplicity, and explains why simple is not the same as easy. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Best new growth levers Simplicity: Don’t be a midwit Simple is not easy Sunk Cost Fallacy Being aggressively intentional with your technology/atten...

This week, Jim is joined by Tommy Griffith CEO of Clickminded for the first of a two part conversation. In part 1 Jim and Tommy chat about building in public, inflection points, and how and when to get out of the way as a founder. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Tech course creation Building in Public Inflection points Founders getting out of the way Mistakes  Resources: Tommy's Blog post: Inc...

This week, the script gets flipped as longtime fan and fellow growth tactician Maja Voje joins the pod to grill Jim about projects past and future. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Getting into growth Early projects and successes Product positioning Favorite frameworks Hypothetical growth games Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Remotely Talents . Hire ridiculously talented offshore staff th...

Yonathan joins again to dissect lessons from some amazing startups before Jim shares a handful of business opportunities that could be successful today. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Jim gets big timed 3 Good reads 15 startup ideas Cross-pollinating news letters The benefit of owning a category – death The advantages of being nimble Mirrors are forever Growing to 9 figures without raising mo...

This week, Jim is joined by Cory McKane, founder of WeStrive, a fitness app that is exploding in popularity right now. Cory talks about how his most valuable experience came from an epic failure along with tips and tricks about SAAS growth and pricing. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Strategic beer pong Hacks for local events Starting with failure Turning down a great offer Balancing developme...

This week we get to be a fly on the wall for one of Jim's recent zoom presentations with Techstars. Jim talks nitty gritty tactics about customer personas, best in class case studies, and funnel strategies before answering some specific questions from new startup owners. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE TechStars growth tactics Customer personas Best in class case studies for funnels Strategies...

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Goals for 2023 Liquid Mind thoughts Macro goals Micro Goals The AI wave disruption Baby boomer asset wave AI and the solopreneur Companies to watch 2023 Growth Tactics Resources Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Marketer's Playbook Additional episodes you might enjoy: Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45) Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Compan...

This week Jim is joined by Rob Sobers the amazing growth expert who helped grow a company from under 30M in sales to 500M in just a few years. They get very tactical and dig into the nitty gritty about how to achieve rapid and sustainable growth. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE The value of hard technical skills in growth Growth at 30M ARR Utilizing Channel Partners Figuring it out vs Scaling...

We revisit a classic episode where Jim and Yonathan bring back the popular segment, Iconic Reads, and break down Sam Altman's seminal 2019 blog post "How to be Successful." TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE ·      Compounding yourself ·      The importance of original thinking ·      Don’t be afraid to fail: You only need to score once to win ·      Getting rich by owning things ·      Why you m...

This week, Jim is joined by the best selling Author and entrepreneur Tucker Max for a short but insightful conversation about crafting your identity and starting a business. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Getting started through failure The golden days of email Keeping your identity separate from your profession The origins of Scribd Knowing your role   Resources: Jim Huffman website Jim's Tw...

It's time to talk 2023 goals!  Yonathan Ayenew (GrowthHit COO) joins to review their 2022 goals and discuss how to set and achieve goals for 2023. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Review Our 2022 Goals Our 2023 Goals Tips, Tactics & Hacks to Help Hit Our 2023 Tips and books for setting and achieving habits Themes for 2023  Resources: Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Ma...

Jim is joined by Yonathan and the two go over what has been and incredibly interesting yet positive year both in terms of business and personal goals. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Doubling sales & employees Launching EOS Layoffs Investing in brand and anew website Our TikTok experiment hit 1M views Creating culture Personal changes Eating one meal a day Dopamine detox The 6am club Being...

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Creating a Logo without a designer Choosing to leave a good company and investing in yourself Planning to become an entrepreneur Investing in your brand The DIY entrepreneur Growth Hacks Product Led Growth specifics Creating Lanes of Accountability   Resources: Typogram Newsletter Follow Along Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Marketer's Pla...

This week, Jim is joined by the community guru and CEO of Wondry April MacLean to have an amazing conversation about the value and tactics involved in building communities for businesses and brands. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE When and why to build community Where and how to start building (tips and tricks) Components of community Programming and ritual Good vs Great Communities Community...

This week, Jim is featured on the Rising Tide podcast hosted by Kevin Prewett. They chat about starting and developing Growth Hit as well as the various projects from the startup studio. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Starting a growth agency Attracting talent  Idea creation Time Management  Identifying macro trends AI endgame Half-baked ideas  Resources: Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter Gro...

Jim is joined by Yonathan for the monthly update on the $3M Challenge, insight on getting 1M TikTok Views, and an overview of some of the best Marketing Stunts in recent history. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE One day design hitting 100k The three customer personas: David Halpern Informed customer Afflicted Oblivious customer Getting a million views on Tik Tok Brands that are killing it Marke...