The Shopify Growth Show

Imagine launching a brand and making a million in sales in just a week. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Brian Lockard, who launched a brand that aims to bring nurses shoes that make them feel like the respected professionals they are. Listen to the episode to hear what Brian has to say about founding BALA shoes: why he decided to market to nurses specifically, what it was like to go in on the...

Referral programs sound good, but how do you make them work? That’s something that today’s guest can talk about with authority. Louis Nicholls is the CEO and co-founder of SparkLoops, a referral tool for newsletter growth. Listen to today’s interview as Louis discusses some advice for launching a referral program, creative things to try with a referral program, and what prompted the idea for Spark...

Imagine wanting to solve a problem that you are having, then having your efforts turn into a brand that's featured on Shark Tank. That’s what happened to today’s guest, Yve-Car Momperousse. Listen to today’s interview to hear what Yve-Car has to say about how Kreyol Essence was born and started gaining traction, how to build communities and market within them, and deciding where your brand goes ne...

In this episode, I talk about how you can build a culture you're proud of with small tweaks to how you communicate to your team and how you run your meetings. Hope you enjoy today's episode. RESOURCES: What You Do is Who You Are Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Marketer's Playbook

There are so many startups out there. How can you know which ones you should keep an eye on? In today’s episode, we’ll talk about some of the ones that are high up on our radar. Listen in to hear about some of the top startups that have caught our attention and why we’re keeping an eye on them.  Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: Psychiatric help and prescriptions online What kind of pain point...

A by-product is a secondary product made in the manufacture of something else. The lumber yard has sawdust as their by-product. It’s obvious because it literally piles up.  A by-product is much harder to spot when you work in the digital space. In this episode, I talk about how to find your by-product and give examples of by-products for other companies. RESOURCES: What's Your By-Product Jim Huffm...

What does a startup accelerator do and why does a founder or founding team need one? Today, you’ll find out as you listen to an interview with Isaac Kato, managing director at Techstars Seattle. Listen in to learn what a startup accelerator actually does, why founders want it, and what founders can do to pique the interest of a startup accelerator like Techstars. Topics Discussed in Today’s Episod...

How do you find the right employee or co-founder that could take your business to the next level?  By working in public and showing my work, I have been able to use to find my top hires. Here are some tips on how I show our culture to get the right people to come to us.  Hopefully, it can help you. Resources: Show Your Work What You Do Is Who You Are Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The...

Listen in to hear what Billy has to say about getting started on his path, the mindset of a startup, and his company’s current size and growth. Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: How Billy started his company and got on the path he’s on now The rise and fall of Billy's side project that got killed by the government  What success does for your mindset The use case for a chatbot How the company’s...

What's your number? Do you know what you're working towards and how much money you want in the bank?  Here is the framework I use to answer that question: First, here are three simple options for how to think about income: Option 1: Break-Even Option 2: I’m Feeling Comfortable Option 3: F-You Money Second, What are your options for hitting your number?  Obviously, there are lots more than the thre...

Rob Sobers is a developer turned growth marketer. Today, he gives advice to first-time founders about the idea playing on easy mode. He breaks it down into the following 5 categories:  B2B not B2C Recurring revenue SaaS not self-hosted Established tech stack Make your version of an existing product At the end, he also talks about ideas he has if he was starting today.  Playing on Easy Mode Jim Huf...

Are you starting an agency?  Don't miss these tips from an agency owner that's built a 7 figure business. Jim talks about the following: What your agency should focus on Why you should niche down right away How to price your services How to manage your client communication Why you should focus on recurring work vs. project based work The key to great work is in the onboarding  RESOURCES: Jim Huffm...

Do you have a company that runs itself?  Learn how Chris was able to bootstrap his business to 8 figures. Then hear the steps he took to build a board of directors and to hire a professional CEO.  Finally, Chris provides insights on how he invests his time and money in e-commerce and real estate.  RESOURCES: Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Marketer's Playbook

Jim breaks down how he had zero innovative ideas while building a 7 figure business. He talks about how he stole every single idea along the way and he gives credit to where those ideas came from.  From jumping on the trend of "Growth Hacking" that was invented by Sean Ellis to stealing his long term vision of micro acquisition from Andrew Wilkerson at Meta Labs, Jim gives credit to all the compan...

Listen in to today’s episode to hear Andrew Gazdeki discuss the startup opportunities that get the most demand, how he has grown MicroAcquire, and the impact journaling has had on his career. Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: Andrew’s background A summary of what MicroAcquire is What Andrew is seeing as far as the type of opportunities that get the most demand How to think about founder/company...

As a founder, what do you do on the days when the sky is falling?  When times get tough I change my mindset to be proactive rather than reactive.  While bad things happen to you, you still control your actions and your perspective.  I start playing offense. I list out all the momentum we have at the company.  Then I identify the positive things I can control. Hear about the framework I use to get...

This episode features Ryan Hamilton, a standup comedian that's toured with Jerry Seinfeld, starred in his own Netflix's special and been on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallow and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  Learn about his writing process and how we went from PR to comedian. Here are some highlights: What he learned touring with Jerry Seinfeld How he went from PR to being a full time stan...

Here are the 20 tools I use to run my seven figure business. You can have the same tech stack for under $500.  ONE MAN SALES MACHINE Typeform - Free / $20 Calendly - Free / $20 Pipedrive - $19 Zapier - Free SuperHuman - $30 Bonsai - $19 QuickBooks / PayPal MARKETING MailShake -$59 / month Campaign Monitor - $80 month JustUno UpWork - design for content upgrades, building outreach database for part...

What does an executive coach do for their clients? You’ll learn more about that from today’s interview with Rick Maguire. Rick has a fascinating backstory, as he was a former Naval Officer who then became a Microsoft executive before becoming an executive coach. Listen in to learn how his Navy background translated in the rest of his career, what benefits his clients receive from coaching, and wha...

After working with startups for 10 years, I’m getting into the check writing game.  Here is why I'm doing angel investing: What is Angel investing?  My investment advantage: Not the market, not real estate, startups? Why I like Bala Nursing Shoes: Riches in Niches Product is a Painkiller (and not a vitamin) Not marketing to everyone (Know their persona) Proactive buyer (not passive) Community with...

What startup would you start today?  Yonathan Ayenew, COO of GrowthHit, brainstorms some half-baked startup ideas he would launch if he was starting today. In this episode we cover the following startup ideas: Our framework for vetting starting ideas The "Roll Up" Business Model When to buy vs. when to build a startup Startup ideas around exclusive inventory  Humans replaced by AI Why were hesitan...

Learn about 6 hacks for engineering a mentorship experience without needing an actual mentor. Welcome to mentor hacking.   Here is what we'll cover in the episode.  (1) Content Stalking a Person You Admire Subscribe to their blog newsletter Buy their book on Audible and Blinkist (if they have one) Search for any recent podcast interviews they did Follow them on Twitter to get a feel for where thei...

In this episode with Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner at Highline BETA, we talk about the following: His best selling book Lean Analytics and the opportunities that come with being an author His startup accelerator that lead to an acquisition with Airbnb How startups and big companies can work together What traits he looks for in startup founders And, most importantly, his advice for anyone that wa...

Do you want to launch a startup? Here are my thoughts on why you should not start a tech startup and why you should start an agency first.  What are your options? Consulting Service Productize Service  Sell Physical Product  SaaS (Software as a Service) Why an agency is a bad idea? Not Scalable, People Heavy, & Low Exit Multiples  Why it's a good idea? SPEED: You can start one today  INVESTMEN...

How do you go from a side-hustle to running a company full time, with only one day of work a week? Today’s guest is Tommy Griffith, the co-founder of ClickMinded. Listen to his story about how he went from being an Airbnb employee to making a 6-figure salary working only one day a week – mostly from places like Thailand and Hawaii. During the episode, Tommy talks about how he went all-in on ClickM...