#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant

Join me host Michael F. Schein as we dive into THE ANATOMY OF HYPE . Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, The Medici Group, University of Pennsylvania, Gordon College, University of California Irvine, United Methodist Publishing H...

My new guest is Sasha Der Avanessian, CEO & Founder of Harvest Dental Products. We are tackling the challenging topic of winning in a commodity marketplace. How do you rise above the rest? Sasha Der Avanessian is the founder and CEO of Harvest Dental Products, a manufacturer of dental prosthetic materials. Starting Harvest in his two-car garage in 2004, Harvest has grown to be distributed in o...

Join Sabir Semerkant (host) on this new #ThisWeekWithSabir Live Show on March 10, 2021, 3-4 pm ET (12-1 pm PT). Sabir jams with Bryan Clayton. Bryan is the CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands...

Meet Kyle Mauch. In the latest episode of This Week With Sabir , I welcomed Kyle into the hot seat, where he was able to provide a host of top tips and strategies aimed at amateur and professional athletes. Kyle is the Founder of Athletes Brand, VP of Turn 2 Equity Partners, and Chairman of Campfire. The host of the Success at Success Podcast. Chapters 00:00 Sabir Welcomes Kyle Mauch 08:06 Making...

Meet Jordan Fox. Jordan is a lifelong learner and a future-minded thinker. Visit Jordan on the Web https://mmpdig.com Want to live stream your content? Visit Restream on the Web https://restream.io/join/thisweekwithsabir Chapters 00:00 Sabir Welcomes Jordan Fox 04:08 Make me Proud 14:32 Artists vs Brands 17:00 The Challenges of Managing Talent 19:12 Your Social Media Resume 20:34 How Will Smith Ch...

As the founder and CEO of VIRTUE, a company devoted to the mitigation of ethical risk, Reid Blackman is perfectly placed to highlight the benefits and dangers of AI and machine learning. In the latest episode of This Week With Sabir, I spoke with Reid about the future of this technology and how it’s impacting businesses across the United States. You can watch the full hour-long discussion at the l...

Meet Clark Murray. Clark joined us on November 18, we learned from this phenomenal expert about qualitative research. Clark shares his insights and tells us about the 1000+ case studies from his experience. Clark is the Managing Partner at Churchill Group where he has conducted qualitative studies in 372 product and service categories for Consumer, Healthcare, and B2B clients...and has facilitated...

Meet Bryan Mattimore. Bryan, Chief Idea Guy of Growth Engine , shares the unique ideation, research, and innovation processes his innovation agency has developed in the past twenty years to create over $3 Billion in new product successes. Chapters 00:00 Sabir Welcomes Bryan Mattimore 09:20 Ideation Insights for Entrepreneurs 13:44 Why Breakthrough Products are Hard to Research  16:15 Find a P...

Meet Maribel Lara. Maribel is SVP, Head of Consulting at The Sasha Group a VaynerX company that provides educational, consulting and marketing services to companies with a growth mindset. She has been within the Vayner world since 2014 and her role has included reporting to and partnering with CEO and serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk to execute initiatives tied to the strategic growth of the ag...

Meet Avinash Kaushik. Avinash helps executive teams, marketers, and data analysts leverage innovative digital strategies and emerging technologies to outsmart their competitors. He’s the Digital Marketing Evangelist for Google, and a passionate teacher who shares his perspective frequently via multiple channels: a weekly newsletter (The Marketing Analytics Intersect), a bi-monthly blog (Occam’s Ra...

Meet Aron Levin. Aron is the founder and CMO of Relatable. Relatable is a fast-growing influencer marketing agency with a team of 50 people across the globe. Clients include large consumer brands like Samsung, Adobe, Google, Volvo, Ralph Lauren and Chiquita– but also direct-to-consumer startups like Lifesum and bioClarity. Before founding Relatable, Aron was an early member of King (Maker of Candy...

Meet Gajan Retnasaba. Gajan is the founder of Spiralyze, a Conversion Rate Optimization & A/B testing company. Spiralyze runs experiments on clients web pages to convert more of their traffic into leads and sales. Spiralyze has generated over $7 billion in value for clients including Medallia, CrowdStrike, Okta, NBA, NFL, MLB, ViaSat, American Express Global Business Travel, Stitch Fix, Neil P...

Meet Dave Moran. A superior strategic problem solver and “innovation architect” with a 35-year marketing consulting track record of driving profitable growth for large corporations and startups.  In 2012, Dave and a partner founded Deep Relevance Partners (DRP), a communications strategy firm.  DRP’s expertise is integrating leading-edge marketing science approaches with consumer strateg...

Meet James Orsini. James is President of The Sasha Group a VaynerX company. Working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk, its CEO and serial entrepreneur, Orsini leads the group to help small businesses reach explosive growth potential. The Sasha Group provides educational, consulting, and marketing services for companies from $1 million to $200 million in revenue. Orsini held previous positions as Chief Ope...

Meet Greg & Gabi. Gabi and Greg are the founders of Magic Spoon, a company recreating your favorite childhood breakfast cereals with more protein, fewer carbs, and zero sugar. Forbes called Magic Spoon "the future of cereal" and TIME Magazine named Magic Spoon in their Top 100 Inventions of 2019. Prior to Magic Spoon, Gabi and Greg founded Exo, a company pioneering sustainable cricket protein...

Meet Bernadette Butler. Bernadette has 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising working with some of the greatest brands of our time. With 2 ads on the world’s funniest reel, Bernadette is the CEO and Co-founder of StoryTap.com, a video-first marketing technology company that partners with brands like ADT, Veet, Cepacol, Babylon, Canadian Tire, UCLA, and many more to transform their dig...

Meet Joe Yoon. Better known as @JoeTherapy. Joe is a certified personal trainer, licensed massage therapist, published author, and founder of the fitness training business JoeTherapy. Yoon graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2009 with a BS degree in Health & Science Studies and was certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2011.  Chapters 00:00 Sabi...

Meet Kristina Bucaram (also known as FullyRawKristina ). Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, the founder of the brands, FullyRaw Media LLC., Rawfully Organic LLC., FullyRaw Juice LLC., and FullyFit LLC., is a writer, speaker, content creator, and vegan inspiration who aims to educate and to guide people towards a lifestyle of greater health and wellbeing. Tune in and listen to Kristina's growing pains with...

Meet Brittany Krystle. Brittany is a personal branding expert and the  host of the top-rated business & marketing podcast, Beyond  Influential. Brittany shares $100,000+ in Expert Insights around  building of and generating revenue from your personal brand. Watch &  Take Notes.  Visit Brittany on the Web: https://brittanykrystle.com   Need Help to Growth Hack...

Meet NICK ALDIS . Nick is the current NWA Wrestling's World Heavyweight Champion. Nick is a pro wrestler, author, broadcaster, and business development advisor for Lightning One Inc. Nick has been a professional wrestler since he was 18 years old, starting in Norfolk, England.      =========   This is a must-attend for entertainers, wrestlers, professional athletes, celebr...

Meet Alex Khuda. Alex is CEO and co-founder of  Restream, one of the world’s largest distribution services for live  video broadcasts. Alex has to be an entrepreneur for the last 14 years.  He founded a few e-commerce startups, and successfully exited one of  them. Originally from Ukraine. Currently, he lives in Austin, Texas.  Alex joined me on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, a...

Meet Jason Beauregard. Jason is a production executive who built and lead a team of social media production specialist at VaynerMedia. During his four years at VaynerMedia Jason grew the production team from 5 to 60 production professional, across the New York, Los Angeles, and London VaynerMedia offices, built a 30,000 square foot production studio in Long Island City, and won numerous Telly, Cli...

Meet Matt Higgins. Matt is a noted serial entrepreneur and growth equity investor as cofounder and CEO of private investment firm RSE Ventures. He is also vice-chairman of the Miami Dolphins, a recurring Shark on ABC’s four-time Emmy-Award-winning TV show Shark Tank, and Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School. Visit Matt on the Web at https://matthiggins.com Visit Sabir on the Web at...

Meet Habib Salo. Habib is the CEO of Young Nails Inc , manufacturer of professional nail care products. Habib joined the family business when it was still a local cosmetology supply company in 2001. With a unique background in music and science, Habib understands the importance of a fluid creative process and a strict organizational structure as key to a successful business in the beauty category....

Meet Paul Butler. Paul is one of the world’s most accomplished and in-demand leadership coaches/advisors and facilitators. With a client list that is a who’s who, he can see how the world’s most effective managers lead. He is known as one of those rare people with dual capability in organizational excellence and strategic decision making. He is also known for using his vast network to connect peop...