TrepTalks with Sushant

David Rubie-Todd of Sticker It shares the story of building a technology-focused sticker printing e-commerce business. 

Ben Esgro of Elemental Formulations shares the story of building a supplements company focused on quality ingredients and rigorous testing and differentiating in a highly competitive market.

Bringing Edible Spoons to Market to Reduce Single-Use Plastics - Dinesh Tadepalli of IncrEDIBLE Eats.

Janne Kyllönen of QuietOn shares the story of creating noise cancellation earbuds specifically built for sleeping and relaxation.

Lynda Truong and Paul Tran of Love&Pebble combined the idea of cryotherapy and face masks to create a unique beauty product.

Becca Davison of UnbuckleMe shares the story of co-inventing a car seat buckle release tool and profitably bringing the new product to market

Travis Peterson of Joker Greeting shares building a prank musical greeting card brand and how a lucky PR break helped launch the product in the market.

Will Nitze of IQBAR shares the story of creating a Protein Bar brand in a saturated market and differentiating by appealing to Brain Health specifically and getting distribution in 7000+ retailers in the US

Olguy Songolo of the Difference shares the true passion and tenacity that it takes to create and bring a new product to market. 

Robert Patton of Sheath Underwear shares the story of building Sheath Underwear, working with UFC fighters and Comedians as a marketing strategy, and persisting through challenges to bring your idea to market.

D'Shawn Russell of Southern Elegance Candle Company shares lessons on building a strong brand within a generic scented candles category.

Matthew Griffin shares the story of building and growing a mission-driven Flip Flops Brand after completing his tour of duty.

Wylie Robinson shares the process of re-imagining the traditional home blankets with sustainable technical materials and positioning it successfully in a very crowded market with a problem-solution narrative

Michael Chou, an Aerospace Engineer by profession, engineered the perfect ice cream scoop to solve a problem for himself and created a business out of it.

Ryan Kenny of The Christmas Tree Hugger invented a simple product to solve the problem of hiding the plastic base of fake Christmas trees. Ryan shares his product development and sales journey from Indiegogo, to Shark tank, to QVC. 

They couldn't find a travel bag that would best fit their nomad lifestyle, so they decided to build one themselves. In this episode, this husband and wife team (Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani of Nomad Lane) share the story of starting a travel bag business out of their mutual love for travel. They also share details on how they ran one of the best Indiegogo campaigns ever. 

In this episode, Aaron Spivak of Hush Blankets shares details of starting and growing a weighted blanket e-commerce business, running successful Kickstarter campaigns, appearing on Dragons' Den, and a variety of marketing and operational topics. 

In this episode, Angela Watts of Slyde Handboards (Co-founder and Chief Ryde Officer) shares the startup story of Slyde Handboards, challenges educating the market of a new product concept in surfing, financing and growing the business, working with Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher through Shark Tank, and the decision to start a shoe company to supplement revenue in the off season. 

In this interview, Cyndi Thomason of Bookskeep shares valuable insights, tips, and best practices for e-commerce entrepreneurs on how to set up their bookkeeping and accounting processes in a way that scales with their business growth.

Tyson Walters of Shed Defender shares the story of building a niche pet product (Shedding Dog Bodysuit) business which started as a way to solve a personal problem and then got a lucky boost through a viral post from The Dodo.

Diane Huynh of Bone & Marrow shares her entrepreneurial story of building a bone broth brand first in Edmonton (Canada) and then growing the business in the Canadian market. Notable in her story is her tenacity of going door to door into different grocery stores and asking them to carry her bone broth products. Now her products are carried by large retailer like Whole Foods and others. 

Is there a secret recipe of generating more sales on Amazon? The answer is Yes. Ex-Amazon executive Brad Moss shares insider secrets as well as a well tested framework of different variables and tweaks that can help sellers not only get more page views, conversions, and generate higher revenues, but also reduce costs and become more profitable. Watch/listen and learn.

Chelsea Frank of Life and Limb Gel shares how she created a brand and a line of user-friendly hot and cold therapy products that provide a contoured fit for the curves of the body while juggling being a full-time stay at home mom. This interview shows how pure grit and perseverance can help someone overcome challenges and grow a business one step at a time.

In this highly instructional interview, TomboyX co-founders Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez share the startup story of how they started a clothing line for women with a masculine streak without any prior business or apparel industry experience. They also share how listening to customer feedback helped them to identify their "hero" product and pivot to building a successful gender-inclusi...

Greg Meade, CEO of CrossNet shares the story of inventing a new sport, building awareness, and driving a hockey stick growth going from Zero to Seven figures within a matter of 3 years through Ecommerce and Retail sales. This is the kind of success story that every entrepreneur inventor wants to have on his/her resume.