In this episode of Add To Cart, the first featuring our fabulous new voice, Jo Hui-Miller, we are joined by Eugene Cheng, founder of the kickass business, Sneaker Laundry, which offers sneaker cleaning products as well as services, both online and in-store. Sneaker Laundry launched in 2017 and now ships locally and internationally, with stores all over the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Peru. Eugene’s an ex-lawyer who’s now known as Australia’s wealthie...
Jun 04, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 305
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Shane Lenton, Co founder and CEO of The Wishlist. Shane has spent the last 14 years growing the digital capabilities at Cue and his new venture is offering a solution to the problem of clogged camera rolls everywhere. The Wishlist allows shoppers to save product items for review and purchase later, online or instore. It gives retailers the ability to capture customers details and preferences and automatically generate personalised marketing campaigns t...
Jun 01, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 304
Welcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the first in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an integr...
May 30, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 303
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by the founder of a business that rose from the ashes, quite literally, of the devastating bushfires and subsequent drought in 2019. Bianca Tarrant, and her partner Dave, are farmers and Co founders of Our Cow, an online butchers supporting a network of producers and delivering premium grass fed and organic meat to the dinner tables of families all across the country. Now valued at over $60m and with more than 6000 subscribers, Our Cow is currently e...
May 28, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 302
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout a founder who launched her brand in 2018 after finding a perfect match with an Instagram personality and hasn’t looked back. Gemma Crowe is the Founder of Infamous Swim, an Australian label for women who want to feel empowered in their swimwear no matter what stage of life they’re at. With striking prints and options for matching with family, the company has grown from a $10,000 investment to $14m and counting. Links from the episode: Ash White - The D...
May 25, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Welcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the second in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an integ...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 300
In this episode of Add To Cart, I am lucky enough to be joined face to face by someone who actually knows what he’s doing in the great outdoors. Trust me, I’d be dead as soon as I hit the gravel road. Sam Schumann is the founder and director of outdoor adventure company Alton. An ex -tax and consulting professional, Sam developed the Alton brand in 2015 and now has over 50 SKU’s, a warehouse that’s bursting at the seams, distribution in Paddy Palin’s and the most god damn beautiful Instagram pag...
May 21, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 299
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Gavin Ballard, CEO and Founder of Submarine, a Shopify add-on that helps brands and agencies push the limits of what ecommerce platforms can do for subscriptions, membership crowdfunding and more. It’s a unique and fascinating approach because it is essentially giving developers and agencies the keys to create unique experiences - rather than delivering it straight out of the box like many other apps. It is doubly interesting because Gav is also the fo...
May 18, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Welcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the first in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an integr...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 297
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Evan Montero is the Co Founder and CEO of DIY Blinds, Australia’s fastest growing window furnishing retailer taking curtains and blinds out of the showroom without compromising on experience. Their unique business model has disrupted the space, earning the business 46 million dollars in revenue and features with Grand Designs, Australian House and Garden and The Block Shop as well as hundreds of five star reviews. Our chat today goes far and wide ...
May 14, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 296
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Lou Kendall, Co-founder and Co-owner of Louenhide. Started 16 years ago as a party plan business, Louenhide grew from the unmistakable popularity of brightly coloured handbags that Lou and her friend Heidi, noticed was a gap in the market. Doubling down on bold bags was the right decision and now the brand is a favourite of many, sold in over a thousand retailers worldwide, both in store and online. Links from the episode: Lou Kendall From Louenhide:...
May 11, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 295
Did you know that approximately 2 million Australians have gone through some kind of traumatic sexual experience? The numbers aren’t entirely clear because there is a difference between how often sexual abuse occurs and how often it is reported. It is clear that there is a lot of work to be done - not only in preventing this trauma but in helping the healing post trauma. This drives today’s guest, Lucy Wark, founder of sexual wellness brand, Normal. On the surface, Normal is a sex toy brand who ...
May 07, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 294
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Tom Ferrier, Founder of Greener - a service and an app to help retailers and consumers measure and reduce their environmental impact - and power the green economy. Tom is helping retailers reduce and offset their emissions - while attracting like-minded customers who are interested in sustainability - almost an informal loyalty program. And for customers, he is helping them know what the heck an actual carbon tonne is - and whether that is good is bad....
May 04, 2023•5 min•Ep. 293
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Andrew Lipp, CEO and Co-Founder of EQL (that’s E-Q-L pronounced Equal). Andrew is a former sneakerhead who felt the pain of missing out on product launches more than once and, with the help of two former Google colleagues, decided to create a solution. EQL is an end-to-end platform built for retailers to reliably sell the most in-demand products to more customers, and get more value out of every launch by facilitating site reliability, accurate pa...
Apr 30, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 292
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout a guy who aims to make the valuation and trading of ecommerce business much more realistic and fair. Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa - a global marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. Founded in 2009, Flippa has 3 million users worldwide who can browse for content sites, SaaS businesses, ecommerce businesses, apps and digital services. As a matchmaker to connect buyers and sellers, Flippa’s notable sales include Mark Zuckerberg’s for...
Apr 27, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 291
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Caleb Marshall, CEO and founder of Tropeaka, a health food and nutrition company making and selling premium ingredient products such as protein powders, superfoods and, wait for it, beauty custard. After being diagnosed with Chronic fatigue in 2016, Caleb spent alot of time in specialist shops building his health from within, an experience which led him to create an online health food brand that would appeal to a younger demographic. Today, Tropea...
Apr 23, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 290
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Alice Williams, founder of Ovira, a period pain relief device. So much more than just a medical solution, Ovira are doing loads to make the conversation around periods, vaginas and women’s health… normal. At the time of recording, they are killing it on TikTok and have the most followers of any brand in Australia. Links from the episode: Koala Eco Alice Williams from Ovira: The Most Followed Aussie Brand on Tik Tok | #276 Questions answered in the podc...
Apr 20, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 289
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Adam Sharon-Zipser, founder of Giftnote, a Shopify app which allows gift givers to have an SMS or email arrive to the gift recipient within 30 minutes of their delivery. This solves the problem of impersonal, or even worse, unknown deliveries. Adam is also the founder of Elephant Room, an ecommerce agency that helps ecommerce brands grow through paid performance, website development, UX, integrations, analytics and a lot more. They have worked wit...
Apr 16, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 288
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout David Fogarty, Founder of The Oodie, the original oversized wearable blanket that turned Davie’s last $500 into a 250 million dollar business and now sits inside The Davie Group alongside Pupnaps, ZoeTech, Australian Furniture Warehouse and more. Links from the episode: Davie Fogarty from The Oodie: The Fad That Stuck Around | #271 Questions answered in the podcast: What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? Who is your favourite retailer? W...
Apr 13, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 287
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Shane Lenton, Co founder and CEO of The Wishlist, has spent the last 14 years growing the digital capabilities at Cue and his new venture is offering a solution to the problem of clogged camera rolls everywhere. The Wishlist allows shoppers to save product items for review and purchase later, online or instore. It gives retailers the ability to capture customers details and preferences and automatically generate personalised marketing campaigns th...
Apr 09, 2023•44 min•Ep. 286
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kelly Jamieson, who founded Edible Blooms as a small family business, keen to bring moments of joy in the form of sweet treat bouquets to as many people as possible. Now, 17 years later, Edible Blooms has grown to include gourmet gift hampers and living plant gift deliveries and took out the 2022 Canstar Most Satisfied Customers Award. Links from the episode: Kelly Jamieson from Edible Blooms: Gifting Joyful Moments | #267 Questions answered in the pod...
Apr 06, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 285
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by a founder who launched her brand in 2018 after finding a perfect match with an Instagram personality and hasn’t looked back. Gemma Crowe is the Founder of Infamous Swim, an Australian label for women who want to feel empowered in their swimwear no matter what stage of life they’re at. With striking prints and options for matching with family, the company has grown from a $10,000 investment to $14m and counting. In this chat, Gemma shares the reaso...
Apr 02, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 284
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Harry Dixon, Rory Garton-Smith and Elliot Rampono, Co founders of Checkmate, an app that plugs into safari on your mobile to automatically provide savings while you shop. The team has an eclectic mix of talents and backgrounds - one is an entrepreneur and partnerships expert, another a trend setting data scientist and the third, a former musician who’s played Splendour and competed in Ninja Warrior! Links from the episode: The Name of The Wind by Patri...
Mar 30, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 283
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Gavin Ballard, CEO and Founder of Submarine, a Shopify add-on that helps brands and agencies push the limits of what ecommerce platforms can do for subscriptions, membership crowdfunding and more. It’s a unique and fascinating approach because it is essentially giving developers and agencies the keys to create unique experiences - rather than delivering it straight out of the box like many other apps. It is doubly interesting because Gav is also t...
Mar 26, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 282
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Jane Cay, founder and CEO of birdsnest, one of Australia’s biggest fashion success stories. Leaving a job with IBM to adopt a small clothing business in regional NSW back in 2004, Jane has grown birdsnest to a staff of 150, serving a community of women with styled outfit inspiration, express delivery, above and beyond customer service, no hassle returns…all the things! Links from the episode: Buy From The Bush Atomic Habits by James Clear Jane Cay from...
Mar 23, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 281
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Lou Kendall, Co-founder and Co-owner of Louenhide. Started 16 years ago as a party plan business, Louenhide grew from the unmistakable popularity of brightly coloured handbags that Lou and her friend Heidi, noticed was a gap in the market. Doubling down on bold bags was the right decision and now the brand is a favourite of many, sold in over a thousand retailers worldwide, both in store and online. Now, the conversation today ranges far and wid...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 280
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Ash Hudson from Retail Global. Having worked around the globe for the past eight years running events in the Middle East, North America, India, Europe and the UK, Ash brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience to Retail Global and now holds the position of CEO. Retail Global runs major retail conferences with the aim of maximising the performance of small and large businesses. The conferences take place in Australia, New Zealand, the United States an...
Mar 16, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 279
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Tom Ferrier, Founder of Greener - a service and an app to help retailers and consumers measure and reduce their environmental impact - and power the green economy. Tom will explain it in this episode but he is helping retailers reduce and offset their emissions - while attracting like-minded customers who are interested in sustainability - almost an informal loyalty program. And for customers, he is helping them know what the heck an actual carbon...
Mar 12, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 278
In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Erica Berchtold, CEO of The Iconic. Erica is one of the most influential leaders in the retail landscape and Add to Cart’s most requested guest, the one person you all want to hear from - Erica Berchtold, CEO of The Iconic. The Iconic is Australia’s very own online fashion powerhouse, committed to customer and at the forefront of technology and innovation. Despatching from a 28,000sqm fulfilment centre in Sydney, with almost a thousand staff, they cont...
Mar 09, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 277
In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by a guest who, at the time of recording, has the most TikTok followers of any brand in Australia. No it’s not Nike. It’s not Culture Kings. And no it’s not Add To Cart. It is Ovira. Alice Williams is the founder of Ovira, a period pain relief device. I’ve known Alice a while now and always love chatting to her. Whenever you have an inkling of what she’s going to say or do - she flips it on you and presents something in a whole new world. And that’s ...
Mar 05, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 276
