Episode 102 Today, we continue our talk with Travis Chambers, a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister and founder of Chamber.Media. Travis will talk about advertising and how powerful it is in growing ecommerce businesses. Drawing from his own experience, he will share some practical steps to understand Facebook ads better and leverage their power to improve ROI. Listen now and learn how to convert prospects into buyers with Facebook ads! [00:01 - 06:21] Opening Segment We continue our talk with Travis Cham...
Dec 07, 2021•35 min•Ep. 102
Episode 101 Our special guest for today is the Henry Ford of video ads, Travis Chambers. Travis is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister and founder of Chamber.Media, a growth and video agency with 100 employees that has tripled the revenue of 6 multi-million dollar DTC companies, driven $600M in tracked revenue, managed $100M in ad spend, makes 3,000+ videos a month for ads on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest. Travis has been a keynote speaker at Google Growth Summit, VidCon, and the Bill and ...
Nov 30, 2021•34 min•Ep. 101
Episode 100 Welcome to Episode 100 of Firing the Man! In this special episode, we look back into the reasons we started this podcast, the lessons we learned from our guests, and most importantly, our long and inspiring journey to firing the man. Tune in now to this special episode! [00:01 - 06:41] Opening Segment Why we started this podcast [06:42 - 13:46] Our Journey to Episode 100 Our experiences the moment we fired the man Are you a newbie entrepreneur? [13:47 - 18:16] Exiting a Business A ca...
Nov 23, 2021•47 min•Ep. 100
Episode 99 Chase Clymer is the Co-founder at Electric Eye, where he and his team create Shopify-powered sales machines from strategic design, development, and marketing decisions. He is also the host of Honest Ecommerce, a weekly podcast where they provide online store owners with honest, actionable advice to increase their sales and grow their business. Tune in now and learn from Chase the best Shopify apps and ecommerce KPIs! [00:01 - 05:46] Opening Segment Let’s get to know Chase Clymer Chase...
Nov 16, 2021•51 min•Ep. 99
Episode 98 Phil Strazzulla is an entrepreneur and the founder of SelectSoftware Reviews, a website dedicated to helping HR and Recruiting teams to find and buy the right software through in-depth, expert advice. Phil started his career working in venture capital before getting his MBA from Harvard Business School. He joins us in this episode to share some tips and strategies to be more productive and avoid burnout in a remote setting. Tune in now and learn from a rockstar entrepreneur! [00:01 - ...
Nov 09, 2021•47 min•Ep. 98
Episode 97 Chris Shipferling is a Managing Partner at Global Wired Advisors, a leading Digital Investment Bank focused on optimizing the business sale process. The approach of the Global Wired Advisors combines decades of merger and acquisition experience with online and e-commerce expertise to increase the transactional value of your greatest asset. In this episode, Chris will help us navigate the exciting but intricate puzzle of selling FBA businesses to aggregators. Listen to Chris and learn ...
Nov 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 97
Episode 96 Yoni Kozminski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Escala, MultiplyMii, and several successful, yet less noteworthy ventures. Before building Escala and MultiplyMii, he helped scale an Amazon business from 2 million to 5 million in 1 year, leveraging his experience in digital agency. His career has mostly revolved around digital marketing and creative advertising in Australia, Israel and Los Angeles working with Mercedes-Benz, MasterCard, Sony, Medtronic Diabetes, Mondelēz I...
Oct 26, 2021•40 min•Ep. 96
Episode 94 Paul Ross is a master sales trainer, keynote speaker, and author of “Subtle Words That Sell.” For 30 years, Paul's been speaking in front of tens of thousands of people, teaching them to use the power of language to persuade, sell, and even heal. Now he's trading in the stage for the USB mic to bring his message to the podcasting community! Paul has been featured on BBC, FOX, CBS, Huffington Post, and Rolling Stones. Listen to Paul and learn how to sell subtly with words! [00:01 - 04:...
Oct 12, 2021•38 min•Ep. 94
Episode 93 We have Ben Leonard for the second time in our podcast to tell us how brokers can pay dividends at exit. Best known as the founder of Beast Gear, Ben is the classic millennial entrepreneur who built a business on a laptop, in a cupboard, in his spare time. His difference from other entrepreneurs is that Ben grew an international 7-figure business and successfully exited after 3 years - the business holy grail. Now, Ben is doing it all over again and helping others to do the same with ...
Oct 05, 2021•53 min•Ep. 93
Episode 92 Chris Bell is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Perch, a technology-enabled consumer products company that acquires and operates Amazon FBA businesses with winning products in their respective categories. Chris had designed and built the Wayfair Delivery Network, which has delivered over 3 million heavy bulky orders annually, before starting Perch. At Bain & Company, Chris worked with Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy and leading private equity firms on M&A, workin...
Sep 28, 2021•43 min•Ep. 92
Episode 91 Adam Feinberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Web Deals Direct LLC (WDD), an Amazon FBA business that is home to more than 30 brands. Adam recently sold his business to Perch, a technology-driven commerce company that acquires and operates top Amazon third-party and other D2C brands at scale, resulting in an impressive nine-figure earn-out. Listen to Adam and scale from $0 to $80 million too ! [00:01 - 05:03] Opening Segment Let’s get to know Adam Feinberg Adam talks about his path ...
Sep 21, 2021•56 min•Ep. 91
Episode 90 Noel Andrews is an entrepreneur and the Owner/Chief Executive Officer of JobRack. Noel helps online business owners to hire great team members from Eastern Europe. JobRack’s mission is to break open the highly-skilled, intelligent autonomous working Eastern European employee market for digital businesses, all while providing the easiest access to this workforce as possible. Listen to Noel and learn how to hire the best VA for your online business! [00:01 - 05:40] Opening Segment Let’s...
Sep 14, 2021•40 min•Ep. 90
Episode 89 Welcome back to Firing the Man! Do you need the inspiration to pump yourself up in your entrepreneurial journey? Well, this episode is perfect for you. Ken and I talk about how we inspire ourselves every single day to keep doing what we’re doing. This is particularly crucial for us who have already fired the man. We chose to leave our stable jobs to take back the most precious resource any person can ever have--our time. Do you want to fire the man too but are afraid about what can ha...
Sep 07, 2021•27 min•Ep. 89
Episode 88 We had the pleasure of interviewing Ismael Wrixen, the Executive Chairman of FE International, the market leader in the sale of SaaS, E-commerce, and Content businesses. Over the past decade, Wrixen has overseen 1000+ successful acquisitions totaling more than half a billion dollars in value. Wrixen was also a (NACVA) 2018 40 Under 40 Award winner. Wrixen’s previous background was in large-cap M&A investment banking, where he executed several high profile public deals, namely in t...
Aug 31, 2021•48 min•Ep. 88
Episode 87 We continue our interview with Kris Gramlich and Dustin Kane from Sellozo to pick their brains in running a successful e-commerce business. This time, they talk about the importance of research in starting in e-commerce, some reminders e-commerce sellers should know about when scaling, and the characteristics that drive people to success. Also, don’t miss the exciting Fire Round in this episode, where we know more about Kris and Dustin outside their work. Tune in now and learn from tw...
Aug 24, 2021•34 min•Ep. 87
Episode 86 In this 2-part interview, we talked with Kris Gramlich and Dustin Kane from Sellozo to discover the strategies, mindsets, and ways that they applied to become successful in the e-commerce space. They also shared their journey to becoming Amazon sellers, the challenges they needed to overcome along the way, the wins--no matter how small--that they had celebrated, and the next steps for them and for their business. Don’t miss this episode and learn from experienced Amazon sellers! [00:0...
Aug 17, 2021•39 min•Ep. 86
Episode 85 Welcome back to Firing the Man! In this episode, Ken and I share our thoughts about the book, “The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)” written by an absolute legend, Hal Elrod. We absolutely love his 6-step process to make the most out of our mornings and transform our lives, which was abbreviated as S.A.V.E.R.S. Listen to this episode ! [00:01 - 03:50] Opening Segment We introduce our topic for today Ken and I talk about the auth...
Aug 10, 2021•32 min•Ep. 85
Episode 84 Welcome back to Firing the Man! In this episode, David opens up about his experience of firing the man. He’s been THE man in the last six months and has been enjoying the benefits of owning and controlling his own time since. Like any other ecommerce business owner, he has also faced a few bumps in the road, but his big “why” has helped him stay the course. Listen to David and learn more about his journey after firing the man! [00:01 - 03:39] Opening Segment David talks about one of h...
Aug 03, 2021•26 min•Ep. 83
Episode 83 In today’s episode, Ken and I talk about our major takeaways from the Prosper Show, a learning and networking event for established Amazon sellers who want to make their businesses more profitable and for service providers focused on offering business scaling. After the event, we felt excited not just for ourselves, but also for the entire e-commerce community. There are a couple of Amazon features that e-commerce owners should try now, and we share tips to maximize them all. Listen t...
Jul 26, 2021•24 min•Ep. 83
Episode 82 Liran Hirschkorn has been marketing online for 12 years. After growing and selling an Internet life insurance agency in 2014, Liran decided to get involved in e-commerce and selling on Amazon and has since sold millions of dollars on Amazon. Liran is widely followed as a thought leader and speaker on marketing and selling on Amazon. He lives in Long Island, New York with his wife and daughter. Liran is also a big believer that success in life is not just in business, but in all areas ...
Jul 20, 2021•40 min•Ep. 82
Episode 81 Francois Jaffres is the closest thing to a crystal ball that we know of in terms of keeping his fingers on the pulse of global logistics. This is why he took a quick break from his position as Director of Business Development at Noviland to join us in this episode. Francois is a leading figure at Noviland in disrupting the traditional international supply chain through technology and customer-centric innovations. Tune in now and know how to navigate expensive freight and supply chain ...
Jul 13, 2021•47 min•Ep. 81
Episode 80 In today’s episode we are going to take a deep dive into the profit and loss (P&L) statement covering topics such as 1) what is a P&L statement?; 2) Why is a P&L so important; 3) What to do when you receive your P&L?; and 4) What strategies Ken and I use in our own businesses to analyze our books and make decisions that drive value? Listen to the episode and know how to utilize the P&L statement! [00:01 - 05:27] Opening Segment Why a profit and loss (P&L) state...
Jul 06, 2021•35 min•Ep. 80
Episode 79 We continue our discussion about pay-per-click (PPC) and profitability. This time, we discuss further the different ways to control your Total Advertising Cost of Sale (TACoS), as well as some practical tips to boost your sales, conversion rate, and ecommerce store traffic, among other important topics. By the way, do you know that Amazon owes you money? We break down how you’ll get paid. David also shares why you should charge your PPC spent on a credit card. Let’s continue our discu...
Jun 29, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Episode 78 In today’s episode, David and I will talk about pay-per-click (PPC) and profitability and how we can reconcile them in our businesses. We have also included a real-life case study from one of our portfolio companies, as well as a discussion of Advertising Cost of Sale (ACoS) and Total Advertising Cost of Sale (TACoS). Listen to this episode and learn how PPC and profitability intersect! [00:01 - 02:43] Opening Segment We introduce our topic for today How to reconcile PPC and profitabi...
Jun 22, 2021•23 min•Ep. 78
Episode 77 Joe Valley fired the man 24 years ago and never looked back ever since. He wrote “The EXITpreneur's Playbook” to guide entrepreneurs in exiting their businesses the right way, specifically sharing tactical steps and mindset shifts that they need to get the most out of their exit. Joe can also be heard regularly in the podcast, “The Quiet Light.” Tune in now and learn from Joe how to train for your exit strategy! [00:01 - 05:03] Opening Segment We share our key takeaways from our inter...
Jun 16, 2021•47 min•Ep. 77
Episode 76 Many e-commerce business owners are having a hard time overcoming the current Amazon inventory restrictions. That’s why in this episode David and I will be talking about the strategies we’re implementing. But that's not really it. We also want you, the Firing the Man Nation, to share your own solutions. Let’s stay the course and fight through these tough times together. Listen to this episode and learn how to overcome Amazon inventory restrictions! [00:01 - 05:07] Opening Segment We i...
Jun 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 76
Check out https://forceget.com/ to use promo code FTM 300 and tell them that FiringTheMan sent you. Episode 75 Ken and I are happy to talk with Burak Yolga for the second time, where we talk about logistics, inventory, and supply for e-commerce businesses. Our interview with Burak is timely as shipping is so expensive right now. How then can e-commerce business owners ship to the US in the most efficient way possible? What can they learn from smart Amazon sellers? All these...and more in another...
Jun 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 75
We have the one and only Chris Odegard to talk about alternative investment vehicles you can try over the traditional ones such as the 401(k). Our discussion mostly focused on 401(k) and why he will advise people to NOT put money into it. Instead, he will advise them to invest in real estate, which if done right, can lead to financial freedom and prosperity. Tune in now and learn alternative investment secrets from The Prolific Investor! [00:01 - 04:22] Opening Segment Let’s get to know Chris Od...
May 25, 2021•42 min•Ep. 74
Episode 73 Ben Leonard built a 7-figure business from his laptop...only to sell it after 3 years. You may be surprised and curious as to why Ben did it, but for him, it was the right thing to do. What were his reasons for this surprising decision? He drops by to tell us why. Ben is the epitome of “Firing the Man,” and if you are someone who’s just starting an eCommerce business, you still would want to check this episode out. Tune in now and learn the right exit strategy for you in the e-commerc...
May 18, 2021•44 min•Ep. 73
Episode 72 Have you heard about dropshipping? This business model looks attractive as a passive income stream because you don’t need an inventory to start selling products. You only need a platform to accept orders and forward them to the manufacturers. Ken tried it, alongside sponsoring a semi-pro Poker player, and failed. The silver lining of these failures, though, is that it brought Ken and I together. No one knows if we’ll be here sharing our e-commerce experiences had Ken not encountered t...
May 11, 2021•30 min•Ep. 72
