In the Ring with SUMO Heavy

In The Ring is a weekly podcast about eCommerce hosted by John Suder, Bart Mroz and Brittany Blackman of SUMO Heavy. The show combines interviews with eCommerce leaders together with the latest news and strategies to give listeners actionable ideas and inspiration for their eCommerce businesses.

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Episodes

Bart Mroz and Rick Watson Discuss Marketplaces in 2020

Bart Mroz, CEO/Co-founder of SUMO Heavy and Rick Watson, CEO & Founder of RMW Commerce Consulting, discuss Marketplaces in 2020. This is a recording from February 2020. About Rick Watson: Rick Watson is the CEO and Founder of RMW Commerce Consulting, LLC, a boutique strategic eCommerce consultancy based in New York City. He provides a wide variety of services to firms in the eCommerce industry, primarily in the areas of Direct-to-Consumer operation build-out for investors and the C-Suite, B2...

Mar 26, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Anthony Bucci, Founder of Motorsports Online Retailer RevZilla

We're joined by Anthony Bucci, founder of RevZilla, which sells apparel, gear and parts for two and four-wheeled motorsports. Anthony is here to tell us all about his career and pretty amazing story, from a rocket fueled start to his first business in the early 2000s to his current mix of work and everything in between. We chat about attitude, strategies and all things e-commerce with a true expert and innovator. Anthony gives us his particular take on customer feedback, word of mouth and the cu...

Mar 19, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Gertrude Allen, CEO of Fresh Dog Food Startup Pet Plate

Gertrude Allen has two decades of experience growing consumer-facing businesses in the US and Europe and is the CEO of Pet Plate, an early-stage direct-to-consumer brand in the fast growing human-grade pet food category. Gertrude went from investor to CEO of Pet Plate. She'll take us through Pet Plate's journey from idea to market, and give us some insights on running a food subscription business in the exploding pet food category. Pet Plate https://www.petplate.com _____ About the Show: ‘In The...

Mar 12, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Talking Project Management with Melissa Curra of SUMO Heavy

Melissa Curra of SUMO Heavy joins us on the podcast to talk methods, tools, the SUMO Heavy style of project management and client onboarding. _____ About the Show: ‘In The Ring’ is a weekly podcast about eCommerce hosted by John Suder, Bart Mroz and Brittany Blackman. The show combines interviews with eCommerce leaders together with the latest news and strategies to give listeners actionable ideas and inspiration for their eCommerce businesses. The show is a production of SUMO Heavy, an eCommerc...

Mar 05, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Jenna Kerner, Co-founder of Harper Wilde, Home of No-Hassle Bra Shopping

In this episode, we interview Jenna Kerner cofounder of Harper Wilde a bra brand that "takes the B.S. out of bra shopping" with benefits like free home try-ons. Harper Wilde was born online in 2017, the brainchild of Jenna Kerner and Jane Fisher, two friends from business school. Jenna takes us through the Harper Wilde origin story and the challenges the founders faced in producing a physical product and getting to market. _____ About the Show: ‘In The Ring’ is a weekly podcast about eCommerce h...

Feb 27, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Premiere Episode: Introduction and Interview with Bart Mroz

On this premiere episode of 'In The Ring' we meet the hosts and talk about our plans for the podcast, then in the second half, John and Bart discuss the state of eCommerce business and what challenges eCommerce consulting firms and retailers face in the upcoming year. About the Show: ‘In The Ring’ is a weekly podcast about eCommerce hosted by John Suder, Bart Mroz and Brittany Blackman. The show combines interviews with eCommerce leaders together with the latest news and strategies to give liste...

Feb 19, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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