Michael Southworth is the Co-founder and CEO of Elemerce, a full-service eCommerce marketing agency that has successfully launched and developed several multimillion-dollar eCommerce brands. Elemerce’s team specializes in marketing, SEO, consumer products, eCommerce trends, and Amazon’s marketplace to help clients reach their goals, increase brand equity, and elevate their Amazon sales. As a connector, entrepreneur, and investor, Michael has created successful businesses in fashion, packaging, m...
Feb 23, 2023•55 min
Tom Logan is the Co-founder and CEO of Cohley, a content generation and testing platform that helps brands create content for social ads, email marketing, websites, and more. Tom is also a member of Founders Pledge, an initiative enabling philanthropy among founders and investors. Before founding Cohley, Tom was the Director of Customer Development at Piqora and a Client Success Manager for Wildfire by Google. In this episode… As content creation grows more expensive, brands are beginning to red...
Feb 16, 2023•41 min
George Wescott is the Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at A-Ventures Global (AVG), a private equity portfolio focused on technology solutions and services for eCommerce optimization. As a digital pioneer, he has over 25 years of experience developing and managing high-performing digital marketplaces, brands, and communities. George is an investor and holds multiple technology board and advisory roles at companies, including Equity Commerce, ChangeUp, and Humming. In this episode… Digital trans...
Feb 09, 2023•51 min
Saoud Khalifah is the Founder, CEO, and CTO of Fakespot, an online service that detects fake reviews and misinformation using AI. Since 2016, 20 million people have used this free service to analyze reviews on Amazon, Best Buy, Sephora, Walmart, and Yelp. Saoud was on the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Retail and eCommerce. Before founding Fakespot, he was a Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs. In this episode… When shopping online, 90% of consumers consider product reviews and ratings before m...
Feb 02, 2023•46 min
John Ghiorso is the Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Media.Monks, a global marketing services company. He is also the CEO and Founder of Orca Pacific, a full-service Amazon and eCommerce agency that brings cutting-edge strategies and managed services to over 100 industry-leading brands, including Reebok, Godiva, Levi, and Mars. The company completed a merger with Media.Monks in 2020. In his role, John leads Media.Monk’s performance and enterprise teams which are composed of former Amazonian...
Jan 27, 2023•40 min
Chris Perry is the Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at firstmovr, a satellite Center of Excellence (COE) for eCommerce education and change management. He is also an Executive Educator and Keynote Speaker at Path to Purchase Institute. With over 11 years of experience as an eCommerce leader and executive educator, Chris aims to empower leaders to embrace change with actionable knowledge, strategies, and KPIs. Oskar Kaszubski is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at firstmovr and a Digi...
Jan 19, 2023•57 min
Tyler Gregg is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Ampd, an ad automation toolkit that enables brands to launch expert Google Ads to Amazon campaigns. Ampd began as a data science company helping DTC brands leverage Google analytics and advertising data. During his seven-year tenure at the company, Tyler has held various roles, including Strategic Business Development Manager, Head of Growth, and Director of Operations. Before Ampd, he was a Product Manager at Altus Alliance. In this ...
Jan 12, 2023•49 min
Destaney Wishon is the Co-founder and CEO of BetterAMS, an advertising services firm that helps brands increase their advertising sales on Amazon. She started at BetterAMS as an Account Executive, where she provided perspective on new industry standards for brands’ eCommerce strategies. Destaney is passionate about providing in-depth, strategic recommendations on sponsored products, brands, and displays, and DSP. As an Amazon advertising thought leader, she has spoken in over 9,000 podcasts and ...
Jan 05, 2023•51 min
Charlie Hull is the Managing Consultant at OpenSource Connections, a search, discovery, and analytics firm focusing on software development and technology consulting. He is the co-author of Searching the Enterprise and is a member of the Search Network, a group of independent search professionals who release regular, free reports on search. Before joining OpenSource, Charlie was the Owner and Managing Director of Flax, which provided high-performance search engine technology for media monitoring...
Dec 22, 2022•49 min
Garrett Bluhm is the Co-founder and CEO of Drafted Commerce, an online retail brand advertising and media agency supporting full-service Amazon agencies, Amazon Advertising, Amazon DSP, and various major retailers. He founded Drafted Commerce as a way to provide a data-driven approach to helping private equity companies identify opportunities, validate acquisitions, and help brands build internal capabilities. With extensive digital and leadership experience, Garrett has consulted and facilitate...
Dec 15, 2022•50 min
Ajay Bam is the Co-founder and CEO of Vyrill, a fan video discovery, insights, and content marketing platform enabling brand marketers to maximize awareness and revenue. As a product management professional, entrepreneurial thinker, and innovator, he has over 13 years of experience working with startups and world-class brands in web and mobile product development, including native IOS/Android apps, SaaS tools and technologies, and digital commerce. Throughout his career, Ajay has pioneered the a...
Dec 08, 2022•42 min
Whitney Gibson is a Partner, Chair, and eControl Attorney at Vorys eControl, an online seller enforcement team. In his role, Whitney integrates technology, data, and services to confront online sales control challenges. He also provides manufacturers with innovative approaches to protect and grow brands online. Whitney received his JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Blake Burrus is the CEO of Precision eControl, a technology and SaaS company that enables brands to thrive in the...
Dec 01, 2022•36 min
John Feather is the Senior Consultant at HHF Strategy, a consultancy that partners with companies to provide structured strategies and heart-led innovation. As a successful brand manager, he was the Senior Associate Brand Manager for Pull-Ups at Kimberly Clark, where he co-managed annual commercial programming. John was also a Brand Manager at the ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, where he drove the marketing, strategy, and innovation of the Air Brands team, a $280 million portfolio of brands serving t...
Nov 24, 2022•42 min
Sreenath Reddy is the Founder of Intentwise, a technology platform that provides professional advertisers, large-scale aggregators, and high-volume agencies with automation, competitive intelligence, and data infrastructure for Amazon and other eCommerce sites. With more than 20 years of experience in the digital advertising and data analytics space, he utilizes AI to solve marketplace eCommerce challenges. Before founding Intentwise, Sreenath was the Senior Director of Marketing Strategy at Orb...
Nov 17, 2022•42 min
Corey Apirian is the CEO of Davinci Micro Fulfillment, a full-service logistics company that uses technology and partners with brands and retailers to help market, sell, fulfill, and ship their products. As an accomplished supply chain and operations leader, Corey has over 15 years of senior management experience. With more than 20 years of experience in the eCommerce fulfillment industry, Corey has been drop shipping for every major retailer since 2004 and has launched over 50 different subcate...
Nov 11, 2022•43 min
Rick Watson is the CEO and Founder of RMW Commerce Consulting, which provides eCommerce strategy consulting to help businesses accelerate their go-to-market processes. Rick founded the company after spending more than 20 years as a technology entrepreneur and operator in the eCommerce industry with companies including ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, and Pitney Bowes. During a partnership with WHP Global, he was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a turnkey DTC digital eCom...
Oct 20, 2022•40 min
Matt Snyder is the Vice President of Online Retail at Vari, a company that provides office furniture and offers space-as-a-service workspaces. As a revenue generator, he has over 15 years of experience growing DTC, B2C, and B2B companies within the eCommerce space and Amazon’s marketplace. Matt focuses on building long-term growth by developing alternative sales channels and product lines that complement overarching omnichannel strategies. Before Vari, he was the President, Co-founder, and a boa...
Oct 13, 2022•45 min
Sean Lee is the Co-founder and President of Cincy Brands, a brand management platform that acquires and accelerates better-for-you consumer goods brands. In his role, he leads M&A, marketing, sales, and commercial functions for Cincy Brands and its portfolio companies. As a marketing executive, Sean has leadership experience in brand-building innovation, digital marketing, eCommerce, general management, and P&L ownership across diverse sectors and business environments. He founded Procte...
Oct 06, 2022•44 min
Jehan Hamedi is the Founder and CEO of Vizit, an AI-powered visual brand performance platform. The software enables teams to measure, manage, and optimize their image effectiveness at every stage of the customer journey to make the best impression with target audiences. In 2022, the company was named one of Boston’s Top 22 startups to watch by BostInno . As an AI entrepreneur, inventor, digital marketer, and enterprise technology leader, Jehan has spent his career building and commercializing AI...
Sep 29, 2022•45 min
Matt Krueger is the Vice President of Digital (Amazon & DTC) at EastPoint Sports, a wholesaler that designs and delivers home recreational products. With over 10 years of experience in the eCommerce space, he began his career executing DTC and brand manufacturing strategies for Footlocker before transitioning to global marketplaces on Amazon. Matt focuses on spearheading marketplace strategies and eCommerce operations, with an emphasis on strategic planning, multi-channel marketing, and onli...
Sep 22, 2022•41 min
David Glick is the Chief Technology Officer at Flexe, a company that provides the world’s largest retailers and brands with technology-powered, omnichannel logistics programs. In his role, he is responsible for the design and development of the Flexe Logistics Platform. Before Flexe, David spent 20 years building key components for Amazon’s retail and operations technology. He led a team of professionals to build Amazon’s Automate Pricing system, many features in the platform’s Warehouse Managem...
Sep 15, 2022•35 min
Adam Epstein is the Co-president of Perpetua, an eCommerce advertising software helping brands, media agencies, and Amazon sellers improve retail media ad performance with AI-powered automation. The company has offices in Toronto, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Sao Paulo, with over 3000 customers providing over $1 billion in managed ad spend. As a technology entrepreneur and executive, he has experience in SaaS, business and corporate development, sales, operations, strategy, partnerships,...
Sep 08, 2022•43 min
John Ghiorso is the Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Media.Monks, a global marketing services company. He is also the CEO and Founder of Orca Pacific, a full-service Amazon and eCommerce agency that brings cutting-edge strategies and managed services to over 100 industry-leading brands, including Reebok, Godiva, Levi, and Mars. The company completed a merger with Media.Monks in 2020. In his role, John leads Media.Monk’s performance and enterprise teams which are composed of former Amazonian...
Sep 01, 2022•37 min
Hannah Blackburn is the Co-founder and Director of The Hawkers Club, a company that helps vendors and sellers solve their most pressing challenges and navigate eCommerce marketplaces, including Amazon and Target. In her role, Hannah advises online sellers and vendors on how to directly position their brands and value offerings as Amazon partners to increase profitability and revenue. Before co-founding The Hawkers Club, she joined Amazon as a brand specialist with an initial focus on vendor exce...
Aug 25, 2022•30 min
Zac Garthe is a Founding Partner at Copernicus Law, a firm specializing in intellectual property, online enforcement, and litigation. As a former chemist turned lawyer, he focuses on intellectual property law with an emphasis on online enforcement and litigation. Zac is also the Chief Executive Officer at Sigil, Inc., a company that protects online prices for consumer brands in the omnichannel eCommerce space. In this episode… When it comes to patent infringements, court proceedings can be a lon...
Aug 18, 2022•27 min
Rohan Shah is the Co-founder and CRO at Extend, a company that allows merchants to offer extended warranties and protection plans as services. Extend’s technology supports a seamless customer experience by automating brand warranty and protection processes. As a technology entrepreneur, Rohan has spent over a decade scaling both startup and Fortune 500 software companies. Before co-founding Extend, he was the Senior Product Manager at BCG Digital Ventures and the Founder and CEO of WITHIN. In th...
Aug 12, 2022•31 min
James Thomson is the Managing Partner at Equity Value Advisors, where he supports private equity and branded product leaders with due diligence and strategy consulting to accelerate equity value through eCommerce. He is a Board Member and Investor in Mamenta, Davinci Micro Fulfillment, and MAVI.io. Before his current roles, James was the Chief Strategy Officer at Buy Box Experts, a company that offers premium Amazon services to medium-sized and large-sized brands around the world to optimize and...
Aug 04, 2022•33 min
Garret Caudle is the Founder and CEO of Influent, a full-service agency that turns executives and thought leaders into industry influencers. With six years of experience in the B2B marketing space, Garret helps brands tell stories through their executives. Before founding Influent, he was the Head of Marketing at MightyHive and also Orca Pacific. In this episode… B2B marketing has largely transitioned to social platforms, yet many brands lack a practical strategy to identify an ideal platform an...
Jul 28, 2022•26 min
Todd Hassenfelt is the eCommerce Director of Growth Strategy and Planning at Colgate-Palmolive, an innovative growth company that reimagines a healthier future for people, pets, and the planet. He has extensive leadership experience in brick-and-mortar and eCommerce channels, serving as a leader on both sales and marketing teams. Todd has also sold some of the top brands in the US to multiple channels, including C-store, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, supermarkets, and eCommerce. As an eCo...
Jul 21, 2022•31 min
Charlie Ninegar is the Vice President of Sales at Nixon, a brand that sells watches and accessories. He oversees all sales and business strategy implementation for Nixon’s market and serves in an advisory role on the Marketplace Steering Committee. Over the past 15 years, Charlie has gained experience integrating cutting-edge technologies and ensuring business continuity and consistent growth under challenging market conditions. He is also a speaker at conferences on topics including "The Future...
Jul 14, 2022•29 min
