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After seeing a dramatic increase in interest for an at-home nail treatment that could rival the salon experience, Flo and Kelly found the perfect solution: semi-cured gel nails that looked great and lasted forever compared to nail polish. So they launched a Shopify store, marketed to their audience, and hit the ground running. 💅
 
Flo's Recommendations:
Shopify 4:00Klaviyo 5:00Judge.me 5:50Smile.io 6:55Moonship 11:00Asana 13:45Zapier 15:00Bold Subscriptions 15:30

Loki 17:25Shopify Masters 17:40NPR 17:45Joe Rogan 17:46

Started from an idea and a Kickstarter, and now they're here: with a full product line of amazing products and a cult of loyal customers who keep coming back again and again. Listen to hear how Sandy and her team went from the first design to a full-fledged scaling business and the tools and tricks that got them there.

Sandy's Recommendations:
Autocad 3:50Kickstarter 4:24Shopify 7:30Okendo 9:20Smile 10:30Gorgias 14:45Starshipit 18:50Instafeed 20:50Bundles 21:40Shipbob 26:30Grace Space 30:25One Giant Mind 31:15Afterpay 32:10

The team at Flowium knows ecommerce emails like it's their job. It's literally their job. Alissa and Vira share some of their must-have app picks for brands that are getting into ecommerce wholesale channels, as well as some of the email flows they've seen work the best at driving sales and retention. 

Alissa and Vira's recommendations: 
Hubspot 4:31Infusion Soft/Keap 4:33Klaviyo 5:20Zapier 6:20Pipedrive 7:10Mailchimp 9:25Zoho 9:27Shopify 10:10Miro 25:50

Better than Before 33:28Anxious People 33:45Atomic Habits 34:25Sherlock Holmes 35:22The Matrix 37:25Marriage or Mortgage 38:05Dream Home Makeovers 38:55Recommended Email Flows:
Welcome 12:52Exit Intent 15:50Abandon Cart 18:14Post-purchase 18:55Win back 22:20List cleaning/sunset 22:50

Blume is the result of two sisters and their quest to help women and girls have a stronger sense of wellbeing and self-worth during their period. In this episode, Bunny Ghatrora, COO of Blume, shares their mission-driven brand story and how their ecommerce stack has impacted their incredible growth in only 3 years. 

Bunny's Recommendations:
Shopify 3:38Recharge 3:50Gorgias 4:00Yotpo 4:25Smile 4:27Talkable 4:31Postscript 4:32Zapier 12:34Glew 15:26Google Analytics 15:27

The OfficeParks and RecreationTiktokA Promised LandThink Like a MonkMore than EnoughShoe DogAtomic HabitsWant to be a guest in a future episode? Fill out this form

The debut of Season 2 is with  Kate Strollo of Copper Cow Coffee. Copper Cow has had a wild ride of a year with the end of in-office coffee, the rise of the work-from-home coffee connoisseur, and the shift to refocus all efforts on ecommerce. Now with offices starting to open back up, plans from early 2020 are starting to come back to life, and Kate tells us all about it. 

Kate's recommendations: 
Shopify 12:17Shopify Plus 12:25Klaviyo 13:35Smile 13:49Recharge 14:36Shogun 14:55Okendo 17:08Shopify Plus Facebook Community 25:10

The Last Podcast Network 30:01Dr. Death 30:05Consider This 30:36Servant 30:55Barry 31:18Area X (Southern Reach Trilogy) 32:08

In the final episode of Season 1 and the last episode of 2020, I sit down (virtually) with Groove Commerce's founder Ethan Giffin to talk about 80's movies, changes in ecommerce since 1995, and how ecommerce merchants can build a strong inbound branding strategy. 

Ethan's recommendations:
Magento 1:50Big Commerce Enterprise 2:06Shopify Plus 2:06Smile 3:05/10:40Justuno 10:47Klaviyo 11:08/11:17Hubspot: 11:10

North Shore 15:11Gun Dog Supply 17:07The Mandalorian 22:33Disney Plus Gallery: 23:25Chef 23:30Windy City Rehab 24:50
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