DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built Trend.io, Ramon Berrios, Blaine Bolus

Ben Sharf is the Co-founder of Platter, a storefront accelerator for Shopify brands, uniting all the highest converting apps and widgets into a single platform. Prior to starting Platter, Ben worked at GoPuff, specializing in collaborating in last mile delivery for major e-commerce & CPG brands. He is also an Angel Investor and Co-Host of the Turning Pro podcast.

Moe Hayek is an entrepreneur and multi-brand owner, and current operating partner at the Limitless pill. His expertise is in operations, growth, scaling viral content, tiktok shop, and brand strategy around leveraging emerging trends and market tailwinds.

William Gasner is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Stack Influence, a company that offers automation services to brands and micro influences on a scale of hundreds to thousands of promotions monthly.

In this episode, we'll touch on the importance of understanding your brand's data before entering into influencer marketing campaigns, the relevance of creative campaigns, and how to navigate the challenges tied to direct attribution for influencer marketing. We discuss organic content halo effects, and the role of micro and niche creators across the main distribution platforms of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shorts.

Jessica Young is the founder of Bubblegoods, an online marketplace that aims to support emerging healthy food brands by providing them with a direct channel to consumers.

In this episode, Jessica shares her journey from working in fine dining to revolutionizing the food distribution landscape. Get ready to learn about Bubble Goods' mission, their innovative marketplace, and how they are connecting customers with the best natural food and beverage brands.

Jeremy Barbara is the head of influencer marketing at Sundays, a highly successful direct-to-consumer dog food brand. Previously he led influencer at SeatGeek.
In this episode, we'll learn about the advantages of YouTube for influencer marketing, how to identify the right creators to work with, and how to create unique and engaging collaborations that result in profits.

Paul Jarrett is a logistics expert and the co-founder of a major 3PL that focuses on unlocking a brand's potential through logistics.
In this episode, Blaine and Paul dive into the challenges of scaling a small business, the often overlooked aspects of running an ecommerce brand, and the crucial role that logistics plays in the success of direct-to-consumer companies.