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

Josh Piepmeier specializes in helping brands outrank competitors for highly profitable industry keywords. At Meriwether, he designs strategic SEO campaigns that drive real revenue and sustainable growth.

In this episode of DTC Pod, Josh discusses the critical role of SEO in driving revenue for e-commerce brands. He answers common questions from DTC founders such as when to start investing in SEO, how brands with new domains can approach link-building, and how to create an effective SEO strategy.

Mina Elias is a multiple 7-figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert, and founder of Trivium Group, a full-service Amazon agency.

In this episode of DTC Pod, Mina discusses strategies for growing and scaling a brand on Amazon. He covers the core pillars of success on Amazon, which include traffic, click-through rate, and conversion rate.

Will Baumann is the co-founder and CEO of Fourthwall, an e-commerce platform designed specifically for content creators.

In this episode of DTC Pod, Will talks about his company’s target customers, how they’re positioning themselves against the likes of Shopify, their three main growth channels, and future plans.

Colin Flood is the VP of Marketing at Unreal Snacks, a better-for-you chocolate brand. He began his career in e-commerce with Fanatics and later honed his expertise in shopper marketing at Rockfish, focusing on integrating offline and online strategies for CPG brands before joining Unreal.

In this episode of DTC Pod, Colin talks about how Unreal successfully expanded its DTC and retail presence, including the strategies they deployed in marketing, budgeting, and product launches. He also touches on community engagement and the art of balancing the retail and digital aspects of the marketing mix.

David Hoffman and Samir Rayani co-founded Next Big Shop. They come from a background of creating data products and now apply their skills to track and interpret retail and online sales trends. Their focus is on offering strategic insights to direct-to-consumer brands.

In this episode of DTC Pod, David and Samir discuss the intricacies of data analysis in the e-commerce space, particularly tracking sales trends, brand strategies, and product life cycles.

John Morgan is the founder of Pelagic, a first of it's kind agency helping brands nail supply chains & operations - often times the biggest unlocks for scalability & profitability in commerce.

In this episode of DTC Pod, John shares key learnings from his tenure at SpaceX and Seed Health, emphasizing the importance of iterative supply chain processes, cost optimization, and strategic relationships with suppliers. He also offers advice on avoiding common startup mistakes in supply chain design.