Podcasts about Black Friday

This week on Marketing Sucks, Amanda and Phil are talking about why thinking about Christmas in the summer might suck, but scrambling through Q4 sucks even more. In this episode, they break down why July and August are the perfect time to start planning your holiday campaigns, Black Friday promotions, Cyber Monday offers, year-end campaigns, new year launches, corporate budget pushes, events, and annual recaps. Amanda explains why Q4 is not just “holiday content,” it is often one of the biggest revenue windows of the year, and why waiting until the fall can cost you money, sanity, and team capacity. From reviewing last year's campaign data and mapping your promotional calendar to planning photo shoots, landing pages, email flows, inventory, ad budgets, and team resources, this episode is your reminder that a profitable Q4 does not happen by accident. If you want your year-end marketing to feel strategic instead of chaotic, this is your sign to start now.What You'll Learn✔ Why Q4 marketing planning should start in the summer✔ Why “Christmas in July” is not just a cute phrase, it is a smart business move✔ What actually happens in Q4 beyond holiday shopping✔ Why Black Friday, Cyber Monday, year-end campaigns, new year campaigns, events, and corporate budgets all need a real plan✔ What product-based businesses need to prepare before Q4, including inventory, shoots, packaging, shipping, landing pages, and email campaigns✔ What service-based businesses need to think about, including discovery calls, lead generation, fall programs, cohorts, warm leads, and capacity✔ Why reviewing last year's campaign data should come before building this year's plan✔ How to map your promotional calendar so you can see the real workload behind every launch✔ Why too many overlapping offers can confuse your audience and exhaust your team✔ How poor planning can lead to rush fees, missed sales, burnout, and messy execution✔ Why summer is the best time to create strategy, set direction, and protect your future self✔ What to do now if you have not started planning your Q4 campaigns yet—

Tubby Todd was founded in 2014 by Andrea Faulkner Williams and her husband, Brian Todd, after their family struggled with sensitive skin, dryness, and eczema. Frustrated by the lack of clean, effective products they felt comfortable using on their four children, Andrea turned her search into a mission to create gentle skincare solutions that truly worked for families. From that first product, Tubby Todd has grown into a full line of plant-based body care essentials trusted by families dealing with concerns like eczema, baby acne, drool rash, and dry skin. Built through authentic storytelling and a strong community of “TT Mamas,” Tubby Todd continues to grow without celebrity investors or massive advertising budgets, instead relying on the trust of its customers. Today, the brand serves more than 2 million families and continues to expand its reach, becoming one of the leading names in baby skincare while staying rooted in Andrea's original mission: creating safe, effective products she would use on her own children. In this episode, Andrea also discusses: Starting Tubby Todd With Her Husband and the Story Behind the Name How Her Child's Eczema Inspired Their First Formula The Early Days of Influencer Marketing and Mommy Bloggers Camp Tubby Todd and Giving Back to Families Becoming the #1 Baby Skincare Brand at Target Why Human Connection Still Matters in Customer Service Lessons From Scaling a Community-First Brand We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Andrea's journey and the growth of Tubby Todd. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in-depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more. Be sure to check out Tubby Todd at www.tubbytodd.com and on Instagram at @tubbytodd Rated #1 Best Beauty Business Podcast on FeedPost This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver. Most eCommerce brands don't email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year. From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI. Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

In this episode, I'm doing a full reflection on the sixth annual Audacious Woman Retreat I hosted in Kelowna this past June.   This isn't just a recap. It's a conversation about something I believe with every fiber of my being: the room is the most powerful business tool you will ever step into, and sometimes, you have to be brave enough to build it yourself. In this episode, I'm sharing: Why I hosted five women in my rented home for five days, and what emerged that no agenda could have planned The difference between information and knowledge  Why the "right room" has nothing to do with celebrity coaches, luxury venues, or million-dollar masterminds What I've learned after six years of hosting these retreats: the room doesn't actually exist until the humans arrive The concept of "stacking evidence" Why vulnerability creates speed in business (and why pretending you have it together is costing you years) The lobster theory of women in business  Why confidence is contagious, and what happens when one woman asks the hard question out loud My reflection on leadership: I'm not better than the women in the room, I'm just a little further along A permission slip for the woman who has been waiting to feel "ready enough" to gather her people   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.   Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Everyone wanted to talk about the laptop.Jonathan Tamayo wanted to talk about mahjong.Because before the 2024 WSOP Main Event title, the $10,000,000 score, and the most debated rail in poker, Tamayo was a kid in Houston playing games with his grandparents, getting bankroll money from his grandpa, trying to figure out PartyPoker, and learning the hard way like everyone else.He had the early online poker growing pains, the college poker games, the PartyPoker bad beat jackpot, the Sunday Million score, the first WSOP summer, the 2009 Main Event heartbreak, Black Friday, daily fantasy, backing, a cash game stable, and years of being very good without quite becoming that guy.Then 2024 happened.And somehow the guy who had already been deep in the Main Event before found himself back in the exact spot every poker player dreams about.Only this time, he won the whole thing.In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Jonathan Tamayo joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to tell the full story.Topics include: ♠️ Growing up in Houston with NASA parents and mahjong games ♥️ Grandpa casually funding the early gambling years ♦️ PartyPoker, online mistakes, and the bad beat jackpot ♣️ His first WSOP summer and $1,500 runner-up finish ♠️ The wildest $1/$3 game at the Rio ♥️ The 2009 Main Event run and Billy Kopp hand ♦️ Black Friday and falling behind the European solver wave ♣️ Daily fantasy swings, including a $900K football sweat ♠️ The 2015 Main Event and Joe McKeehen rail ♥️ Building a cash game stable ♦️ The 2024 Main Event run ♣️ LaptopGate, final table prep, and what actually happened ♠️ The heads-up live tell that helped swing the match ♥️ Winning the Main Event and what changes after $10M We also get into why the Main Event still matters, the truth about final table preparation, what people misunderstood about the rail, how poker strategy has changed, why the player pool is aging, and what poker's future problem might really be.This one is part origin story, part Main Event breakdown, and part answer to the controversy everyone had an opinion on.What's your honest take on final table rails using laptops?Timestamps 00:00 — Intro + 2024 Main Event Champ 01:43 — Houston Roots, Mahjong & NASA Parents 05:22 — Humble High School + Lazy-Good Student Life 07:56 — Cornell, Hotel School & Golf 11:02 — First Poker Games in High School 15:18 — Grandpa Bankrolls the Gambling 18:02 — PartyPoker, Western Union & Online Growing Pains 19:15 — The PartyPoker Bad Beat Jackpot 21:39 — Sunday Million Score + Bad 2008 Job Market 23:19 — First WSOP Summer + $1,500 Runner-Up Finish 25:00 — The Wildest $1/$3 Game at the Rio 34:08 — Turning Stone, Brian Hastings & Cornell Private Games 36:21 — 2009 Main Event Run Begins 38:16 — Day 3 Heater + Jenga Chip Explosion 42:44 — Billy Kopp Hand + 21st Place Finish 45:20 — Backing, Supernova Elite & Old-School 10Ks 50:30 — Black Friday + Falling Behind the Europeans 52:23 — Daily Fantasy Grind + DraftKings Hockey Championship 58:23 — The $900K Fantasy Football Sweat 59:13 — 2015 Main Event Run + Joe McKeehen's Year 1:02:23 — McKeehen Final Table Rail + Early “Laptop” System 1:04:54 — Cash Game Stable + Long-Term Backing Setup 1:06:58 — 2024 Main Event Begins 1:09:47 — Day 2 Heater + First All-In Risk 1:10:21 — “The Hand” That Changed Everything 1:12:09 — Day 5–8 Main Event Grind 1:13:29 — Final 18 + Dom Starts Coaching From the Rail 1:16:35 — From 15 of 18 to the Final Table 1:18:06 — 10 Left + The Queens Fold 1:23:25 — LaptopGate + Final Table Prep 1:29:02 — Heads-Up Live Tell Breakthrough 1:33:00 — Winning the Main Event 1:35:37 — What's Next + Staying in His Lane 1:37:53 — What He Did With the Money 1:38:30 — Poker's Future Problem Jonathan's Links X: https://x.com/driverseati Instagram: https://instagram.com/driverseati Table 1 Links Play with us in Vegas: https://table1.vegas

The biggest natural disaster ever to hit Kansas City struck 75 years ago. The Black Friday Flood of 1951 is remembered as bigger, nastier and worse than you can probably imagine.

With the Steelers playing on Black Friday this year, the amount of leftover food will be a sight to see. Crowley continues to try and fix sports. ESPN sent out a list of potential trade targets for all teams. ESPN says that the Pirates need to add a couple of arms(duh), to become more of a contender. Crowley does not see the Marlins as a good team just a hot team. Crowley has some questions about what it will take for the Pirates to make the playoffs.

With the Steelers playing on Black Friday this year, the amount of leftover food will be a sight to see. Crowley continues to try and fix sports. ESPN sent out a list of potential trade targets for all teams. ESPN says that the Pirates need to add a couple of arms(duh), to become more of a contender. Crowley does not see the Marlins as a good team just a hot team. Crowley has some questions about what it will take for the Pirates to make the playoffs. Will the Pirates add another arm to the bullpen? Dorin says they will, whether it is the right arm or not. Crowley and Dorin are not fans of the Brandon Eisert part of the trade. Will Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz continue their success when they return from the injured list? Can the Pirates go on a hot streak during the second half of the season? Crowley says they can as they have yet to have a true "hot streak" this season and it is due at some point. What better point of the season to get a hot stretch than the second half? Crowley accuses Dorin of flexing for the camera, however I don't think Crowley knows what muscles are and cannot differentiate stretching and flexing. An in depth dive into the trade targets on the top 100 list. Would you rather add Luis Arraez for the Pirates at second base and move on from Brandon Lowe or keep Lowe without an extension?

Yasmina Elmerkaoui had one shot - use the house deposit to buy a home, or bet it all on a hair gel she'd spent two years formulating. She chose the hair gel. On launch night she packed orders until 5am, drove them to the post office herself, and woke up to find all 20,000 units - what she thought was a year's worth of stock - completely gone in 24 hours. Macao is now on track for eight figures in its third year, built on 90,000 Instagram followers, zero outside funding at launch, and a pre-launch call to her manufacturer that saved everything. In this interview, Yasmina breaks down the exact pre-launch move that meant stock was already in production when she sold out overnight, how she turned copycats into a celebration, and the investor email she kept deleting because she thought it was a scam. What you'll learn in this interview: Why she bet the house deposit on a hair gel - and the mentor conversation that pushed her over the line How nearly $10,000 in sampling and a $30,000 first run taught her what building a real product actually costs The pre-launch gut call - why she paid a deposit to start production before launch, and how it saved the business when everything sold out in 24 hours Why she started signing customer service emails under a male alias - and why it actually worked How she used UGC creators from day one to fill the feed with different faces, ethnicities, and hair types so the brand didn't rely on just her The Black Friday disaster that made a year's revenue in one week - then nearly broke her entire operation Why she kept deleting the investor email from Capital Influence because she thought it was a Facebook scam What finally convinced her to give up equity - and why it was about experience, not money The "create your own bundle" feature that raised average order value without a single extra product Why she celebrates copycats - and the mindset that keeps her focused on what's next instead of what's being copied If you're an early stage DTC founder, a content creator thinking about launching your own product, or trying to figure out how to turn a loyal audience into actual sales without burning the trust you've built, this conversation will fundamentally change how you think about community, launch strategy, and what it really takes to go from house deposit to eight figures. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH YASMINA ELMERKAOIU Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/mrs.yasmina/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-elmerkaoui-191b69262/ Website → https://merkaou.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

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This week, I pulled my husband in to do a full recap of our family trip to Italy at the end of May. We were there for 15 days with our two kids (17 and 19 at the time), and honestly, a month later I'd hop on a plane back in a heartbeat. We cover everything: how we planned it, how we paid for it, what we'd do differently, and the real, unfiltered truth about what it's like to travel as a family of four for two weeks straight. In this episode, we talk about: How we used credit card points to cover four flights and how we scored a last-minute premium cabin upgrade for all of us for about $3,000 The difference between staying in hotels vs. Airbnbs, and why Airbnbs won for us every time Why we'd skip the Amalfi next time (controversial, I know) and where we wish we'd spent more days The hidden charges at Italian restaurants that caught us off guard  How we average 20,000–30,000 steps a day and why getting lost on foot is genuinely one of the best travel strategies Why we booked the Colosseum and Vatican three months out Our honest take on Naples  What it means to raise kids who know how to travel    Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Chris: Instagram | @chrisborsellino Finance Discovery Session | Book Here Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.   Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Gene dishes out more shots: A Thanksgiving Buffalo sports smorgasburg trifecta. Everyone loves Ernie Clement. But what is a Wedge? Gene says the WNBA can't get out of its own way.

Full Hour 2 in The Sports Bar: Tim Shares his hot take on soccer. Gene offers up a variety of topics in shots: The Sabres schedule is out & Gene approves. The WNBA needs some help. Ernie & the Wedge. Who does Gene believes wins the FIFA World Cup FInal? What did Gene learn on todays show?

Full Show Broadcast: The entire Sports Bar gang is back together! Happy Sabres schedule release day, what games are you most excited for? What is a Wedge? Where will King James play next season? Tim offers up a FIFA conspiracy take. AI ai glitches and mistakes. Gene says the WNBA needs help & why. Plus what did we learn on today's show?

Ahead of the 2026 season, we conclude the scheduling series preview with a look at West Virginia. The Utes closeout the season with a Black Friday night game, with hopes of a Big 12 title berth on the line. Host Josh Furlong breaks down a West Virginia team that looks to build on a losing season, but how much more can Rich Rod get out of his team? Follow Josh Furlong on social media platform X @Josh_Furlong or on Instagram @jfurksl.

Building an Art-Led eCommerce Fashion Brand: Kyall & Maku Fenaroli on Maku The LabelIn this episode, Ryan sits down with Kyall and Maku Fenaroli, the husband-and-wife team behind Maku The Label, an art-centric fashion brand that's gone from Maku painting designs on blank t-shirts to landing David Jones as a stockist, all in under 18 months.Maku spent over a decade in finance before turning her lifelong passion for art into a business. Kyall left a career as a plumber and general manager in construction to run the operations side full-time. Together they've built a brand defined by original artwork, rapid organic growth, and a willingness to make big, fast calls, including ripping up their entire fulfilment model mid-flight.This one's a masterclass in scrappy growth, knowing when to change your model, and what it actually takes to go from side hustle to major retail partner.From side hustle to Style Runner in four monthsMaku started printing her art on blank tees with zero branding, just a decision to stop buying t-shirts she didn't love. Four months later they landed Style Runner, their first major stockist, before either of them had heard of an SSCC barcode.Why they walked away from print-on-demandPrint-on-demand gave Maku total creative flexibility (paint today, sell tomorrow), but it was killing customer experience with two-week delivery windows and mispicked orders. After a rough Black Friday period exposed the gap, they moved to a 3PL and in-stock model in a matter of months.The real cost of switching to held stockKyall breaks down what changes when you go from print-on-demand to holding inventory: deposits on stock six months out, a five-to-nine month cash conversion cycle, and having to plan collections over a year in advance. Maku is already painting for August 2027.Contribution margin over vanity revenueKyall's biggest lesson from the last 18 months: understanding gross margin, delivered margin, and contribution profit, not just top-line revenue. He talks candidly about how much of the "guru" advice in eCommerce ignores what it actually costs to get a sale to break-even.Wholesale lessons from Style Runner and David JonesMaku credits Style Runner for patiently teaching them the basics of wholesale (barcodes, dispatch windows, systems) before they stepped up to David Jones, where the same requirements come with far less flexibility.Personalised influencer gifting that actually gets sharedMaku's approach to influencer seeding isn't a mail-merge, it's DM'ing people directly, matching values and aesthetic, and adding a genuinely personal touch (a hand-painted portrait for Alana Hadid, a custom tee tied to Celeste Barber's own brand). The result: organic shares from influencers with audiences in the hundreds of thousands to over a million.Pulling back from paid ads toward organic and IRLAfter ramping up Meta and Google ads over the past year, the pair are consciously shifting back toward the organic-first strategy that built the brand, including real-world events they say outperform equivalent ad spend.New York Fashion Week, twiceMaku The Label is heading back to New York in September for NYFW, running a gifting suite with PR agency Kate & Co. and exploring a possible pop-up retail space alongside other Australian brands.What's next: the Australian designer categoryMaku's goal is to move the brand firmly into ready-to-wear and the Australian designer space, with the US identified as the next major growth market for both DTC and wholesale.Links & MentionsMaku The LabelStyle RunnerDavid JonesKate & Co. PRNew York Fashion Week (September)Yotpo: Amazing Women in eCommerce retreatHumble Brag's retreat

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!!No Money, No Problem: The Step-by-Step Framework for Finding a Technical Co-Founder Using ValidationEpisode Summary: You have the idea. You have the drive. You have absolutely zero cash for salaries. So how do you find the brilliant technical partner who can actually build the thing — and convince them to join you? In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette tackle one of the most dangerous and high-stakes challenges in entrepreneurship, driven by a real listener question from tuepodcast.net/askpi.Drawing from Harvard Business School research, Y Combinator strategy, Mike Moyer's Slicing Pie model, Dan Martell's co-founder playbook, and startup employment law, this episode delivers the exact blueprint for building a technical team when cash isn't an option — and reveals why that constraint might actually be your greatest advantage.What You'll Learn:Why 65% of startups die because founders hate each other — not because they ran out of moneyWhy you probably don't need a developer yet — and the no-code trap most founders fall intoHow to build leverage before you pitch anyone using no-code validation toolsWhere to find technical co-founders beyond your immediate networkThe 90-day rule that forces a decision and prevents analysis paralysisHow to vet a developer when you don't know a single line of codeDan Martell's "10-hour weekend test" and what friction response revealsWhy a 50/50 equity split on day one is called the "quick handshake penalty" — and how it kills valuationsHow Mike Moyer's Slicing Pie dynamic equity model works with multipliersThe employment law trap that can destroy your company before it startsWhat a four-year vesting schedule and one-year cliff actually mean — and why they protect everyoneTimestamps:[00:00:00] – Introduction & The Listener Question[00:01:00] – The Harvard Study: 65% of Startups Die Because Founders Hate Each Other[00:02:30] – Why Co-Founded Startups See 163% More Valuation Growth[00:03:30] – Do You Actually Need a Developer Right Now?[00:04:00] – No-Code First: Webflow, Airtable, Bubble — Validate Before You Build[00:04:30] – Dan Martell's Filter: Why Top Developers Ignore Idea Guys[00:05:30] – How to Show Up With Leverage, Not a Pitch[00:06:00] – Where to Find Technical Co-Founders: Start Closer Than You Think[00:06:30] – Michael Seibel's Strategy: Make a Real Offer, Not a Favor[00:07:00] – Friends vs. Strangers: The Surprising Data on Who Makes Better Co-Founders[00:08:30] – Co-Founder Matching Platforms: YC Cofounder Match & Start2Pitch Explained[00:09:30] – The 90-Day Rule: Set a Hard Deadline or Fall Into Analysis Paralysis[00:10:30] – How to Pitch Vision When You Have No Cash[00:11:30] – How to Vet a Developer When You Can't Code[00:12:30] – Dan Martell's 10-Hour Weekend Test & the Friction Response Framework[00:13:30] – The Equity Conversation: Why 50/50 Is a Trap[00:14:30] – Noam Wasserman's Quick Handshake Penalty & Investor Red Flags[00:15:30] – Mike Moyer's Slicing Pie: Dynamic Equity With 1X and 2X Multipliers[00:17:30] – The Employment Law Trap: Can You Legally Pay People Only in Equity?[00:19:00] – Contractors vs. Employees: The Classification That Could Destroy Your Company[00:19:30] – Vesting Schedules & the One-Year Cliff Explained[00:21:00] – The Full Playbook Summary[00:22:00] – The Mind-Bending Final Question: Do You Even Need VC Money?[00:23:00] – Submit Your Question & Wrap-UpPlatforms & Resources Mentioned:

In this episode, I'm going deep on something I've been talking about in my clinical practice for nearly a decade: your hormones are rarely the root cause of how you're feeling. They're messengers. And when we keep trying to silence the message instead of understanding what's driving it, we keep ourselves stuck.   What We Cover in This Episode Why assuming every symptom is a hormone problem can keep you chasing your tail How hormones respond to their environment — emotional, physical, relational, and metabolic The life stages where I see this show up most (early 20s, the thick of your 30s, perimenopause, and beyond) Why I think of hormones like text messages    Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Do you wait until fall to think about Black Friday and the holiday season? In this episode, I share why the most successful product-based businesses don't wait until fall to prepare for Q4. Instead, they use the slower summer months to build the inventory, marketing, operations, and team they'll need when holiday demand arrives. I break down my 4-part planning framework. I teach my clients so you can avoid last minute chaos, maximize holiday sales, and head into Q4 with confidence. Get ready to build your strongest holiday season before it even starts.In This Episode, You'll Learn:00:00 Why Q4 success is determined long before October arrives.03:15 The 4-step framework to prepare your business for Q4.05:00 How to prepare your holiday marketing before the busy season begins.06:45 Why your fulfillment systems need to be ready before September.07:45 When should you hire and train seasonal support?09:15 How one founder transformed her holiday sales by planning ahead.11:45 What should you prioritize this week to get ahead for Q4?Resources + LinksDM "Dear Jaclyn" on Instagram @theproductboss to submit your question for a future episode!Ready to stop guessing and follow a proven system? Book your strategy call HERE!Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter!Watch on YouTubeFollowJacqueline on IG: @theproductbosstheproductboss.com

In this podcast, recorded before a live audience in China, John is joined by Professor Gao Xiqing, the former Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation, China's largest sovereign wealth fund.They discuss Professor Gao's extraordinary career, from his early days building a railroad in rural China during the Cultural Revolution to earning his JD at Duke University and becoming one of the first Chinese lawyers to pass the New York Bar and work at a major Wall Street law firm.Professor Gao's work on Wall Street led to him explaining, as a third-year associate, the causes of the Black Friday stock market crash to Chinese business and government leaders. He was later called back to China to help design the country's first stock exchange and its securities regulator, the Chinese equivalent of the SEC.They also discuss Professor Gao's role in leading the China Investment Corporation (CIC), one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds. CIC invests exclusively in businesses outside China, typically acquiring stakes of less than 10%, and allocates its investments roughly equally between publicly listed companies and private equity.Finally, they discuss Professor Gao's perspective on Sino-American relations. He believes that, when viewed in historical context, the two countries have grown significantly closer since the Cold War and that shared cultural values, such as a strong work ethic and a drive to achieve, will help strengthen relations in the future.Podcast Link: Law-disrupted.fmHost: John B. Quinn Producer: Alexis HydeMusic and Editing by: Alexander Rossi

This week Chris is back with me and we are going deep on a topic that honestly took us years to truly understand: the difference between making money and actually building wealth. If you're a business owner, an entrepreneur, or even just someone who has been grinding away and wondering why the revenue doesn't quite match the financial freedom you pictured, this one is for you.   In this episode, we cover: Revenue vs. profit vs. wealth — why that distinction is one of the most important mindset shifts you'll make as an entrepreneur Sole proprietor vs. incorporated business — how to know which structure makes sense for where you are and where you want to go (and yes, we're Canadians so this is Canadian languaging!) Retained earnings — what they are, why they matter, and how leaving money inside your corporation is one of the most powerful tax advantages available to you The tax reserve — why we recommend setting aside roughly 30% as money comes in, and how shifting to quarterly corporate tax installments changed everything for me Banking strategy vs. wealth strategy — stop asking "where does my money go?" and start asking "what should my money be doing?" Emergency reserves and operating capital — the numbers every business owner needs to understand (and most don't) How insurance investments work inside a corporation — one of Chris's favourite tools that most people never think to ask about The questions to ask your accountant — because showing up informed changes everything Why sitting money is losing money — how inflation quietly erodes the savings you feel "safe" keeping in your business account   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Chris: Instagram | @chrisborsellino Finance Discovery Session | Book Here Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

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Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! You Must Decide Who You Are | Alison Godfrey on Authentic Leadership & Entrepreneurship | Undiscovered EntrepreneurEpisode Summary: What does it take to jump off a cliff — professionally, financially, and personally — when you have no idea what you're doing? Alison Godfrey did exactly that. She left corporate when it crossed her values line, imported a product from Finland before she knew what a letter of credit was, sat in Bill Gates's boardroom while imposter syndrome screamed at her to leave, and built a career on one unshakeable principle: you must decide who you are.In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: Get Across the Start Line, Alison shares hard-won wisdom on leadership, team dynamics, founder ego, friendly candor, and the one piece of advice every entrepreneur needs before they do anything else.What You'll Learn:How Alison went from no plan to importing Finnish heart rate monitors with zero experienceWhy building the airplane on the way down is sometimes the only way to flyThe difference between networking to use people and forming relationships that lastWhat imposter syndrome looks like in a Fortune 500 boardroom — and how to push through itWhy the right questions matter more than having the right answersHow a heated confrontation with a lead scientist completely transformed her company's cultureWhat friendly candor is — and why Pixar's model should be in every startupThe founder ego trap that causes team resentment and kills company cultureWhy self-reflection is the most important business strategy you're not doingTimestamps:[00:00:00] – Introduction & Welcome[00:01:30] – Why Alison Left Corporate: When Business Crosses the Values Line[00:02:00] – Jumping Off the Cliff: Importing Finnish Heart Monitors With No Idea What She Was Doing[00:03:30] – Fear Is Part of the Formula — But Not Where to Focus[00:04:30] – FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real[00:05:30] – How a Brother-In-Law, a Canadian Contact & a Finnish Company Changed Everything[00:07:00] – Networking vs. Relationship Building: The Critical Difference[00:09:00] – The Entrepreneur Community: You Are Not Alone[00:10:30] – Imposter Syndrome at Any Stage — Including Bill Gates's Boardroom[00:12:00] – Why Questions Matter More Than Answers[00:13:30] – What Investors Really Want to Be Asked[00:15:00] – What Stops Most Entrepreneurs: Team Misalignment & Founder Ego[00:17:00] – Friendly Candor: The Pixar Model Every Startup Needs[00:19:00] – The Pitfall She's Proud Of: A Lab Confrontation That Changed Her Leadership[00:22:30] – How Monday Morning Meetings Became a Collaborative Breakthrough[00:25:00] – The One Piece of Advice: You Must Decide Who You Are[00:27:00] – Don't Confuse Authenticity With Style[00:27:30] – Alison's Six-Month Goal: Startups, Culture & Not-For-Profits[00:30:00] – How to Find Alison & ConnectBook Mentioned:

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Apothékary is a modern wellness company rooted in Japanese herbal tradition and designed to replace synthetic quick fixes with targeted, plant-based remedies. Founded by Wall Street alum-turned-entrepreneur Shizu Okusa, the brand was born from a personal shift toward balance, ancestral wisdom, and root-cause healing. Apothékary bridges 5,000 years of Japanese herbal medicine with contemporary bioavailability science to create clean, clinically informed tinctures. Rather than one-off supplements, its formulas are designed as a 24-hour ritual system supporting the body from morning to night with intentional, functional blends. The brand sits at the intersection of ritual and results, turning daily wellness into a consistent, structured practice rather than a reactive habit. What sets Apothékary apart is its commitment to both heritage and evidence, pairing centuries of traditional use with emerging clinical research and in-house studies. The result is a category-defining approach to herbal wellness that feels both deeply ancestral and distinctly modern. In this episode, Shizu also discusses: Japanese Longevity Secrets Why Liquid Tinctures Beat Pills With 98% Absorption How TikTok Shop and 15,000 Affiliates Generate $1M a Month Unlock Better Sleep by Taking Supplements on an Empty Stomach The Two-Times Rule for Raising Capital Why They Sell One BlueBurn Every 90 Seconds We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Shizu's journey and the growth of Apothekary. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in-depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more. Be sure to check out Apothekary at www.apothekary.com and on Instagram at @apothekary Rated #1 Best Beauty Business Podcast on FeedPost This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver. Most eCommerce brands don't email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year.From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI. Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

In this episode, I'm getting real about two gaps I don't think get talked about enough: the practitioner gap and the knowledge gap that women carry about their own bodies. And here's the thing — they feed directly into each other.   What We Cover: Why I've been genuinely bored with social media lately and what that's made me reflect on about why I started this work in the first place The foundational truth that most women have never been taught the four phases of their cycle, what perimenopause actually is, how insulin, cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone all interact How "just manage your symptoms" became the biggest lie sold to women in healthcare Why advice without education does not create empowerment  The practitioner opportunity right now: the women coming to you are asking better questions, and they deserve better answers. The future practitioner isn't memorizing protocols  Why the "Amazon Prime" model of healing doesn't work, and what a real client relationship actually looks like The difference between acquiring information and truly understanding your body  My "learn and apply" philosophy and why waiting until you have five certifications is keeping you stuck   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Masterclasses: Masterclass 1 - July 13th @ 4:30pm PST - The Great Unlearning, A Women's Health Workshop | jennpike.com/unlearn Masterclass 2 - July 28th @ 9:30am PST - The Audacious Business, Body and Life Masterclass | jennpike.com/bizworkshop Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.   Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Send us Fan MailTimotej Bonifer grew up in Slovenia, never studied English formally, and now coaches entrepreneurs around the world to sound like native speakers. His secret? Twelve years on a microphone playing video games. The same habit that probably worried his parents turned out to be the thing that built his entire career.Dominik sat down with Timotej to talk about how he built Flip English, what it actually takes to turn an obsession into a business, and why he genuinely believes non-native speakers make better English teachers than the natives do. That last one tends to annoy people. Timotej makes a pretty good case for it.They also get into the real stuff, the Facebook ads that do the heavy lifting, a Black Friday email disaster that tanked his deliverability for a year, why his School community experiments mostly flopped, how he went from doing every sales call himself to building a team of ten coaches, and the moment he raised his price to seven and a half thousand euros and a client just said yes without blinking.There's a lot of honesty in this one. Timotej doesn't sugarcoat what went wrong, and his advice to his younger self, the kid with the headset on streaming to a few hundred people on Twitch, is just two words: sell earlier.If you're building a course or coaching business and thinking about where to focus your energy, I think you'll find something useful here.Check out Timotej's work:

In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough podcast, host Josh Hadley shares his strategic framework for approaching major sales events like Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Rather than chasing short-term profits, Josh advocates using these events for customer acquisition through aggressive discounts on front-end products. Using Athletic Greens (AG1) as a prime example, he illustrates how maintaining a cohesive brand promise drives long-term success. Josh also emphasizes the importance of the 3:1 lifetime value to customer acquisition cost ratio as the key metric for sustainable e-commerce growth.Bullet Points:Strategic approach to major sales events (Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday)Importance of customer acquisition over short-term profitsUse of aggressive discounts on front-end products to attract new customersCase study of Athletic Greens (AG1) as a successful brand exampleFocus on maintaining a cohesive brand identity and promiseEmphasis on understanding and optimizing customer lifetime value (LTV)Recommended LTV to customer acquisition cost (CAC) ratio for scalable growthImportance of thoughtful product packaging and messaging for customer engagementCaution against short-term gimmicks that can damage brand trustStrategies for using sales events to clear excess inventory and enhance brand equityTimestamps:00:00:00 Approaching Major Sales EventsThe host discusses different strategies for sales events like Prime Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday for e-commerce brands.00:00:52 Introduction to the HostJosh Hadley introduces himself, his e-commerce experience, and the focus of the podcast on building a true brand.00:01:48 Defining a Real BrandA real brand sells a promise to a customer, not just products. The host uses Athletic Greens (AG1) as an example.00:02:52 AG1's Brand Promise StrategyHow AG1 uses a starter kit to introduce customers to their brand promise of convenient health and wellness.00:03:54 Prime Day as Customer AcquisitionThe primary goal of Prime Day should be front-end customer acquisition, not short-term profitability, to build an ecosystem.00:05:57 The Importance of Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)Focusing on the long-term LTV of a customer and the 3-to-1 CAC to LTV ratio for sustainable scaling.00:07:51 AG1's Customer OnboardingAG1's starter kit includes materials to onboard customers into their ecosystem and encourage repeat purchases, building long-term trust.00:09:04 Long-Term Brand Building vs. Short-Term TacticsThe best brands focus on a 3-5 year time horizon, building trust through repetition and delivering on their promise.00:11:06 Creating a Cohesive Brand EcosystemBrands should have a lead offer that introduces customers to an entire ecosystem of products delivering on a single promise.00:13:22 The Two-Pronged Strategy for Sales EventsUse aggressive discounts on acquisition products to attract new customers and use the event for liquidating excess inventory.Links and Mentions:Tools and Websites"AG1 (Athletic Greens)": "00:01:48""Expandify": "00:07:00"General Concepts"Lifetime Value (LTV) Ratio": "00:05:57"Recommendations"Front End Acquisition Offers": "00:13:22""Liquidation Offers": "00:13:22"Transcript:Josh Hadley 00:00:00  One of the biggest topics that's always up for debate this time of year is, hey, how should I approach Prime Day? Should I be aggressive giving out a bunch of discounts? Should I turn off my PPC campaigns and just maximize profitability? Should I actually increase my prices and not decrease them? So I just ride the high of all the traffic that's going to Amazon? Well, today I'm going to be diving into how I'm going to be approaching Prime Day moving forward. And this also includes Black Friday, Cyber Monday as well. Welcome to the Econ Breakthrough podcast I'm Josh Hadley. I've scaled my own ecommerce brand from 0 to 8 figures, and I'm actively building towards nine figures in sales. This podcast is where I document that journey and share the systems, the strategies, and the lessons learned in real time so that you can learn what actually matters and scale your own business. Who am I? My name is Josh Hadley. First and foremost, I'm a man of faith. I'm a husband to a beautiful wife and the father of four children.Josh Hadley 00:00:52  I've been selling in the e-commerce space for over a decade, doing over $20 million in annual revenue, doing multi-millionaire on other sales channels such as Amazon, TikTok, Shop and Shopify, and also the host of the number one e-commerce podcast for business strategy. And that is Ecomm breakthrough. Today, I want to share with you our mindset of how we're approaching Prime Days moving forward. This also includes how we're going to be approaching, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and what some of the best brands out there in the e-commerce space are doing. I think that this is game changing because this kind of piggybacks off of what I've talked about in the past, which is, are you actually building a true brand, or are you just trying to sell products on Amazon, or are you just a product brand that's just slapping their brand name on a bunch of different random products that don't have a whole lot of cohesion? If that's the case, you probably don't want to listen to the rest of this podcast episode because it's not going to be relevant for you.Josh Hadley 00:01:48  This is going to be for those sellers that are actually trying to build a real brand. And what does a real brand mean? It means you're not just selling products, it means you're selling a promise to a customer, and then you're actually able to deliver on that promise to a customer. Now, one of the best examples that I want to dive into is aji one. And aji one does an excellent job of this on Amazon because they know exactly who they are as a brand. You don't just see Aegon all of a sudden coming out with, hey, now they're selling socks. Aegon supplements is not coming out with, you know, iPad covers or cell phone cases or anything like that. They're not an opportunistic, you know, product business. Instead, they are actually a brand trying to serve a very specific target market and customer delivering on the promise of, hey, if you come to us, we will provide you with the fastest, easiest way to get all of your vitamins and minerals in a very efficient way so that you are living your best life, that you are living, you know, in an optimal health environment.Josh Hadley 00:02:52  Okay. That's their brand promise. Now, are they actually able to deliver on this promise. And so ultimately, I share with you this example because this is what's going to be kind of set the foundation for why you're going to execute prime days and all of the big deal days like Black Friday, Cyber Monday in a new framework. So with AG one, one of the things that they do knowing their brand promise is how do I introduce people to our products to let them know, hey, they're tasty, they're easy, they're convenient, and hopefully you feel better while you use these. That's their brand promise. Okay, so how do they do that? Well, they have a seven day starter kit that they sell on Amazon. Now. They also sell some of their other SKUs on Amazon as well. But one of their key things and I just pulled it up. They're doing over 2000 units a month just on their one supplement, ...

Chris is back, and we're getting into the money conversation so many of you have been asking for. We talk about what a financial broker actually does (and why it's nothing like talking to your bank), who Chris works with, and the real reason most people are saving without a real plan. We also get personal — Chris shares a compound interest conversation he had with our 18-year-old son that genuinely changed how our son thinks about money. We cover families, singles, blended finances, TFSAs, and setting your kids up before they're even old enough to open an account.   What We Cover: Financial broker vs. bank advisor Who benefits from working with someone like Chris (it's not just business owners) Why most people are saving without a real plan or goal The questions couples and families need to be asking but aren't Teaching kids about compound interest  How to invest for your child before they're old enough to open a TFSA The TFSA mistake most Canadians are making Singles vs. couples in retirement Income splitting, spousal RSPs, and when to keep finances separate Canada's coming generational wealth transfer and whether you're ready for it Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Chris: Instagram | @chrisborsellino Finance Discovery Session | Book Here Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with editor Chris Tonick about the feature-film, The Furious.Chris has edited films like Kung Fu Games, Trigger Warning, and Black Friday. He was a producer on the Walter Murch documentary, Her Name Was Moviola. He's also been part of the post teams of The Suicide Squad, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and John Wick 2.On this episode, we're discussing - among other things - why the biggest job in this action movie wasn't cutting the action, how the film's most memorable moment came from trying out a left-field idea, and how fight scenes are like pop songs.If you'd like to read along with this interview and see the trailer, clips, and exclusive images, check out the BorisFX blog site:BorisFX.com/blog/aotc

What if every purchase you make is actually a vote for the kind of world you want to live in?Most of us have heard the phrase "vote with your dollar," but David Gaines has spent years figuring out what that actually looks like in practice. Building on the foundation of his first book, Radical Business, David returns to dig into the consumer side of the equation with his upcoming release, Why We Buy and Why It Matters. The premise starts with a reframe: consumerism isn't the villain we've made it out to be. At its core, it's a celebration of humanity's interdependence, and reclaiming that idea might be one of the most powerful things we can do right now.David walks through what it means to become a conscious consumer without requiring a higher income bracket or a complete lifestyle overhaul. The entry point is simpler than most people expect: slow down, peek behind the curtain, and find one brand whose values align with yours. Become a super fan. Then bring three to five people along for the ride. That's not idealism, he argues, it's how movements actually start.The conversation also zooms out to the bigger picture, touching on the death of an extractive economy, the rise of an equitable one, and why David genuinely believes the next generation is positioned to make that shift happen faster than we think. With Why We Buy dropping November 10th, right between election day and Black Friday, the timing is anything but accidental.Episode in a glance02:14 What Radical Business set out to do07:28 What conscious capitalism actually means11:08 Redefining consumerism as fundamentally human16:17 David's personal 30-day conscious consumption challenge21:02 The Future of Conscious ConsumerismAbout David GainesDavid Gaines is the founder and chief visionary of La Terza Coffee, a Cincinnati-based artisan roastery built on direct relationships with coffee producers around the world. A longtime social entrepreneur and former chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance, David is also a conscious business coach and the author of Radical Business: The Roots of Your Work and How It Can Change the World. He's currently finishing his second book, Why We Buy and Why It Matters, exploring how consumer choices can drive real change.→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddgaines/→ Website: https://www.davidgaines.com/→ La Terza Coffee: https://laterzacoffee.com/

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!!Protecting Your Assets with an LLC: What Every Entrepreneur Must Know | Pi & Piette 2.0 | Business ConversationsEpisode Summary: You started a side hustle. You're making real money. And you have absolutely no idea that one lawsuit could force you to sell your house to pay the bill. In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette answer a listener's brilliantly direct question — "When do I legally need to incorporate an LLC?" — and what they uncover is more urgent, more practical, and more surprising than most entrepreneurs ever expect.This is the episode that separates the hobbyists from the founders — and could save your personal savings, your home, and your peace of mind.What You'll Learn:Why you never legally have to form an LLC — and why that makes the default state so dangerousThe exact moment your risk assessment demands a corporate shieldHow the LLC's pass-through taxation eliminates the double-taxation trap of a C corporationThe S corp election strategy that reduces your self-employment tax burden as profits growWhat "piercing the corporate veil" means — and the everyday grocery store mistake that triggers itWhy your LLC name does NOT protect your brand — and what actually doesThe five-step checklist to form your LLC today, including real filing fees by stateWhy forming in Wyoming or Delaware to dodge California's $800 tax is a trapTimestamps:[00:00:00] – Introduction & Today's Listener Question[00:01:30] – The Custom Bicycle Nightmare: What Happens When You Have No Protection[00:02:30] – The Default State: Sole Proprietorship and What It Really Means[00:03:30] – Unlimited Personal Liability: Your House, Your Car, Your Kids' College Fund[00:04:30] – The Tipping Point: When Risk Assessment Demands an LLC[00:05:00] – What an LLC Actually Is: The Hybrid Legal Entity Explained[00:05:30] – The Legal Partition: How the LLC Shield Protects Your Personal Assets[00:06:00] – Pass-Through Taxation: Why the LLC Beats the C Corporation[00:07:00] – Self-Employment Tax: The 15.3% Hit and How the S Corp Election Helps[00:08:30] – The S Corp Salary Strategy: Paying Yourself Right to Reduce Tax Exposure[00:09:00] – Piercing the Corporate Veil: The Commingling Funds Trap[00:10:30] – The Alter Ego Doctrine: Why Courts Void Your Shield[00:11:00] – Personal Loan Guarantees: When You Voluntarily Pierce Your Own Veil[00:11:30] – The Operating Agreement: The Document That Proves You're a Real Business[00:13:00] – The Identity Myth: Why Your LLC Does NOT Protect Your Brand Name[00:14:00] – LLC vs. Federal Trademark: Two Different Tools for Two Different Jobs[00:14:30] – The Five-Step LLC Formation Checklist[00:16:30] – Real Filing Fees by State: From $10 to $800 Per Year[00:17:00] – The Wyoming/Delaware Loophole That Isn't One[00:18:00] – Final Thought & Submit Your QuestionThe 5-Step LLC Formation Checklist:✅ Check name availability in your state's corporate registry✅ File Articles of Organization with your Secretary of State✅ Draft your Operating Agreement✅ Obtain your EIN (free at IRS.gov) and open a dedicated business bank account✅ Secure local city/county business licensesSubmit Your Question:

If you've been struggling with sleep, this episode is for you. I've been in the thick of it myself lately — between our dog's 4 AM lick baths, my husband's temperature wars, teens coming home late, and the reality of being a nearly 47-year-old woman in perimenopause — sleep has become the most precious thing in my life. And I know I'm not alone. After sharing a few stories on Instagram about my own brutal nights, my DMs absolutely exploded. 90% of the women who reached out were like, "Girl, we've been sleeping in separate rooms for years." It was like collective permission to stop pretending this isn't happening. So in this episode, I'm breaking down the real reasons your sleep might be struggling — and why the answer is almost never just "take melatonin."   In this episode, we cover: Why sleep is a mirror, not a standalone issue — and what it's actually trying to tell you The stages of sleep (light, deep, REM) and why each one matters for your health How estrogen and progesterone directly impact your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep Why cortisol is one of the biggest sleep disruptors I see in women — especially if you wake up at the same time every night The blood sugar connection: how under-eating all day sets you up for 2 AM wake-ups Thyroid, adrenals, and your nervous system — why you can't biohack your way out of a chronically overactive system Sleep environment non-negotiables: temperature, darkness, noise, and yes — separate bedrooms Sleep apnea in women: massively under-diagnosed, presents differently than in men, and increasing after menopause How to actually troubleshoot your sleep by asking "why am I waking up?" instead of "how do I sleep better?" Supplements worth considering: magnesium, glycine, valerian + passionflower, progesterone, and when melatonin actually makes sense Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

En el Radar Empresarial de hoy ponemos el foco en Amazon. Más allá del reciente anuncio de una inversión de 13.000 millones de dólares en India hasta 2030, la atención se centra en el balance de su Prime Day, el evento anual de descuentos reservado para los clientes de la plataforma. Durante los tres días de promociones, los consumidores realizaron compras por valor de más de 26.000 millones de dólares entre el 23 y el 26 de junio, según los datos publicados por Adobe Analytics. La compañía volvió a convertir esta campaña en uno de los mayores acontecimientos comerciales del año. El contexto económico ha influido de forma decisiva en esta edición. La persistencia de la inflación, agravada por las tensiones derivadas del conflicto entre Irán e Israel, provocó un incremento interanual del gasto del 9,3%. Para incentivar las compras, Amazon aplicó descuentos medios de entre el 20% y el 24%, superiores a los registrados el año pasado. Sin embargo, el importe medio de cada pedido descendió. De acuerdo con la firma de análisis Numerator, el gasto por compra se situó en 47,66 dólares, frente a los 53,34 dólares registrados en la edición anterior, lo que refleja un consumidor más prudente a la hora de realizar sus compras. El Prime Day también supone un importante esfuerzo logístico para Amazon. La empresa refuerza su plantilla con contrataciones temporales para responder al fuerte aumento de pedidos. Aunque las cifras están muy por debajo de las alrededor de 250.000 incorporaciones que realiza en Estados Unidos durante la campaña navideña, este año sumó 1.400 nuevos empleados en Australia para cubrir las necesidades generadas por el evento. La magnitud de esta operación evidencia la relevancia que ha adquirido esta campaña dentro del calendario comercial de la compañía. La iniciativa nació en 2015 para celebrar el vigésimo aniversario de Amazon. Entonces solo duró 24 horas y estuvo disponible en nueve países, entre ellos España. El éxito fue inmediato, ya que las ventas superaron incluso las del Black Friday de 2014. Desde entonces, la empresa ha ampliado la duración del evento y ha modificado sus fechas en distintas ocasiones para maximizar las ventas. Este año, la celebración se adelantó a finales de junio para evitar coincidir con el Día de la Independencia de Estados Unidos y con la celebración del Mundial, según explicó el vicepresidente internacional de Amazon Prime, Jamil Ghani.

Ryan Duey was living in an RV with his float spas closed and no backup plan when he and Michael Garrett built their first cold plunge from a retrofitted $100 bathtub in a garage. They turned their Shopify store on with zero marketing—and got a sale. What followed was one of the most unlikely scaling stories in DTC history: $30 million to $80 million in a single year, $250 million in cumulative revenue, four sharks bidding on Shark Tank, and a category they essentially created from scratch—all bootstrapped, all assembled in-house in California. In this interview, the co-founders of Plunge break down the real cost of scaling a high-ticket inventory business, why they lost an estimated $20 million in revenue from lead times alone, and the organic influencer strategy that built the brand before they ever ran a paid ad. What you'll learn in this interview: • How they got their first sale with zero marketing—and the Black Friday that showed them how big this could get • The cash flow trap every inventory-heavy founder hits: why a great P&L and an empty bank account can exist at the same time • How customer prepayments funded growth for years—and what forced the switch to holding inventory • Why long lead times cost Plunge an estimated $20 million in lost sales • From buying parts on Amazon to co-designing a custom chiller in China—the full supply chain evolution • How a single Instagram comment to Aubrey Marcus started a chain of organic gifting to Huberman, Tony Hawk, and Rich Roll • The Shark Tank deal that never closed—and why they still got the PR, the airing, and the exposure • How they bought plunge.com from a New Orleans jazz band for $250K—and why the trademark was the bigger win • Why nearly half of all orders close through a phone call or SMS, not a checkout button • How they raised $1.3 million from their own customers in under two weeks via Wefunder If you're building a high-ticket DTC brand, navigating the brutal cash flow realities of an inventory-heavy business, or trying to grow without burning cash on paid ads before you're ready, this conversation will fundamentally change how you think about scaling, supply chain, and what it actually takes to build a category from a garage. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH RYAN DUEY Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/ryanaduey/ Website → https://plunge.com/ CONNECT WITH MICHAEL GARRETT Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/michaelrgarrett/ Website → https://plunge.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

After 30 years in health, fitness, and nutrition, and six years running The Audacious Woman, I've hit a wall — not the burnout kind, but the kind that tells you it's time to stop going a mile wide and an inch deep, and start going a mile deep and an inch wide. This episode is about that shift, how to know when you're ready for it, and what it actually takes to do it.   What We Cover Why width in business can quietly become a trap — and the signs it's happening to you The difference between "I want to burn it all down" and "I need to go deeper" How to know if you're performing for an audience you've outgrown What it looks like when your soul is tired (not your body) The grief I didn't expect: letting go of the version of yourself who built something wide Why specificity is magnetic, not limiting Pricing for mastery, not just your time What a depth-first business actually looks and feels like in practice   Signs You're Ready to Choose Depth: You're serving a lot of people but deeply known by very few Your reach is growing but your sense of joy and impact is shrinking You're exhausted in a way that rest doesn't fix Your best clients are the ones who've been with you the longest There's a version of your work you haven't said out loud yet — because you've been building it quietly inside   The Big Reflection Questions from This Episode: When's the last time you felt truly lit up by your work — not just busy, but alive inside of it? What is the one thing you know more about than almost anyone — and are you actually building a business around that? Where are you still performing for an audience you've outgrown? What belief do you have to change to make the shift toward depth possible? Is the work you're doing right now getting you out of bed excited — or is there a shift calling?   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Chill Pretty is more than a boutique. It is a one-stop salon, boutique, and community space built around style, connection, and making women feel welcomed. On this episode of the Whiskey and Wisdom Podcast, Chris Kellum and Tyler Yaw are on location in Surf City, North Carolina with Amber and Michelle, the owners of Chill Pretty Boutique. Chill Pretty is more than a boutique. It is a one-stop salon, boutique, and community space built around style, connection, and making women feel welcomed. Amber shares how her longtime hair career led her to open a small two-chair salon with a boutique attached, and how rapid growth pushed the business into a larger space. Michelle shares how their partnership formed organically as neighbors and turned into a thriving local brand. In this conversation, we talk about building a salon and boutique business, creating a strong community culture, weekly yoga, supporting military families, buying trips to the Vegas market, boutique inventory strategy, Surf City business growth, loyal customers, Black Friday events, and what success really looks like when you are leading a team and serving your community. Whether you love small business stories, boutique fashion, salon culture, Surf City, Topsail Island, or local entrepreneurship, this episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at how Chill Pretty Boutique is growing with intention. Follow Chill Pretty Boutique online and visit them in Surf City, NC. Subscribe to Whiskey and Wisdom Podcast for more conversations with entrepreneurs, creators, business owners, and community builders. Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 Podcast On Location 01:00 Meet Chill Pretty Owners 01:10 Amber's Salon Journey 02:17 Finding a Business Partner 04:24 Why Add a Boutique 05:49 Brand Name and Loyal Clients 07:41 Community Vibe and Yoga 09:30 Growing Online the Right Way 11:26 Staying Local Not Franchising 12:27 Surf City Shop Strip Culture 13:59 Buying Strategy and Vegas Market 15:30 Style Aesthetic and Quality 17:19 Merchandising and New Inventory 19:12 Sizing and Future In-House Line 20:44 What Excites Them Daily 21:21 Why Mondays Rock 22:33 Favorite Colors and Neutrals 23:09 Color Theory and Workwear 24:06 Next Growth Ideas 25:30 Manifesting New Businesses 27:30 Kids as Motivation 30:28 Going Viral on Instagram 32:27 Advice to Younger Self 34:10 Black Friday Beach Party 35:41 Defining Success and Team 36:42 Where to Find Chill Pretty 38:11 Wrap Up and Thanks

Send Jackie A Message!She wants to plan a Black Friday sale--but is afraid it'll ruin her monthly recurring revenue...That's where this episode starts — with a real conversation I had this week with a studio owner who is winning by every number you could name, and is still quietly afraid it's all about to run out. If you've ever talked yourself out of a sale, a price increase, or hiring the help you need because some part of you whispered "what if it dries up" — this one is for you.We get into where that fear really comes from, why hitting a bigger number never makes it go away, and the loop it traps you in: the fear makes you play it safe, playing it safe keeps your studio small, and then you read your small numbers as proof the fear was right. I'll show you how to break that loop — not with a pep talk, but by becoming an evidence collector for a new belief. Plus the one simple practice you can start today that tells you whether it's safe to grow.In this episode:Why the fear that it will "run out" lives in almost every studio owner — and why it's not a flawThe reason your best year doesn't quiet the fear (and can make it louder)The hidden loop where scarcity thinking quietly creates the exact result you're afraid ofHow a belief really changes — and why willpower and affirmations don't do itThe evidence practice that retrains the belief at the rootThe one number that tells you you're cleared to make your next bold moveThe one thing to do this week: Start an evidence file. Write down how many brand-new people started a membership or intro offer in the last 30 days, plus three proofs that you can keep building. Read it every time the fear shows up.A few lines worth replaying:"It's going to run out is a thought, not a fact.""Your brain wrote down every fear and never once wrote down the survival.""You survived the exact thing you're terrified of, and you're still standing.""A belief is just a thought you've practiced so many times it feels true."Work with Jackie MurphySay Hi on Instagram @studioceoofficial3 Marketing Mistakes Yoga & Pilates Business Owners Make: https://www.jackiegmurphy.com/evergreen-3mm-organicJoin The Studio CEO Program: https://www.jackiegmurphy.com/studioceo

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! The Game of 10: Silence Your Ego & Unlock Your True Potential | Steve Barton | Undiscovered Entrepreneur Episode Summary: What if the only thing standing between you and the business you want is the story your ego keeps telling you? In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: Get Across the Start Line, Skoob sits down with Steve Barton — life coach, entrepreneur, and creator of the patented Game of 10 framework — for one of the most profound conversations in the show's history. Steve grew a $200,000 flower business to $2 million, pivoted to personal development coaching, and at 70 years old is building something entirely new. His message is clear: your skill level doesn't define your worth. You were born a 10. And six simple phrases can prove it. What You'll Learn: Why fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame are the four pillars keeping entrepreneurs stuckWhat the Game of 10 is — and how it was developed and registered with the US Patent OfficeThe six phrases that silence your ego and put you in present-moment awarenessWhat "enough" really means — and why it's the universal quantity most people never recognizeThe difference between guilt and shame (and why it matters for entrepreneurs)Why your ego will always win if you fight it — and what to do insteadThe glass ceiling entrepreneurs don't know they have — and why "what ceiling?" is the right answerSteve's six-month goal: a three-coach mastermind with an MMA Hall of Famer and a wealth consciousness authorTimestamps: [00:00:00] – Introduction & Welcome[00:01:30] – Meet Steve Barton: From Flower Business to Life Coach[00:02:00] – Growing a $200K Business to $2M and Starting Over at 70[00:03:30] – Selling Emotions: The Surprising Similarity Between Flowers and Coaching[00:05:00] – The Game of 10: Fear, Self-Doubt, Guilt & Shame Explained[00:07:30] – Operating from Fear vs. Love: A Course in Miracles & the Truth About Motivation[00:08:30] – Staying in Your Lane: The Highway Analogy for Entrepreneurs[00:10:00] – The Glass Ceiling You Can't See — and How to Break Through It[00:11:00] – We Are Born 10: How Disappointment and Trauma Create Our Ceiling[00:13:00] – Identity, Ego, and Imposter Syndrome: The Gap Between Image and Reality[00:16:30] – There Is No Ceiling: Why Limiting Beliefs Are the Only Real Barrier[00:19:30] – What Stops Most Entrepreneurs: Stuck at Their Imaginary Ceiling[00:23:30] – The Six Phrases of the Game of 10 (Say Them Out Loud)[00:26:30] – "Enough" Is the Universal Quantity: Why Now Is Always Enough[00:29:00] – The Universe Says Yes to Everything You Believe[00:34:00] – Steve's Best Advice for New Entrepreneurs[00:38:30] – Six-Month Goal: The Tenth Round Mastermind[00:41:30] – How to Find Steve & ConnectThe Six Phrases of the Game of 10: I am 10I'm doing the best I can with the awareness that I haveI'm always right with the awareness that I haveI am enoughI do enoughI have enoughConnect with Steve Barton:

If you've ever dreamed of leaving the suburbs for a slice of quiet country life, this episode will speak right to your heart. Author Melissa Ferguson joins me to share the real-life inspiration behind her new children's book, Our Friendly Farmhouse—a sweet and whimsical reflection of her family's journey from cul-de-sac to countryside. We talk about building a home from scratch, traveling with a big family, and slowly creating a homestead that feels peaceful, practical, and full of charm. Melissa offers encouragement and budget-friendly tips for anyone in the thick of building, dreaming, or simply trying to make thoughtful choices in the season they're in.In this episode, we cover:Melissa Ferguson returns to share the inspiration behind her debut children's book, Our Friendly Farmhouse, which tells a whimsical version of her family's move from suburbia to the countryHow a spontaneous land auction and a last-minute bid from her brother-in-law launched their homesteading journeyThe process of building their home from scratch—leveraging her husband's experience as a builder and funding parts of the project through social media brand dealsReflections on the early stages of their homestead—living in town during the build, missing the land, and making daily visits to the propertyA rich conversation about traveling with a big family—carry-on-only tips, spontaneous trips, dividing and conquering, and how animals (especially dairy cows) impact travel flexibilityMelissa's best budget-saving build strategies: buying materials on Black Friday, repurposing gym flooring, and skipping high-end finishes in favor of upgrades over timeThoughtful advice on design choices—prioritizing natural light, southern exposure, adaptable floor plans, and creating cozy, lived-in charmHonest reflections on what she might do differently: adding a tornado shelter, skipping carpet, and not letting a gifted vanity dictate an entire bathroom designWhy they chose to build slowly, add animals over time, and prioritize flexibility over going “all in” from the beginningThe value of outdoor gathering spaces—daily porch coffee with her husband, chalk art and pickleball in the driveway, and simple spots that invite rest and connectionView full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube.Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible!RESOURCESOur Friendly Farmhouse by Melissa FergusonCheck out Melissa's other booksJoin my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTubeMaster the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough courseGain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing seriesTurn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success AcademyKeep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbookCONNECTMelissa Ferguson of Our Friendly Farmhouse | Website | Instagram | TikTok | Goodreads | Bookbub | Pinterest Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | PinterestDo you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you'd like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Nayan Patel is the founder of Auro Wellness, a science-driven health and skincare brand focused on advancing wellness through innovative topical delivery technologies. A pharmacist for more than 30 years and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Dr. Patel is internationally recognized for his expertise in glutathione, ingredient science, and healthy aging. After 14 years of research and development, Auro Wellness launched its patented sub-nano absorption technology, designed to improve the delivery and effectiveness of active ingredients. The brand's breakthrough product, Glutaryl™, is the first topical glutathione formula developed to provide systemic wellness benefits through skin absorption. Auro has since expanded into skincare, leveraging its patented technology to deliver antioxidants and peptides deeper into the skin for clinically proven results. Its Copper Tri-Peptide Serum reflects the growing shift toward science-backed skincare focused on repair, resilience, and skin longevity. Through Auro Wellness, Dr. Patel continues to bridge pharmaceutical science and beauty innovation to help consumers achieve healthier aging from the inside out. In this episode, Dr. Patel also discusses: Why copper peptides are emerging as a hero ingredient in modern skincare Why longevity should be the goal—not just treating symptoms with drugs The science behind why the aging process begins as early as age 25 What 14 years of research revealed about glutathione and cellular health The hidden toxins in your daily routine that may be accelerating aging How oxidative stress impacts energy, inflammation, and long-term health The future of preventative wellness and healthy aging from the inside out We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Dr. Patel's journey and the growth of Auro Wellness. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in-depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more. Be sure to check out Auro Wellness at www.aurowellness.com and on Instagram at @aurowellness Rated #1 Best Beauty Business Podcast on FeedPost This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver. Most eCommerce brands don't email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year. From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI. Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

Last week's case study episode got such a strong response that I wanted to go deeper with a different scenario: the woman who is already lean, doesn't have weight to lose, and is trying to build muscle and look more athletic. This one's for her — and honestly, it was me at certain points too. In this episode, I cover: Why the advice to "eat less and do more cardio" is almost never the right answer for lean women The three phases of body composition: Build → Reveal → Maintain How long to actually spend in the build phase (hint: longer than you think — 4–12 months depending on your training history) Sample nutrition targets for a lean woman looking to build: ~2,000 calories, ~150g protein, ~220–230g carbs, ~60g fat Why a "dirty bulk" approach often backfires for women A sample 4-day strength training split (2 lower, 2 upper) with exercise selection guidance The importance of tracking weights to turn warmup sets into real working sets Volume targets: 10–20 quality sets per muscle group per week Cardio guidance during the build phase: steps, Zone 2, and why HIIT is NOT necessary right now What a mini cut (reveal phase) looks like: 6–10 weeks, 10–20% caloric reduction, protect the protein How to reverse diet back to maintenance — the phase no one talks about but everyone needs The mindset piece: most women spend 90% of their year in a deficit while saying their goal is to build muscle   Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE   This episode is sponsored by: St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15  Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

This week I Convince You To Prepare For Black Friday in June! [powerpress]

Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams Unconquerable: Chief Matt Antkowiak on Trauma, Resilience, Faith, and Becoming a Protector Guest, Chief Matt Antkowiak, Former Police Chief, Detective, Author and Survivor This week's guest is Chief Matt Antkowiak, Author and Survivor Scoop was conducting an interview with Chief Matt, when something amazing happened. You Will NOT want to miss this life-changing program! A Father's Day Conversation About Resilience and Hope In this Father's Day episode of Breaking the Silence, host Dr. Gregory Williams welcomes Chief Matt Antkowiak for a deeply personal conversation about childhood abuse, trauma, resilience, law enforcement, faith, and the mission to protect vulnerable children. Dr. Williams opens by reflecting on his recent visit to a juvenile detention center, where many young people had experienced abuse, trafficking, foster care, fatherlessness, and serious criminal charges. He uses that experience to introduce the theme of resilience, stressing that children need adults who teach them how to recover, adapt, keep moving forward, learn from failure, and believe that there is always hope. Learning Resilience the Hard Way Chief Antkowiak explains that resilience is not simply something people are born with; it must be taught, modeled, and practiced. He says he did not learn healthy resilience as a child, but later encountered it in the military through drill sergeants who taught him that each step forward is a choice. He describes how, as a young person, he dealt with trauma through hiding, shame, drinking, fighting, and suppressing pain. Looking back, he says he was leaving “breadcrumbs” and wanted someone to notice, ask the right questions, and help stop what was happening, but the adults around him did not respond in the way he needed. Abuse, Silence, and the Need for Protectors Much of the conversation centers on the silence that surrounds childhood abuse and the urgent need to equip parents, teachers, pastors, coaches, and other adults to recognize warning signs. Chief Antkowiak says most abusers are known to the child, often occupying trusted roles within families, schools, churches, sports, or community circles. He argues that society must shift from merely responding after abuse happens to building protectors on the front end. For him, breaking the silence means removing shame from survivors, asking better questions, teaching children what trusted adults look like, and understanding that the shame belongs to the abuser, not the victim. Law Enforcement, Human Trafficking, and Searching for Justice Chief Antkowiak reflects on his long career in law enforcement, including military service and decades as a police officer and chief. He explains that working sex crimes, child abuse, and human trafficking cases gave him a way to pursue justice for others, even while he had not yet publicly spoken about his own abuse. He discusses major investigations, including the Blakemore human-trafficking case, and says that catching offenders did not fully heal him because he was still searching for justice for himself. Over time, he came to understand that his pain had become part of his purpose and that his experience helped him connect with survivors while also understanding the behavior of predators. The Moment the Silence Broke One of the most powerful parts of the interview comes when Chief Antkowiak describes publicly revealing his own abuse during a media interview connected to a school-related abuse investigation. He says an investigative reporter recognized that the case seemed deeply personal, and Antkowiak unexpectedly disclosed that he had been abused as a child. Moments later, he repeated that disclosure in a press conference, realizing only afterward that he had broken a silence he had carried for decades. Rather than stopping, he returned to the work, but the moment forced him to begin processing what he had long buried. Faith, Healing, and Taking Back What Was Stolen Chief Antkowiak also speaks openly about faith, therapy, forgiveness, and his belief that God was present with him even in the darkest moments of his life. He recounts a life-threatening incident as a Dallas police officer in 2000, when he survived being dragged by a car and badly injured, and says his young son's comment that “God went to work with my dad” changed the way he understood God's presence. He connects that experience to his later healing, saying he has come to believe that God did not create the abuse but was with him through it. He also shares how a trafficking survivor once told him about Jesus and reminded him that God loved him, a moment that deeply affected him. Team Unconquerable and the Call to Expose the Darkness The episode closes with Chief Antkowiak describing his developing movement, Team Unconquerable, and his upcoming book, Unconquerable, which he says is planned for a Black Friday release tied to reclaiming the anniversary of one of the hardest moments in his own story. His mission is to expose darkness, speak up, and build protectors who can recognize abuse, support survivors, and prevent harm. Dr. Williams thanks him for the conversation and says he wants to bring him back for another episode. He closes with the show's recurring message: survivors are not alone, healing is possible, the silence can be broken, and there is always hope.

This is one of those episodes I usually reserve for my mentorship courses and the practitioners I train, so I'm really glad I decided to bring it to the show. There is so much noise right now on Instagram and TikTok about liver health and gallbladder health, but a 20-slide carousel can only go so deep. My hope is that hearing this explained — with real stories and analogies — actually moves you to explore your own digestive health in a meaningful way. In this episode, I cover: Why your liver, digestive system, and nervous system are interconnected — and what happens when one goes offline The constellation of symptoms that get dismissed as "just IBS" or "just perimenopause" (bloating, bowel irregularities, right-sided shoulder ache, mood swings, waking between 1–3 AM, and more) How your liver metabolizes estrogen — and what estrogen dominance really signals about liver load The two phases of liver detoxification, which nutrients support each phase (B vitamins, magnesium bisglycinate, glycine, NAC), and what happens when those phases become sluggish The gallbladder's role as the liver's partner — and why removing it without addressing root cause is a missed opportunity The gut–brain axis, the vagus nerve, and why 90% of your serotonin is made in the gut Beta-glucuronidase — why your gut microbiome is directly influencing your hormone balance Blood work markers to request from your doctor: ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin, ferritin, fasting insulin, HbA1c, full lipid panel, and more Functional testing I recommend: comprehensive stool test, Dutch Complete, HTMA, and when to consider an OAT test Nutrition priorities: cruciferous vegetables, bitter greens, fiber diversity, healthy fats, choline (please don't ditch the egg yolk), and eating in a parasympathetic state Supplement support for the liver, gut, and nervous system — including Hepato DR, L-glutamine, GI Revive, ox bile, calcium D-glucarate, and adaptogens Let's dive in! Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special! Click here to listen: Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERESpotify – CLICK HERE Free Resources: Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20" Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE" *code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale* Programs: Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/ Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman Connect with Jenn: Instagram | @jennpike Facebook | @thesimplicityproject YouTube | Simplicity TV Website | The Simplicity Project Inc. Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

What does it actually look like to build a real estate business you love — from scratch, without cold calling, as a self-described introvert who hides from cameras at family parties? Eddie Brady went from government employee to full-time agent in December 2021 with half the income he needed. Today he helps 2–3 families relocate to Maryland every single week, largely through a YouTube channel he almost lost forever. In this episode, Eddie and Neil Mathweg break down the entire journey — the YouTube strategy that grew his GCI from $100K to $200K to $300K year over year, the Black Friday morning he woke up to find his channel completely deleted, and the Instagram funnel he built in response. You'll learn Eddie's batching system, his "never excited to record" mindset, why your email list matters more than your follower count, and how the Three Pillar Plan creates momentum that compounds over time. If you've been putting off YouTube because you don't feel ready — this episode is your permission slip.

In this episode of High Functioning - an off shoot of the Chasing Heroine podcast, I'm sharing my all-time favorite mindset tool, one that has the power to completely change how you experience everything that happens to you. It's Jack Canfield's E + R = O formula (Event + Response = Outcome), and once you have it, you can't unsee it.The core idea is this: you can't control what happens to you, but your response is where all of your power lives, and that response is what determines your outcome. This means that no matter what life throws at you, you have more control than you think.I walk you through four stories from my own life so you can see exactly how this plays out in real time:The Black Friday sale at my fitness studio, where I turned an objectively great sales day into anxiety and regret purely through my response, and what that cost meMy addiction, which I now see as the best thing that ever happened to me, showing you that even your hardest chapters can be reframed into fuelA collaborator canceling last-minute on a creative project, where choosing my response over my reaction led to a better outcome than I originally plannedA near-relapse at McDonald's in early recovery, where one split-second response decision changed the entire trajectory of my lifeBy the end, you'll be looking back at your own life and spotting every moment you already did this without realizing it, and more importantly, you'll know how to start doing it on purpose.DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

Tori Gill was still cutting hair on weekends when she sold her first 20,000 sunscreens. A former hairdresser with two kids, no e-commerce background, and a product that took two years to develop, she launched Sun & Daughter on Boxing Day 2024 and hasn't really stopped since. This is the follow-up episode - and a lot has happened. In this episode, Tori gets real about what scaling from $100K to a million-dollar brand actually looks like from the inside: the stockouts, the 54-hour Facebook ad account lockout, the $20,000 orders she had to back herself on, and the retail decision she's made that could either be her smartest move yet - or, in her own words, "the biggest mistake of my life." What you'll learn in this interview: How a consumer watchdog report on failing sunscreen SPF tests became an unexpected growth moment - and how Tori moved fast enough to capitalise on it Why she packed every order from her spare room for a full year, alongside two kids and two days a week in the barber shop, before finally moving into a warehouse the week before Christmas The exact moment a Choice magazine article turned into a sales spike, and how having your formula independently tested can become your most credible marketing asset How Tori used a trending audio format - kids in hats, waiting for SPF results - to make an ad that outperformed every polished campaign she'd ever run Why she treats her Instagram like a reality TV show, and what that means for how she handles UGC, consistent visuals, and the decision never to post other people's faces on her brand page The average order value lesson she learned from Founder that led her to build out hats, brushes, wet bags, and bundles - and push her AOV from $75 to over $111 Why she skipped Black Friday, never ran a sale in year one, and then sold 1,000 sunscreens in 24 hours the first time she did - and why she hasn't done it since Lessons from adding 5 to 10 new ad creatives every single week, and why she's changed her entire campaign structure three times in 15 months How she uses Instagram Stories polls to let her community choose product colours, hat designs, and packaging - and why it's as much about solving her own indecisiveness as it is about building loyalty What she's learned about going into major retail - the upfront stock commitments, the hidden marketing costs, and why she still doesn't know if it was the right call If you're building a product brand and starting to feel like you're holding multiple plates in the air at once - ads, content, stock, manufacturing, team, retail - this episode is worth your time. Tori doesn't have it all figured out, and she says so. But the way she thinks through each decision, tests before she scales, and keeps backing herself anyway is exactly the kind of thinking that turns a spare-room operation into something real. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH BY TORI GILL Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sunanddaughter_/ Tori's ⁠⁠⁠Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/@torigill__/ Tori's Barber ⁠Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/torigill_barber/ Website → ⁠⁠https://www.sunanddaughter.com.au/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

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Founded by entrepreneur Meredith Mills-Merritt, The Original Southside is a premium ready-to-drink cocktail brand bringing a fresh, elevated approach to the rapidly growing RTD category. Inspired by a cherished family recipe created by her mother, Meredith transformed the classic Southside cocktail—a refreshing blend of gin, lemon, and mint—into a bar-quality canned beverage made with organic ingredients and a commitment to transparency. Drawing on her background in prestige beauty and product innovation, she applies a product-first philosophy to every aspect of the brand, from ingredient sourcing and formulation to packaging and design. The result is a cocktail that prioritizes quality, simplicity, and a clean ingredient profile without compromising on taste. Beyond building the brand, Meredith is also a co-founder of the Clean Alcohol Collective, an initiative advocating for greater ingredient transparency across the alcohol industry. Through The Original Southside, she is helping redefine what consumers can expect from ready-to-drink cocktails while challenging industry norms around formulation and disclosure. In this episode, Meredit also discusses: How a family canned cocktail recipe became a viral brand Why alcohol should have ingredient labels so consumers know what they're drinking How the beauty industry's "clean" movement influenced beverage innovation Ditching dull drinks in favor of bold, modern branding The rise of health-conscious consumers and how they're reshaping the alcohol market The challenges of building a small alcohol brand in a distribution-controlled industry Debunking common myths about gin, tequila, and vodka being "healthier" choices Why indulgence and moderation can coexist in today's wellness culture We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Meredit's journey and the growth of The Original Southside. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in-depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more. Be sure to check out The Original Southside at www.drinksouthsides.com and on Instagram at @drinksouthsides Rated #1 Best Beauty Business Podcast on FeedPost This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver. Most eCommerce brands don't email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year. From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI. Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

On Black Friday 2016, 22-year-old Christopher “Cole” Thomas was driving through rural North Carolina with two coworkers. Hours later, the coworkers approached police and said Cole had suddenly panicked, pulled over, and ran into the dark, never to be seen again. But their story later changed. Surveillance footage showed Cole was not alone. Phone data appeared to place the group at the scene of a late-night drug deal that went wrong. And somehow, the only person who disappeared was Cole.  In the years since, multiple men have been arrested, questioned, and released, but no one has been charged with his disappearance. His body has not been found. And despite conflicting statements, investigators believe someone knows exactly what happened that night. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benson Police Department at 919-894-2091 or info@bensonpd.org. You can also call the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at 919-779-8188.   Head over to our Crime Junkie YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmxt6Ok6Qmo  Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit:  https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-christopher-cole-thomas/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don't miss out on all things Crime Junkie! Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CrimeJunkiePod | @audiochuck TikTok: @crimejunkiepodcast Facebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast | /audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat.  Instagram: @ashleyflowers | @britprawat Twitter: @Ash_Flowers | @britprawat TikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkie Facebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF   Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.