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In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Tim Swindle, co-founder of PaddleSmash. Tim shares his journey from growing up in Chicago and being inspired by his entrepreneur father to his early ventures, including a golf teaching business at age 12 and a successful software company called PointDrive, which was later acquired by LinkedIn. He also discusses his passion project, a board game called Utter Nonsense, which eventually led to the creation and success of PaddleSmash, a hybrid game combining elements of pickleball and spikeball. Tim emphasizes the importance of learning from early business experiences, finding the right partners, and the iterative process of product development.Tim highlights his entrepreneurial spirit and resilience, detailing how PaddleSmash was born from a collaboration with his business partner, Scott Brown, and the ingenuity of a father of six, Joe Bingham, who created the initial prototype. Tim explains the challenges of transforming a heavy prototype into a market-ready product, the strategic steps taken to manufacture it, and their successful marketing efforts, including a viral presence on social media and an appearance on Shark Tank. Despite not finalizing a deal on Shark Tank, Tim remains optimistic about PaddleSmash's future, aiming for continued growth and international expansion.Step into the realm of game-making genius with Tim Swindle's inspiring tale of creating PaddleSmash, only on this episode of The First Customer!Guest Info:PaddleSmashhttps://paddlesmash.comTim Swindle's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/timswindle/Connect with Jay on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaigner/The First Customer Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@thefirstcustomerpodcastThe First Customer podcast websitehttps://www.firstcustomerpodcast.comFollow The First Customer on LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/the-first-customer-podcast/

This week's Year One episode is a continuation of my interview from Episode 071 with Scott Brown of PaddleSmash. He built and sold one business in the toy & game industry, and has created another successful product with PaddleSmash. If you've ever had an idea for a toy or a game to create, then you especially need to listen to this episode.Some of the key takeaways from this episode are:How to get honest product feedback from family and friends, instead of them telling you what you want to hear.When it's best to build and launch a game yourself, and when it's better to license it.Check this episode out to learn these tips AND MORE!Also, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so that you can get immediate access to our new episodes as soon as they are released.PaddleSmash Website: Click Here

Have you ever looked at the games on the shelves at the store and asked yourself, "Who in the world came up with that?" You wouldn't be the only one. The toy and game industry is extremely large and lucrative, and today's episode is with a man who has succeeded in it multiple times, without actually inventing a toy or game (that I know of).Scott Brown is an experienced and successful entrepreneur who got his start being paid to sit around and think of potential business ideas (sounds like a dream to me). But it also meant a lot of hard work, because once he found one that had potential they worked hard to grow it. They failed immediately and had to shut down and regroup, but once they did they grew their concept to over 40 stores.This time around, Scott was presented a game that was extremely fun, and leveraged the fastest growing sport in North America - pickleball. He decided to take the opportunity and run with it, and they were on this most recent season of Shark Tank and have done extremely well.This episode is unique in that he wasn't the one who came up with the idea, but I wanted to showcase it because it shows how you can find business ideas anywhere, and Scott tells his story with both.Stay tuned for our next Year One episode with Scott, where he breaks down everything he'd do to start a toy or game business and set it up for success in that first year.PaddleSmash Website: Click Here

We have a very, very special set of guests with us today. We have two entrepreneurs who were recently on Shark Tank to pitch PaddleSmash, the love child between Pickleball and Spikeball.  Tim Swindle and Scott Brown join us to talk about their business and about the behind-the-scenes experience of being inside The Tank.  Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Licensing vs. inventing Building off of an existing trend Boiling down your pitch Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us know at podcasts@hubspot.com Another Bite is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Matthew Brown.

Can you recall a time when you were inspired by an article or a piece of content to bring your own creative idea to life? Tim and Scott are two entrepreneurs who have seen success in not only product development but also retail space and business development. In this episode, they'll share their experiences of having unique ideas and being willing to let them out for feedback. Tune in to hear their advice on getting raw feedback and market research, cold outreach to retailers, using incentives to get customers involved as salespeople, and testing the product "out in the wild" before investing. Learn from their journey of turning an idea into a reality while remaining open to constructive criticism! [00:00 - 05:41] How Tim & Scott Learned to Flush Ideas and Created Innovative Products[05:42 - 11:11] Bring Fun to the Backyard[11:12 - 16:25] Introducing PaddleSmash: The Innovative Combination of Pickleball and Roundnet[16:26 - 21:43] Get Raw Feedback & Test Out Your Concept Before Investing Money[21:44 - 23:23] Wrapping Up! Connect with Tim & Scott at Paddlesmash.com! Key Quotes: “If you're not in it for fun, profit, and the people, then why are you in it? If it's just coming down to the profit, you're going to lose the fun. You're going to miss the people, and it's all going to backfire on you.” - Neil Twa“It's no fun having someone tell you your idea is bad. No one enjoys having their idea beat up, but it's an essential part of validating an idea.” - Scott Brown Let's get connected! You can find me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook & Youtube. Head to Voltage Digital Marketing to boost your brand and sales exposure!If you liked the show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe through your favorite streaming platform!

Sea 3 Ep 8 “Backyard Game Overnight Success?” - PaddleSmash 5/18/2023 Taking a backyard game, where pickleball meets spikeball meets round net from concept to market has to take forever right? Not for Scott Brown and Tim Swindle and the “Smash” sensation game PaddleSmash! Just launching last fall and now D2C, Amazon and some of the largest retailers in the US! Find out how they did it. Do you hire a PR firm, which agency do what and how to cold call buyers at Dicks Sporting Goods and get on The Today Show in the first 6 months? Always Off Brand Simplifies Ecommerce and guarantees to make you laugh and learn at the same time!    QUICKFIRE Info:   Website: https://www.quickfirenow.com/ Email the Show: info@quickfirenow.com  Talk to us on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quickfireproductions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quickfire__/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickfiremarketing LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/quickfire-productions-llc/about/   Guests: Tim Swindle and Scott Brown  LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/skinnyandbald/ PaddleSmash Website: https://paddlesmash.com/ LinkedIn Tim Swindle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timswindle/ LinkedIn Scott Brown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thescottbrown/ HOSTS: Summer Jubelirer has been in digital commerce and marketing for over 15 years. After spending many years working for digital and ecommerce agencies working with multi-million dollar brands and running teams of Account Managers, she is now the Amazon Manager at OLLY PBC.   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerjubelirer/   Scott Ohsman has been working with brands for over 27 years in retail, online and has launched over 200 brands on Amazon. Owning his own sales and marketing agency in the Pacific NW, is now VP of Digital Commerce for Quickfire LLC. Scott has been a featured speaker at national trade shows and has developed distribution strategies for many top brands. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-ohsman-861196a6/   Hayley Brucker has been working in retail and with Amazon for years. She is currently a Marketing Coordinator at Channel Key LLC. Hayley has extensive experience in digital advertising, both seller and vendor central on Amazon. Hayley is based out of North Carolina and has worked in multiple product categories and has also worked on the brand side and started with Nordstrom on the retail floor.  LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-brucker-1945bb229/   Huge thanks to Cytrus our show theme music “Office Party” available wherever you get your music. Check them out here: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cytrusmusic Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cytrusmusic/ Twitter https://twitter.com/cytrusmusic SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VrNLN6Thj1iUMsiL4Yt5q?si=MeRsjqYfQiafl0f021kHwg APPLE MUSIC https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cytrus/1462321449   “Always Off Brand” is part of the Quickfire Podcast Network and produced by Quickfire LLC.  

Pickleball is the fastest growing game in the U.S. right now. What's the next one? Tim Swindell thinks he's got it. He has multiple 8-figure exits and has done this in the gaming space before. Crazy lessons on getting into retail, growing businesses and doing it all with little to no team. You're going to love this episode. Subscribe to the Podcast We hope you enjoy this episode and that you find some golden nuggets within this interview. Trust us, it's there! If you want episodes delivered straight to your inbox, consider subscribing to the show and we'll email you each time a new episode is released! Thanks for tuning it & keep being awesome. BAM!

Tim Swindle is an entrepreneur and investor, helping build and exit multiple companies. As an early investor and employee at PointDrive, a Chicago-based sales software company, he had roles leading sales, marketing, and operations before the company was acquired in 2016 by LinkedIn. During this time, Tim created Utter Nonsense, an entertaining card game that was quickly carried by several retailers and ultimately within all 1,800 Target stores. Utter Nonsense was acquired in 2017 by private equity backed PlayMonster. In 2018 Tim co- founded Playtacular, a boutique publishing company that designs and creates innovative toys and games. In addition to this, Tim is a Managing Member of Hubbard Street Capital, an early stage venture investing firm. Tim lives in Nashville, with his wife, daughter and very good boy, Tucker. Scott Brown is the co-founder of Marbles: The Brain Store, a retail concept focused on building better brains through play, which eventually grew to 40 stores, a website, a catalog business and a proprietary product division. While there, he headed the curation of all store products and formed Marbles: Brain Workshop, overseeing the creation of more than 150 proprietary products. In early 2017 the Marbles brand was acquired by Spin Master. For the past three years, Scott has served as VP of Creative over Games at Spin Master, helping bring dozens more games to market. Beginning in January 2020, Scott will be leaving Spin Master to form an independent game publishing studio. Scott lives in Utah along with his wife and four daughters.In This Conversation We Discuss:[00:00] Intro[01:03] What is PaddleSmash?[02:23] How Tim got started in the game space[04:05] How Scott and Tim met and formed PaddleSmash[06:50] Where the idea of PaddleSmash came from[08:08] How to come up with ideas or be inspired[10:29] Look for opportunities, make it unique[11:53] Sponsor: Electric Eye https://electriceye.io/connect[12:49] Sponsor: JSON-LD for SEO https://jsonld.app[14:14] Joe Bingham's backstory[15:47] 2 routes you can go in the toys and games space[17:13] What royalty contracts look like?[18:47] The upsides and downsides to licensing your idea[21:33] What happened after licensing PaddleSmash?[24:47] PaddleSmash is on the testing and learning phase[25:56] The inherent virality to outdoor games[28:29] Increasing the surface area of luck[29:11] Picking an audience from a hybrid[30:13] Where to find PaddleSmash products?[30:54] Sell the products that you love[32:05] Get feedback and just jump in with your productResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on YoutubeA new outdoor game that combines the best elements of Pickleball and Spikeball into a fun, and easy-to-learn game paddlesmash.comConnect with Tim linkedin.com/in/timswindleConnect with linkedin.com/in/thescottbrownTake the first step towards Shopify success electriceye.io/connectGet your free structured data audit for your store jsonld.appIf you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

Initially published in Auguest 2022, this episode is part of our “Best of Series.” We have handpicked some of our best episodes, where our guests have enlightened us with some powerful eCommerce marketing gems! Scott Brown is an entrepreneur in the toy and game space with several successful exits between the two of them. Their latest product, PaddleSmash, is best described as a lovechild of Pickleball and Spikeball and was launched in September 2022. In this episode, you will learn: Things that a brand should have in place before doing any initial marketing to get their first customers How does a new brand determine what marketing channels are right for them If your brand is in a super competitive category, what are some things you can do to get any type of traction Do's and don'ts when it comes to launching and marketing a brand  For show transcript and past guests, please visit https://www.ecommercemarketingpodcast.com Or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PgT0NOGzpdPGQtBK0XLIQ Follow Arlen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/askarlen  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arlen.robinson.7  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenyohance/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arlenrobinson/  Past guests on the ecommerce marketing podcast include Neil Patel, Nemo Chu, Luke Lintz, Luke Carthy, Amber Armstrong, Kris Ruby and many more. Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe and leave a review.

On this episode of Retention Chronicles, we go through some of our favorite season 2 moments with DTC brands. We feature highlights from Steve O'Dell, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenzo, Michelle Paulhus, Sr. Growth Marketing and Retention Manager of Olipop, Tim Swindle and Scott Brown, Co-Founders of Paddlesmash, Hannah Toporoff, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator and Jennifer Mckay Newton, Founder and CEO of DefineMe Fragrances, Sergio Tache, Founder and CEO of Dossier, Matt Orlic, Founder of Football Supplements, and Luke Kingma, Creative Director at Bored Cow.

Do you have a toy or game idea you want to create? Our guests have brought 100s of games and toys to the market.Listen as Tim and Scott share how to use online trends like Pickleball to create hit products.Tim Swindle and Scott Brown are serial entrepreneurs in the toy and game space, having launched and exited multiple companies. Their latest endeavor, PaddleSmash, is an outdoor game that combines the best elements of Pickleball and Spikeball.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO TODAY'S EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:How to use online trends like Pickleball and Spikeball to create hit products.How Tim and Scott created the “love child” of pickleball and spikeball.Why working with an inventor will fast-track your process of getting your game to market. If this episode inspires you in some way, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know your biggest takeaway– whether it's created those aha moments or given you food for thought on how to achieve greater success.And while you're here, make sure to follow us on Instagram @creativelyowned for more daily inspiration on how to effortlessly attract the most aligned clients without having to spend hours marketing your business or chasing clients. Also, make sure to tag me in your stories @creativelyowned.Selling the Invisible: Exactly how to articulate the value of your cosmic genius even if your message transcends the typical “10k months” & “Make 6-figures” types of promises.Free on-demand training >>> https://www.creativelyowned.co/watchnowTo find out how to own your unique edge, amplify who you truly are (& get paid for it), take your business to cosmic proportions, and have fun doing it grab it here!!https://www.creativelyowned.com/quizTo connect with Tim & Scott:Website: https://paddlesmash.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paddlesmash/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NvHdB6xAhUZeNytDH87NgTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paddlesmash

Summary: Welcome to another great episode of Startup Junkies! On this episode, hosts Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Victoria Dickerson sit down with Tim Swindle, a serial entrepreneur in the toy and game space and co-founder of Glacier Games. With his passion for outdoor sports, Tim teamed up with two others to create a new recreational game called PaddleSmash, which combines the best elements of Pickleball and Spikeball. Throughout the episode, Caleb, Jeff, Victoria, and Tim discuss how incorporating fun into your day is a necessity, building a business with Kickstarter, and how entrepreneurs should advertise their ideas, not safeguard them.     Show Notes: (0:55) Introduction to Tim (1:27) Tim's Origin Story (5:16) The Development of PaddleSmash (9:36) Tech vs Outdoor Sports (13:41) The Importance of Having Fun (17:33) Lessons Learned (22:49) Increasing Your Surface Area (26:01) The Kickstarter Experience (29:17) Social Media Strategy (32:34) Advice to Younger Self (33:11) Closing Questions   Links: Caleb Talley Jeff Amerine Victoria Dickerson Tim Swindle PaddleSmash   Quotes: “There's a resurgence to being low-tech right now. People spend so much time on their computers, laptops, iPads, and iPhones that you're seeing physical board games and outdoor games becoming more popular. We've become so digital with society that they provide this opportunity to get back to actually interacting with each other.” - Tim Swindle, (12:07) “That would be my biggest advice to entrepreneurs. Go out there, share your ideas, and talk to people. Don't worry about anybody stealing it, that's not going to happen. Get the real raw feedback as to whether or not you have something and can move forward.” - Tim Swindle, (25:01) “People think Kickstarter is where you start, but a lot of times these people have gathered interest and email addresses prior to launching, and they engage that community once they go. Then the Kickstarter algorithm says they're trending, and they start to show up everywhere. So focus on pre-marketing and building a community before you ever go live.” - Tim Swindle, (26:27)

Episode 302 features the Co-Founders of PaddleSmash, Tim Swindle, and Scott Brown.Find Tim and Scott Online:Website: www.paddlesmash.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/paddlesmash/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NvHdB6xAhUZeNytDH87Ng/featuredFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/paddlesmashgameTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paddlesmashAbout Tim and Scott:Tim and Scott are experienced entrepreneurs in the toy and game space, having successfully launched and exited multiple companies between the two of them. Their latest project is a new outdoor game called PaddleSmash, which combines the best elements of Pickleball and Spikeball. When not coming up with new ways to bring fun to the world, they can be found spending time with their family or competing in whatever sport they're playing that day......... Thank you for listening! If you wanted to learn more about the host, Brian Ondrako, check out his “Now” Page - https://www.brianondrako.com/now or Sign up for his Weekly Newsletter and 3x a Week Blog - https://brianondrako.com/subscribe/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever seen a product on TV and thought "I had an idea to do that" While most people stop at thinking, our guests have a track record of launching successful product ideas. Close friends, Tim Swindle and Scott Brown, are serial entrepreneurs in the toy and game space with a passion for outdoor sports. Those worlds collided when they were introduced to PaddleSmash inventor, Joe Bingham. After playtesting his concept with family and friends, they immediately fell in love with the game and knew it was going to be a hit. Tim and Scott moved quickly to create a version of PaddleSmash that is durable, portable, and ready for the masses. After months of tweaking the design and perfecting the gameplay, they can't wait for you to play this exciting new sport. Listen NOW to discover, "How To Launch A 7 Figure Idea" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/30minutehour/support

In episode 134 of the Customers Who Click podcast I catch up with Scott Brown and Tim Swindle, co-founders of one the latest outdoor games: PaddleSmash. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of launching a product in today's world, go-to-market strategy, and how to reach and engage with your target audience. With a wealth of experience between them, you're sure to pick up a few tips in this podcast episode. Scott and Tim are the co-founders of PaddleSmash, and you can find both of them on LinkedIn, or head to www.paddlesmash.com

Specifically, Tim discusses:Passion vs Profit - what wins?The highs and lows of betting on social media to deliver.How he got into Target stores in 2 weeks.To find out more about Paddlesmash, click here.To connect with Tim, click here. 

On this episode, we're joined by Tim Swindle & Scott Brown, Co-Founders of Paddlesmash, the next great backyard game where Pickleball meets Roundnet. We touch upon manufacturing in the US vs internationally, creating new board games, getting games on the shelves of big retailers, the virality potential of games, how its changed getting the products into the hands of the consumer, sending free product out to get content back, QR codes on packaging, and building brand awareness through DTC so there's brand recognition in retail.Be sure to subscribe to our pod to stay up-to-date and checkout Malomo, the leading order tracking platform for Shopify brands at gomalomo.com.

Getting ideas is always hard.Getting ideas in a hot office, sitting with a team of people staring at you and wondering why your not working probably isn't that easy either.So here's some advice: get out of the office.Go for a run. Go swimming.Take a walk at night.Play Paddlesmash.You'll be surprised what happens outside this desolate place called your workspace.From Scott and Tim, PaddleSmash is a new outdoor game that combines the best elements of Pickleball and Spikeball into a fun, and easy-to-learn game.

After many years in the toy and game industry, Scott Brown and Tim Swindle have teamed up to bring a brand new sport into the world... PaddleSmash! In this episode, we gain some fantastic insight into the challenges and thrills of launching a brand new product from inception to launch. --- Check out PaddleSmash: https://paddlesmash.com/ https://youtu.be/azMf1g6Th9U Follow PaddleSmash: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NvHdB6xAhUZeNytDH87Ng https://www.tiktok.com/@paddlesmash --- Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to get a sneak peak at our upcoming guests: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/ Have an idea for someone who should appear on the show? Leave a comment below OR make a suggestion at: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/suggestions

HIGHLIGHTS: 5:35: How Tim & Joe discovered the idea for PaddleSmash11:35 How to maximize a limited budget and resources to launch PaddleSmash17:21 What the hardest challenges at the early stage are, and how they are addressing them.21:37 How affiliate and community building are core marketing strategies. Get your PaddleSmash set! https://paddlesmash.com/

Welcome To Paddlesmash Paddlesmash creators Tim Swindle And Scott Brown have been entrepreneurs for over 10 years, having launched multiple companies. His first Kickstarter in 2013 was successfully funded for a game he co-created called, Utter Nonsense. It achieved rapid commercial interest and ultimately went on to be sold in Target, Walmart and other major retailers around the country. He has since brought numerous products to market in the toy, game, and novelty space.   How The Dots Joined Up For Tim As an early investor and employee at PointDrive, a Chicago-based sales software company, he had roles leading sales, marketing, and operations before the company was acquired in 2016 by LinkedIn. During this time, he worked on his own future making the most of all the time he had available. In 2018 Tim co- founded Playtacular, a boutique publishing company that designs and creates innovative toys and games. In addition to this he also is heaviliy involved in Paddlesmash a great new family game brought to him by its inventor Joe Bingham. Tim lives in Nashville, with his wife, daughter and his dog Tucker. So what is it about the uber competitive toy market that excites him and keeps him moving forward daily? And how can someone listening today with an idea for a toy move it to the shops quickly? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to join up more dots with the one and only Mr Tim Swindle

1017 Close friends, Tim Swindle and Scott Brown, are serial entrepreneurs in the toy and game space with a passion for outdoor sports. Those worlds collided when they were introduced to PaddleSmash inventor, Joe Bingham. After playtesting his concept with family and friends, they immediately fell in love with the game and knew it was going to be a hit. Tim and Scott moved quickly to create a version of PaddleSmash that is durable, portable, and ready for the masses. After months of tweaking the design and perfecting the gameplay, they can't wait for you to play this exciting new sport. Tim lives outside Nashville with his wife, daughter and dog, Tucker. Scott lives in Alpine, UT with his wife, 4 daughters and dog, Cub. ___________ Want your customers to talk about you to their friends and family? That's what we do! We get your customers to talk about you so that you get more referrals with video testimonials. Go to www.BusinessBros.biz to be a guest on the show or to find out more on how we can help you get more customers! #Businesspodcasts #smallbusinesspodcast #businessmarketingtips #businessgrowthtips #strategicthinking #businessmastery #successinbusiness #businesshacks #marketingstrategist #wealthcreators #businessstrategies #businesseducation #businesstools #businesspodcast #businessmodel #growthmarketing #businesshelp #businesssupport #salesfunnel #buildyourbusiness #podcastinglife #successgoals #wealthcreation #marketingcoach #smallbusinesstips #businessmarketing #marketingconsultant #entrepreneurtips #businessstrategy #growyourbusiness --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/businessbrospod/support

Scott Brown is an entrepreneur in the toy and game space with several successful exits between the two of them. Their latest product, PaddleSmash, is best described as a lovechild of Pickleball and Spikeball and will be launching in September 2022. In this episode, you will learn   The things that a brand should have in place before doing any initial marketing to get their first customers How a new brand determines what marketing channels are right for them If your brand is in a super competitive category, what are some things you can do to get any type of traction Do's and don'ts when it comes to launching and marketing a brand   For show transcript and past guests, please visit https://www.ecommercemarketingpodcast.com  Or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PgT0NOGzpdPGQtBK0XLIQ  Follow Arlen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/askarlen  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arlen.robinson.7  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenyohance/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arlenrobinson/  Past guests on the ecommerce marketing podcast include Neil Patel, Nemo Chu, Luke Lintz, Luke Carthy, Amber Armstrong, Kris Ruby and many more. Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe and leave a review.

Scott Brown & Tim Swindle are the creators of PaddleSmash, a new outdoor active game that combines elements of Pickleball and Spikeball.Scott Brown is the co-founder of Marbles: The Brain Store, a retail concept focused on building better brains through play, which eventually grew to 40 stores, a website, a catalog business and a proprietary product division.Tim Swindle created Utter Nonsense, an entertaining card game that was quickly carried by several retailers and ultimately within all 1,800 Target stores. Utter Nonsense was acquired in 2017 by private equity backed, PlayMonster.What did the learn and where are they going? Today is all about product development in the toys & games space.Show LinksPaddleSmashTina Seelig: Can We Control Our Own Luck?Kickstarter: Utter NonsenseSponsorsFree 30-day trial of Zipify OCU - To get an unadvertised gift, email help@zipify.com and ask for the "Tech Nasty Bonus".Back up your store with RewindTry Bold Product Upsell, free trialPrivy: The Fastest Way To Grow Sales With Email & SMSNever miss an episodeSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsJoin Kurt's newsletterHelp the showAsk a question in The Unofficial Shopify Podcast Facebook GroupLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsWhat's Kurt up to?See our recent work at EthercycleSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelApply to work with Kurt to grow your store.

Scott Brown & Tim Swindle are the creators of PaddleSmash, a new outdoor active game that combines elements of Pickleball and Spikeball. Scott Brown is the co-founder of Marbles: The Brain Store, a retail concept focused on building better brains through play, which eventually grew to 40 stores, a website, a catalog business and a proprietary product division. While there, he headed the curation of all store products and formed Marbles: Brain Workshop, overseeing the creation of more than 150 proprietary products. Tim Swindle is an entrepreneur and investor, helping build and exit multiple companies. As an early investor and employee at PointDrive, a Chicago-based sales software company, he had roles leading sales, marketing, and operations before the company was acquired in 2016 by LinkedIn. During this time, Tim created Utter Nonsense, an entertaining card game that was quickly carried by several retailers and ultimately within all 1,800 Target stores. Utter Nonsense was acquired in 2017 by private equity backed, PlayMonster. Guest Links Website: www.paddlesmash.com SJS Website: Thesuccessjourneyshow.com Facebook: @successjourneyshow Instagram: @successjourneyshow Twitter: @success_show TikTok: @thesuccessjourneyshow