Next Level eCommerce: Recent Episodes
Isaac Smith
Weekly Interviews With Successful eCommerce Entrepreneurs. Be mentored by high level business owners. Learn from the entrepreneurs who have already made it, so you won't have to spend years figuring it out on your own. Listen to the real stories of eCom store owners, who speak honestly about building their businesses. They share the highs and the lows, and what it really took to overcome the obstacles. They talk about what kept them going when they felt like giving up. Learn the mindsets, strategies, and tactics these business owners needed to achieve success. Guests describe building drop shipping stores, Amazon and FBA businesses, building stores on Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce. They discuss private labeling with factories in China, manufacturing their own products in the USA. Next Level eCommerce is hosted by Isaac Smith, an eCommerce store owner since 2014. He recently sold his business, and is now seeking out the best and brightest to learn from, and to their wisdom with you. Now hit subscribe and take your business to the Next Level!
Check Jesse out at productpearl.com
Get a free copy of Joe Valley's book The Exitpreneur's Playbook:
exitpreneur.io/nextlevel/
Get ready to sell you business by getting your books in order:
summitecommerce.co
Daisy Delfinado
Operations Manager
Summit eCommerce Advisors
Need help with your bookkeeping or cashflow planning?
Daisy & Isaac's professional team provides bookkeeping and fractional CFO service. Get in touch here:
Summit eCommerce Advisors
summitecommerce.co
Nate Ginsburg tells the story of acquiring Centrurica, a company that does due diligence services for online businesses.
Nate Ginsburg
CEO
Centurica
centurica.com
Need help with your bookkeeping?
Want help with cashflow planning?
Isaac's professional team provides bookkeeping and fractional CFO service. Get in touch here:
Summit eCommerce Advisors
summitecommerce.co
Nick Contristan tells his story of building and selling his ecommerce business.
Want to sell your business?
First, you'll need clean books. (Otherwise buyers and brokers won't even talk to you.)
Second, you'll need a team doing most of the work. (Buyers don't want to buy a job.)
Isaac's team can help with both of these things.
Get your books cleaned up and ready for the sale by having Summit eCommerce Advisors do it for you.
And let us help you build a rockstar team.
Find out more at: www.summitecommerce.co
Joe Valley
Quite Light Brokerage - https://quietlight.com
The Exitpreneur's Playbook
Get a free copy here:
https://exitpreneur.io/nextlevel
Have Isaac's team get your bookkeeping in order, so you can sell your business:
https://summitecommerce.co
The story of Duda acquiring Snipcart, with the CEOs of both companies.
Duda - https://www.duda.co
Snipcart - https://snipcart.com
Francois’ blog post about selling Snipcart -
https://www.flanthiernadeau.com/selling-snipcart-part-one/
Get free SEO tips & fundaments - www.summitecommerce.co/seomonth
Check out John’s new eCommerce SEO course - www.ecomseomethod.com
Guest: Ben Leonard
Company: Ecom Brokers
Links:
EcomBrokers Website
Why eCom Brokers in Facebook
What if you focused on your superpower? How much progress could you make?
Michael Erickson Facchin did exactly that. He knows where he's best and delegates the rest.
Listen now to find out how he found his superpower, how he trusted it, and how he's able to delegate without fear of losing control.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
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How To Build Teams & Systems For Ecommerce Business Owner
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Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Everything changes when you find out you have a baby on the way. If you're doing everything yourself in your business when you find out, what changes would you make?
Anastasia Vankova knew she had to systemize and outsource. Otherwise how would she run her growing business with a new baby?
How did she get free from the day-to-day operations without causing problems?
Listen now to find out.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Get your no-cost bookkeeping strategy session with Isaac here:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Entrepreneurs are a strange bunch. It takes someone special to make that big leap.
Caleb Roth has been hustling since college, when he learned to flip textbooks on Amazon.
When he turned his side hustle into his full-time gig, he found out what separated him from everyone else.
He learned it again with his employees. Why didn't they try to steal his ideas and compete with him?
Listen now to find out what separates entrepreneurs from employees and everyone else.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
How will marketing change in 2021? How will you keep up?
George Bryant has his finger on eCommerce marketing's biggest pulse.
Today, George shares:
- the #1 most important thing for marketing in 2021
- the 3 fundamental ways marketing will change in 2021
Listen now to find out how you can avoid being left behind.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
For many, Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad Poor Dad opened our eyes to entrepreneurship. But what can you learn by revisiting the book?
Guest Matt Scott has built a successful ecommerce business. In planning for his family's future, he's gone back to Rich Dad Poor Dad and the follow up, Cashflow Quadrant.
He shares how he's starting to put those lessons into practice in his business.
Listen to find out how.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Get your no-cost bookkeeping strategy session with Isaac here:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
What sourcing advantages can you gain for your eCommerce business by living in China for 10 years? How about being able to find your competitors' factories, improving their products, and beating them on Amazon and other platforms?
That's exactly what Brian Miller has done. During that time, he also built a logistics company, with a modern warehouse in China.
Click to listen, and find out exactly how he's done that.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
eCommerce store owner, coach, and consultant, Jon Warren, shares what all $1-10+ million stores have in common. He talks marketing, strategy, and mindsets that he's seen separate big businesses from those that struggle.
He also tells Host Isaac Smith why he suggested that Isaac sell his drop shipping store, over 1 year ago.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Now tap play to hear Jon!
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Entrepreneur Jon Warren shares lessons from consulting with 7 and 8 figure eCommerce businesses. Jon talks talks about partnerships, and how to set them up for success.
Importantly, Jon is the one who first suggested that Host Isaac Smith should sell his drop shipping store.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Click play to hear Jon's story!
Want to exit your eCommerce business? Sell it to Ian Bond and his investors.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Starting his eCommerce journey in 1996 by building a website to sell gift baskets for a pecan farm in Alabama, Patrick Pitman has seen a lot.
The biggest successes in entrepreneurship often come directly after the biggest failures. Knowledge and skills that are built during those times of struggle that lay the foundation for the next big success.
Today, Patrick serves eCommerce businesses, by helping them connect with their customers on a deeper level. But it was facing obstacles head on that equipped him to serve at a high level.
Click play to hear how Patrick made it through, and what he learned along the way.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
This is a story of leverage. It's the story of how Kiri Masters built a 25 person Amazon-based eCommerce marketing agency, by leveraging skills she developed with her eCommerce store.
Now she's leveraging what she's created with the marketing agency to serve even more eCommerce businesses.
This is a must-listen for all entrepreneurs, because it shows how to connect your current progress to your next steps.
Show notes can be found at:
nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
How do you build an eCommerce business that supports your family without taking your time away from them? Jeremy Parker has been hyper-intentional about making sure his company works for him, not the other way around.
Jeremy explains how he was able to do just that.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
What is the secret to scaling an eCommerce business?
Facebook ads? A new SEO strategy?
Samantha Wu and Wad Ali share how they've scaled as far as they can, working on their own.
Now they're building teams, to free up their time, so they can work ON their businesses.
They share why they struggled to find good team members, and how they're finding Rockstars now.
Listen now to find out how you can do the same.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Saxon's business was plummeting, due to something outside his control. He felt like a failure.
Fast forward 1 year, and he's back on top. But man, that was a tough year.
He wanted to give up. He doubted himself.
Saxon Funk told the first part of that story over a year ago on the podcast. When he was at the bottom.
Today, he comes back to tell what happened.
How did he keep going?
Listen now to find out the real truth of what it's like. The truth NOBODY wants to talk about.
And how you can keep it together when you face your next big challenge.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want help acquiring a cash flowing eCommerce site?
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Successful eCommerce store owner, Saxon Funk, is experiencing a major downturn in his business. He shares openly about what it's like when you're in the middle of an emotionally low moment.
As online business owners, like all entrepreneurs, have dips and valleys in our journeys. But the struggle and pain isn't often talked about. Today, we go deep.
Huge thanks to Saxon for being so open and sharing the dark side of this journey with us. We know he'll come back bigger and badder than ever, like many of our other guests.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
How Ronnie Teja built an aspirational brand of watches, even though he knew nothing about them. He talks about growing a distributed team of 25 people, and selling in countries you would not expect.
Ronnie shares openly about the low moments in his entrepreneurial journey - the time he though he would have to quit and get a job. He talks about how he got through that obstacle, and now faces similar challenges regularly.
He talks about starting eCommerce stores in multiple currencies, and many countries.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Just click play and be inspired by Ronnie's amazing story!
Want help acquiring a cash flowing eCommerce site?
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Our most exciting episode yet - Host Isaac Smith interviews the buyer of his eCommerce business.
Steven Pflaster shares why he chose to buy Isaac's drop shipping store. You'll learn what he looks for in businesses, and how he's growing the store beyond the level Isaac did.
Steven and Isaac talk about the details and emotional side of the deal, and going through migration. They discuss how the business is performing now, and Steven's plans for the future.
This is a surprisingly honest and transparent discussion of buying businesses, from both the buyer and seller's perspective.
Listen now to hear the real story of buying a successful drop shipping store.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Guest Jim Barton and Host Isaac Smith discuss what it was like to sell Isaac's eCommerce store. They get into the details, and the emotional journey that it was.
Jim (Isaac's long time mastermind buddy) is a Seller Advisor with Empire Flippers, the online business broker that Isaac sold his business through. He and Isaac go through everything you need to be thinking about if you're considering selling your business.
Jim also talks about what attracted him to the apprentice model, after having been his own boss for a couple of years.
This is a can't-miss episode, so just click play to listen!
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want help acquiring a cash flowing eCommerce site?
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Ben Knegendorf was labeled a "bad kid." He rebelled against everything normal.
He's also built an 8 figure eCommerce business.
We all have thoughts like this -
"I'm not good enough." "I'll never be as successful as that person." "That person is special."
You might think Ben is one of these special people. But he has his struggles too.
Ben shares his story, and how he broke through the thoughts that held him back.
Listen now to find out how he did it.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
50th Episode Celebration - Get your comments on the podcast.
Click the link below to share your feedback, ask Isaac a question, or tell him how the podcast has impacted you:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/feedback
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
The Beard Club took off like a rocket, doing $10 Million in sales in their first year. Co-founder Alex Brown tells the story of how they did it.
Spoiler: they were not an overnight success.
If you're an eCommerce entrepreneur, and you want to grow your business beyond where you are now, this interview is a must listen.
Alex talks about the traits all 8 figure business owners have in common.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want help acquiring a cash flowing eCommerce site?
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
John Murphy was overwhelmed. He was working 110 hours per week in his eCommerce business.
He did everything - customer service, order processing, SEO... and he was about to burn out.
That was 3 months ago. Today he works 10 hours per week, 100 hours less than before.
And his business is booming. How did he do it?
Listen now to find out.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want to sell your eCommerce business? Ian Bond and his network of investors may be interested.
Contact Ian - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
John Murphy was burning himself out by working on his eCommerce business. For years he was a one man show.
But eventually everyone reaches their limit. Now John is taking a big first step to becoming the CEO of his business.
Listen now to find out how he's doing it.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Want help acquiring a cash flowing eCommerce site?
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Ian Bond has built an eCommerce portfolio of 8 profitable drop shipping stores. On this episode he shares why he chose to buy rather than build his stores.
Ian discusses how he manages so many eCommerce stores by building a team, and how he structures the team.
An important theme in this episode is being the owner of your business, and not being the technician.
Click listen to find out how Ian built his portfolio.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
If you want to sell your business, contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Serial offline entrepreneur couple, Anthony and Brenda, applied lessons learned from their brick and mortar businesses to their eCommerce store. This drop shipping store grew to provide more income than their offline businesses.
Creating an online business was new and difficult for them. They share what kept them going through the difficult times.
Anthony and Brenda discuss how they've built 7 businesses over 36 years, and what they've learned. They share how they passed their entrepreneurial spirit to their sons.
Anthony says, "in the seventh month, magic happened," and he couldn't believe it. Listen to his story about what happened, and what he learned from it.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Listen to Anthony and Brenda's fascinating story now!
What is going on with your suppliers? Why is it taking so long?
Today we’re diving into the supply chain giving you an up-to-the minute on manufacturing in China and logistics shipping products out.
Brian Miller, founder of Easy China Warehouse, has an insider's view of the supply chain.
Today shares:
- Are raw material supplies keeping up with demand?
- What's the bottleneck in getting your products RIGHT NOW?
- Will prices come down?
Don't miss this one, so listen now!
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/101
If you want help acquiring your next ecommerce site -
Or if you want to sell your business -
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
For our 100th Episode, we catch up with listener favorite guests:
- John Murphy
- Ian Bond
- Jon Warren
This is a fun conversation between friends. We chat about:
- what it's like to publish 100 episodes
- what everyone's been up to
- opportunities we see right now
Don't miss this one!
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/100
If you want help acquiring your next ecommerce site -
Or if you want to sell your business -
Contact Ian Bond - ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
Building an empire takes patience.
Freddy Lansky's been searching for businesses to buy over the past year.
He's watched the market drop and climb. He's looked for deals, and financing.
Listen now to find out where he sees the market now, and where the opportunities are coming from.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/99
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
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Why do you feel like you’re working harder and harder for just small improvements?
We forget that - what got you here, won’t get you there.
Profit margin becomes important. Finance becomes important. Team becomes important.
These are the things that are usually holding you back.
Ben McAdam helps businesses generate more profit by thinking and acting strategically.
Listen now to find out how you can generate more profit, and get back into growth mode.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/98
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
Want to sell your business? Reggie Young just sold his Amazon business.
Big success story, right? No problems along the way, right?
Wrong.
Of course there were challenges, obstacles, and failures. But Reggie pushed through to reach is goals.
Listen now to find out how he did it, and the tough lessons he learned.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/97
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
If you 10x'd (or even 2x'd) your business - could you handle all the extra work?
Customers, shipping, problems... maybe... maybe not.
Yoni Kozminski helps ecommerce businesses achieve scale, by helping build teams, systems, and more.
Listen to find out:
- How he helped grow his first FBA business from $2 million to $5 million
- How you can achieve scale
Links:
MultiplyMii
Escala
Exit DNA - Mack Lackey
Seller Accountant
Thrasio
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
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Do you have to work hard to make money? Do you have to put in an "honest day's work?
Jaryd Krause says, "the less I work, the more I make."
How is this possible?
On this episode, you're gonna find out how he does it, and how you can too.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/95
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Is starting a business the only way to do eCommerce at a high level?
Ryan Cramer saw that ecom would change the world, and wanted to be involved.
Instead of starting a business, he found a company on the edge of breakthrough. And helped push them across the line.
Listen now to find out:
- How he helped a brick and mortar company break through in eCommerce
- What he's learned from several ecom companies
- Why payments in a multi-currency world can be so tricky
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/94
Get The Blueprint To Build Your Rockstar Team:
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What can a fast food franchise teach you about eCommerce? Turns out - more than you'd think.
Jordan West started his career by buying a Taco Del Mar franchise.
Just follow the franchise playbook and you'll be set, you'd think. Unfortunately, it didn't go to plan.
Now Jordan builds and acquires eCommerce brands. And he runs an ecom-focused agency.
What lessons did he bring from fast food to eCommerce?
Listen now to find out.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/93
Get The Blueprint To Build Your Rockstar Team:
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Want to sell your business? Get that big exit?
Are you acquiring ecommerce businesses?
Whether you're buying or selling, this episode is for you. David Carroll helps buyers AND sellers find great deals.
Listen now to find out about buying and selling businesses in 2021.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/92
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
Here's the problem: You're working hard, but your bank account isn't growing.
Not as fast as it used to anyway. So you work harder, with mild success.
What's the answer?
Cyndi Thomason helps ecommerce business owners grow their profits. She's the author of Profit First For eCommerce Sellers.
Listen now to find out how to grow a healthy, sustainable, PROFITABLE business.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/91
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www.nextlevelecommerce.co/teams
Mina Elias wanted more. He went to college, got a job, but wasn't satisfied.
He loved MMA, and fighting. But work? Not so much.
One day, he decided to mix his own supplements.
Fast forward just a few years, and Mina has a thriving supplement company.
And he’s excited about his business and his life.
How did he do it?
Listen now to find out.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/90
Get The Blueprint To Build Your Rockstar Team:
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Tragedy struck our team this week. Jason and Isaac share memories of Tracy, what she meant to us, and what it's been like this week.
We'll miss you Tracy. With love to you and your family.
A framework to doubling your profit.
It starts by knowing your numbers. (Wait, don't leave!)
If you don't know your numbers, how can you double them?
That's what we're talking about today.
Listen now to learn how you can double your profit.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/88
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
You know you need to build healthy habits. But how?
Jon Warren, founder of Drop Ship Breakthru, joins us to share how to build habits.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/87
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Dylan Rothman hustled so hard, he didn't even have time to eat.
Business was booming. But he was tired, stressed, and didn't know how to get his life back.
Now, he wakes up to easy, stress-free mornings with his family before sitting down to work.
And business is better than ever.
How did he do that?
Listen now to find out:
- How he took charge of his business
- Why he failed so many times at hiring
- How he was able to find and hire 2 A Players recently
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/86
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What happens when you mix ideas from MLM or affiliates with eCommerce?
Do you get explosive growth, or just distraction.
Liran Hirschkorn has gone from banking to MLM to insurance to eCommerce to services... and taken ideas from each to make the next more powerful.
He's also learned from some influential mentors.
Listen now to find out:
- How to mix ideas from other businesses with yours
- How to build a powerful network
- How to do all of this without paralyzing distraction
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/85
Get The Blueprint To Build Your Rockstar Team:
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When should you quit? (But they say never give up!)
Ted Fogliani is the Founder of ShipCalm.
This is his 2nd business. And it's better, faster, and stronger than the 1st.
In his 20+ years in entrepreneurship he's learned some valuable (and tough) lessons.
Listen now to learn:
- When to quit
- When to keep going
- How to build a powerful network of mentors
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/84
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
Are you working harder and harder for diminishing returns? That's probably because your business is stuck in Phase 1.
Destaney Wishon became an entrepreneur when her boss said, "here, this is your business now." She's had to transition quickly from being an employee to a business owner.
One important lesson was Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 thinking.
Today, Destaney shares:
- The difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2
- Why there's a ceiling on growth in Phase 1
- How to get into Phase 2, and scale quickly
Don't miss this one!
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/83
Get Help Building Your Rockstar Team:
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How do you go faster? Scale quickly?
Mike Begg does more than most, in less time than you'd think.
He's an Amazon seller, who built an agency, and now an outsourcing company - all without abandoning the earlier businesses. But how?
On this episode, Mike shares how he uses the power of people to move faster.
Listen to find out how and when he uses:
- Partnerships
- Employees
- Contractors
Plus, he gained some eye-opening lessons watching a retail industry giant die. He saw it from the inside, and he shares what he learned.
Don't miss this one.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/82
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do It For You
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/books
The big question - How do you ACTUALLY achieve scale? Hint - marketing alone won't do it.
Jon Warren helps eCommerce businesses scale in a healthy, sustainable way. (It's shocking how rare that is.)
Listen now to hear Jon share the (surprising) truth about:
- Goal setting
- Failure
- Achieving real scale
Plus, find out why he's changing his marketing course/coaching program. A program that's been getting rave reviews.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/81
Get Help Building Your Rockstar Team:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/teams
Why is it so hard to achieve goals? Did you set the wrong goal? Did you execute it wrong?
George Bryant knows this well. He’s uncovered the secret of setting better goals, and achieving them.
And today, George’s is gonna share the top 3 things you need to achieve your goals.
Listen now to discover how to achieve your goals every single time.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/80
Stop Falling Behind In Your Bookkeeping & Have Isaac's Team Do Them For You
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Get Access To Our New DIY eCommerce Bookkeeping Course For Business Owners:
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Do you know what beliefs you have about money are dragging you down?
Could you make more money, or have a bigger life... if you thought differently about money?
As a financial planner, Brie Sodano helps business owners make (and keep) more money. To do that, she spends a lot of time helping clients build a healthier relationship with money.
Today, Brie is going to walk you through a process to:
- Find out your money belief system
- Discover what's holding you back from making more
- Change a limiting belief to an empowering money belief
Listen now!
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/79
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Is it better to bootstrap or take investment?
Daniela Bolzmann's done both. And there's one clear winner, in her experience.
She founded a tech startup. Now, she helps brands sell more on Amazon.
Listen now to find out:
- What she learned in tech that makes her eCommerce work better
- Which business has a better work/life balance
- The one change in her business that made all the difference
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What's really holding you back from the life you want? Is knowledge, or is it something deeper?
Elliot Roe is a mindset and performance coach to top performers, people like:
- Olympic athletes
- UFC champions
- Poker champions
- CEOs
He helps people perform at the highest levels.
Listen now to find out:
- What's holding you back from your dreams
- How to break through
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If you had 30+ jobs... before your hair turned gray - how would that change the way you handle failure? And success?
Shannon Roddy is no stranger to pivots. He's experienced the roller coaster of entrepreneurship, like you.
Today, Shannon shares the #1 thing he's learned to get through the difficult times.
Plus, all those 30+ jobs have taught him some important lessons.
Listen now to find out how you can keep going when you're faced with setbacks.
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Allan Phillips was approaching burnout. He considered just shutting the whole business down.
It was just too much for a guy with a full time job and a family of 5.
Thankfully, he’s turned a corner, and is now excited about his future once again.
Listen now to find out what happened, and how he’s taking back control of his business and life.
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What's one skill that could dramatically grow your business?
Copywriting is the language of sales, and Kevin Meng has been working this craft for years.
It's a skill that's taken Kevin from his home in the US, to Europe, and Asia.
Today, Kevin shares:
- How to get more conversions
- Quick tips to improve your copy
- Why you should teach your team this skill
Listen now to hear Kevin's adventure in entrepreneurship, and how to get more sales with better copy.
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What's the market outlook for buying eCommerce businesses in 2021? Are they a "screaming deal?"
Ian Bond has been in wealth and asset management for decades. And he's been buying eCommerce businesses.
Today, Ian answers these questions:
- What's the outlook for eCommerce in 2021?
- Is it a good time to buy?
- Can you buy for passive income?
Plus, Ian also answers the big question... Is drop shipping dead?
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What'll keep you going when the bottom drops out? Ashley DeLuca is passionate and hyper-focused on what she does.
She even gave up the agency life to focus on just one thing - email marketing.
It hasn't been easy. In fact, it's been scary at times.
But she has a fire the pushes her forward. Today, Ashely shares her story of just... moving... forward.
Plus! As a special bonus - Ashley writes your 2021 eCommerce email marketing campaigns for you!
Seriously! Just copy the examples and swap in your products/customers into this email sequence.
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What if building a business wasn't like pushing a rock up a hill?
Today, Benjamin Strusnik shares why he just couldn't help but to start a business... and another one... and another one.
He followed his passion, and never lost his curiosity.
Plus, he shares his 80/20 of eCommerce SEO.
Don't miss this one.
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How will marketing change in 2021? How will you keep up?
George Bryant has his finger on eCommerce marketing's biggest pulse.
Today, George shares:
- the #1 most important thing for marketing in 2021
- the 3 fundamental ways marketing will change in 2021
Listen now to find out how you can avoid being left behind.
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Saxon's business was plummeting, due to something outside his control. He felt like a failure.
Fast forward 1 year, and he's back on top. But man, that was a tough year.
He wanted to give up. He doubted himself.
Saxon Funk told the first part of that story over a year ago on the podcast. When he was at the bottom.
Today, he comes back to tell what happened.
How did he keep going?
Listen now to find out the real truth of what it's like. The truth NOBODY wants to talk about.
And how you can keep it together when you face your next big challenge.
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It was 2 AM. Eric was sitting in the driver's seat when he woke up - spun out on the side of the road.
His hard work nearly killed him. "This is not sustainable," he said to himself.
Eric Nghiem has learned some hard lessons since he started his first entrepreneurial venture at 16 years old.
These days, he helps business owners save massively on their taxes, as The Cashflow Doctor.
Listen now to find out how his work ethic almost killed him, plus how you can save on your taxes.
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What does it take to get a big exit? You've heard the stories of business owners cashing out.
Chris Shipferling of Global Wired Advisors makes these deals happen.
Listen to this episode to find out:
- What you need to do NOW if you want to sell your business
- When you should sell with a broker or an M&A advisor
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Most businesses fail. Jaryd Krause found out the hard way.
Looking to shortcut that difficult startup phase, he bought an online business.
It did well, so he bought another... and another...
Now Jaryd owns a portfolio of businesses and helps others to do the same.
Listen now to find out:
- the best business types to buy
- what you need to know about due diligence
- what not to do the first time you buy
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How do you respond to pressure?
Yoni Mazor built a company that quickly hit $20 million in sales. Then he teamed up with others and and reached $100 million in annual revenue.
It was hard. But he was successful in part because of how he responded to pressure.
He has an amazing story of challenges and success, and more challenges.
Listen now to find out how Yoni did it. And his biggest lesson learned in hundreds of millions sold.
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They say "never give up." They also say "fail fast." Which one is right?
Scott Scharf knows the pain of a failed project - one that he kept trying and trying to make work.
But through experience, and Freakonomics, he's learned when to quit and when to persist. Something few have mastered.
In this episode, Scott shares this hard-won lesson.
Scott is a Co-Founder of Catching Clouds, an eCommerce bookkeeping company.
Listen now to find out:
- How to know when to quit
- What top eCommerce companies are doing that others aren't
- How your business can grow if your accounting is in order
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With $9 million in annual sales, Byron Walker’s company was doing great.
But then, his sales fell by 2/3. The sting of failure.
What to do?
On today’s episode, Byron shares:
- what caused the massive drop in sales
- how he kept going when he felt like a failure
- why his $3 million business is better than it was at $9 million
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You started this business for MORE freedom, but now that you have a decent income, you have LESS freedom.
You even built a team to get your time back.
But now you spend your time reviewing their work, catching their mistakes, micromanaging and taking over when things go wrong.
That's not how it was supposed to be!
This is where Joe Serrao found himself. A 7-figure ecommerce business owner, still stuck in the day to day.
But now he's found the secret to building a better team - one that will actually give him the freedom he wants.
Listen now to find out how he's doing it, and how you can too.
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What is the secret to scaling an eCommerce business?
Facebook ads? A new SEO strategy?
Samantha Wu and Wad Ali share how they've scaled as far as they can, working on their own.
Now they're building teams, to free up their time, so they can work ON their businesses.
They share why they struggled to find good team members, and how they're finding Rockstars now.
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Selling insects is a thing? A multi-million dollar thing?
Carlos Alvarez has done it all - eBay, Amazon... worms.
After selling his first business, he's continued to build multiple 8 figure businesses.
In this interview Carlos shares:
- How he sold a business selling bugs for $2.6 million
- How he's able to repeat this success over and over
- What he looks for in new businesses and products
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At Will Christensen's job, he was copying and pasting, copying and pasting... the same thing for 16 hours each week. Until he couldn't take it anymore.
So he figured out how to automate - extreme laziness, he calls it.
Since then he's built businesses in the Amazon space, and more.
Listen now to find out how he learned to automate his work away, and how he built businesses doing that for others.
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What does it take to scale?
Nate Hirsch knows about scale. He learned early on that he couldn’t do it himself.
Selling textbooks out of his college dorm room, he could only ship so many boxes.
Years later, he found himself selling FreeUp, a platform for hiring VAs, with $12 million in annual revenue.
Why did he quit selling in Amazon to build a freelancer platform? And what lessons did he learn that you can apply to your business?
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Entrepreneurs are a strange bunch. It takes someone special to make that big leap.
Caleb Roth has been hustling since college, when he learned to flip textbooks on Amazon.
When he turned his side hustle into his full time gig, he found out what separated him from everyone else.
He learned it again with his employees. Why didn't they try to steal his ideas and compete with him?
Listen now to find out what separates entrepreneurs from employees and everyone else.
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What do concert tickets have to do with selling on Amazon?
What Taylor Smits learned on the way to a concert with his girlfriend changed his life forever. And it's been an adventure for the last decade.
Multiple businesses later, Taylor runs a fulfillment company that serves Amazon sellers. Because he had a problem that nobody else could solve.
Just click to hear Taylor's story, and find out his biggest lesson learned in a decade of entrepreneurship.
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This was supposed to be an episode about team building.
But that's what happens when you invite Mads Singers. He drops unexpected, earth-shaking value bombs.
Mads shares how he applies affiliate marketing to eCommerce for a ridiculous ROI.
You've never heard of doing affiliate marketing like this.
Plus - Mads shares how to build a team that doesn't come running to you for every little thing.
Spoiler: It's all about hiring great managers... and he tells exactly how to find the best ones.
Listen now to find out how you can apply these lessons.
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Dave Huss knew he didn't want a career in finance. And he had the degree.
Crap.
But The 4 Hour Workweek opened his mind to other options. He even built a muse business in college, like the book said.
Still... what to do?
There was this amazing opportunity. A paid apprenticeship in Asia with some guys with a podcast... he got the job!
Life would never be the same.
Listen now to find out what he learned from that experience that led him to build multiple businesses, and ultimately learn how to wield the powerful weapon that is... Facebook.
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What if you focused on your superpower? How much progress could you make?
Michael Erickson Facchin did exactly that. He knows where he's best and delegates the rest.
Listen now to find out how he found his superpower, how he trusted it, and how he's able to delegate without fear of losing control.
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What can you do when...
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your team is constantly screwing up?
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making mistakes that get accounts suspended?
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you're losing money?
You're always working, always stressed. You're losing sleep.
What if you could solve all of those problems? And even start sleeping again?
Julien Nowak-Bourgoin solves company crippling problems by helping them build better teams and systems.
Previous Guest, Ronnie Teja, said his stress is gone, and he's sleeping better because of what Julien did for his business.
How does he do it? And how can you do the same
Listen now to find out.
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What would you do after a 7 figure exit? Sit on a beach?
Nate Ginsburg sold his FBA business for just under $1 million three years ago.
Since then he's been investing in and helping other businesses scale.
It might surprise you what type of businesses he's working with.
Listen now to find out how he grew and sold his business, and why he's not doing the same thing again.
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Mike Jackness had 2 major accounts shut down for reasons outside his control. He saw a recession coming, and prepared.
If COVID had come a year earlier, the sale of his business for 7 figures might have been ruined. But he got lucky.
Mike shares his story:
- what makes him so good with eCommerce
- lessons he learned from poker when government regulation shut down payment processors
- what he sees coming for eCommerce
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Chances are - you love making big moves, taking leaps of faith. These moves scare you, but they draw you in.
Sometimes everything works out. But sometimes, well, the bottom drops out.
What then?
Brian Angel built a successful eCommerce business. Then a big opportunity came.
And he bought out his biggest supplier, with no money down.
But then... Something unexpected. Panic.
"Will I lose it all?"
Listen now to find out:
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what caused "stress that was second to none"
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Ben Knegendorf was labeled a "bad kid." He rebelled against everything normal.
He's also built an 8 figure eCommerce business.
We all have thoughts like this -
"I'm not good enough." "I'll never be as successful as that person." "That person is special."
You might think Ben is one of these special people. But he has his struggles too.
Ben shares his story, and how he broke through the thoughts that held him back.
Listen now to find out how he did it.
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John Murphy told us that he went from working 110 hours per week to 10. And his business has exploded.
That's the dream. But how did he do it?
With some good coaching. He hired a company called 2X to guide him.
Today, the founder of 2X, Austin Netzley, walks us through the process.
He shares how you can achieve the same results.
He even tells how you can get a free copy of his book - From 6 To 7 Figures.
Listen now to find out how you can grow your business and work less.
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Ronnie Teja had a great eCommerce business. 25+ employees, great fashion brand, worldwide sales - but he was worn out.
Fast forward 6 months, and his business is stronger than ever. He's working less, he's happier.
And he's sleeping better. That should tell you more than any numbers would.
He says what happened in his business changed his life.
In this episode, Ronnie shares exactly how he transformed his business.
Listen to find out how you can do the same.
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Amy Wees does everything - She does Amazon FBA. She designs her own products. She wholesales. And more...
But it's what you don't see now that is really inspiring. She doesn't quit.
Amy's story is one of obstacle after obstacle. And as a busy mom with a career, it's impressive.
Listen now to find out how Amy keeps going when most people would quit.
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Growing up in an abusive home, George Bryant was dealt a difficult hand. But he chose to rise above his hardships, and to live his best life.
He went on to build his own companies, and build billion dollar brands, yes, (B)illion.
How did he make it, when so many don't? Where did he get the strength to choose, and put in the work?
George shares powerful lessons learned dealing with trauma, and building businesses.
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Somehow, Paul Hotze thrives in chaos.
When a hurricane shut down the city, he managed to stay afloat. When the COVID pandemic closed his doors, he found another way.
Paul says failure is not an option, but how does he avoid it?
Does it have something to do with why he branched out from a purely ecommerce business and opened a brick and mortar store?
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John Murphy was overwhelmed. He was working 110 hours per week in his eCommerce business.
He did everything - customer service, order processing, SEO... and he was about to burn out.
That was 3 months ago. Today he works 10 hours per week, 100 hours less than before.
And his business is booming. How did he do it?
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What if you could keep more cash just by changing your inventory strategy? Or better yet, if you didn't need to invest so much into inventory?
What would that do for your business?
Orion Avidan is here to share exactly how to do that.
Listen now to find out.
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Khierstyn Ross wasn't in love with painting houses during summer breaks. But she loved the freedom it gave her, and she loved helping others build house painting businesses too.
Now Khierstyn helps eCommerce brands launch products on Kickstarter - applying what she learned in the house painting business to online business.
What did she learn years ago that gives her success in today's crowdfunding world?
Listen now to find out.
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Everything changes when you find out you have a baby on the way. If you're doing everything yourself in your business when you find out, what changes would you make?
Anastasia Vankova knew she had to systemize and outsource. Otherwise how would she run her growing business with a new baby?
How did she get free from the day-to-day operations without causing problems?
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For many, Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad Poor Dad opened our eyes to entrepreneurship. But what can you learn by revisiting the book?
Guest Matt Scott has built a successful ecommerce business. In planning for his family's future, he's gone back to Rich Dad Poor Dad and the follow up, Cashflow Quadrant.
He shares how he's starting to put those lessons into practice in his business.
Listen to find out how.
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In January, Nathan Richer publicly announced to the world that he would launch 12 products in 12 months on Amazon.
When the coronavirus threw the world into chaos, what happened to his plans? Did he put his head down and power through, or did he pivot?
What should you do when an outside force tramples your plans?
Listen to find out.
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036 - Mark had every computer guy's dream job, working at NASA. But the entrepreneur in him eventually got tired of working for the man.
Did he have to quit, move in with his parents, and hustle Gary V style to make his dreams come true?
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035 - How do you take decisive action in a world of uncertainty? Itamar Marani specializes in helping business owners move forward during crisis.
And he knows his stuff. Here's a condensed version of his bio: 10+ years in counter terrorism, Israeli Special Forces, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt (top 10 in the world at amateur level)
Itamar shares how to get moving, when you don't know what to do.
This is a can't miss episode for these uncertain times.
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034 - What drives you to keep going when challenges come? Are you out to make a quick buck, or do you have a mission?
Eric Bandholz, founder of Beardbrand sells beard oils and other grooming products for men. But that's not the end of the story. It's not even the beginning.
How is Eric and Beardbrand making the world a better place? Listen to find out.
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033 - Mark Zhang started making money online in college. He had some success quickly, but it wasn't always easy.
He had the same exciting highs and disappointing lows that we've all had. And he's built a successful eCommerce business, both on, and off Amazon.
He's a co-founder of Manta Sleep, a company that started helping people sleep better with innovative sleep masks. His big goal is to take that company from 7 figures to 8 figures.
Listen now to find out how he plans to do that.
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032 - Peter Keller has built his company, Fringe Sport, into a thriving business. But it wasn't easy.
How did he do it? What mindset and thought processes did he have to adopt to get here?
Listen now to find out how.
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031 - The #1 fear of Amazon sellers is Amazon itself. So how do you play in Amazon's sandbox and protect yourself from being pushed out?
Guest Chris Fryburger talks about how this Wild Wild West, and building your posse.
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030 - eCommerce business owners have a hard time building teams. We focus on hustling up sales, but we can only go so far on our own.
Mads Singers has been studying team management since he was 18. He's helped companies big and small put teams in place, enabling the business to scale.
How can you grow a bigger business? You need a great team.
Mads shares some of the most important lessons he's learned over the years.
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029 - Want to 2x your profits? How about doing it without extra marketing channels or the latest tricks?
It's not too good to be true. It just requires a different way of managing your money.
Host Isaac Smith and his partner Jason Snider share how you can 2x the profits of your eCommerce business.
Questions? Contact Isaac & Jason at:
www.summitecommerce.co
Join our virtual summit how to make it through this global pandemic - not just to survive, but to thrive:
Summit: Thriving In Chaos - Facebook Group
028 - Maegan Scarlett had a problem with hair dye. So she decided to fix it.
In just over 5 years, she went from mixing compounds in her kitchen to an ecommerce company with 75 employees. That company is oVertone Haircare.
How did she do that? Maegan tells her story of building a successful online business from nothing.
She shares what happens at growth milestones - $1 million, $10 million, $20 million and beyond, and how they require major changes in your organization.
Listen to find out the secret to her success.
Links to everything discussed can be found here:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/28
027 - What's it like living in China with the coronavirus lockdown? How has COVID-19 actually affected the people and the factories that eCommerce businesses around the world depend on?
Guest Brian Miller runs an eCommerce fulfillment company in Shenzhen, China. He describes the ramp up, and what it's like living in full lockdown. Spoiler, not fun.
Brian has an inside view on manufacturing in China. His company warehouses and ships orders for Amazon sellers, Shopify stores, and all types of eCommerce companies.
He shares why factories might not be telling the whole truth about their status. And he gives his best estimate on when production might get back to normal. A must listen for FBA sellers, Shopify sellers, Kickstarters, or anyone with a physical product based business.
Listen to find out what it's like living with the coronavirus.
You can also listen to Brian's first episode, where he tells his story here:
Next Level eCommerce Episode 7 With Brian Miller
Links:
Brian's Warehouse - Easy China Warehouse
Brian's Email - brian@easychinawarehouse.com
026 - What do you do when your plans blow up in your face? If you're our guest, Danny Carlson, you use what you've learned to start something bigger and better than before.
Danny shares what he's learned as an Amazon seller himself, and from working with many sellers through his agency, Kenji ROI.
He talks openly about many lessons he's learned the hard way.
Most intriguingly, Danny doesn't set long term goals. In this episode, he shares why not, and what he does instead.
Listen to learn the #1 lesson Danny has learned from working with highly successful entrepreneurs.
Links to everything discussed can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/26
025 - If you want to double the profits on your eCommerce business, how do you start?
First, you need to know what 1X is, before you can set your 2X goal.
The problem is, most eCommerce business owners don't actually know what their real profit is. They don't know where their money is going.
In this episode, Host Isaac Smith, and his partner Jason Snider, share how to find your 1X. So you can set your 2X goal, and make plans to achieve it.
Show notes can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co
Learn more at:
www.summitecommerce.co
024 - Robyn Johnson's built an exciting business, one step at a time. When it comes to selling on Amazon, she's done it all.
Robyn shares how she got started and the struggles she went through. She talks about how her drive to provide a better life for her family keeps her moving forward.
On this episode, Robyn talks retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, wholesale, private labeling. Now she helps Amazon sellers grow their businesses with her agency and coaching programs.
Links in this episode can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/24
Join Mission 2X1K here:
www.2x1k.com
023 - What happens when you decide to leave a long term business partnership? Together you've built a successful business, but it's just not where you want to be.
How do you bring that up to your partner? How do you sell your share?
Freddy Lansky shares his story of building a 7 figure business, and any he decided to leave.
He also shares how you're probably leaving money on the table, and that you can travel on the cheap, with rewards points.
Listen to find out about exiting a business with your partner.
Links to everything discussed can be found here:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/23
Join Mission 2X1K, the mission to double the profits of 1000 eCommerce companies here:
www.2x1k.com
022 - John Murphy was burning himself out by working on his eCommerce business. For years he was a one man show.
But eventually everyone reaches their limit. Now John is taking a big first step to becoming the CEO of his business.
Listen now to find out how he's doing it.
Links for all resources are at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/22
Join Mission 2X1K by clicking the link below:
www.2x1k.com
021 - Host Isaac Smith and his partner Jason Snider reveal their mission to double the profits of 1,000 eCommerce businesses!
How are they going to do that?
Why are they going to do that?
How can you be involved?
Listen to find out.
Join their mission here:
www.2x1k.com
020 - eCommerce entrepreneur, Nathan Richer, and Host Isaac Smith open up about what keeps themselves going when they don't feel like it.
Listen for real talk about morning routines, meditation, and long term travel. Does Tim Ferriss put too much pressure on things you "have to" do?
Nathan and Isaac both share openly about recent life-changing experiences they had.
Listen now to find out what happened.
Links to everything mentioned in this episode can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/20
019 - How do you push yourself forward when you're already comfortable?
Nathan Richer set a big goal. And to keep himself accountable, he's making it public.
Nathan shares why he created a YouTube channel to give weekly progress updates.
He tells his story of surviving in Thailand on $3. He shares how that experience shaped his future success in eCommerce, and specifically on Amazon FBA.
What is his big new goal? How can you watch his progress and get involved?
Tap play to find out.
Links can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/19
Contact Isaac:
Isaac on Facebook
Isaac's Email - info@nextlevelecommerce.co
018 - How do you stay motivated? How do you keep yourself moving forward?
Earnest Epps is a man on fire. He has a drive that's infectious.
And he's building big things. He owns several eCommerce businesses, a training and events company, and so much more.
In this episode, Earnest shares where this drive comes from. He talks about his mindset, how he sets and accomplishes goals.
If you've already lost your New Year edge, this episode will get you back on track.
Listen now to find out how Earnest is able to do so much.
Links to everything mentioned can be found at:
www.nextlevelecommerce.co/18
Contact Isaac:
Isaac on Facebook
Isaac's Email - info@nextlevelecommerce.co
017 - Part 2 of Isaac's conversation with the buyer of his eCommerce business, Steven Pflaster.
Steven tells Isaac about the next business he purchased - another drop shipping store, and a competitor to Isaac's old business. Steven talks about why he decided to purchase the store instead of trying to compete with it.
Listen now to find out even more about how Steven thinks about buying businesses.
Links:
Buy Then Build book by Walker Deibel
Empire Flippers
Flippa
Store Coach
Steven's Email - steven@dog-rangers.com
Isaac on Facebook
Isaac's Email - info@nextlevelecommerce.co
016 - Our most exciting episode yet - Host Isaac Smith interviews the buyer of his eCommerce business.
Steven Pflaster shares why he chose to buy Isaac's drop shipping store. You'll learn what he looks for in businesses, and how he's growing the store beyond the level Isaac did.
Steven and Isaac talk about the details and emotional side of the deal, and going through migration. They discuss how the business is performing now, and Steven's plans for the future.
This is a surprisingly honest and transparent discussion of buying businesses, from both the buyer and seller's perspective.
Listen now to hear the real story of buying a successful drop shipping store.
Links:
Buy Then Build book by Walker Deibel
Empire Flippers
Steven's Email - steven@dog-rangers.com
Isaac on Facebook
Isaac's Email - info@nextlevelecommerce.co
015 - Guest Jim Barton and Host Isaac Smith discuss what it was like to sell Isaac's eCommerce store. They get into the details, and the emotional journey that it was.
Jim (Isaac's long time mastermind buddy) is a Seller Advisor with Empire Flippers, the online business broker that Isaac sold his business through. He and Isaac go through everything you need to be thinking about if you're considering selling your business.
Jim also talks about what attracted him to the apprentice model, after having been his own boss for a couple of years.
This is a can't-miss episode, so just click play to listen!
Links:
Drop Ship Lifestyle
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams
Empire Flippers
Empire Flippers Valuation Tool
Jim's article about 3rd Party Fulfillment (3PL)
Jim on Instagram
Schedule a call with Jim
014 - Ian Bond has built an eCommerce portfolio of 8 profitable drop shipping stores. On this episode he shares why he chose to buy rather than build his stores.
Ian discusses how he manages so many eCommerce stores by building a team, and how he structures the team.
An important theme in this episode is being the owner of your business, and not being the technician.
Click listen to find out how Ian built his portfolio.
Links:
Dana Jaunzemis on eCom Fuel Podcast
eCom Crew Podcast, Mike Jackness on Selling His Business
Ian's Website Professional Website Investors
Empire Flippers
Ian's Podcast
Email Ian: ianbond@professionalwebsiteinvestors.com
013 - Sometimes we make things so much harder on ourselves than we need to, even when the answer is staring us in the face. Daryl Mander had a wakeup call a year into his entrepreneurial journey.
He pivoted and created a successful PPC agency that serves eCommerce businesses.
Click play to hear Daryl's story, and a bonus strategy to level up your PPC.
Links:
Big Flare
Daryl's Personal Website
012 - What if you could avoid some of the most common struggles eCommerce entrepreneurs face? Guest Rob te Braake, who provides finance and strategy services to online businesses, shares how he's been able to help guide business owners around the obstacles.
Rob shares his experience living and starting international businesses in China. He talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and how he's able to push through some of the difficult times.
Links:
Dynamite Circle
ABEL Finance
Rob on LinkedIn
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011 - Starting his eCommerce journey in 1996 by building a website to sell gift baskets for a pecan farm in Alabama, Patrick Pitman has seen a lot.
The biggest successes in entrepreneurship often come directly after the biggest failures. Knowledge and skills that are built during those times of struggle that lay the foundation for the next big success.
Today, Patrick serves eCommerce businesses, by helping them connect with their customers on a deeper level. But it was facing obstacles head on that equipped him to serve at a high level.
Click play to hear how Patrick made it through, and what he learned along the way.
Links:
eBusiness Coach
Patrick Pitman's Website
Redoxx.com
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
010 - This is a story of leverage. It's the story of how Kiri Masters built a 25 person Amazon-based eCommerce marketing agency, by leveraging skills she developed with her eCommerce store.
Now she's leveraging what she's created with the marketing agency to serve even more eCommerce businesses.
This is a must-listen for all entrepreneurs, because it shows how to connect your current progress to your next steps.
Show notes can be found at:
nextlevelecommerce.co
Links:
Tropical MBA Podcast
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
The Mom Test
StrengthsFinder Personality Test
Enneagram Personality Test
Traction
Contact Kiri:
Kiri LinkedIn
The Marketplace Institute
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009 - How do you build an eCommerce business that supports your family without taking your time away from them? Jeremy Parker has been hyper-intentional about making sure his company works for him, not the other way around.
Jeremy explains how he was able to do just that.
Links:
Drop Ship Lifestyle
008 The Beard Club took off like a rocket, doing $10 Million in sales in their first year. Co-founder Alex Brown tells the story of how they did it.
Spoiler: they were not an overnight success.
If you're an eCommerce entrepreneur, and you want to grow your business beyond where you are now, this interview is a must listen.
Alex talks about the traits all 8 figure business owners have in common.
Show notes:
nextlevelecommerce.co
Links:
Dollar Beard Club Launch Video
Vivid Vision
eCommerce Rockstars Website
eCommerce Rockstars Facebook
eCommerce Rockstars Instagram
007 - What sourcing advantages can you gain for your eCommerce business by living in China for 10 years? How about being able to find your competitors' factories, improving their products, and beating them on Amazon and other platforms?
That's exactly what Brian Miller has done. During that time, he also built a logistics company, with a modern warehouse in China.
Click to listen, and find out exactly how he's done that.
Links from the episode:
easychinawarehouse.com
brian@easychinawarehouse.com
006 - Successful eCommerce store owner, Saxon Funk, is experiencing a major downturn in his business. He shares openly about what it's like when you're in the middle of an emotionally low moment.
As online business owners, like all entrepreneurs, have dips and valleys in our journeys. But the struggle and pain isn't often talked about. Today, we go deep.
Huge thanks to Saxon for being so open and sharing the dark side of this journey with us. We know he'll come back bigger and badder than ever, like many of our other guests.
Show notes are at:
nextlevelecommerce.co
Links:
Drop Ship Lifestyle
Saxon on Twitter
Saxon on Facebook
005 - eCommerce store owner, coach, and consultant, Jon Warren, shares what all $1-10+ million stores have in common. He talks marketing, strategy, and mindsets that he's seen separate big businesses from those that struggle.
He also tells Host Isaac Smith why he suggested that Isaac sell his drop shipping store, over 1 year ago.
Show notes:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Now tap play to hear Jon!
Links:
Build Sell Grow Repeat
Jon on Facebook
004 - Entrepreneur Jon Warren shares lessons from consulting with 7 and 8 figure eCommerce businesses. Jon talks talks about partnerships, and how to set them up for success.
Importantly, Jon is the one who first suggested that Host Isaac Smith should sell his drop shipping store.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Click play to hear Jon's story!
Links:
Build Sell Grow Repeat
Jon on Facebook
002 - Serial offline entrepreneur couple, Anthony and Brenda, applied lessons learned from their brick and mortar businesses to their eCommerce store. This drop shipping store grew to provide more income than their offline businesses.
Creating an online business was new and difficult for them. They share what kept them going through the difficult times.
Anthony and Brenda discuss how they've built 7 businesses over 36 years, and what they've learned. They share how they passed their entrepreneurial spirit to their sons.
Anthony says, "in the seventh month, magic happened," and he couldn't believe it. Listen to his story about what happened, and what he learned from it.
Show notes can be found at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Listen to Anthony and Brenda's fascinating story now!
Links:
Drop Ship Lifestyle
002 - How Ronnie Teja built an aspirational brand of watches, even though he knew nothing about them. He talks about growing a distributed team of 25 people, and selling in countries you would not expect.
Ronnie shares openly about the low moments in his entrepreneurial journey - the time he though he would have to quit and get a job. He talks about how he got through that obstacle, and now faces similar challenges regularly.
He talks about starting eCommerce stores in multiple currencies, and many countries.
Show notes are at:
http://nextlevelecommerce.co
Just click play and be inspired by Ronnie's amazing story!
Links:
Branzio Watches
Ronnie on Twitter
Dynamite Circle
001 - Introduction to Next Level eCommerce. Host Isaac Smith shares why you need this show.
If you've already had some success in eCommerce - What if every week you could be mentored by an experienced entrepreneur, who's done exactly what you're trying to do right now? What if you could hear in their own words what it actually took to overcome the obstacles?
How would that change your business, and your life?
Well you're in luck because that's exactly what you'll get in this show. So make sure you subscribe, because you don't want to miss a single episode.
See the show notes at:
http://www.nextlevelecommerce.co