The Next Big Thing by Kickpay: Recent Episodes
Kickpay
Learn about e-commerce from some of the world's leading online brands.
We chat about topics that other e-commerce entrepreneurs will find useful including: user acquisition, financing, logistics and tools that keep the business running.
Discover the tips and hacks that worked and avoid the things that flopped.
Episode 9 chats with Noah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nomad Goods, which makes luxury Apple and Android accessories. We discuss how they choose which tasks to outsource vs being a core in-house competence and building lasting relationships with their vendors.
In episode 9 of The Next Big Thing, we chat with Daniel Wesley, the owner of Blush and Bar. Blush and Bar makes small dollar jewelry that they sell 100% online. We discuss why he bought this brand over others, relationships with vendors and user acquisition costs.
In Episode 8 we discuss how Flair is adapting their business during the Covid-19 pandemic. We speak with Daniel Myers, the founder of Flair, about how they are seeing demand shift and the tools they use to enable remote work.
Andrew McCalister speaks with Sam Huebner, the owner of Parker Baby, about how they are able prioritize product development, vet their manufacturers and acquire customers
Andrew McCalister chats with Mountain Evan Chang, the founder of Carets, about the difficulties associated with running a 100% direct to consumer dress shoe business.
Khalil Zahar, the CEO of FightCamp, discusses the power of subscription revenue for hardware companies and how user acquisition channels need to evolve with growth.
Polly Rodriguez speaks with Andrew McCalister about how Unbound are fighting the New York MTA over sexist advertising policies and getting 2,000% ROI on AdWords.
Brandan McAuley, the CEO of Chippo Golf, walks Andrew McCalister through how they discovered Product Market Fit and sold seven months of inventory in 1 day.
Trung Pham, the Founder and CEO of Axis Labs speaks with Andrew McCalister about selling $170,000 worth of smart blinds per month and how they built a manufacturing team in China.
Henge Docks talks with Andrew McCalister from the Next Big Thing about their path from roof racks to Apple accessories and how a distribution partner almost killed their business.