Winning With Shopify

Last week was Nick's 100th episode! So this week, we are going to do something a little different. We have gone through the archives and hand picked some of our favourite clips over the last 100 episodes that we feel are most helpful to you. Grab yourself a drink, kick back and enjoy this nostalgic episode!Thank you for being on this journey with us, we have big things in store for the next 100. Support the show

This week on the show we are discussing how to create your own jewellery brand. The do's, the don'ts and everything in-between!We are joined by Karissma Yve, CEO and Founder of Gildform. Karissma started her career as a jewellery creator, launching her jewellery brand XENOPHORA that landed at Paris Fashion Week. She then went on to create Gildform to bring innovation to the jewellery industry so all creators can transform their ideas into reality with the help of innovative technology and manufacturing. In this episode Karissma shares her story, the advice she has for entrepreneurs wanting to start a jewellery business and insights of the industry!You can check out Gildform here - https://www.gildform.com/This episode is brought to you by Inventory Planner. Start your 14-day free trial now at https://www.inventory-planner.com/trial Support the show

Kicking off September with a Lightning Episode!Nick is off sick this week and he has lost his voice, so our Production Director, Byron, has stepped in as we didn't want to miss a week!In this episode, Byron is joined by Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is a lifelong entrepreneur and currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Before EcomBalance and Outsource School, Nathan founded FreeUp.net in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaling it to $12 million in yearly revenue, and having it acquired in 2019!EcomBalance - https://ecombalance.com/This episode is brought to you by Inventory Planner. Start your 14-day free trial now at https://www.inventory-planner.com/trialSupport the show

August is almost a distant memory but it has been a month full of amazing guests!To finish off a great month we are joined by Tom, the Co-founder & CEO of Jebbit and this episode is all about setting up your business for a cookieless world.Nick and Tom dive into what Zero Party Data is, how to make sure your business strives in a cookieless world and much more!Jebbit - https://www.jebbit.com/Support the show

August has been fun!Today, we are joined by Gaurav, Founder & CPO of Avataar Shopify app & other headless ecosystems. In this episode Nick and Gaurav discuss a variety of topics from Customer centricity and the complexity around consumer decisions, to the Global shift in consumer behaviour and the impact on businesses. They delve into Augmented Reality in retail: benefits, use cases, consumer reactions and much more!You can check them and their Shopify app out here - https://www.avataar.ai/Want to get involved in the podcast? Enquire here! https://winningwithshopify.com/Support the show

Make Your First Million on Shopify - Top Tips To Get There Quickly!On this episode, Nick shares his top tips to help you make your first million on Shopify! If you are planning to launch your store or recently launched your store and looking to grow, this is an episode not to be missed. Topics include finding the right products, testing the market, branding, running ads, email marketing and much more! Rising acquisition costs and the return to in-store shopping have eCommerce marketers double-clicking on their retention strategy. Now more than ever, brands need to focus on lifetime value. Yotpo is proud to announce Yotpo Subscriptions on Shopify, making retention easy and affordable for growing brands. Take 8 minutes, or less, to add a recurring revenue channel to your business. Download Yotpo Subscriptions from the Shopify App Store today  apps.shopify.com/yotpo-subscriptionWant to get involved in the podcast? Enquire here! https://winningwithshopify.com/Support the show

This week on the show is a topic we haven’t discussed before and is all about how to manage inventory and stock!We get asked a lot of inventory related questions by the WWS community, so wanted to bring on Charles at EasyScan to share his knowledge on inventory management and 5 ways to make sure your inventory is setup for the long haul!If you are having issues with managing stock and inventory at the moment, this episode is not to be missed!Charles is the Product Manager at EasyScan, and has 5 years of hands-on retail experience, plus 7 years of software development, primarily focused on e-commerce. This has set him up perfectly to Product Manage the best Shopify inventory embedded app on the App Store, EasyScan: SKU and Barcode. EasyScan has an impressive 5/5 stars from over 43 reviews and is the No.1 go to super app for everything fulfilment and inventory management on Shopify.You can check out EasySan here: https://apps.shopify.com/easyscan-inventory-and-orderRising acquisition costs and the return to in-store shopping have eCommerce marketers double-clicking on their retention strategy. Now more than ever, brands need to focus on lifetime value. Yotpo is proud to announce Yotpo Subscriptions on Shopify, making retention easy and affordable for growing brands. Take 8 minutes, or less, to add a recurring revenue channel to your business. Download Yotpo Subscriptions from the Shopify App Store today  apps.shopify.com/yotpo-subscriptionWant to get involved in the podcast? Enquire here! https://winningwithshopify.com/Support the show

This week is our final episode of our Subscription series with Recharge. In this episode, our special guest is Lindsay who is the CEO & Founder of Bite. Bite is an incredible plastic-free sustainable business that is scaling rapidly with the subscription model!Lindsay discusses with Nick how the business was started, how the products are created, how she has implemented the subscription model to grow her business and everything that is involved with building a mission-driven brand!If you’re interested in how to build and scale a sustainable and mission-driven business, this episode is not to be missed!You can check them out here: https://bitetoothpastebits.com/Interested in building subscriptions into your business? Check out how can help Recharge here: rechargepayments.comWant to get involved in the podcast? Enquire here! https://winningwithshopify.com/Support the show

For our fourth part of our Subscription series with Recharge, we are joined by Ruoting Sun, VP of Product Marketing at Recharge to discuss the value of subscriptions, building SMS into your business and how to increase customer retention. Also Nick and Ruoting discuss how e-commerce and Shopify’s evolution since the pandemic and predictions of the future e-commerce subscription space.Interested in building subscriptions into your business? Check out how can help Recharge here: rechargepayments.comWant to get involved in the podcast? Enquire here! https://winningwithshopify.com/Support the show

Stephen Tracy, Founder of Keap Candles, shares his journey from tech to crafting a mission-driven candle brand focused on genuine connections. He discusses the booming subscription market and innovative strategies to foster customer loyalty. Key topics include the crucial role of personalized interactions, the importance of authenticity in marketing, and moving away from social media to build deeper community ties. Stephen emphasizes that thoughtful customer engagement is key for sustainable growth and transforming customers into advocates.