

Shopify Masters
Shopify
Ready to build your business, but not sure where to start? Shopify Masters gives you the real stories and strategies behind successful entrepreneurship. Each week, we talk with founders and e-commerce experts who have launched, grown, and scaled real businesses. Learn how to turn your first idea into a product, run ads that actually work, and find suppliers you can trust. Our guests share lessons learned so you can avoid common mistakes and move faster.
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May 16, 2024 • 11min
Road to Retail: Leap of Faith
It's opening day for Cozey's first permanent retail store in Toronto. Founder Frédéric Aubé shares the signals that gave him the confidence to take the leap into e-commerce and retail.
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May 14, 2024 • 41min
Money Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs
Tori Dunlap is a long time entrepreneur and money expert. She founded the brand Her First 100K to share her financial management and literacy advice to help entrepreneurs succeed. For more on Tori Dunlap and show notes click here.
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May 9, 2024 • 14min
Road to Retail: Failures and the Moments that Define Us
In this episode, beginnings, failures and the moments that define us. We cover the day before the grand opening of Cozey's first retail store in Toronto. This is episode one of our new narrative series, Road to Retail.
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May 7, 2024 • 28min
Tools for Collecting Market Research & Community Feedback
Entrepreneur Nadya Okamoto discusses utilizing market research and community feedback to connect with consumers. Topics include transitioning from advocacy work to a for-profit consumer brand, fostering community engagement, balancing personal sharing with business success, and exploring mentorship and future business growth.

May 2, 2024 • 1min
Road to Retail, A Shopify Miniseries
Shopify's latest miniseries brings you inside one business owner's journey from an online-only furniture company to opening a retail store in downtown Toronto.Join host Benjamin Gottlieb each week for new episodes of Road to Retail.
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Apr 30, 2024 • 36min
The Content Strategy You Need To Reach Millions of Engagements
Timm Chiusano shares his journey to TikTok stardom, highlighting the process of crafting authentic content pillars. He discusses monetization strategies, balancing creative pursuits with corporate responsibilities, and insights into his TikTok content creation process using mobile shooting and iMovie editing.

Apr 25, 2024 • 32min
Unlock Brand Growth With a Community Event Strategy
Vote for Shopify Masters at the 2024 Shorty Awards: click hereNiall Horgan and his two best friends launched lifestyle brand Gym+Coffee in 2017. Today, that brand is an eight-figure business, thanks to its event programming and community-first strategy. For more on Gym+Coffee and show notes click here.
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Apr 23, 2024 • 33min
The PR Playbook from DTC Companies' Favorite Agency
Lauren Kleinman is the founder of Dreamday and The Quality Edit, a PR agency and publisher that has helped grow some of the biggest DTC brands, including Brightland, Quince, Fly by Jing, and more.For more about Lauren and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/lauren-kleinman-pr
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Apr 18, 2024 • 44min
What It Takes To Build Community on Social Media in 2024
Liah Yoo, creator of KraveBeauty, discusses building a community online by sharing personal experiences, emphasizing empathetic content creation for skincare. She highlights the shift towards minimalism in skincare routines and offers insights on transitioning from content creation to entrepreneurship. Yoo shares her journey of self-education in business and sustainability, emphasizing the importance of diversity and community building in the beauty industry.

Apr 16, 2024 • 27min
Inside This Furniture Brand’s Unique Approach to Sustainability
Sabai Design founder Phantila Phataprasit set up her business around sustainability initiatives, including using a domestic manufacturer to reduce carbon emissions from shipping and offering a repair and buyback program to extend the lifespan of products.To learn more about Sabai Design and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/sabai-design-sustainability
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