

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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Apr 6, 2021 • 59min
Supporting 14,000 Artisans While Generating Over $4 Million in Revenue
Learn from two entrepreneurs who are making the fashion business sustainable both financially and for the environment. Suta is the maker of modern yet classic sarees geared towards the younger generation. For more on Suta and show notes: www.shopify.com/blog/suta-social-impact Tune in to learn: How to price items that enable fair wages for artisans and affordability for consumers The hiring tactics and growth values to build a strong team How to 10x your production through marketing tactics that don't feel like marketing
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Mar 29, 2021 • 50min
How One Company Scaled By Not Scaling At All
Entrepreneur shares how focusing on fundamentals grew his social enterprise sourcing spices directly from farmers. Discusses benefits of low volume, high margin business and importance of pricing products generously. Explores transitioning industries, optimizing pricing, customer communication, and evolving business models for growth.

Mar 23, 2021 • 56min
How TikTok Helped This Purpose-Driven Business Scale to $5 Million in Two Years
In this episode, you'll learn from an entrepreneur who used TikTok to scale their business to $5M. SendAFriend allows customers to send stuffed animal care packages with customized notes anywhere in the world. For more on SendAFriend and show notes: http://shopify.com/blog/sendafriend-tiktok Tune in to learn What it means to develop your brand's identity and how to use it in your marketing How to make sure you aren't being taken advantage of by business partners and vendors How they used TikTok-style content for Facebook Ads
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Mar 16, 2021 • 51min
How This Entrepreneur Brought Consistent Sales to a Seasonal Business
You'll learn from an entrepreneur that turned his creative outlet into a full-time, consistent business. Glade Optics builds premium goggles and helmets for committed skiers and snowboarders. For more on Glade Optics and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/glade-optics-seasonal Tune in to learn The most valuable activities when starting a business on the side Why they never make their emails look like emails from big companies and brands How they are shifting from a highly seasonal business into a more consistent year long business model
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Mar 9, 2021 • 53min
How SUGAR Cosmetics Raised $21 Million and Became an Industry Disruptor
Founded in 2015 by Vineeta Singh and Kaushik Mukherjee, SUGAR Cosmetics initially launched as a direct-to-consumer brand that focused on offering long-lasting makeup that can withstand the humidity and heat of India's weather. Soon the brand gathered groundbreaking fanfare and took on the retail world. The company kicked off 2021 by raising $21 Million USD to further scale its endeavors to cater to the often underserved customers. For more on SUGAR Cosmetics and show notes: www.shopify.com/blog/sugar-cosmetics-dtc Tune in to learn: The digital marketing strategies that allowed SUGAR Cosmetics to reach a market that traditionally preferred in-person purchasing The importance of understanding consumer needs despite what established production partners might suggest The realities of being an entrepreneur and choosing to forgo a comfortable corporate career
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Mar 2, 2021 • 54min
Building a 7-Figure Emergency Preparedness Company Without Scare Tactics
In this episode, you'll learn from three entrepreneurs on how they partnered up their businesses to expand and grow their brand. Redfora is the US's most-trusted marketplace for the very best emergency preparedness tools, supplies, and planning guides.For more on Redfora and show notes: www.shopify.com/blog/redfora-partnership Tune in to learn What to discuss when you are considering partnering or merging with another company How to give your customers the right amount of information without overwhelming them Why ego will slow you down more than anything else and how to keep it in check
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Feb 23, 2021 • 35min
From Kitchen Experiments to Cult Favorite Skincare Brand
You'll learn how Janell received her first national retailer contract, how she leaned on word of mouth marketing to grow her business from scratch, and how she became a beauty industry disrupter. For more on Camille Rose and show notes: https://www.shopify.com/blog/camille-rose-organic-marketing
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Feb 16, 2021 • 57min
How This Direct to Consumer Suits-Maker Disrupted the Wedding Industry
You'll learn from two entrepreneurs who built a multi-million dollar business by going direct to consumers. The Groomsman Suit makes high-quality suits and tuxedos you will own, for less than the cost of a rental. For the big day and beyond. For more on The Groomsman Suit and show notes: http://www.shopify.com/blog/the-groomsman-suit-seo Tune in to learn How to identify when your business model is "good enough" The strategy this company used to rank on top of search engines without spending too much on marketing How they used virtual appointments to sell more clothing
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Feb 9, 2021 • 30min
86 Rejections But Jay-Z Ain't 1: From Idea to Multi-million Dollar Investment
In this episode of Shopify Masters, Denise shares her business journey of building a consumer packaged foods company from scratch and how she worked through many seemingly impossible hurdles. From finding an allergen-free facility to facing over 80 rejections from investors, we dig into the realities of challenging industry norms. For more on Partake Foods and show notes: www.shopify.com/blog/partake-foods-fundraising
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Feb 2, 2021 • 49min
How This Dinnerware Brand Grew Through Influencer Gifting
You’ll learn from an entrepreneur how and why they focused all their efforts on influencer marketing in just one city at a time to launch their brandFable creates premium quality home accessories that make designing the perfect space effortless.For more on Fable and show notes: http://www.shopify.com/fable-influencer-gifting Tune in to learn Why this brand envisions itself first and foremost as a tech company How to protect yourself against missteps when you are developing physical products The benefits of focusing all your marketing efforts on just one city at a time
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