DTC Podcast

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Hello and welcome to DTC Podcast, I’m Eric Dyck. Today we’re covering financial footwork with Sabah’s Mickey Ashmore and Highbeam’s Samir Shergill. Mickey started Sabah with a simple goal: bring the timeless handmade craftsmanship of small-town Turkey to quality shoe loves everywhere, one pair at a time. This episode dives deep into Mickey’s journey from his beginnings as a finance bro to selling out his first popup in Brooklyn, to bootstrapping to a multi-8-figure business with help from his friend Samir at Highbeam. https://www.highbeam.co/?utm_source=dtcpodcast Highbeam is a banking platform built for eCommerce brands, and this chat really nails the key financial aspects of high growth that we just don’t talk about on the pod enough. Early in the podcast, Mickey explains why he got into this business in the first place – independence to do what he wants and to grow his business as he likes. Learn how having a firm grip on the banking and financial side of your business can be a huge unlock. I really enjoyed this podcast, and I hope it helps you reframe your thinking on how helpful having a good banker in your corner can be… On with the show! Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Hello, and welcome to DTC Podcast. I’m Eric Dyck Today we’re venturing into the wild with BattlBox’s John Roman. John joined Battlbox, a monthly subscription for hand-picked outdoor gear, shortly after they’d struck product market fit gold, and has helped propel them to high 8-figure revenues with an absolutely scorching subscription LTV that approaches a $1000 per customer… https://Battlbox.com You’ll hear all about Battlbox’s golden goose content strategy and how a single YouTube creator (who started as a super fan) has become one of the most important Battlboxers on the team, generating 500K YouTube Subscribers and almost 200 million video views… …that ultimately led to a lucrative Netflix deal that basically reads like a Battlbox commercial. Learn what it’s like to hitch a ride on the Netflix rocket and how their most important metric, completion rate, will determine your Netflix fate… Hope you enjoy it. On with the show! Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Welcome back to another episode of All Killer, No Filler. Today, we've got something special for you that truly encapsulates the sentiment of 'All Killer.' In 2023 thus far, the pod has been filled with heavy-hitting advice, and unless you're sitting with a notepad taking diligent notes, chances are you've missed a moment or two! Sit back, relax, and soak in the ten of the top insights: Sansorium (Fiona Hepher) - Advice for beverage companies AKNF - Leveraging chaos in uncertain times Pretty Boy (Kevin Niehoff & Ben Feys) - External validations and showing yourself in your brands content Tiny Capital (Andrew Wilkinson) - How to hire the right person to take over your business AKNF - Email less and earn more The Oodie (Davie Fogarty) - What true virality means AKNF - How to use AI to accelerate creative iteration Mini Katana (Karly McFarland) - Using Mentorpass to meet cool people and network AKNF - Greenscreen content and video content vs. static content Kuru Footwear (Sean McGinnis) - Incrementally doubling Kuru's CRO Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Hello and welcome to DTC Podcast I’m Eric Dyck. Today we’re catching up with Sean McGinnis from Kuru on the CRO tactics that doubled their revenue, as well as a preview of what Sean’s going to be sharing at C-Suite Las Vegas, March 23-24 https://Directtoconsumer.co/events Our goal with the people we’re bringing as mentors at C-Suite is that they bring a fully fleshed out, 3-dimensional model of a profit mechanism they’ve perfected for their business so that attendees can literally plug and play these tactics and strategies into their business in 2023.  Sean’s delivering on that in Las Vegas by going deep on his 7 figure affiliate program strategy, which will save DTC brands $1000s on misspent affiliate fees. We’re just over half sold out with under two months left to show date, if you’re listening to this and thinking that you’ve just gotta be in that room, but you don’t have the funds for a ticket…send me an email eric@directtoconsumer.co, and I’ll select one person for our b-weekly scholarship award for a free pass to C-Suite. Whether or not you’ll come, I think you’ll love this podcast with Sean as much as I did… On with the show!  https://Directtoconsumer.co/events Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup It's All Killer No Filler, and today we're talking about the creative trends that shaped 2022 and are accelerating into 2023, with Nikita and Cam from Pilothouse. The brands that won 2022 combined velocity, data, and quality in a relentless effort to feed the flagging Meta algorithm with creative that finds the right audience.  Learn why green screen creator-generated content dominated 2022 Learn what a studio refresh of your best-performing creative can do on your PDPs, LPs, and Ads Download a swipe file of Pilothouse's best-performing creative of 2022 ➝ http://join.pilothouse.co/swipefile-dtc Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Hello, and welcome to DTC Podcast. Today we’re tackling a product with a purpose that's a little too close to home. As a follicly challenged person, I understand that for some with less perfect head shapes than myself, hair loss can be a confidence-shaking experience. That’s why Kevin Chen built iRestore, the hair growth system that’s scaled to over 50 employees, with big plans to launch a full suite of products designed to restore and maintain epidermally derived confidence to both men and women as they set their sights on becoming a billion dollar beauty empire. https://irestorelaser.com Kevin doesn’t mess around. You’ll hear us discuss: Why investing early in your product can be a massive moat later on, and what it takes to get FDA approval Why a hundred digital marketing level decisions can be dwarfed by a single phone call (when Costco’s calling) and how the Kirkland conglomerate added a cool 15% of net new iRestore revenue after it. Why a high-risk, high-reward rebrand has Kevin thinking BIG in beauty… Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup It's All Killer, No Filler, the DTC Podcast and today we're catching up with Taylor, Socials Technical Director for Pilothouse on the big trends and developments on Meta's Ad Platform, so far in 2023, Zuckerberg's so-called "Year of Efficiency" You'll hear: How to combine the Pilot Test with Advantage+ for 40% faster learnings! On-Platform data appears to be getting more accurate How to revive your results after you kill a campaign with too many changes Work with Taylor and Pilothouse➝ https://pilothouse.co Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Welcome to DTC Podcast, I'm Eric Dyck. Today we're letting Kismet take over in our chat with C-Suite Las Vegas Mentor, Director of E-commerce at Mini Katana, Karly McFarland. To join us in Las Vegas, March 23-24 ➝ https://directtoconsumer.co/events Karly is a force of nature I met at our first meetup in March last year. Since then, she's been on an absolute tear, building and now exiting her email agency, writing the literal book on email marketing, and joining forces with our friend Isaac, slinging swords and building a media empire at Mini Katana. Listen to the end to hear all about: Quantum leap your network with a mentor pass Why being at a brand slays the agency game How vodka turned a nightmare client into a good friend Karly also teases the email content strategy used by Birddogs that she will be implementing at Mini Katana and that she will be presenting in Las Vegas... I hope you enjoy this C-Suite Mentor Preview....in fact, if you're listening and want to come but can't afford a ticket, send me an email at eric@directtoconsumer.co, and give me the best reason why we should give you a free one. I'll give one ticket away with every mentor preview podcast. To join us in Las Vegas, March 23-24 ➝ https://directtoconsumer.co/events Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup It's All Killer No Filler the DTC Podcast and today we're talking with Jeff Shannon, co-founder of DTC as well as Pilothouse about how Pilothouse is currently using AI to increase productivity, efficiency, and ability to iterate (to make more sales). You'll hear: Incentivizing teams to innovate on AI for your organization The power of prompts, and how to train your AI dragon Finding winning creatives on Meta with AI-powered Pilot Testing Can brands be built entirely by AI? Work with Pilothouse ➝ https://pilothouse.co Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Welcome to DTC Podcast, today we're catching up with a content marketing mentor of mine, Aaron Orendorf, who I've followed closely since his days with Shopify Plus as well as Common Thread Collective, where he's steadily become the king of long-form b2b content that ads value to the ecosystem. That's why I HAD to catch up with him on his switch to working on the ultimate SHORT form content -- with Recart as the efficient option for SMS at scale. Upgrade your SMS with Aaron at Recart ➝ https://recart.com Aaron is a force of nature with a passion for communication who walks us through his path from literal evangelist to marketing evangelist. You'll hear all about: How SAAS is way more fun to sell than Agency services Why missing the SMS valuation boom was a blessing for Recart and its clients Aaron's formula for SMS best practices with a focus on efficiency Hope you enjoy it! Upgrade your SMS with Aaron at Recart ➝ https://recart.com Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video