Ep. 36 Okay Sis’s Mady Maio on Why Founders HAVE to Prioritize Mental Health

In this episode of Ecommerce Building Blocks, Jason is joined by Mady Maio, host of the popular business and lifestyle podcast Okay Sis and co-founder of the travel recommendation app Camber. Jason and Mady talk about mental health for founders and entrepreneurs: why it’s so important and what all of us can do to make sure we use our well-being to show up for the projects we love and ourselves every day.

Ep. 19 Lindsay McCormick from Bite on Going Viral with Mission Driven Branding

Jason invited Lindsay McCormick onto the podcast to tell the story of founding Bite, a company she started to make personal care more environmentally friendly by getting toothpaste tubes out of the oceans. Lindsay had to lay the groundwork from manufacturing to supply chain to customer education ahead of any success and it paid off when Bite went viral on Facebook in 2018. Listen ahead for her wisdom on what a thriving, mission driven company looks like and how she continues to expand the company’s offerings and revenue. This episode is sponsored by Varos. Get started for free by typing WONG into the referral field at https://www.varos.com/

Ep. 18 Ronak Shah on Obvi’s 0 to 30 million in 3 years

Ron Shah is the CEO of Obvi, a collagen supplement business he founded with 2 friends in 2019 and now with 30 million in sales across DTC and retail. Jason invited him onto the show to get underneath the idea of runaway success to find out about the incredible amounts of preparation that went into being ready to build a sustainable business in an already saturated market.

Ep. 17 Jacob Sappington from Homestead Studio on Sustainable Growth

When Jacob Sappington was getting started as a freelance retention marketing specialist, Jason Wong was his first client and their friendship grew from there. Now that Jacob is a partner at Homestead Studio he and Jason reconnect to underscore the importance of retention marketing and the specific role it plays alongside other channels in a company’s growth plan.

Ep. 16 Savannah Sanchez’s Winning TikTok Strategy

Savannah Sanchez is a paid social and media buying expert who runs an agency that seamlessly pivoted from helping clients advertise on Facebook and Snapchat to making millions for advertisers on TikTok. She and Jason Wong pick apart what it means to truly succeed at marketing on TikTok, and what it is so much more exciting than previous social media platforms.

Ep. 15 Charles Tichenor on Why Facebook Ads Still Work

Charles Tichenor IV has made millions of dollars for his clients through Facebook ads and trains other businesses and marketers advertise on Facebook. If anyone has the learnings to make the most of changes to the platform in the wake of ios14 and TikTok’s emergence it is this guy. He shares his insight and philosophy in this - dare we say optimistic ?- episode of Building Blocks.

Ep. 14 Jon MacDonald's CRO Starter Pack

Jon MacDonald is one of the world’s top CRO experts and he just came out with a book outlining the principles that have allowed him to lead brands like Nike and Adobe success and longevity. In this conversation with Jason, he breaks down some of the laws of Conversion Rate Optimization with advice for how any company can use data to increase customer retention.

Ep. 13 Patrick Coddou on Standing Out in a Saturated Market

In this episode, Jason talks with Patrick Coddou co-founder and CEO of Supply Razors about what it was like to have a great idea for a product in an already crowded space, how he found the room for inventing something new and identified his customers needs, and why interpersonal relationships transformed the way he thinks about his business.

Ep. 12 Shane Hegde on Revolutionizing Visual Content Management by Focusing on People

Shane Hegde founded Air.inc, which is superseding platforms like Dropbox and Google Drive in organizational visual asset management. Not only is Air revolutionizing how companies collaborate on media projects, it also has a reputation for being a truly great place to work. Jason and Shane get into what it takes to innovate products and being a great employer in this value-packed conversation.

Ep. 11 Andrew Goble on Marketing Jambys Through Prioritizing Product

Jason talks with Andrew Goble about founding Jambys, the crowd pleasing performance inactivewear brand. They get into the details of why product development was Jambys’ priority, how branding came from customer feedback, and risks to embrace or avoid during a company’s early days.

Ep. 10 Kevin Lee from immi on Growing a Team from Scratch

Kevin Lee, co-founder of immi, comes from a background in VC and product management, and brought his learnings from those experiences to guide his success as a founder. In this episode he shares his insights on making the most of every hire, delegation, and creating processes and culture that allow the whole business to grow and thrive.

Ep. 9 Ben Jabbawy from Privy on Solving the Right Problems

Ben Jabbawy on how Privy hit its stride through focusing its energy on customer feedback, what problems early stage founders should focus on and they should be trying to please, and why you can never go wrong by providing value (especially to people with proven intent to use your brand).

Ep. 8 Building a Real Lifestyle Business with Olamide Olowe

Olamide Olowe on building a real lifestyle brand and how she got Topicals into major retailers like Sephora. Jason invited Olamide onto the show to catch up, founder to founder. Olamide shares her founding story, fundraising story, cash flow management learnings and how she was able to get on Sephora shelves.

Ep. 7 James Camp on Flipping & Monetizing Great Sites

James Camp on how to acquire and monetize great niche content sites. If you’re looking to get into entrepreneurship and making money online James’ story will show you where to start.

Ep. 6 Kevin Miller from Gr0 on Driving Traffic with SEO

Jason talks with Kevin Miller about how he became an expert in SEO and organic revenue, and what it was like to start Gr0, which has been called the best SEO agency in the United States. In the conversation, Kevin reveals what he believes it takes to be the kind of CEO it takes to run a company that employees want to be at, and how he has achieved that in his workplace.

Ep. 5 Nick Saltarelli on Why Building A Factory Was The Only Way

Jason talks to Nick Saltarelli about what it was like to start the fastest growing chocolate brand in North America, what building a factory from the ground up in the 21st century looks like, and why Nick thinks manufacturing is the next great opportunity for ecom entrepreneurs who are really serious about their product.