eComFuel Podcast
Not Your Typical Business Show
The eComFuel Podcast (formerly known as the eCommerceFuel Podcast) features weekly conversations with entrepreneurs who are doing the impossible—building thriving businesses AND rich, meaningful lives.
Expect to geek out on business tactics, swap financial wisdom, share family wins, and hear the occasional story of adventures gone awry.
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Selling Digital Products in the B2B Space
You can run an eCommerce store without any inventory, without a warehouse, without having to deal with returns, and with all the benefits that comes with eCommerce. Just ask Niall O'Malley who runs eTrainToday, where he sells online safety training courses.
Confidently Manage Large, Multi-Month Projects
From custom built-directories in our private community to eCommerce cart migrations, Andrew has tackled some hairy projects with lots of moving parts. In today's episode he takes us through his chronological approach to tackling things from beginning to end. You'll learn about the things that have worked well for him, the missteps to avoid and how to walk away from a project without thinking, "You know, I probably could've gotten by with half of the features I wanted."
Learning from Target’s Ability to Create Rabid Fans and Emotional Connections
If loving Target is wrong, then Laura and Carrie don't want to be right. Today we tackle a topic very near and dear to many a millennial woman's heart: shopping at Target. We talk about why they continue to be able to compete with Amazon, how building sub brands has been crucial to their success and tips you can bring to your own business from the famous bullseye.
Private Equity & Catching Up with Drew Sanocki
Drew Sanocki has returned from a whirlwind trip with his family and we couldn't be happier to have him back on the show. Today he's catching us up on what he's been up to including where he's been living as a gypsy and the three huge purchases he's just made. He's also offering his best investing advice and what we can expect from him in the coming year.
Surefire Ways to Kill Your Professional Business Network
Let's talk about great gaffes. There's a lot of small mistakes you can make when trying to build meaningful business relationships. A lot of these are probably ones you've made from time to time, and while they can feel a bit cringeworthy in the moment, we're going over mistakes to avoid so you never have to feel like you burned a bridge again.
Building Business Relationships: 15 Critical Habits to Master
Building any relationship is like tending to a garden. It takes a lot of patience, nurturing and intention. Today we're diving into the art of creating long-lasting and meaningful relationships. Not only will these tips help establish solid business rapports, but they're also practices you can bring to how you interact with friends and family too.
Is Voice The Future of eCommerce Search?
We've got everyone's favorite dynamic duo on the show today, regular guest Bill D'Alessandro of Elements Brands and Miracle Wanzo, a longtime eCommerceFuel member and our in-house Facebook guru. Today we're bantering back and forth on what we think the future of voice looks like, how Alexa and Siri measure up against one another and whether we think this trend is overhyped or about to explode.
Selling Physical Products with a 100% Remote Team
Fred Perrota has a team of nine remote employees that help him run Tortuga, a backpack brand that's beloved by travelers and digital nomads. Today he's weighing in on how he finds solid remote employees and how his entire business runs like a well-oiled machine. He also shares some of the biggest lessons he's learned as he runs his physical product business with a completely remote staff.
Having Difficult Conversations with Employees
Navigating uncomfortable topics with your employees can be tricky. Alison Green, the columnist behind AskAManager.org sheds light on all the craziest employer and employee situations she's come across, along with tips on how to handle anything that comes your way.
Our New eCommerce Job Board + Case Study
We've got some exciting news to share today. We've officially launched our newest venture, the eCommerceFuel Job board. Not only do we want to dive in to tell you what to expect from our curated job board for eCommerce gigs, but we want to talk about the process behind the launch and what we plan to roll out in the coming months.
Prioritizing Happiness Over Growth + Other Marketing Talk
Today is part two of my interview with Adam Saraceno, the Chief Marketing Officer of Peak Design. We’re picking up the conversation we started last week on leveraging Kickstarter, but we shift gears to talk about how Adam's company has cultivated and maintained such an awesome culture (while still managing to create super high-quality products), which marketing tactics are giving them the best ROI, and more.
