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.
Episodes
Origin Stories: Two Paths to Starting our eCommerce Businesses
After almost 150 episodes of the eCommerceFuel podcast, our topics have run the gamut. But one very obvious topic we've yet to tackle? The story behind why Andrew Youderian and frequent co-host Bill D'Alessandro got into eCommerce in the first place.
A Year with Pawstruck: Setting Business Goals with Kyle Goguen
We were inspired by one of our favorite podcasts, Start-Up, to kick off a new series this week. Over the course of the next year, we'll be following Kyle Goguen, founder of Pawstruck, to see what it's like for a successful business to try and take their company to the next level. We'll be checking in with Kyle every few months to see if he's ticking all the boxes off his 2016 "to do" list.
Can You Find Affordable Health Insurance for Your Business?
The Affordable Care Act has been in effect for five years now. We decided to check in with small business owners to see how well it's worked for their families and employees. Today we're hoping to answer this question: is it possible to find affordable heath insurance for your small business under ObamaCare?
Meet Lars Hundley: Entrepreneur and Community Contributor Extraordinaire
Our guest today is a man who’s long overdue to make an appearance on the show, Mr. Lars Hundley, a long time eCommerce entrepreneur and a prolific eCommerceFuel forum member. Lars has the distinction of having the most number of up-votes for his contributions throughout the entire history of the community.
The Future of eCommerce: Predictions on Mobile, Amazon & More
Jason Goldberg is the Senior Vice-President of eCommerce and Content at Razorfish and has been named a top 50 retail influencer. Over the course of his career, Jason has helped many prominent companies like Levis, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Target with bringing great customer experiences to the masses.
Brand Storytelling Pointers from a Hollywood Screenwriter
Michael Jamin is a Hollywood screenwriter who’s written for a number of big TV shows like Maron, Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Out of Practice, and Just Shoot Me, just to name a few. Together with his wife, Michael also runs an incredible eCommerce store called Twirly Girl. They make beautiful, high-quality dresses for girls made in the United States.
The Ugmonk Story: Starting More than Just a T-Shirt Company
Ugmonk.com is a design-focused brand that was started seven years ago by founder and designer Jeff Sheldon. They started with four t-shirt designs and have since grown into a multi- product brand that that hasn't strayed from its original mission: great designs made from high-quality materials. Jeff tells us about the journey behind creating his one-of-a-kind brand.
How to Be a Good Mentor in Business
If you've seen success as a store owner, you've probably been approached to be a mentor before. And why not pay it forward? If you've got the time to give, we've got tips on how best to find and teach your own future mentee.
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (But Better)
With so many things going on in our hyper-busy, and sometimes frantic, lives, how do you prioritize and do meaningful, important work and actually complete it? Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, is here to share how you can have both a life and a business that better reflects your priorities in a fast-paced environment.
How to Skyrocket Your eCommerce Conversion Rate – with Peep Laja
Peep Laja from ConversionXL.com, is the go-to guy when it comes to converting customers. If you've been wondering why your conversion rates have been sliding or you want to learn some best practices on getting customers to convert, Peep is here to help.
TrollingMotors.net Follow-up: Two Years into Buying an eCommerce Business
It's time to catch up with Clayton Chrisman, who bought TrollingMotors.net over two years ago. If you've every wondered about buying a business, Clayton gets candid about his biggest "a-ha" moments as well as how the site is doing today.