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Today we are doing a replay of one of my favorite episodes from 2019 with Eric Bandholz from Beardbrand.com. Eric won the ECF 5 award for the most upvoted thread of 2018, and in this episode, he shares what made that year such a great one for his company. He talks about what made them decide to leave Amazon, how they’ve changed up their strategy, and more.
You’ll learn:
- The big changes Beardbrand made in 2018
- Why they left Amazon
- How they create an incredible buyer experience
- Ways they’ve shifted their content strategy
(With your host Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel.com and Eric Bandholz of Beardbrand.com)
What Was Mentioned
- Eric Bandholz: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
- Practical Ecommerce Podcast
- It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- YETI
- Klayvio’s Holiday Guide
- Klaviyo
- Liquid Web
- eCommerceFuel Job Boards
- eCommerceFuel Forum
Post by Andrew Youderian
Founder and Chief Instigator, eComFuel
Andrew quit an early finance job to sell CB radios online — an admittedly unorthodox career path. It set him on a course to found and sell multiple businesses, host a decade-running podcast, lecture at Harvard Business School and create eComFuel, the leading community for 7- and 8-figure online business owners. Andrew is fascinated with branding, AI, building community, investing and growing meaningful businesses that don't require sacrificing what truly matters.
