Ecommerce is a fast-changing industry, and people rarely ever get that holy grail experience that our guest today has.
Ben Leonard is the founder of Beast Gear, a fitness equipment brand born out of this personal interest in physical activities like crossfit and boxing. In just a span of 3 years, he grew the company to a whopping 7-figure brand and has since sold his business.
He eventually co-founded Ecom Brokers, which is an ecommerce brokerage tailored to helping other sellers follow in his footsteps and get successful exits of their own.
In this episode, Ben takes me through his entire journey in ecommerce. From discovering his entrepreneurial spark, to developing his brand and a suite of products that people talk about, to selling his business, and all the way to building his own ecommerce brokerage to help other sellers build and sell their businesses.
I wanna thank Ben for coming to the show and sharing his story. If you’re looking to grow and sell your business for top dollar (just like we have), head over to Ecom Brokers. You may also reach out to Ben on benleonard.pro for even more strategic advice.
Planning to sell your business in the near future? Let us know, and don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes so we can help more ecommerce sellers.
Until the next one, happy selling!
As someone who’s immigrated to another country for a few years myself, I know how tough it is to navigate, much less succeed in unfamiliar territory.
Today’s guest did just that.
Ronnie Teja traveled from Mumbai to Vancouver and to so many other places across the globe during his long tenure in digital marketing. He realized he was making a lot of money for a lot of people and eventually decided to bet on himself and dive right into ecommerce.
In this episode, we learn about his long journey, the inspiration behind his watch brand, Branzio, and how he’s caught some tailwind by managing a remote team to run his company.
We also dive into how his company fared during a year of COVID, why books like Traction mean so much to us, and his big plans for the future.
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Here are some of the awesome books we mentioned during the episode:
I had a blast talking to Ronnie and learning about his journey to success. You can reach out to him at ronnie@branzio.com or hit him up on LinkedIn or Instagram.
Also, be sure to check out his awesome watches on Branzio.
Lastly, I’d like to thank everyone who signed up for this round of our EcomCrew Premium opening. Our community is growing fast and it definitely feels great being able to help more and more people as we go along. In case you missed it, you can sign up to get notified when we open Premium again soon.
Did you enjoy this episode as much as I did? Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes. It helps more than you know!
Until next time, happy selling!
Rocking a good old plain white shirt is cool, but a white shirt with the Nike ‘Swoosh’ on it? A hundred times cooler.
A great brand design means so much more than a sight for sore yes—it’s the easiest way to establish your brand, drive your conversion rates, and invite 5-star product reviews.
Think Steve Job’s bitten apple or the golden arches of McDonald’s.
Joining me today is Miriska Harris of Outlinematic. Her company is a consultation and design firm that’s dedicated to brand design, whether it be your official brand logo, lifestyle images for your products, and or package inserts.
In this episode, we’ll be talking about why brand design matters, tips and best practices to make your designs stand out, and which aspects of your e-commerce business you should be infusing with great designs.
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It was great having Miriska on the show, and her insights into brand design is invaluable. Make sure to check out Outlinematic’s services over on their website or shoot them an email at info@outlinematic.com.
If you want to get a copy of the presentation that we were talking about in the episode, just email us at support@ecomcrew.com.
By the way, our next free public webinar is coming on the 14th of April. We will be releasing more details about it in the coming episodes, so be sure to subscribe to the Podcast to stay up to date.
Did you enjoy this episode? Leave us a review over on iTunes to let us know!
Until the next one, happy selling!
Wearing many hats as an e-commerce seller isn’t easy, but letting someone else take over a task you’ve been doing for years could be much harder.
If you’re looking to grow your business, though, you will eventually need to hang up some of those hats to focus on your high-level goals.
In today’s episode, Kevin Sanderson of Maximizing Ecommerce joins me in breaking down some of the struggles and the rewards of offloading workload from your shoulders and fine-tuning your focus as you scale your business.
Kevin is an Under the Hood alumni. He was our guest in a two-parter, where we talked about how to stop being a bottleneck to your own business and how to delegate tasks to offshore VAs.
Today, we’ll be talking about why you should never compare your Chapter 4 to someone else’s Chapter 25, some clever tricks we use to filter through hundreds of job applicants, and effective ways to offload your tasks and delegate them to a team that you trust.
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I had a great time talking to Kevin. Check out his awesome content over on Maximizing Ecommerce and tune in to his podcast and YouTube channel.
If you’re interested in having me look under the hood of your e-commerce business in an hour-long coaching call that we turn into a podcast episode, head over to ecomcrew.com/underthehood to sign up.
Speaking of sign-ups, EcomCrew Premium closes tonight!
Premium membership grants you access to our community of like-minded sellers, unlimited 1-on-1 email support from me and Dave, and a growing library of HD video courses and webinars to help you grow and succeed in e-commerce. Sign up for Premium now.
Did you enjoy this episode? Don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes so we can help more sellers like you.
Until the next one, happy selling!
Finding products that actually sell can be difficult. But it doesn’t have to be.
This is why Dave and I have decided to share with you the exact secrets that make our lives so much easier when it comes to finding, developing, and defending products in e-commerce.
In this episode, we discuss some effective tactics you can use to protect your products from getting ripped off, or at least make it insanely difficult for copycats—especially when securing a patent is off the table.
These include raising the barrier to entry for someone who’s hell-bent on copying your products, making high-quality photographs, and producing great content that adds value to your niche.
Dave also shares his intriguing cockroach method to finding profitable products. Did you know certain item types could net you much higher profits than “perfect” products?
If you’re struggling to find new products or develop existing ones, there’s definitely a lot in here for you.
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It’s always a blast having Dave come out to do the podcast, and there’s definitely a lot more to unpack on this subject.
If you haven’t already, sign up to EcomCrew Premium now.
Premium gives you access to perks like advanced video courses in glorious HD, including a full-blown module on product development and the cockroach method, unlimited access and coaching from us, and membership to an exclusive community of high-figure e-commerce sellers.
Premium is going to be available for a limited time only, so sign up now!
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes so we can help more e-commerce sellers start and grow their businesses.
Until next time, happy selling!
Insurance is not a fun topic. Trust me, I hate it as much as the next guy.
But you know what else is not fun? Having your business go under because of a frivolous lawsuit that has absolutely nothing to do with you or your company.
That is why today, Maggie Walden and I will be talking about one of the best things you can do to protect your business from exhausting (not to mention, expensive) lawsuits and accidents—taking out insurance.
Maggie is a Client Advisor at ECM Solutions, an independent insurance agency that offers a range of coverage options to e-commerce business owners and prepares them for when that fateful day comes.
In this episode, we talk about why an insurance policy is a must-have for serious e-commerce sellers, what different coverage options are available to you, and why insurance carriers won’t be racing to insure certain product types.
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There’s definitely a lot of ground to cover in protecting your business from frivolous litigation and accidents, and Maggie was just the right person to have on the show.
If you want some solid advice about what your exposure looks like and how you can go about taking out an insurance policy over your e-commerce business, be sure to check out ECM Solutions or hit Maggie up on 704-227-3130.
By the way, if you’re looking to stay ahead of the competition and amp up your e-commerce game, EcomCrew Premium opens again on March 8. Don’t miss out!
With Premium, you get access to a bevy of perks, from HD video courses, to exclusive monthly webinars, to 1-on-1 mentorship.
Learned a thing or two from this episode? Let us know, and don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes so we can reach more e-commerce sellers looking to grow their business.
Until the next one, happy selling!
When business is good, you want nothing more than to keep finding stuff to do in order to grow even further. In this follow-up Under the Hood session, Elias Manopla is looking to do just that.
Elias was our guest for Episode 194, where we talked about how to grow a highly niched ecommerce business. He runs an online butcher shop that sells a wide variety of barbecue meat and other food products.
I’m happy to learn that after taking my advice and using his own strategies, Elias’s business was extremely successful (with a 15x growth) during a tough year of COVID.
In this catch-up, we break down a bunch of other stuff that he can do to grow his business even further. We talk about how to retain customers, upselling and cross-selling, and how to advertise in the online world — things that you can definitely apply to your own e-commerce business well.
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I’m glad to have been a part of Elias’s success and I hope he finds more growth after coming on for this episode. If you’re interested in signing up for an hour-long coaching session and be featured on the podcast, head over to our Under the Hood registration page.
Hoping for the same growth as Elias? We’re happy to invite you to a free webinar on How to Find and Develop Winning Products When Nothing Else Has Worked this coming March 10, 2021 at 10 AM (PST). We’ll be sharing the exact secrets to developing a product that stands out in Amazon’s highly saturated marketplace.
Also, don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes and share your thoughts if you enjoyed this episode.
Until next time,
Happy selling!