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Josh Snow of Snow Teeth Whitening & Oral Care dropped by to discuss how he has built a 9 figure DTC brand on the back of influencer marketing. We talk about his journey through entrepreneurship and also the advantages of building a personal brand along side a real business. This is a great episode to hear from a true veteran in the ecommerce space and learn some of the things Josh is doing to scale Snow to the next level. Go follow @JoshSnow , Follow The @BootstrappedBrands On IG. Hit me up with any feedback on Twitter @FraserMackie or IG @Mackie.

Founder of Microaquire.com Andrew Gazdecki is on the podcast this week. We talk about Microaquire and the other two businesses he built and sold. We also get his thoughts on raising money vs bootstrapping and the importance of talking to other entrepreneurs that have lived the movie you want to star in.  I also ask if its better to buy and build vs building. This is a great episode if you are looking to learn more about the building to exit. Follow Andrew on Twitter

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Aaron Parkinson founder of 7 Mile Media Sezc came on to talk about what it looks to build a successful agency. I met Aaron playing poker 15 years ago, i ask him the correlation between gambling & entrepreneurship. We discuss some of the key tools he's using in helping brands scale profitably, how to win on Youtube and what he's investing in. I also ask him who wins the next super bowl and i get his perspective if we are in a bubble or not. Thanks for listening, If you got some value out of this podcast please drop a review or hit me up with any feedback @Bootstrappedbrands

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Craig Graham stopped by to chat about his expertise in helping DTC brands grow with an attention to Google advertising. We discuss the incredible opportunity with Youtube ads if done right and some of the variation testing you should be thinking about. We chat about easy wins for DTC brands on Google and we discuss an acquisition channel Craig is bullish on in the future. Craig has been advertising online for almost a decade and works with some large 8 figure brands so its great to his hands on insight. Thanks for listening to the podcast! if you get any value from this drop a review and let me know on itunes. Follow the show on instagram @BootstrappedBrands DM me on twitter @FraserMackie

Joshua Chin stopped by to chat about email marketing and SMS marketing for DTC brands. Josh bootstrapped his email marketing agency (Chronos.agency) to 80+ employees, we talk about how he was able to scale and some of his hiring secrets. I get him to break down some easy wins for any brand if you want to level up your email game without hiring an agency. Looks of great tactical stuff in this episode around email & sms marketing. If you got any value from this one drop a review on itunes or DM on twitter @FraserMackie. Thanks for hanging out and listening more on the way! strap up! Connect with Joshua on linkedin.

Casey Adams from The Rise Of The Young podcast stops by on this episode. We talk about some of the legends he's interviewed, the story on how he bounced back from an injury that changed his life. We chat about the importance of building a personal brand and how @Casey just dropped his own 1/1 NFT with popular digital artist @Tillavision. Lots in this episode, thanks for hanging out and if you get something out of this pod go drop a follow below, lots more on the way. 

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Adam Palmer from HerosForSale podcast spent some time with us to discuss the craziness around the sports card hobby. We talk about the different grading companies and marketplaces. I also get his thoughts from one of his recent guests Rob Gough from DOPE co that recently purchased a Mickey Mantle PSA 9 for $5.2M. We also talk about some of the tech and startups that are raising money and we also do a round of overrated underrated sports card edition, to get his thoughts on some of the current outrageous prices for some of these cards. Thanks for listening, please follow and drop a review let me know what you thought of the ep and if you are buying sports cards as an alternative asset ?

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Affiliate marketer turned DTC brand builder Paul Jey shares his story on how a cab ride changed the trajectory of his life. We talk about the recent iOS update and how it might impact DTC brands on FB. Also we chat about Donald Trump, building a DTC brand in 2021 and how Paul is fighting back for small businesses on FB. Thanks for listening, send your feedback of suggestion on topics and who you want on the show next on twitter.  

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Kimia Hamidi shares his story on how he started Buyer.co an on demand procurement team for saas businesses with tech investor Andrew Wilkinson. We talk about some of the more important shopify apps, Mr beast burger, and with everything at all time highs, i ask Kimia what are you investing in? 

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