Debutify Podcast

It's a joy and a privilege to talk to the people on this program, in this the era of isolation, getting to hear stories of inspiration while expanding my knowledge and circle of contacts is a gift I don't take lightly. Today's guest Radha is an inspiration that stands all on it's own; I don't want to spoil the story here but her knowledge of ecommerce, determination and work ethic was so impressive we ended up hiring her. I guess it's not that surprising these are interviews.

Radha is a multilingual and multicultural performance artist, photographer, startup founder, public speaker, and as of recently a TikTok Influencer. After studying entrepreneurship for well over 6 years, Radha decided to start her 1st dropshipping store in the middle of the pandemic, March 2020, but with little success. However, she decided not to give up and started her second store in October 2020 and scaled it to 16K per month in less than 60 days. This prompted her to share her experiences over social media and after starting a successful YouTube channel, she made her first ever TikTok video go viral – gaining her 9 million views and growing her account from 0 to 28K followers in 1 month.

If any of you have so much as attempted to sell a single product, even on your own personal FB page to family and friends. You need an image. And even if you don't have one, you need to write copy that allows for the reader to imagine it for themselves. Images are essential, and we hone in on this subject with my guest today Zach Schiffman of StudioZPhotobooths. We talk about the ever evolving challenge of innovating in the photography space when it comes to marketing, introduce some new formats you might not have heard of before, might just get your creative mind going.

Today's episode with Raffi Jamgotchian of Triadanet delves into security, a new topic for us on the program but don't let that stop you from considering it's importance. If you value something, you protect it, it's hard to think of an example where that's not the case. We talk about the varying degrees by which companies both big and small can be attacked, what are some absolute musts in terms of your own security an what you can do today to be careful, hint, it involves your password.

As the son of a mainframe programmer, Raffi Jamgotchian has been around computers since the age of seven. In the fall of 2008, Raffi founded Triada Networks with his wife Aline to help independent financial services firms deal with cybersecurity, compliance, and technology. Raffi is a member of the US Secret Service Cyberfraud Task Force, the NY chapter of the FBI’s Infragard, VP of the Cybersecurity Community and a member of the CompTIA ISAO subject matter expert.

In the great debate about finding a career path that works, people are torn between pursuing a passion or pursuing a paycheque. My guest today, Madeline Mann, cuts through that debate with a simple but elegant solution; do what comes naturally to you. We use this episode to unpack that idea and while we're at it, yours truly attempts a hypothetical job interview just to see how it goes and what we can learn. And oh boy are there things to learn.

Madeline Mann is an HR & Recruiting leader who has built an audience of over a half a million people and is known for her award-winning job search YouTube Channel, Self Made Millennial. Mann’s career coaching programs have led to thousands of success stories, and her work has been featured in Bloomberg, Business Insider, New York Times, and more.

We've had a lot of great guests on the program to talk about the origin story of their products, and what we've got today is a fine addition to that collection with Shannon Fitzsimmons and her innovative approach to haircare. Being a UK entrepreneur, we also get to focus a great deal on how the USA influences and informs her decisions.

Shannon is a natural hair blogger and the founder of hair tools and accessories business 'O So Curly'. The business was founded in 2015 out of frustration of having no access to the essential tools needed to maintain natural curly hair in the UK. She invented a unique product, the reversible satin pillowcase which is a best-seller, along with now expanding to a range of satin scrunchies, bonnets and hair tools. Shannon's goal is for 'O So Curly' to be the go-to accessories brand for all curlies around the world.

Joseph here with our 2021 BFCM primer joined by Ilaria of Yakkyofy, my drop shipping supplier of choice. Yes, that's right. I play favorites. Although our programming here is not generally time-sensitive, in this case it is. So for that reason, we got this from rolling as soon as we could. Enjoy and be sure to check Yakkyofy out for yourself. It is an amazing tool you can use to get started the right way, with a winning brand, as well as a winning product.

Ilaria De Virgiliis graduated in foreign languages and international relations. In the past she has worked as a political communication consultant. She now deals with the management of Social Media at Yakkyofy.

If there's one group of people I'm grateful we have around it's programmers, developers, designers, whichever one of those titles is most favorable. And while we don't get to talk to them too often on the program I always recommend listening up. My guest today, Mohammed Ramzan puts the mindset like this; you have to love the problem to find the solution. In addition to the wisdom, he also shows us some hands on tools you can start using right now to give your business an edge so have a listen.

Mohammed Ramzan is the founder of keiwords.com. He is a top rated web and mobile app developer, and has also worked at Google for a year as a facilitator.

My guest today, filmmaker and media presenter for Debutify Connor Curlewis and I joined the company at relatively the same time and frankly, my working relationship with him has been a highlight of my time here. Although this particular episode is not replete with actionable ecommerce knowledge, it is an in depth examination of how one world can shape so many lives in so many ways. It does so without abandoning our core commonality, that each and every human being has encountered someone who wants to knock us out cold.

What we have prepared for you today is a presentation on Admitad, with my guest Alina Kyrvoborodia. It's European based but is available worldwide, and from my point of view is one of the most powerful tools I've seen so far. That's saying a lot. There's a lot to unpack in the episode, but the key things to bear in mind going in to it is to consider how this tool can help you enhance your business or inspire you to start something new.

Alina Kryvoborodia is the Head of Admitad Cashback - B2B cashback platform that connects different businesses in one place. Alina is responsible for the revenue generation, business development and relationship management of potential and existing clients.

This is an exciting milestone for me, Marc Chapon is the first to return to the program and it means a lot to me personally. But for you we have a fantastic episode, in addition to a crash course on doing Pinterest ads, which by the way you might want to hop on to our video version when it's released, we also touch base with where is profession is taking him. There is nothing quite like using the knowledge, resources and skills developed in running an online business, and taking it to where each of us feel it can be put to best use.

Marc Chapon used to be a Chef in a Michelin starred restaurant in Paris. Three years ago, he left his job to create his first E-commerce store. He is now making 6 figures income monthly thanks to E-commerce only. Marc’s success story has inspired “Spocket” to write articles about him. Marc is not your typical “guru” and is well known to be brutally honest. He strives to teach his students how to build a sustainable business by working with local suppliers and advertise products on unsaturated platforms such as Pinterest. Marc is a Founding Member and active participant in The Dropshipping Council.