Debutify Podcast

Steve Tan representing what half of the Super Tan brothers shares a commonality with many of the legends we'll be talking about over the course of the series, put simply they needed to find themselves in a better place. And so they did. One day they're glued to the screen controller in hand, trying to top the leaderboard now. Okay. Well, they're still on screens a lot. They still have devices with buttons on them. And still aim to be on top, but now it's somewhere they can make a real difference. Millions of differences. As a matter of fact, join us as we visited the kingdom of Steve Tan and learn how he builds businesses, fosters community and keeps his head in the game.

Singapore based serial entrepreneur, Steven Tan is a renowned eCommerce dropshipper and full-stack digital marketer with over 14 years of extensive background and massive hands-on experience in the eCommerce industry. Steve and his brother Evan Tan conquered the eCommerce game by selling over $100 million worth of products from their eCommerce stores, including one that has generated over $360,000 in revenue in one day.

Are you looking to enter the world of e-commerce? If so, there's a lot you'll need to understand in order to be successful. But don't worry, because in this episode we've unpacked 20 of the most important ecomm terms you need to know in this first of an ongoing series we're calling "The Ecommerce Glossary".

It's an honor and a privilege that our first guest who's not also, my boss, is e-com King Kamil Sattar a benevolent generous King at that. He puts out eras of content aims to mentor a million entrepreneurs and proves that going your way. And following your intuition is a path to success. Unlike any other, we talk about his origins, what he's up to and the work he's doing to shape the future of e-commerce.

Mohammed Kamil Sattar (born May 10, 1999) known as “The Ecom King is a British E-commerce entrepreneur. Kamil Sattar is the founder & partner in more than 3 companies in various industries, ranging from luxury goods, digital marketing, dropshipping and e-commerce. Kamil Sattar companies have combined annual sales of more than $3,000,000 a year. Kamil Sattar has been teaching business owners and their workforce for two years sharing his knowledge from being involved in e-commerce for 4 years and helping them grow to 6-7 figures in revenue.

Ecommerce at scale means making a difference in a lot of people's lives, many of those good, some of those.. not so much. Joseph, a prolific shopper of online products, has had plenty of experiences across the spectrum. Here are ten experiences you might want to know about since customer experience is key to your success. They're not all the best, or the worst, just the first ten that stuck out the most.

You're about to listen to the first of many, many interviews on this show for a first interview episode, we decided to start with one of the minds who brought you Debutify as you know it, Ricky Hayes it's someone had to do with making sure all the recording software works, but it was 95%. We felt he was the best place to start. In this episode, you get to know more about what drives him, what makes Debutify so significant and what mindset you might want to adopt in the pursuit of lasting success. We don't waste any time in the interview getting to the good stuff. So let's adopt that principle here and hop in.

Join us as we talk with our first guest, one of the minds behind Debutify, 8 figure ecommerce and marketing entrepreneur Ricky Hayes. Listen as he shares with us his journey, experiences, tips and valuable insights in the world of ecommerce.

It's good to have you here. Welcome to the very first episode of Ecomonics, a Debutify podcast hosted by media wiz Joseph that focuses on all things e-commerce. If you're interested in the world of online business development, then this podcast is for you.

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Phillip Akhzar is the Founder and CEO of Arka, a completely environmentally sustainable API that allows users to fully customize their brand's packaging designs. Phillip has over 16 years of experience in packaging and supply chain logistics and hosted a course with Shopify on packaging and shipping your products sustainably. From Boeing Aerospace to Silicon Valley startups like iCracked, Philip has brought his core competency at the biggest companies to businesses just getting their start.

On this episode, Phillip and I discuss what it takes to run a totally sustainable operation, how Arka can source all of their products locally in the United States, the impact his company has on the logistics industry, and much more.

Jason Somerville is a Founding Partner of GW Partners, a firm that combines the best elements of operational consulting, financial management, strategic planning, and M&A advisory services to help consumer brands transform into more valuable acquisition targets.

Jason is a seasoned entrepreneur and investment banking professional with nearly 20 years of experience in capital markets, M&A, strategic planning, business operations, and brand building. Before launching GW Partners, Jason executed over $50 billion of Fortune 500 capital markets transactions for companies like Bank of America and Bayview Asset Management. He also purchased, started, and exited five different companies as a solo entrepreneur. He has successfully executed over $300 million of M&A sell-side transactions in the e-commerce industry.

On this episode, Jason and I discuss the kinds of attributes that make an eCommerce brand an attractive acquisition target, the current M&A market environment for eCommerce brands, what founders should know about the acquisition process, and much more.

Justin Sardi is the CEO and Co-Founder of TubeSift, a YouTube Ads targeting tool that empowers users to set up high-performing video ad campaigns quickly by taking the manual work out of finding precision targeted, monetized placements for YouTube advertising campaigns.

TubeSift is trusted by thousands of entrepreneurs, business owners, marketing agencies and media companies to achieve the highest ROI for their video advertising campaigns. It is now the go-to software tool for anyone running video ads on YouTube. TubeSift has also been featured and recommended at Traffic & Conversion Summit 2019, the largest marketing event and conference in North America.

On this episode, Justin and I discuss Video Ad Vault, YouTube videos versus Podcasts, the demographics of YouTube, and much more.

Jim Kennemer is the Founder and Managing Director of Cosmo Sourcing, a full-service, general sourcing company with branches in China, Vietnam, and the US. Jim founded Cosmo Sourcing in Shanghai in 2012 and initially focused on sourcing outdoor gear under Hartford Outdoor Sports Supply. However, in 2014, he recognized the opportunity of Vietnam as a sourcing destination and moved to Ho Chi Minh City. At that time, he shifted to a general sourcing company and renamed it Cosmo Sourcing. Since then, he has helped over 1,000 clients find suppliers in China and Vietnam.

On this episode, Jim and I discuss the viability of Vietnam as a sourcing location, his experience creating a globalized workforce, the value of being adaptable, and much more.