Debutify Podcast

Nerissa Chaux is the Co-Founder of Filta, a global staffing and recruitment company for digital and ecommerce businesses. Nerissa is dedicated to revolutionizing the way remote global teams are formed and operated. By simplifying the employment process and providing comprehensive education, empowerment, guidance, and support, Filta empowers managers and employees to work together seamlessly and efficiently.

On this episode, Nerissa and I discuss how to solve staffing challenges, what the recruiting process looks like, why Columbia and the Philippines are top choices for outsourcing, and much more.

Michael Hanson is the Founder and CEO of Growth Genie, a B2B sales consulting firm. Previously, Michael was Vice President of Growth at CloudTask, where he worked side by side with the CEO and COO to scale them from 10 to over 200 employees in just 3 years. After working in a variety of revenue roles for 8 years from account management to marketing to sales, Michael realized that the hardest role is to turn cold leads and prospects into warm sales opportunities. Michael thus set up Growth Genie in 2019 to help empower them.

As CEO, Michael practices what he preaches with sales to win new business, but most importantly he oversees operations to ensure their clients are happy with the quality of training, playbooks and cadences. On this episode, Michael and I talk about Growth Genie's Sales Playbook, the importance of Sales Cadences, how to balance a personal sales approach with an automated one, and much more.

Yong-Soo Chung is a multi hyphenate eCommerce professional to the core. He is a serial entrepreneur, podcaster, and the founder of multiple online retail stores and a third party logistics company called Growth Jet. His online retail stores include Spotted by Humphrey, which sells accessories and items for dogs, and Urban EDC, which sells boutique everyday carry items like wallets, knives, lighters, etc.

On this episode, Yong-Soo and I talk about his online retail stores, the value of catering to a niche market, some of the regulations required in third party logistics, and much more.

Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa, the largest marketplace to buy and sell online businesses. Blake has seen more entrepreneurs exit than perhaps anyone else and he specializes in growth marketing, marketplace dynamics, and leadership. He eats, sleeps, lives, and breathes within the world of investment and digital acquisition, and he's excited to share his deep industry knowledge with the e-commerce community.

On this episode, Blake and I discuss some of the reasons why people sell their businesses, how Flippa accurately appraises a business, market fluctuations for online businesses, and much more.

Derek Videll is the Founder of a Social Media Consulting Firm called Social Bamboo. Derek is an experienced direct salesman turned online marketer that teaches B2C businesses how to run profitable Meta ads and increase their social media following. Since launching Social Bamboo, Derek also began The Social Bamboo Podcast as a way to speak directly to entrepreneurs in the effort to better scale their social media prowess and convert consumers.

On this episode, Derek and I talk about which social media platforms are the most lucrative, how to build an audience, how to deal with spam accounts, the value in podcasts, and much more.

Leigh Barnes started out his career with a passion for digital design that quickly pivoted into software engineering. He has worked all over the globe; Canada, UK, US, and Africa for interesting and innovative companies like Amazon, NASA, and Red Bull. He has founded and managed startups in cloud infrastructure, payment, data processing, and fulfillment industries and, more recently, Leigh’s career has been deeply intertwined with the Shopify partner ecosystem as the CTO of Eight. Here he is leading the tech making Shopify Themes and Apps with the mission to make Shopify merchants more successful at selling. 

On this episode, Leigh and I discuss what makes a strong Shopify thing, how and why more companies are going async, what's changed in digital design and software design throughout his 24 years of experience, and much more.

Mark Sandeno is the Founder and CEO of Experiences, a SaaS platform for eCommerce businesses that offer bookable retail moments to consumers. In addition to his role with Experiences, Mark is also the Founder of Helpful Human, where his team spends its days building delightful features for food and beverage brands, workshops and classes, museums, and cat cafes or goat yoga experiences.

On this episode, Mark and I discuss the difference between running a SaaS platform vs a digital agency, why booking retail experiences is important to consumers, how the novelty of booking experiences drives business, and much more.

Israa Alrawi is an e-commerce Email Marketing and Deliverability Specialist who focuses on Lifecycle Growth and Retention. She has a proven track record of driving revenue through email marketing, and has scaled her online store to mid-6 figures in just three months. She uses her expertise in deliverability practices and intentional marketing strategies to help e-commerce brand owners increase their profitability and customer retention rate by over 35% in email revenue. 

On this episode, we discuss how to prioritize deliverability, implement email marketing in your business ecosystem, optimize automation flows, thanks to Israa's course about automations at theWinBox.com, and much more.

Mark Taylor is the CEO and Co-Founder of Warehouse Republic, a team of passionate professionals who provide third party logistics solutions for Amazon FBA and e-commerce sellers. With years of experience in this domain, Mark has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by online retailers and how to optimize their operations and profitability.

On this episode, we discuss Mark's personal experiences that led to the creation of Warehouse Republic, how he simultaneously competes with and works with Amazon successfully, warehouse logistics at large, and much more.

Brent Zahradnik is the Founder and CEO of AMZ Pathfinder, an Amazon Advertising agency that works with brands to optimize their advertising presence on Amazon, increase conversion rates with content optimization, and drive external paid traffic from Google to their Amazon product catalog.

They work with 65+ brands in North America, Europe, Australia, and the UAE, and manage over $2M/month in ad spend. With over a decade's experience in the e-commerce industry, Brent has a deep understanding of the intricacies of Amazon's algorithms and the best digital marketing practices for helping entrepreneurs and brands succeed in the Amazon marketplace.

On this episode, Brent and I talk about how to drive external traffic to your Amazon page, how to cut through the noise on Amazon, the importance of reviews, and much more.