In this episode, we dive into how modern e-commerce brands are scaling faster and reducing risk using print-on-demand and AI-powered tools.

David Hooker, Head of Brand at Printify, shares how the platform helps business owners launch global stores without buying upfront inventory or managing messy shipping logistics.

He also reveals how AI is automating boring tasks like product tagging, creating photorealistic mockups in seconds, and helping sellers target the perfect niche audience.
 

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How AI automates repetitive store setup tasks. 
• What print-on-demand means for modern inventory. 
• Why photorealistic AI mockups save massive photography costs. 
• How global fulfillment networks enable rapid local shipping.
• What traits separate successful sellers from failed stores.
• Why gathering direct audience feedback drives brand growth.
• How to launch an online business without risk.
• What custom products the rising Gen Z audience demands.
• Why text-based t-shirts often become massive bestsellers.
• How print-on-demand offers true location and time freedom. 

Links & Resources

Website: https://printify.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/printify/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hookerdj
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/printify/
X/Twitter: https://x.com/printify

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In this episode, we dive into how to fix your e-commerce data and choose the right tech stack for future growth.

Mark Rubin, Founder and President of Kasama, shares how brands can stop wasting spend from bad data and pick the right platforms amidst the ongoing platform wars.

He also reveals what is real with agentic AI today, how to avoid failing replatform projects, and the exact steps to ensure your brand is set up to win.
 
Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How bad data leads to wasted e-commerce spend. 
• What breaks when collecting and using online data. 
• Why data gaps ruin daily brand decision-making. 
• What happens when merchants ignore platform data gaps. 
• Why picking the right platform is hard today. 
• Where brands go wrong when choosing tech platforms. 
• How platform wars confuse modern e-commerce merchants. 
• What choosing the wrong platform costs your brand. 
• Why so many brand replatform projects fail today. 
• What agentic AI actually means for digital retail. 

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Website: https://www.kasamadigital.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjrubin/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kasama-digital
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In this episode, we dive into the challenge of rising customer acquisition costs and how smart online brands use first-party data to stay competitive.

Tiago Costa, CEO of clustie.ai, shares how his platform uses artificial intelligence to predict high-value buyers and automatically improve ad results on Facebook and Meta channels.

He is joined by brand owner Raphael Tomé, who explains how he used this tech to cut his ad costs, boost his profits, and quickly scale his e-commerce business.
 
Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How AI simplifies building and launching online stores today. 
• What metrics to fix before you try to scale ad spend.
• Why single-product shops are growing quickly in the US.
• Why traditional marketing agencies fail to scale ad results.
• How audience intelligence tools lower customer acquisition costs.
• What problems occur when running too many active ad campaigns.
• How syncing Shopify data with Meta improves targeting precision.
• Why human support remains critical alongside AI software tools.
• What product-audience matching does for specific item sales.
• How to scale products internationally using predictive data models.

Links & Resources

Website: https://clustie.ai/
Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/clustie-ai-marketing-segments
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fullvenueai/

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In this episode, we explore the common struggle of growing sales without seeing a matching increase in profit.

Misha Druzhinin, Co-founder and CEO of Finsi.ai, explains why many brands fail to track their margins and how focusing only on immediate returns can hurt long-term growth. He shares how his AI platform helps business owners simplify complex data to find hidden waste and improve customer value.

You will learn how to move away from constant discounting, reduce customer churn, and use smart data to spend more effectively on ads while staying profitable.
 
Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How failing to own profit margins stalls growth. 
• Why relying on ROAS limits long-term brand success. 
• What warning signs indicate your scaling is failing. 
• How AI identifies high-value customer behavior patterns. 
• What role qualitative data plays in reducing churn. 
• Why "Smart Brevity" in data helps managers focus. 
• How unit-level analysis uncovers hidden product waste. 
• What retention architecture does for repeat purchases. 
• How demographic data shifts modern marketing strategy. 
• Why operational limits often signal a winning flywheel. 

Links & Resources

Website: https://www.finsi.ai/
Shopify App Store: https://www.finsi.ai/integrations/ecommerce/shopify
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdruzhinin/

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In this episode, we dive into how smart pricing helps e-commerce brands boost profits and scale growth.

Felix Hoffmann, co-founder and CEO of 7Learnings, shares how his predictive pricing models help businesses move beyond simple rules and gut feelings to find the perfect price for every product.

He also reveals strategies for managing marketplace complexity, reducing overstock, and using financial goals to steer automated decision-making.

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How rule-based pricing creates unmanaged business complexity. 
• Why matching competitor prices leads to a market race to bottom. 
• What predictive pricing does using unlimited cloud compute. 
• Why tracking transaction-level costs is vital for profit. 
• How AI identifies different price elasticities across channels. 
• What role weather and attribute data play in predictions. 
• Why high-quality data is the gatekeeper for AI success. 
• How A/B testing proves profit uplifts of over 100 percent. 
• What strategic trade-offs exist between growth and margin. 
• Why AI pricing is now a requirement for market survival. 

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Website: https://7learnings.com/
LinkedIn: : https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-hoffmann-7learnings/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7learnings/

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In this episode, we uncover the hidden profit leaks silently draining revenue from ecommerce stores.

Scott Brandley, CEO of Shopper Approved and Trust Guard, joins DJ Sprague, CMO of Shopper Approved and co-author of Cashflo, to reveal the ten revenue killers costing online stores up to 38% of gross revenue.

They break down how issues like cart abandonment, false declines, chargebacks, and product returns quietly erode profit margins and share proven strategies ecommerce brands can use to recover lost revenue and improve cash flow. 
 

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• Why 70% of carts get abandoned. 
• How false declines kill legitimate sales. 
• What chargebacks actually cost merchants. 
• Why product returns bleed your profits. 
• How store credit beats issuing refunds. 
• What the ten revenue killers are. 
• Why fix leaks before scaling ads. 
• How one platform eliminates software costs. 
• What the Cashflo Club offers. 
• Why chargebacks are rising and dangerous. 

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Website: https://cashflopay.com/
Download free book & audio book: https://cashflopay.com/

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In this episode, we dive into the common tax traps that Canadian ecommerce brands face when selling to American customers. 

Salman Salat, Founder of SAL Accounting, explains how the wrong business structure can lead to massive fines and double taxation.

He shares how to legally avoid extra payout fees, when it actually makes sense to open a US LLC, and how to stay safe from the IRS while growing your brand across the border. 

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• What triggers the $25,000 penalty for missed filings.   
• Why opening a US LLC is risky without expert help.   
• How to prevent being taxed in both countries at once.   
• What "nexus" means for your US sales tax liability.   
• Why 70% of Canadian sales often go to US customers.   
• How to set up a US business entity the right way.   
• What clean cross-border bookkeeping looks like.   
• Why simple Shopify setups often hide tax mistakes.   
• How to legally lower your US tax bill as a founder. 

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Website: https://salaccounting.ca/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/musalman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salaccountingcpa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563329941327

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In this episode, we explore how shopping is moving beyond the traditional website into AI chats and social feeds.

Kumar Senthil, Co-founder and CEO of Firmly, explains how his platform helps brands sell everywhere without needing complex engineering or manual updates.

He also shares how real-time data and AI agents are shortening the path from discovery to checkout for modern shoppers.

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How shopping is moving from websites to AI agents. 
• What agentic commerce means for small online brands. 
• Why real-time product data is critical for AI search. 
• How to sync inventory across many different channels. 
• What causes nearly half of online products to be out of stock. 
• How buying directly in chat doubles customer conversion. 
• Why keeping the merchant of record status is important. 
• What makes bespoke integrations a nightmare for sellers. 
• How to scale to new marketplaces with zero engineering. 
• Why merchants must not sit on the sidelines of AI. 

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Website: https://www.firmly.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumarnsenthil/

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In this upcoming live webinar, I’m joined by Scott Brandley and DJ Sprague, co-authors of Cashflo. 

Together, they’ve helped ecommerce brands recover millions in lost revenue — and in this session, they’ll show you where yours is leaking. 

They’ll break down where ecommerce brands lose up to 38% of potential revenue through: 

→ Cart abandonment 
→ Site abandonment 
→ False declines 
→ Chargebacks 
→ Product returns 
→ Fraud losses 
→ Poor conversion rates 
→ Low-quality traffic 
→ And more 

More importantly, you’ll walk away with practical ways to plug these leaks and improve margins — without spending more on advertising. 

If your margins feel tighter than ever, this webinar session is for you. 

You will also receive a free digital and audio copy of their books, "Cashflo" and "Reputation King".  Both were written exclusively for ecommerce website owners.

The Details: 

📅 May 12, 2026 
🕒 7pm EST 

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Recording available if you can’t attend live. 

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In this episode, we dive into why many online stores lose money even when they get lots of traffic.

David Conforti, Chief Growth Officer at Avenue Z, explains how small gaps in your website and product pages can kill your sales.

He shares how new AI tools are changing the way people shop and what you must do to stay ahead. David also talks about the importance of being on the right platform and using a full strategy to grow your brand faster.

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• How rapid growth often leads to legacy site leaks. 
• What Agentic Commerce means for the future of shopping.  
• Why AI chat tools are becoming the new gatekeepers. 
• How to optimize your product catalog for AI agents.   
• Why traditional PR and SEO are essential for AI.   
• What the Universal Commerce Protocol means for brands.   
• How TikTok spend drives high-intent homepage traffic.   
• Why a full-funnel partner approach beats siloed work.   
• How Kind Patches scaled from $1M to $8M monthly.   
• What identifying your "metric on fire" can fix. 

Links & Resources

Website: https://avenuez.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-conforti-varfaj1/
X/Twitter: https://x.com/avenuez_network
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avenue.z/

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