Chris is in Providence RI attending a mastermind conference and networking with other Amazon sellers.  Todd takes the time to make a "VLOG", which is basically this podcast, but with video that can be see on YouTube at https://youtu.be/RMzqg27v0Eg  Just another way to get your daily dose of Todd and Chris.

Todd picks up a previous story thread involving the evil giant AT&T and how they ruined his business.  

Todd picks up a previous story thread involving the evil giant AT&T and how they ruined his business.  

There are no excuses, only conditions. And those aren't acceptable either.

In this episode Todd talks about one of his favorite business ventures, how it came to be and why the David and Goliath challenge should be embraced and not feared.

Chris made a comment the other day that Todd wrote better podcast titles, so he took a LOT of liberty with this one.  Seriously though, Todd continues the story of his 900# business that started in his last podcast, plus other observations and the opening of new doors.

Listen along as Todd explains how an employee's embezzelment and a major disater in the making taught Todd some hard learned lessons.

Mindset is a broad concept and one that is hard to define. The next few episodes will deal specifically with your mindset, the mistakes some people make and specific ideas and strategies that you can implement right away. In this episode, Chris talks about two specific strategies for developing a mindset for success - finding your 'why' and a framework on which to base your success.   

After some discussion in the Ecomm Elite Facebook group about the how and why of working directly with manufacturers, Chris decided to cover the topic in some detail.

In this episode you will learn that there is a very simple formula to follow in order to increase your chance of success with manufacturers and distributors.  Keep in mind that a manufacturer has one goal and it is actually right in line with yours. Listen to this episode to learn the best course of action when talking directly with a manufacturer of a product that you want to sell.

Todd laments about his jet lag, and the amazing day he had today with a new key employee teaching him about unsexy products, finding wholesale distributors and other key thoughts.