One of our clients came into coaching last week - up over 600% year over year. Revenue through the roof. Bigger warehouse, bigger team, more SKUs than they've ever had. And the first thing out of their mouth was, "I'm freaking out." Because the slow season just started. And that's the thing nobody warns you about - the panic doesn't go away just because the numbers got bigger. It just gets louder. So today, we are breaking down the three things you should actually be doing when your business hits a seasonal dip - without going down a rabbit hole that costs you more than the dip ever would.

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We just got back from Smart Marketer's private mentorship event — last year when we went to Smart Marketer Live the conversation was all around acquisition…. with only 1 session being about AI. But this time it was very different. A majority of the sessions were about AI. And in this episode we are going to talk through the 3 major AI lessons that were talked about and how some of the largest ecommerce brands in the world are using AI.

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Meta just dropped something big and if you're running ads or selling products on their platforms, you need to understand what's coming.

On April 8th, Meta launched Muse Spark, a brand new AI model built from the ground up by their internal Superintelligence Labs team. But the part that should have every ecom brand owner paying attention? 

Shopping Mode: a new feature inside Meta AI that lets users ask shopping questions and get product recommendations pulled directly from creator content, brand posts, and Reels.

In this episode, Josh and Dylan break down exactly what this means for bootstrapped Shopify brands — the massive opportunity on the ad side, and the very real risks of letting Meta control more and more of your funnel.

They cover:

• What Muse Spark actually is and why it matters
• How Shopping Mode could reshape the way consumers discover and buy products
• The "Mall Landlord Problem"  and why being all-in on Meta's ecosystem is a double-edged sword
• Why the organic-to-pay playbook has happened before (and could happen again)
• What smart brand owners should be watching right now

This one's part excitement, part warning. 

Either way, you need to know what's coming.

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We ditched ChatGPT and moved our entire team to Claude and it changed the way we write, plan, and automate almost everything.

In this episode, we break down:

• The real reason we switched (it wasn’t just “better output”)
• The Claude features that made it a no-brainer (Projects + workflows)
• What actually changed inside the business after the move
• A few real examples of where the time savings came from

If you’ve been using AI but still feel like you’re starting from scratch every time, this will click.

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Every Meta advertiser has had that moment — performance tanks, they panic, they go to Reddit, they blame Meta. But nobody actually KNOWS if it was just them or if it was the whole platform. Until now. We built a tool that aggregates 50 businesses spending $500+/day to answer one question: "Was Meta having a bad day?" The data tells a fascinating story — and a hopeful one.

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We analyzed over two million dollars of client ad spend across nine major ecom industries — and what we found was honestly a little uncomfortable. The brands spending the most, and profiting the most, are doing almost the exact opposite of what most people in the $100-to-$500-a-day range are doing. And it's not about budgets. It's about a shift in what Meta's algorithm actually rewards right now. If you're still running Meta the way you were even six months ago, you might already be slipping off the bank. That's what we're getting into today.

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We found out last week that Meta is about to take away my credit card points. Our first reaction was: between the brands we manage and my own ad spend, we put a LOT of money through Meta every single month. And all those credit card points? They add up to real cash back. 

What we found is honestly bigger than credit card points. Rumor has it, Meta is changing the entire way they bill advertisers — starting April 1st. And whether you're spending two hundred bucks a day or twenty thousand, this is going to affect how cash moves through your business.

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Ever launch a brand new ad on Meta and wonder why it's barely spending? You're not alone - it's one of the most common questions we get from our coaching clients. In this episode, Dylan asks Josh 5 of the biggest Meta ads questions he hears every single week.

Questions covered:
1. Why does Meta not spend on newly launched ads?
2. Why does your ROAS spike every time you run a promotion?
3. What ratio of paid ads to organic social posts should you be doing?
4. How do you create diversity in ads with the same messaging?
5. Is it dangerous putting all your eggs in one product basket?

Whether you're troubleshooting your Meta ad spend, trying to stabilize your ROAS, or building a smarter creative strategy - this episode has the answers you, and so many other ecommerce brands, been looking for.

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If you’ve been saying “I need better ads” or “I need my ROAS higher,” this episode might sting a little.

Because most ecommerce brands aren’t stuck from lack of effort - they’re stuck because they’re attacking the wrong constraint.

We break down the four levers of business growth (Acquisition, Fulfillment, Product Dev, Ops) and explain how to stop bucket-thinking your problems. Ads aren’t one thing. Teams aren’t one thing. Profit isn’t one thing.

We also walk through leading vs. lagging indicators, wildly important goals, and how to identify what you can actually control this week to move the business forward.

Hard truth: when growth stalls, it’s usually leadership - not the algorithm.

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In this episode, Josh sits down with Dr. Mark Matthews - PhD in psychology and high-performance coach - to unpack something most founders never stop to examine:

The difference between achievement and fulfillment.

You’ll hear:
- The ACTUAL definition of addiction
- How high performers unknowingly train their nervous system for constant stimulation
- The hidden cost of being achievement-obsessed
- Why reflection might be the most powerful growth lever you’re ignoring
- How three simple identity words can radically change your relationships and leadership

This conversation goes deeper than tactics.

It challenges how you define success.
How you show up at home.
And whether you’re building a business… or slowly losing the parts of yourself that matter most.

If you’re driven, ambitious, and always thinking about work — this episode will hit close to home.

And it might just change how you think about performance forever.

Interested in working with Dr. Matthews? DM him “COACH” on Instagram @facemyfear

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