The number one pain point brands bring to us: “My current agency gives me execution, not strategy.” Luke and Richard, break down why that complaint, while valid, doesn’t go far enough. Most brands are stuck in one of two broken relationships: An agency that only executes (you tell them what to do, they do it)...

Taylor and Luke, walk through exactly how the Prophit Engine system enables one person to deliver the work and outcome of three. This isn’t about replacing people with AI. It’s about what happens when you combine 12 years of methodology, a purpose-built data infrastructure, and an operator empowered by enterprise-grade tooling. In this roundtable replay,...

Tony Chopp, walks through the Hierarchy of Metrics — the framework our Prophit Engineers use to diagnose problems and take action for 170+ ecommerce brands. In this episode, Tony and Richard break down a real brand example in Statlas, showing how you go from a contribution margin miss all the way down to a specific...

AI is changing how ecommerce brands produce creative. But most brands are using it wrong. They’re generating entire ads with AI and wondering why performance drops. Or they’re ignoring it entirely and falling behind on volume. In this episode, we break down how to actually use AI in your creative workflow without sacrificing the authenticity...

Common Thread Collective is now an owner in Commerce Roundtable. In this episode, Taylor with Jimmy Kim, founder of Commerce Roundtable, to tell the full story of how this partnership came together and why in-person events matter more than ever. Jimmy shares the origin story of Commerce Roundtable, from a 50-person CBD roundtable in a...

Every ecommerce growth team spends the majority of their time answering the same five questions. The problem? Most brands answer them with disconnected tools, siloed teams, and spreadsheets that have nothing to do with the actual marketing levers they can pull. In this episode, Luke breaks down the five questions that account for 80% of...

CTC has never had a service offering for brands below seven figures. That changes today. Prophit Engine Lite is for any Ecommerce brand with established revenue below $1M annually. If you’re past the startup phase, running ads, generating sales, and trying to figure out how to grow profitably, this is built for you. In this...

Most brands are stuck in a cycle: source UGC creators, send product, hope the content is usable, repeat. The hit rate is low, the management is painful, and the content lacks consistency. Adrianne breaks down a different model: a dedicated in-house creator, fully managed by CTC. What this episode covers: Why one dedicated creator outperforms...

Most 7-figure brands are stuck in the same loop. They’ve outgrown guesswork but can’t justify a $15K/month agency retainer. Every dollar has to work, and there’s no infrastructure to know if it is. Joy Sharma breaks down how the Prophit Engine system adapts for brands in the 7-figure range. What this episode covers: Why “just...

Every brand wants more capacity from their growth team. Most try to solve it by adding people or plugging data into ChatGPT. Neither works. In this episode, Luke breaks down the 3-layer infrastructure behind the Prophit Engine that actually creates capacity: Layer 1: The Database Order-level, finance, marketing, and cost data aggregated in one place....