The Product Guy Podcast

The jewelry industry is ancient, and the ring market has become controlled by few players selling the same, or almost the same products from a select manufacturers and distributors. That is until a young guy came into the industry making custom rings for fun and who soon found himself selling rings around the world of the most unique materials.Patrick Adair is the founder of Patrick Adair designs. He makes rings of all sorts of shapes, sizes and materials. His YouTube channe...

What the heck are NFT's and what do they have to do with the future of the workplace? How are NFT launches like physical product launches? Is the metaverse for me or just a bunch of hipster weirdos.Kahea Kamauu, founder of MetaSuites explains what Web3 offices are and why they are revolutionizing the work place. Metasuites is a utility NFT based company that develops business and community based products for VR/Metaverse experiences. Creating enhanced experiences with...

With more than 7,000,000 subscribers, Zack’s channel, JerryRigEverything, has identified multiple multiple opportunities to sell physical products to customers. What started as a youtube channel exploring tech products he loved, he quickly identified that viewers also wanted products. Affiliate programs grew, to brand partnerships, and eventually became fully custom offerings to customers.Millions of dollars and now a diversified product catalog across multiple brands and marketpl...

Big long lasting business don't just keep doing the same thing forever. They constantly evolve, and grow with the needs of their customers. Most fail because they stop asking the most important questions a business can ask. "What do my customers want and how do they want it?"This episode is here to help you stay curious and invested in your customer. We cover real world, examples from Apple, Ford, Tesla, and others on how to better know and understand your customers to...

DoTerra is among the largest and most successful network marketing companies in the world. Their rise to power and success in the essential oil industry has made shockwaves felt throughout the world. They went from being the new kid on the block to the global pace setter and the benchmark brand, both in product quality, and market reach.Tim Valentiner, VP of Global Strategic Sourcing DoTerra, joins us to discuss their demanding and robust global supply chain. He shares with ...

Want to start a business? Need some help from an investor, mentor, advisor, or spouse? Put together a business proposal to help them see the vision. They need to know the Who, what where, why and how of your proposed business.Business proposals don't need to answer every question and they certainly don't need the detail of a business plan, but they do need to focus on a few key areas of the business that all investors, partners, and stakeholders will want to hear about.I hav...

The best businesses sell before they buy. They successfully create revenue, before expensing the buy. This is not only Kickstarter businesses, but true of companies like Tesla, Ford, Nike, and many many more. In the process of creating the revenue before purchasing inventory the businesses optimize cash flow and reduce risk. Today, small, medium, and large businesses are doing the same.Weekly Episodes on Tuesdays. Download wherever you get your podcasts.Handles:➡...

When it comes to business there is often times a right way and a wrong way to do things. Such is also the case with Amazon. Not all products are the right fit for the Amazon marketplace, but if they are you want to optimize to make sure you stand out from the noise of potential or direct competitors. It's easier said than done.You will learn what KPI's to track, and where to focus your efforts on Amazon. You will also learn about how Marketplace Blueprint can help you ...

What do the biggest companies like TESLA and Ingersoll Rand do to optimize supply lines? What was working for Elon Musk during Tesla's most challenging and most prosperous times like? These are some of the questions we cover from the interview with Nathan! Listen for his advice for companies trying to scale and that are looking for better data in the process.Nathan is a Supply Chain consulting executive and entrepreneur, leveraging his knowledge and experience from his corpo...

It's been a full year!1 Year of weekly...mostly weekly episodes. Nonetheless this is episode 52! This has been such a fun, fulfilling and exciting adventure of sharing with you the how, what and why of physical products!In this special anniversary episode I get on the other side of the microphone and am interviewed by my business partner and mentor Richie Norton! He asks me the fun and tough questions about supply chain, inflation, Podcasting, and product creation. We ...