The Story of a Brand Show

The Story of a Brand Show

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The Story of a Brand Show episodes

  • June Smart Oven - The Tesla of Smart Ovens

    In the second part of this Feature,  Matt Van Horn, and Nikhil Bhogal, co-Founders of June Smart Oven, continue sharing the story of this innovative smart countertop oven brand that boasts an internal camera, a built-in probe thermometer that estimates when your food will be cooked through, and a number of preprogrammed cooking functions. Here's the rest of their story. 

      In part 2, Matt and Nikhil discuss How to be successful in fundraising, How to overcoming supply chain challenges, Coming together as a community worldwide, and so much more. Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Matt and Nikhil in Part 1of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand. For more on June Smart Oven visit: https://juneoven.com/ Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    37 min
  • June Smart Oven - Smart Enough to Cook By Itself

    Co-Founders Matt Van Horn and Nikhil Bhogal share with us their intriguing journey of creating an innovative oven that has the ability to learn how to cook on its own.   In part 1, Matt Van Horn and Nikhil Bhogal discuss The urgency in ensuring that your product is technologically advanced, How to research and create a product that has an opportunity to always improve, Creating a product that stands out in a way that helps consumers solve a problem that no product has solved before and so much more.  Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Matt and Nikhil in Part 1 of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand. For more on June Smart Oven visit: https://juneoven.com/ Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com

    37 min
  • Findlay Hats - Building Community Not Just Products

    In the second part of this Feature, Jimmy Hickey, Owner at Findlay Hats, continues telling the story of this amazing hat designer and manufacturer brand. 

      In Part 2, Jimmy discusses How Findlay changed due to COVID, How they added more positivity to their messaging, How they pivoted to making face shields and mask to help the local community, Why he believes that Findlay should give back to the country, The Findlay Hats Moat, How to build community and not just a brand, Why and how they launch new hat designs each week, Why community is like having your friends watch your back and so much more. Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Jimmy in Part 2 of this episode and listen to him share the inside story of a brand.   For more on Findlay Hats visit: https://www.findlayhats.com/     The Shoppy Awards: https://theshoppyawards.com/ (20% discount use SOB20) Attentive - https://www.attentivemobile.com/ Enquire Labs - https://www.enquirelabs.com/commercefocused Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    29 min
  • Findlay Hats - Confessions of a Hat Addict

    Recorded in my closet during the lockdown. Audio is spotty but wisdom is real.

     

    For Jimmy Hickey, Owner at Findlay Hats, spending hours a day having a daily dialogue with customers definitely goes a long way to building community and loyalty. One piece of evidence for this is the fact that an estimated 50 people out in the world carry a Findlay Hats tattoo. You simply can't buy that kind of loyalty. What's their secret? Listen to the rest of the story. 

      In Part 1 of this episode, Jimmy discusses 3 things that are different about Findlay Hats, The origin story, How he sat on his Hat idea for nearly 8 years, Why they wanted to be a Home town, heroes, before going Worldwide, Why they are committed to communicating with their customers each day, Why their friendly, down to earth brand is intentional and real, Jimmy's advice for potential entrepreneurs, Why you must feel the intensity of creating and building something, Why entrepreneurship is like Art, and so much more. Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Jimmy in Part 1 of this episode and listen to him share the inside story of a brand.   For more on Findlay Hats visit: https://www.findlayhats.com/     The Shoppy Awards: https://theshoppyawards.com/ (20% discount use SOB20) Attentive - https://www.attentivemobile.com/ Enquire Labs - https://www.enquirelabs.com/commercefocused Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    30 min
  • Taylor Stitch -  Responsibly Built For The Long Haul
    In the Next half of this Feature, Mike Maher, Co-Founder & CEO at Taylor Stitch,  continues sharing the story of how this men's lifestyle apparel brand has evolved into creating responsibly-built clothing and how it is thriving in the time of the pandemic by focusing on 1-to-1 relationships with its customers.   In Part 2, Mike discusses The customer experience tour, Starting your wardrobe with the basics, When customers discover the "Workshop", Chsoing names for products, How they take classics and update them with a modern fit, How one differentiator of their clothes is the fabric, The changing behavior of the Consumer post-COVID, Advice for brand owners, Why their main goal is. compelling product, The 2 sides of the same coin, The contrarian view of being profitable, What Mike would do if he were president, How Taylor Stitch was created during a recession, Why now is the time to start a business, Why it's time to develop skills you didn't know you had, Why you should join Mike in the Beer & Gear IG Live, and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Mike in Part 2of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand.   For more on Taylor Stitch visit: https://www.taylorstitch.com/     Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    36 min
  • Taylor Stitch -  Belief in One-to-One Relationships with Customers
    What if you were an Apparel Brand and created your own "Kickstarter-like" app on your site, released a new product every Thursday, sold the pieces before you made them, and then manufactured only what you sold? For Mike Maher, Co-Founder & CEO at Taylor Stitch,  that's exactly what he and his Co-Founders did. But that's not all. Did you know that 85% of all apparel ends up in landfills? So Mike and his team have also set out to make sustainability one of their main directives by making clothes that last. Here's his story.   In Part 1, Mike discusses The Taylor Stitch origin story, What is negative conversion cycle, Building an internal crowdfunding platform, 3 things the crowdfunding strategy does, How their clothes may put them out of business, The 5 Pillars of Responsibility, How they are helping their manufacturer provide living wages, How Taylor Stitch is Mike's first and only job out of college, How they responded to COVID, Why he believes in the 1to1 relationship model with customers, What he asked his store employees to do, Their Stand Small initiative, Why they aren't a luxury brand and why, How & why they make their own fabric, Living your brand values, and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Mike in Part 1of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand.   For more on Taylor Stitch visit: https://www.taylorstitch.com/     Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    38 min
  • By Humankind - Clean Ingredients With Purpose‎
    In Part 2 of this Feature, Brian Bushell, Co-Founder, and CEO of By Humankind, continues sharing the story of this amazing personal care brand dedicated to both creating clean effective products while reducing single-use plastic waste.   In Part 2, Brian discusses Predictions for a post COVID world, How their communication has changed because of the pandemic, Why customers want to feel aligned with your brand values, Why "Cutting Onions" is Brian's dream job, The 2 causes of failure, Why decisions are based on these 2 things, Why it's difficult to ask people for things you really need and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Brian in Part 2 of this episode and listen to her share the inside story of his brand.   For more on By Humankind visit: https://byhumankind.com     Justuno -  justuno.com/ramon Pattern89 - pattern89.com/pod Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    33 min
  • By Humankind - Great Products Can Be Great for the Planet
    When Brian Bushell, Co-Founder, and CEO of By Humankind, decided to take a vacation in between gigs, he got more than just rest. While swimming in the ocean at a beautiful resort, he saw first hand, a huge pile of single-use plastic items floating in the water. Since then, he couldn't get it out of his mind. So he decided to do something about it. And so after some research, the idea of By Humankind was born: a personal care brand dedicated to both creating clean effective products while reducing single-use plastic waste. Here's his story.     In part 1 of this feature, Brian discusses His pre-By Humankind journey, Why it's important to experience life in between founding companies, How he experienced the disaster of single-use plastics in our oceans, The founding idea - formulas that can pass through your body inside packaging that can pass through mother earth, How he didn't haven't any experience creating clean beauty products, How deodorants work, Why the only thing better than great products is a great team, How they chose which products to design and make first, Why they decided to choose the top single-use plastic offenders, Why only 7% of single-use products get a second life, Why consumers need to start thinking about packaging, Why if you want to make clean products accessible - the biggest challenge is cost, and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Brian in Part 1 of this episode and listen to her share the inside story of his brand.   For more on By Humankind visit: https://byhumankind.com     Justuno -  justuno.com/ramon Pattern89 - pattern89.com/pod Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    35 min
  • M.Gemi -  Made By Hand, Means Made with Love
    Please note we recorded this remotely over a month ago in the height of the pandemic, some of the audio is spotty but the wisdom is real. In Part 2 of this Feature, Ben Fischman, Founder & CEO at M.Gemi, continues sharing the story of this amazing handcrafted Italian Men's and Women's Luxury Shoe Brand.   In Part 2, Ben discusses What He would do if he were President, Why we need transparency and certainty, How his company's communication improved during COVID, Why you must ask yourself - How do we change & improve because of this experience, Why he rejects the saying - Don't sweat the details, How M.Gemi engenders trust, How he's building a brand with fanatical customers, Why personal connection with your customers is YOUR secret weapon, Why you should let your customer be your greatest marketers, Ben's entrepreneurial advice, Career advice for Twenty Something's, Why the pandemic will make us better, and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Ben in Part 2 of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand.   For more on M.Gemi visit: https://mgemi.com/     Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    37 min
  • M.Gemi -  The Magic of Italian Craftsmanship
    Please note we recorded this remotely over a month ago in the height of the pandemic, some of the audio is spotty but the wisdom is real. What do you do if you handcraft women's and men's shoes in Italy, the COVID epicenter of Europe? For Ben Fischman, Founder & CEO at M.Gemi, his business was hit on several fronts and in our latest Feature, we discuss what he and his team did to survive and thrive through the pandemic.    In Part 1, Ben discusses The M.Gemi origin story, how priority number 1 is survival, The emotional connection with customers, How they are saving the lost art of handcrafted shoemaking in Italy, What fast fashion means to Ben, The Build Now, Buy Now, Wear Now process, How they are using real-time data and AI to manage the business, Ben's "prove it, then build it" philosophy, How this pandemic is forcing people to build more efficient businesses, and so much more.    Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Ben in Part 1of this episode and gets the inside story of this amazing brand.   For more on M.Gemi visit: https://mgemi.com/     Gorgias -  Gorgias.link/story Fenix Commerce - https://www.fenixcommerce.com/ Retention Science - RetentionScience.com
    35 min

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