Episodes

Your Ads Aren’t Broken. Your Data Is. (Here’s the Fix)
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March 24, 2026

Your Ads Aren’t Broken. Your Data Is. (Here’s the Fix)

Three dashboards, three different numbers—if your Meta, Google, and Shopify analytics can't agree on conversions, you're making spend decisions on broken data.In this episode, Sean Larkin, Chief Product Officer at OpenSend and founder of Fueled, breaks down:Why browser pixels are losing catastrophic signal—and how server-side tracking typically recovers 20–30% ROAS on MetaHow a single app install can silently kill your ad signal for days without you ever knowingWhy the Fueled + OpenSend ...
Why Your 7X ROAS Isn't Showing Up in Your Bank Account
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March 17, 2026

Why Your 7X ROAS Isn't Showing Up in Your Bank Account

Revenue rising, profit shrinking? Your Shopify brand may have a profitability problem disguised as a growth problem.In this episode, Ben Dyer, Head of Growth at Webtopia — managing $100M+ in ad spend for D2C brands — breaks down:Why ROAS is a vanity metric — and what contribution margin and CAC actually reveal about true business healthHow one haircare brand cut branded search waste, shifted to non-brand targeting, and drove 74% revenue growthThe content-led Meta strategy (post-Andromeda...
From 8 Cents to 40 Cents  Per Subscriber: Building a Retention System  That Actually Pays
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March 10, 2026

From 8 Cents to 40 Cents Per Subscriber: Building a Retention System That Actually Pays

Your email list generates $0.08 per subscriber on average—but Shopify brands with the right retention system are hitting $0.40.In this episode, Tris Dyer, founder of Oaks Email Studio, a boutique Klaviyo retention agency, breaks down:Why retention is a financial discipline—and why tracking revenue per recipient (not open rates) reveals what's actually brokenThe Hydrinity skincare case study: 194% lift in campaign conversion value by building product-aware lifecycle journeysHow AI-powered...
Your ROAS Is Green. Your Bank Account Isn't. Here's Why.
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March 5, 2026

Your ROAS Is Green. Your Bank Account Isn't. Here's Why.

Revenue climbing, dashboards green, bank account still running dry—Shopify brands can have an 8x ROAS and still lose $100K a month.In this episode, Adam Callinan, CEO of Pentane and co-founder of the $60M Bottlekeeper brand, breaks down:Why ad platform metrics are always missing context—and how hidden fixed and variable costs quietly destroy marginsHow one DTC brand went from losing $100K/month at an 8x ROAS to $50K monthly profit in 90 daysThe Profit Pyramid: why founders who optimize t...
How Much Should You Actually Spend on AI? A Revenue-Stage Framework for Shopify Brands
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Feb. 24, 2026

How Much Should You Actually Spend on AI? A Revenue-Stage Framework for Shopify Brands

Shopify brands are stacking AI tools and wasting money. If you're not sure what to actually spend on AI at your revenue stage, this episode cuts through the noise.In this solo episode, Steve breaks down:A stage-by-stage AI investment framework from under $500K to $50M+ in annual revenue with realistic monthly budget rangesWhy one well-implemented AI system trained on your data outperforms 10 underutilized tools every timeThe compounding filter—how to tell if an AI investment gets smarter...
Stop Giving Discounts To Customers Who Were Already Going To Buy
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Feb. 17, 2026

Stop Giving Discounts To Customers Who Were Already Going To Buy

Blind discounting is quietly destroying your Shopify margins—even when customers were already ready to buy.In this episode, Muhammed Tüfekyapan, founder of Growth Suite, breaks down:Why "walkaway customers" and dedicated buyers need completely different treatment—and how behavior tracking tells them apart in real timeHow single-use discount codes that truly expire stop coupon leakage to Honey and Capital One ShoppingWhy most brands see recovered sales within hours of installing Growth Su...
Why Your Best Content Is Invisible in AI Search (And How to Fix It)
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Feb. 10, 2026

Why Your Best Content Is Invisible in AI Search (And How to Fix It)

Six-month window to rank in AI search before enterprises catch up—if your Shopify brand isn't showing up in ChatGPT or Perplexity product recommendations yet, this is your roadmap.In this episode, Ivan Slobodin, Director of Product at Searchable.com, breaks down:Why the next 6-12 months offer a rare chance to rank alongside Nike and Sony in AI platforms before competition intensifiesHow automation runs hundreds of prompts daily across 9 AI platforms vs the 10-20 you'd do manuallyWhy bran...
Why Your $100 DTC Orders Can't Compete with $10K Wholesale Relationships
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Feb. 3, 2026

Why Your $100 DTC Orders Can't Compete with $10K Wholesale Relationships

DTC brands struggling in 2025: there's a $5.9 trillion wholesale opportunity you're missing while chasing the $1.3 trillion online market.In this episode, Meghann Butcher, founder of RepSpark, breaks down:How 80,000+ retailers actively discover and order from emerging brands through B2B platformsThe operational backbone that turns chaotic wholesale order management into automated fulfillmentWhy adding wholesale legitimizes DTC brands and opens revenue channels beyond paid acquisitionWh...
Why Alibaba Shows You The Wrong Suppliers First (And What Top Brands Do Instead)
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Jan. 27, 2026

Why Alibaba Shows You The Wrong Suppliers First (And What Top Brands Do Instead)

Alibaba makes 90% of revenue from supplier advertising—meaning the factories you see first simply paid the most to rank there.In this episode, discover:Why Alibaba's pay-to-rank model keeps premium suppliers (like those manufacturing for Lululemon and Calvin Klein) off directories, and how customs data from Vietnam, Mexico, India, and China reveals actual factory qualityThe compliance risk that cost brands hundreds of thousands: how US DNA testing on Xinjiang cotton caught unsuspecting bra...
162,000 Discount Codes Analyzed: The Unique Strategy That's Secretly Driving Shopify's Top Brands
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Jan. 20, 2026

162,000 Discount Codes Analyzed: The Unique Strategy That's Secretly Driving Shopify's Top Brands

Most Shopify stores are bleeding margin with generic discount codes that get scraped, shared, and abused—while missing the strategic segmentation that actually drives conversions.In this episode, discover:How switching from "WELCOME10" to unique codes prevents coupon abuse while enabling targeted offers for new subscribers, win-back campaigns, and VIP segments—without the CFO panic about unlimited liabilityWhy 46% of distributed codes expire unused (revealing hidden opportunities in your c...
Why Shopify Brands Need a Data Layer (Not Just Better Tracking)
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Jan. 13, 2026

Why Shopify Brands Need a Data Layer (Not Just Better Tracking)

When Facebook shows 50 sales, Google Analytics shows 35, and Shopify shows 68 — which number do you trust to scale profitably?In this episode, discover:How server-side tracking eliminates the 20-30% revenue gap plaguing most Shopify brands' analytics, bypassing Apple ITP and ad blockers to achieve 100% order relay from Shopify to your marketing channelsWhy Littledata's unified data layer synchronizes customer behavior, loyalty tiers, and product metafields across Meta, Google, and Klaviyo ...
The Hidden Nexus Trap Costing Shopify Sellers Thousands
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Jan. 6, 2026

The Hidden Nexus Trap Costing Shopify Sellers Thousands

Most Shopify sellers have no idea they're breaking tax laws until it's too late—and the penalties are brutal.In this episode, discover:Four types of nexus that trigger tax obligations beyond economic thresholds: physical locations, affiliate commissions, click-through traffic, and even trade show attendance create instant compliance requirementsWhy Amazon FBA sellers get blindsided when launching Shopify stores—Amazon handles sales tax automatically while Shopify puts the burden entirely o...