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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome toThe Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan. About the show: For over a decade,The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversationswith, by, and forfounders.Whether you"re starting, building, or dreaming about your business,The Foundr Podcastis where you can access experienced founders who"ve been in your shoes to learn their proven

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515: Building Yeezy with Kanye and Why He Left Adidas...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/06/08

When Kayne calls you on a Sunday night, you pick up. That was Eric Liedtke’s life for years as the head of global brands at Adidas, where he was instrumental in building the Yeezy brand and scaling the Adidas ecommerce platform to a multi-billion dollar business. After a 26-year corporate career, Liedtke gave it up and started from scratch as the CEO and co-founder of UNLESS Collective, a plant-based streetwear brand designed to leave zero plastic waste. Nathan Chan and Liedtke go deep into his war

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29:49

514: He Made $2.8M Getting People High | Nick...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/31

Nick Shackelford wants to get soccer moms buzzed. His brand, BRĒZ, targets consumers who want to relax without a hangover in the morning. The challenge is getting BRĒZ sold online to soccer moms when selling the product isn’t fully legal. Shackelford is the co-founder and managing partner at Structured Social and is Foundr’s How to Run Facebook Ads course instructor. But in this episode, Nathan Chan talks to a different Nick–the co-founder of THC beverage brand BRĒZ. He started the business in 2023

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513: Why Twitter Rejected His AI Tool | Alex Elias

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/24

When Alex Elias started Qloo, “artificial intelligence” was a dirty word. A decade later, Qloo is a pioneer in AI. Qloo is an AI decision-making platform that helps corporate clients predict audience tastes and preferences. Elias says that we’re still in “the Napster era of AI” and that the hype will eventually become a subtle integration into our lives. In this episode, Elias shares about being an early adopter of AI and how he’s endured the hype to build a trusted business that Twitter once

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512: How Shay Mitchell Is Disrupting a $17B Industry

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/17

Shay Mitchell loves it when people approach her in public and ask about her luggage instead of a selfie. The multi-hyphenate founder never wanted her brand to be BÉIS by Shay Mitchell; she wanted her business to stand alone as a solution for customers. Mitchell is an actress, producer, entrepreneur, activist, mother, and author. She’s best known for her work on the hit show "Pretty Little Liars,” but has transitioned the Hollywood glitz for the boardroom blitz. Since 2017, she’s founded three

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511: How One Product Made Him $40M | Ezra Firestone

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/10

Ezra Firestone’s businesses generated $70M in revenue last year, but he says he’s just “some guy.” He started his first ecommerce store in 2006, selling Marge Simpson wigs. Despite being a high school dropout with no experience or education, he was determined to make his business work. Two decades later, he’s invested and co-founded five successful businesses, including Smart Marketer, an ecom education platform that helps entrepreneurs run stores that generate over $20 million in yearly revenue. In

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54:58

510: How to Create Pain Killer Products | Guy Kawasaki

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/03

At 67, Guy Kawasaki is still evangelizing about products. After building a tech career at Apple under Steve Jobs, Kawasaki set out on a winding career path, including founding startups, giving viral Ted Talks, investing in unicorns like Canva, and writing 16 books. Eight years after his last podcast appearance, Nathan Chan catches up with Kawasaki to distill his decades of wisdom down to the essential functions of creating a painkiller product that people love. In this interview you’ll learn: The

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48:19

509: Shark Tank Winner Reveals How to Create a...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/26

A year after filming, Alicia Scott anxiously watched her appearance on Shark Tank surrounded by friends and family. Her pitch was first on the episode, and she nailed it by securing a deal from Emma Grede, the business mind behind Kardashian brands like SKIMS and Good American. Scott then pulled up her Shopify store. The numbers were shocking. In one weekend, she made six months' worth of revenue. Two years after the air date, Scott's built Range Beauty into a million-dollar ecommerce beauty brand

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44:58

508: How Hexclad Hooked Gordon Ramsay as a Partner |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/19

When Gordon Ramsay follows your Instagram account, you take notice. That’s how Daniel Winer, co-founder of Hexclad, started his business relationship with the superstar TV chef, which has become a full-fledged partnership. Winer launched Hexclad in 2016 by maxing out credit cards and emptying his savings. Today, the $400 million business is a DTC darling in the cookware industry, endorsed by celebrities and Michelin star chefs. In this interview, you’ll learn: How Winer lost hundreds of

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54:12

507: Wix Co-Founder Shares Website Tips from 250M+...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/12

If you want to build a website for your business that stands out, Avishai Abrahami believes that you need to care about what your customers are trying to do. Avishai is the CEO and co-founder of the website platform Wix. Founded in 2006, under Abrahami's leadership, Wix has grown to 254M users in 191 countries and 22 languages and went public in 2013 with a $800M valuation. In this episode, Chan and Abrahami break down the fundamentals of business websites and how AI speeds up development for

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44:01

506: I Ignored Investors and Built a $975M Company |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/05

An investor told Joe Thomas and his co-founders that they could exit to Salesforce for millions if they made their video recording software for sales teams. Thomas and his co-founder said no. Instead, they built Loom into a globally used tool with five million users in 230+ countries. In November of 2023, Atlassian acquired Loom for $975 million. Learn how Thomas trusted his gut and made Loom a must-have for the digital workforce. In this episode, you’ll learn: The 8-year overnight success story

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505: “The Bear” Inspired Restaurant Owner on Anger as...

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2024/03/29

How do you go from dead last to the No. 1 restaurant in the world? By channeling your anger. Listen to Nathan Chan and restaurateur-founder Will Guidara discuss the strategy behind making Eleven Madison Park into an icon and the stories that inspired the hit television show The Bear. In this episode, you’ll learn: How Guidara went from restaurateur to consultant founder Why he gamified everything for his team About the fueling power of anger Why coming in last changed everything for

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39:47

504: The State of Email Marketing in 2024 | Email...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/03/22

Email is still the highest converting and cheapest marketing channel for ecommerce. But how can you scale your program, protect against unsubs, and stay engaged with your audience? Ecommerce email marketer Chase Dimond returns to the podcast for a state of email marketing in 2024, including what AI tools are helping brands reach their audience efficiently. Dimond is an ecommerce email marketer and partner at Structured. Since launching in June 2018, Structured has helped clients send over a billion

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503: The Billion Views YouTuber You’ve Never Heard Of...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/03/15

From the age of two, Justin Flom has performed magic tricks. But the trick he never expected to do was turn a performance career into a social entertainment empire. In 2020, the pandemic forced Flom to go all-in on the internet, and within three months, he hit six figures in revenue. In this episode, Flom reveals how he approaches his content creation, which has amassed 30 billion views on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Surprisingly, his success started by making himself disappear.In this

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502: Stop Sending Thank You Cards with Products |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/03/08

Including thank you cards in your packaging could hurt your business. Find out why from Hero Packaging’s Anaita Sarkar as she discusses the myths around sustainable and eco-friendly packaging with Nathan Chan. Plus, she’ll share advice from starting two companies from scratch, covering TikTok marketing, packaging, demand generation, and more. Sarkar is the CEO and co-founder of Hero Packaging, author of Sell Anything Online, and ecommerce advisor. In this episode, you’ll learn: Anaita’s backstory

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501: Neil Patel Thinks Free Products Are the Best...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/03/02

Marketing is expensive. But you can get your brand in front of people much cheaper–by giving something away for free. In Neil Patel’s return to the podcast, he’ll share lessons from years of marketing consulting and explain why free products are cheaper for your business in the long run. If you haven’t seen Patel on social media, he’s the co-founder of Crazy Egg and Hello Bar and helps companies like NBC, GM, HP, and Viacom grow their revenue.In this episode, you’ll learn: How to generate leads

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293: Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey on the Connection...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2020/03/18

Jim McKelvey needs to solve problems. “It’s not about money. It’s not about recognition. It’s not about anything you can measure. It’s just this burning need to fix something.” That burning need is what sparked the ideas for all of his startups, including the massive small business payments company Square, and now his current project, Invisibly. “I look for a problem that I care about,” McKelvey says. “I look for something that bothers me, something that angers me, something I will get up and bend

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292: From LearnVest to Inspired Capital: Alexa von...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2020/03/10

We’ve all heard the motivational mantra that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. But Alexa von Tobel sees things a little differently. “If you love what you do, you’ll work every day of your life,” she says, “and it’s because I’m so passionate about what I’m doing.” The mission that gets von Tobel jumping out of bed every morning is one that impacts every one of us—finding financial stability. Without it, whether you’re a working family or a creative new startup, it’s

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290: Disrupting the Desk Phone and Taking on Google...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2020/02/25

Craig Walker’s on a mission to overhaul the way businesses communicate, with cloud-based phone service Dialpad. As a securities attorney in Silicon Valley, Craig Walker met regularly with a who’s who of Palo Alto venture capitalists, startup founders, and investment bankers. He thrilled at their stories of big ideas and bold risks. Then one day in 1998, he decided it was time to live one of those startup stories of his own. When life offered him an opportunity to sit on the other side of the table,

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289: Understanding the Power of Relationships to...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2020/02/18

Zvi Band describes himself as an introvert—someone who tends to be inward-looking, generally preferring to spend time alone. At the same time, he’s a successful entrepreneur, writer, and speaker who preaches the importance of relationships. “I actually found that all of my business, and more importantly, all of the amazing opportunities in my life came from, of all things, knowing the right people,” Band says. That may not sound like something an introvert would say, but for Band, human connection

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283: Splasheo Founder Gideon Shalwick on Video...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2020/01/08

Gideon Shalwick believes there’s one trait every entrepreneur needs, and it’s not persistence, a strong work ethic, or creativity. It’s self awareness. His own desire to better understand himself has led him down a winding road of serial entrepreneurship and self-exploration. It’s what first inspired Shalwick to drop out of the 9-to-5 club early in his career, move to another country with his wife, and start fresh. The pursuit of his true calling led him to publish a successful ebook in 2006, and

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