The Shopify Growth Show
What would you do if you were starting today? To help, here are half-baked startup ideas, growth marketing tactics, and stories from founders and creators - including my own journey as a bootstrapped business owner. All of the content is centered around helping founders, creators, and investors starting today.
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Why This Founder Said “No” to Shark Tank Money and Still Built a 7-Figure Brand - The Shopify Growth Show (#15)
Would you turn down funding after being featured on Shark Tank? Eric Bandholz did. In this episode, he breaks down how Beardbrand became one of the most iconic DTC companies 0 built on freedom, grit, and a wild Reddit strategy. Jim talks with Eric Bandholz, founder of Beardbrand, about the raw, real story of building a
How to Build a $25M+ Business Without Raising a Dime (Jesse Pujji’s Playbook) - The Shopify Growth Show (#14)
What if you could build a $25M+ business without raising a single dime? Jesse Pujji has done it - multiple times. From bootstrapping his first agency to launching Gateway X and scaling productized services in the DTC world, Jesse has a blueprint for founders who want to build big without giving away equity. In this epi
They didn’t just launch a wine brand - they created a whole new category. In this episode, Kendra Kawala shares how Maker Wines went from cold outreach to category leader. Jim talks with Kendra Kawala, co-founder of Maker Wines, about how she turned B2B sales grit into DTC scale. From walking into wine shops cold to ma
From Inside Joke to 6-Figure DTC Brand - The Fatboy Story - The Shopify Growth Show (#12)
It started with a nickname. Then became a joke. And somehow… a 6-figure DTC brand. In this episode, Ryan Rock shares how Fatboy was born and how he turned culture, community, and UGC into a real business. Jim sits down with Ryan Rock to tell the unconventional story behind Fatboy - a brand that started as a laugh betwe
The 7-Figure Exit Behind Couch.com (And the $600K Domain Bet That Made It Happen) - The Shopify Growth Show (#11)
What would make someone spend a small fortune on the domain Couch.com? In this episode, Alex Back reveals the real reasons and how it helped him build and sell a 7-figure business. Jim sits down with Alex Back, founder of Couch.com and Apt2b, to unpack the journey of bootstrapping an eCommerce brand and exiting with i
Most brands start online. Robert Nelson did the opposite and it changed everything. He used real-world feedback, military discipline, and pop-up precision to launch a thriving DTC brand. In this episode, Robert Nelson of Just Mystic shares the unconventional path his brand took to gain traction - starting offline with
