How Commerce, Creator, & Consumer Brands Are Built

Moe Hayek is an entrepreneur and multi-brand owner, and current operating partner at the Limitless pill. His expertise is in operations, growth, scaling viral content, tiktok shop, and brand strategy around leveraging emerging trends and market tailwinds.

William Gasner is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Stack Influence, a company that offers automation services to brands and micro influences on a scale of hundreds to thousands of promotions monthly. In this episode, we'll touch on the importance of understanding your brand's data before entering into influencer marketing campaigns, the relevance of creative campaigns, and how to navigate the challenges tied to direct attribution for influencer marketing. We discuss organic content halo effects, and the role of micro and niche creators across the main distribution platforms of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shorts.

Jessica Young is the founder of Bubblegoods, an online marketplace that aims to support emerging healthy food brands by providing them with a direct channel to consumers. In this episode, Jessica shares her journey from working in fine dining to revolutionizing the food distribution landscape. Get ready to learn about Bubble Goods' mission, their innovative marketplace, and how they are connecting customers with the best natural food and beverage brands.

Jeremy Barbara is the head of influencer marketing at Sundays, a highly successful direct-to-consumer dog food brand. Previously he led influencer at SeatGeek. In this episode, we'll learn about the advantages of YouTube for influencer marketing, how to identify the right creators to work with, and how to create unique and engaging collaborations that result in profits.

Paul Jarrett is a logistics expert and the co-founder of a major 3PL that focuses on unlocking a brand's potential through logistics.In this episode, Blaine and Paul dive into the challenges of scaling a small business, the often overlooked aspects of running an ecommerce brand, and the crucial role that logistics plays in the success of direct-to-consumer companies.

Scott Crumrine is the founder & CEO of Guava Family, a company that specializes in designing and manufacturing gear for new parents.

Mustafa Saeed is a growth marketer and co-founder of Paul Street - an affiliate marketing firm that works with some of the largest brands in e-commerce. Mustafa joins Ramon & Blaine to walk us through the key strategies and tactics brands can implement to grow profitably through affiliate marketing. From screening and selecting high-quality affiliates to creating customized landing pages and developing compelling content, don’t miss out on the strategies behind this often overlooked growth channel.

Mina Elias is a multiple seven figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert and founder of Trivium Group, an Amazon Advertising agency.

Meghana Dhar is a tech advisor and investor passionate about creators, brands, social media, and commerce. With a background in big tech, she worked at Ebay where she discovered her love for e-commerce, marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models. Meghana's strategic expertise led her to become an advisor to the CEO during the spin-off of PayPal. She later served as the head of shopping partnerships at Instagram, witnessing its growth from inception. Recently, she held the position of global head of partnerships at Snap, accumulating valuable experiences in social commerce.

Victor Guardiola and Jordan Hicks are the co-founders of Bawi. With a passion for entrepreneurship, they turned their vision of creating ready-to-drink agua frescas into a reality. From testing their products at farmers markets to securing distribution in over 600 stores nationally, Victor and Jordan continue to grow their brand and bring refreshing beverages to consumers nationwide.