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Ready to build your business, but not sure where to start? Shopify Masters gives you the real stories and strategies behind successful entrepreneurship. Each week, we talk with founders and e-commerce experts who have launched, grown, and scaled real businesses. Learn how to turn your first idea into a product, run ads that actually work, and find suppliers you can trust. Our guests share lessons learned so you can avoid common mistakes and move faster.
Episodes
- 2025 / 12 / 4From Farmers Markets to 5,000 Stores: How Taza Chocolate Stayed True and GrewTaza Chocolate didn’t follow trends—it built a lasting brand by doubling down on its differences. Founders Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton share how staying true to their product, owning their...
- 2025 / 12 / 2How to Save Lives & Build a BrandWhile the bike helmet industry screamed "you need this for safety!", Gloria Hwang did the opposite. She made helmets so beautiful that 25% of Thousand customers are wearing helmets for the first time ever....
- 2025 / 11 / 27How One TikTok Creator Built a Brand That Sells Out on RepeatHow founder Catherine Lockhart built Shelter Skin through deliberate growth, in-house manufacturing, and radical transparency.For more on Shelter Skin and show notes click here Subscribe and watch Shopify...
- 2025 / 11 / 25The Retail Strategy That Lets Us Compete With Home Depot (Inventory Advice)Matthew Burrows didn't start Plant Material with a big budget, but through strategic inventory management and real-time tracking, he's built a three-location business growing 50% year-over-year. Today, the...
- 2025 / 11 / 20Inside the Pivot That Helped This Family Business Hit Nearly $1 Million in RevenueMiJa Books grew from a side project to a nearly $1M business by turning customer feedback into smart pivots, book fairs, and scalable systems.For more on MiJa Books and show notes click here Subscribe and...
- 2025 / 11 / 18How I Made $1 Million In 1Hour After Our Worst Year In BusinessSet Active founder, Lindsey Carter has nailed a well-timed, high in demand, product drop. Now the team sells out millions worth of products in the matter of hours. In just seven years, she's built a...
- 2025 / 11 / 13How Kindness and Smart Scaling Built a $92 Million Skin Care BusinessBeekman 1802’s founders turned crisis into opportunity, building a $92 million skin care brand by starting small, staying disciplined, and leading with heart.For more on Beekman 1802 and show notes click...
- 2025 / 11 / 11How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign (From a $60M Pro)Peak Design has raised over $60 million on Kickstarter across multiple campaigns, making them one of the most successful crowdfunding brands in history. Their most recent campaign alone generated $13.5...
- 2025 / 11 / 6How a College Injury Sparked an 8-Figure Shoe StartupHow Haley Pavone turned a college injury into an eight-figure convertible footwear brand built on curiosity, grit, and smart, sustainable growth.For more on Pashion Footwear and show notes click...
- 2025 / 11 / 4How Two Friends Built a Multimillion-Dollar Business While Keeping Their Day JobsRachel Hochhauser and Jena Wolfe didn’t quit their jobs to build Piecework Puzzles—and that’s exactly why it worked. The cofounders share how they turned a stormy weekend experiment into a multi-million...
- 2025 / 11 / 4How Two Friends Built a MultiMillion-Dollar Business While Keeping Their Day JobsRachel Hochhauser and Jena Wolfe didn’t quit their jobs to build Piecework Puzzles—and that’s exactly why it worked. The cofounders share how they turned a stormy weekend experiment into a multi-million...
- 2025 / 10 / 30How to Win Black Friday Cyber MondayDiscover the best Black Friday Cyber Monday strategies from 13 successful founders. Get actionable tips on sales, inventory, marketing, and more for 2025. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign...
- 2025 / 10 / 28How Ridge Used AI to Double Revenue & Surpass $100M RevenueRidge scaled to $5M in revenue per employee using AI. CEO Sean Frank shares his tips on harnessing the power of AI to grow revenue. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE Shopify...
- 2025 / 10 / 23From Pantry Staple To Premium Brand: Bold Bean Co’s Recipe for 250% GrowthBold Bean Co grew 250% by redefining beans as a premium, building community through storytelling, and scaling with purpose.For more on Bold Bean Co and show notes click here Subscribe and watch Shopify...
- 2025 / 10 / 21How She Pitched Whole Foods & Got a Response in 3 HoursOne cold email landed Elavi in more than 50 Whole Foods Market stores. Learn the three-step pitch framework that gets buyers to respond in hours, not weeks. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign...
- 2025 / 10 / 16MALK’s Path to $100M in RevenueMALK’s president scaled the organic plant-based milk brand to $100M in revenue through smart growth strategies and tactics.For more on MALK and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on...
- 2025 / 10 / 14Turn a Side Hustle into $100K RevenueProvince of Canada grew from $1,500 to $100K monthly revenue through 5 years of organic growth, daily content, and community building. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE...
- 2025 / 10 / 9The Founder Who Turned Plastic Waste Into a Multimillion Dollar Travel BrandSolgaard founder Adrian Solgaard shares how crowdfunding, design, and sustainability shaped his global travel brand.For more on Solgaard and show notes click here Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on...
- 2025 / 10 / 7How to Sell $100M Worth of T-Shirts in a Shein Dominated MarketBuilding a company with your best friends can be the best way to reach $100M. Learn about sustainable growth through a Meta strategy from Unbound Merino’s CEO, Dan Demsky. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters...
- 2025 / 10 / 7From College Dropout to $100M Brand Owner : A Founder’s StoryBuilding a company with your best friends can be the best way to reach $100M. Learn about sustainable growth through a Meta strategy from Unbound Merino’s CEO, Dan Demsky.For more on Unbound Merino and show...
- 2025 / 10 / 2How Larroudé Scaled From $4,000 to Nine Digit Revenue in Five YearsLaunched with $4000 in 2020, footwear brand Larroudé scaled to 550 staff and nine-digit revenue within five years using vertical integration and a direct-to-demand model.For more on Larroudé and show notes...
- 2025 / 9 / 30From $0 Profit to Doubling Revenue: The Business Plan That Changed EverythingFashion entrepreneur Stephanie Ibbitson shares how writing a solid business plan transformed her struggling handbag brand into a profitable company. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for...
- 2025 / 9 / 25How To Find Customers When You Can’t Afford MarketingLearn how Free Soul found its first customers without a marketing budget. From 4 a.m. gym visits to eight-figure growth, learn actionable startup tips ahead.For more on Free Soul and show notes click...
- 2025 / 9 / 23How To Turn Your Biggest Insecurity Into a Million-Dollar Business (Even Without Industry Experience)Michelle Shemilt developed Numi undershirts after realizing women lacked sweat-proof undergarments. Learn how to scale a million-dollar fashion brand with no previous experience. Subscribe and watch Shopify...
- 2025 / 9 / 18How Stratus Turned a $4000 Bet Into 10,000 Orders ShippedStratus CEO Ricky Jones turned a $4000 buy into a thriving ski brand—doubling revenue with passion, niche focus, and authentic community.For more on Stratus and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 9 / 16She Took 4 Months Off & GREW Monthly Revenue $10K+Tique Chandler shares strategies that kept her honey business growing during maternity leave—from email automation to strategic delegation. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE...
- 2025 / 9 / 11How You Can Build an 8-Figure Influencer Marketing Strategy (That Actually Works)Kopari’s VP built an eight-figure influencer strategy. Discover her strategy for creating content flywheels using long-term thinking over big budgets.For more on Kopari Beauty and show notes click...
- 2025 / 9 / 9From Content Creator To Fashion Founder: How Allegra Shaw Built the Perfect White T-ShirtAllegra Shaw built Uncle Studios into a seven-figure fashion brand through ethical practices, organic growth, and community trust. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE Shopify...
- 2025 / 9 / 4Your #1 Marketing Opportunity Is Sitting Right in Your WarehouseDiscover how packaging is your #1 marketing opportunity with 100% open rates. Learn from Arka’s founder how to turn every shipment into growth.For more on Arka and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 9 / 2How Issues Magazine Shop Raised $120K to Prove Print Isn’t DeadLearn how Nicola Hamilton raised $120,000 for Issues Magazine Shop using alternative funding, dual business plans, and intuition over spreadsheets. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for...
- 2025 / 8 / 28How D'IYANU Built a Multimillion-Dollar Brand While Staying True to West African RootsD’IYANU’s founder built a multimillion-dollar African-inspired fashion brand by bootstrapping, taking bold risks and mastering Facebook ads. For more on D'IYANU and show notes click here Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 8 / 26How This 19-Year-Old College Student Outsmarted the Entire Grocery IndustryOdd Bunch founder Divy Ohja scaled from 87 to 100,000+ customers without VC funding by focusing on problem validation, lean operations and retention techniques. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on...
- 2025 / 8 / 21How Still Here Tailored Its Growth Without Outside CapitalBootstrapped with $20K, Still Here grew from painted jeans to an eight-figure denim brand through grit, creativity, and discipline.For more on Still Here and show notes click here Subscribe and watch Shopify...
- 2025 / 8 / 19How to Set Beauty Trends Before They Become MainstreamNUDESTIX Cofounder Taylor Frankel built celebrity partnerships and scaled the beauty empire to 8-figures. Discover the unique equity deals, and authentic content strategy that helps them stay ahead and set...
- 2025 / 8 / 14The Solo Founder Who Did Everything Herself and Still Beat Beauty Industry GiantsDedCool founder Carina Chaz built a multimillion-dollar fragrance empire as a solo founder. Learn her strategies for bootstrapping growth alone and understanding when to seek outside investment.For more on...
- 2025 / 8 / 12How to Build Your First Retail Store and Scale to MoreBluboho grew from kitchen parties to six retail stores through human connection, customer intimacy, and strategic location planning. Today, it’s one of Canada’s most successful independently owned jewelry...
- 2025 / 8 / 7How Two Founders Turned Curation Into a Competitive EdgeGoodee’s founders built a global home goods marketplace with purpose, curated design, and a 4.5% return rate by helping customers buy better.For more on Goodee and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 8 / 5How to Scale Your Business From $4,000 to $1M in RevenueThree Ships grew from $4,000 to $1M revenue in four years. Learn how the founders used retail partnerships, rebranding, and funding tactics to grow a beauty brand in a saturated market.For more on Three Ships...
- 2025 / 7 / 31Turning Followers into Retailers: Clubhouse Skin’s Social-First StrategyHow Clubhouse Skin disrupted men’s skin care with bold design, clean formulas, and a transparent launch that turned followers into retail partners.For more on Clubhouse Skin and show notes click...
- 2025 / 7 / 29From 200 Rejections to Industry Game-Changer: How Knix Rewrote Women’s MarketingKnix founder Joanna Griffiths revolutionized women’s underwear marketing with real bodies, authentic stories, and customer-first innovation.For more on Knix and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 7 / 24Kitchen-to-Global Brand: Lhamour's Journey That Changed Mongolia ForeverKhulan Davaadorj turned her battle with eczema into Mongolia’s first organic skin care brand, creating jobs for herders and transforming local communities.For more on Lhamour and show notes click...
- 2025 / 7 / 22Why This Michelin Chef Quit Momofuku & Alinea to Build His Million-Dollar StartupWallace Wong built Spatula Foods through strategic networking. Discover how he went from Michelin restaurants to 2M+ followers, and learn his breakthrough mindset.For more on Spatula Foods and show notes...
- 2025 / 7 / 17Shaking Up Sparkling Water: Aerflo’s Path From Idea to $10 Million RaiseHow Aerflo disrupted sparkling water with portable design, sustainable refills, and a cofounder duo solving big problems with bold ideas.For more on Aerflo and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 7 / 15How To Create A Viral Product And Sell Out Over 30,000 UnitsJaxon Lane built a men’'s skin care empire through innovation and strategic PR, earning organic celebrity endorsements from Nick Jonas and Niall Horan.For more on Jaxon Lane and show notes click...
- 2025 / 7 / 10What a Near-Bankruptcy Taught These Founders About Growth and GritJaz Fenton and Jamil Bhuya of Otherhalf Studio share lessons on design, resilience, and building businesses as partners in work and life.For more on Otherhalf Studio and show notes click here. Subscribe and...
- 2025 / 7 / 8Too Late to Start? Not for the Founder of This $1 Billion BrandHexClad CEO Danny Winer shares how he built a $1 billion brand with smart innovation, team culture, and a late-in-life leap into entrepreneurship.For more on HexClad and show notes click here. Subscribe and...
- 2025 / 7 / 3From Zero to 1 Million Orders—Dossier’s Blueprint for Democratizing LuxuryLearn how Sergio Tache built Dossier into a million-order fragrance empire by making luxury perfumes affordable for everyone.For more on Dossier and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters...
- 2025 / 7 / 1Lessons from Copper Cow Coffee’s $10 Million SuccessDebbie Wei Mullin scaled Copper Cow Coffee into top retailers by combining bold flavor, cultural storytelling, and a mission-driven supply chain.For more on Copper Cow Coffee and show notes click...
- 2025 / 6 / 26How a Simple Message and Smart Ops Built a $150 Million BrandHow did a simple t-shirt brand built on optimism grow into a $150 million business? Life Is Good president Tom Hassell shares how the company reshored production, adopted print-on-demand, and stayed committed...
- 2025 / 6 / 24Liquid Death’s $1 Billion Dollar Anti-marketing StrategyVP of Creative at Liquid Death, Andy Pearson reveals how humor built a $1 Billion brand. Discover the anti-marketing strategy and how to use comedy in business. Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on...