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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 / 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...
- 2025 / 6 / 24Liquid Death’s $1 Billion Anti-marketing StrategyAndy Pearson, VP of Creative at Liquid Death, reveals how humor built a $1 billion brand. Discover his anti-marketing strategy and how to use humor in business.For more on Liquid Death and show notes click...
- 2025 / 6 / 19The Marketing Strategy That Transformed One Trainer’s Career Into Two Thriving BusinessesLearn how celebrity trainer Kirsty Godso built trust with A-list clients like Olivia Rodrigo, Hailey Bieber, and Kaia Gerber. Plus, discover how she launched Made Of protein without paid ads, using authentic...
- 2025 / 6 / 17How Undefined Beauty Grew From Solo Startup to Major Retail ShelvesDorian Morris built Undefined Beauty into a national retail brand without investors, relying on her industry expertise, community insight, and bold pivots. By staying self-funded and mission-driven, she...
- 2025 / 6 / 12How One Brand Made Sephora Create an Entirely New Product CategoryDr. Julie Chung and Kent Yu founded T3, becoming the first electrical tool sold in Sephora stores by repositioning hair dryers from appliances to premium beauty products worth $200.For more on T3 and show...
- 2025 / 6 / 10How To Start A Niche Clothing Brand While Building CommunityDani Noguera left the music industry with no fashion experience and launched Grin27, a cycling brand rooted in purpose and inclusion. He shares how cold emails, beginner-friendly rides, and staying true to...
- 2025 / 6 / 5From Zero to Category Leader in 15 MonthsFormer beauty exec William Smolen turned a personal need into a business opportunity—creating the pet wellness category and scaling WagWell into a leader in just 15 months.For more on WagWell and show notes...
- 2025 / 6 / 3Why Justin Bieber & Louis Vuitton Want Rocky’s MatchaRocky Xu built Rocky's Matcha from a flea market popup to LA's most coveted brand while working full-time. Learn his best strategies for success.For more on Rocky's Matcha and show notes click...
- 2025 / 5 / 29How Guru Became North America’s Leading Organic Energy Drink BrandGuru Energy built customer loyalty and beat major competitors by understanding customer profiles in a crowded market and activating a unique influencer strategy.For more on Guru Energy and show notes click...
- 2025 / 5 / 27Million-Dollar Marketing Ideas More Businesses Need to UseExplore how Sock Candy’s unique marketing strategies, from Reddit to Meta ads, boost sales. Learn how to implement creative growth tactics for your brand.For more on Sock Candy and show notes click...
- 2025 / 5 / 22Building an Olive Oil Brand That Farmers Trust and Shoppers LoveAfter discovering women-led farms were under-represented in the olive oil industry, Sarah Vachon launched Citizens of Soil to support small, family farms and deliver refillable, premium oils. Her journey from...
- 2025 / 5 / 20How Uprisers Uses Partnerships to Scale Community StorytellingWhen Michelle K. Hanabusa started making t-shirts to celebrate immigrant stories, she didn’t expect to spark a movement. Here’s how she grew Uprisers into a purpose-driven streetwear brand that partners with...
- 2025 / 5 / 15Behind the Seams: Growing a Bridal Fashion Brand Without InvestorsGaby Bayona, founder of Truvelle, scaled her bridal fashion business from a home-based sewing studio into four successful brands and retail stores—all while keeping production local and sustainable.For more...
- 2025 / 5 / 13How to Raise $1 Million Before Your Final Product Even ExistsEvan Quinn and his cofounders run one of the nation’s leading non-alcoholic beverage brands. Before going to market, the cofounders raised their first million dollars, turned feedback from investors into...
- 2025 / 5 / 8What Founders Can Learn From Togethxr’s Bet on an Underserved MarketTogethxr is rewriting the playbook for women’s sports media with storytelling, viral merch, and brand partnerships that drive real impact.For more on Togethxr and show notes click here.   Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 5 / 6Use Strategic Debt to Grow an 8-Figure CompanyBala used smart debt strategies to scale its innovative fitness brand, maintain inventory, and fund product development without venture capital constraints.Watch the video interview on YouTube here!For more...
- 2025 / 5 / 1How to Create and Scale Personalized Shopping ExperiencesFresh Sends created a personalized gifting experience that consumers love. Learn how to apply these strategies to your own business.For more on Fresh Sends and show notes click here. Subscribe and watch...
- 2025 / 4 / 29Building a $100 Million Brand, One Bridesmaid Dress at a TimeFrom $10 Instagram ads to a $100M brand, Birdy Grey scaled by focusing on what mattered most—its customers. Founder Grace Lee Chen shares how listening, testing, and staying true to her story turned...