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About OPERATORS OPERATORS is the essential podcast for ecommerce entrepreneurs and DTC operators who demand actionable insights over theoretical fluff. This show cuts through the noise, delivering real-world strategies for funding growth without external capital [1] , navigating market saturation to build new brands [2] , and leveraging data and AI to scale operations [3] . OPERATORS dive deep into the mechanics of running successful online businesses, offering candid conversations with founders and industry leaders who share their playbooks for profitability and sustained success. Learn how to optimize your cash conversion cycle, strategically allocate resources for new ventures, and build strong community flywheels. If you're looking to evolve your leadership and drive tangible results in the competitive ecommerce landscape, OPERATORS provides the critical intelligence you need. Tune in for an unfiltered look at what it takes to thrive. Refer to the episode list below for specific topics.
How to Create a Product From Prototype to Launch: Operators Build (E2) How to Build a $100M Brand: 8 Rules from Leaders Who Did $450M, 6 Brands & 4 Countries: Why Sunil Agrawal Refuses to Stop Listen on Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Website
Recent episodes Honeylove’s Betsie Larkin & Igor Lebovic: Building a $200M Company Together — Sep 10, 2026 Ecommerce Therapy: 3 Nine-Figure Operators on Focus & Passion — Sep 9, 2026 Starting & Formulating a Supplement Company: Operators Build (E3) — Sep 7, 2026 12 Lessons These Ecommerce Founders Wish They’d Learned Sooner — Sep 2, 2026 How to Create a Product From Prototype to Launch: Operators Build (E2) — Aug 31, 2026 eBay Resellers to 14M Pairs of Underwear: Shinesty’s Co-Founders — Aug 27, 2026 10 Best AI Use Cases for Ecommerce in 2026: Ranked by CEOs — Aug 26, 2026 Every Step to Start an Ecommerce Business Revealed: Operators Build (E1) — Aug 24, 2026 Building Solo Past $1M in Only Year One: Help an Operator Out — Aug 19, 2026 How Magic Mind Turned a Spreadsheet Into National Retail Domination — Aug 13, 2026 Why People Buy: A Practical Guide to Consumer Behavior in Ecommerce — Aug 12, 2026 How Ecommerce Founders Get Rich: Exits, Dividends, Debt & Salary — Aug 5, 2026 Inside the Affiliate Marketing Strategy Behind BK Beauty’s Growth — Jul 30, 2026 How to Build a $100M Brand: 8 Rules from Leaders Who Did — Jul 29, 2026 Why Founders Have to Become Their Own Best Marketer — Jul 22, 2026 $450M, 6 Brands & 4 Countries: Why Sunil Agrawal Refuses to Stop — Jul 16, 2026 Roman Khan: The Ecommerce Logistics Play Worth $10 Billion — Jul 15, 2026 Help an Operator Out: 8-Figure Dog Brand That Needs a New Growth — Jul 8, 2026 100% Growth for 8 Years: IQBAR’s Will Nitze & Jess Greenwood — Jul 2, 2026 Opening Retail Stores vs. Going Wholesale: What the Numbers Say — Jul 1, 2026 Our 2026 Ecommerce Audit: Wins, Mistakes, Lessons & What’s Next — Jun 24, 2026 How a $1.5B Pet Brand Wins at Ecommerce Marketing: Whisker’s CEO — Jun 18, 2026 From $10K Losses a Day to an L Catterton Deal: Zach Stuck’s Full Story — Jun 4, 2026 How Incrementality Cuts Waste + What and Where to Test in Ecommerce — Jun 3, 2026 How Ridge Uses Incrementality to Cut Waste and Scale What Works — Jun 3, 2026 How Ecommerce CEOs Actually Pay Themselves (Real Answers) — May 27, 2026 How to Hire the 5 Ecommerce Roles That Will Make or Break Your Brand — May 20, 2026 Ecommerce Founder’s Guide to Owning Your Manufacturing & Factory — May 6, 2026 New Product Launch Playbook Behind 9-Figure Ecommerce Brands — Apr 29, 2026 How Ecommerce Brands Can Fund Growth: Winning DTC Math — Apr 22, 2026 Mike’s Story, From Yeti Knockoff to Building New Brands — Apr 15, 2026 Billions in Ecommerce Deals & How to Build a Brand Worth Buying — Apr 13, 2026 Marketer to President: Posh Peanuts’ Jenna Habayeb on Growth & Data — Apr 8, 2026 “It Was So Hard”: Operationalizing Scale With Spot & Tango’s Founder — Apr 1, 2026 How The Woobles Built a Cult Brand: Product, Not Marketing — Mar 26, 2026 Why This CEO Is Building His Own SaaS Killer: Amit RG (RichPanel) — Mar 25, 2026 How Matt Orlić Lost It All, Built a Skincare Empire & Found Meaning — Mar 18, 2026 Your $175B Tariff Refund Checklist With Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO — Mar 13, 2026 How Hudson Leogrande Is Building Comfrt Into a $1B Brand — Mar 12, 2026 From Spreadsheets to AI Agents: The Ecommerce Data Playbook — Mar 11, 2026 How to Make AI Work for Your Brand With Two (Enterprise) Insiders — Mar 4, 2026 8 Failed Businesses Before Kitsch’s Beauty Empire — Mar 3, 2026 Kat Cole: From Hostess to AG1’s CEO With +$500M in Revenue — Feb 26, 2026 Practical Tips on AI, Brand & Growth With Taylor Holiday — Feb 25, 2026 Mastering Leadership Is Mostly Saying No (And Living With It) — Feb 18, 2026 The Next $100B “Switch”: Inside COMFRT’s Affiliate Playbook — Feb 11, 2026 Thrasio Bought It, Ben Bought It Back: A Founder Who Lived It Tells All — Feb 4, 2026 Execution Monsters: True Classic’s Ryan Bartlett & Ben Diamond — Jan 29, 2026 “Fame Is Not a Business Model”: Celebrity Brands Exposed — Jan 28, 2026 8 Practical Money-Making Tips for 2026 (Part 2) — Jan 21, 2026