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Episode 109: Introducing commonsku Shops!
In over 108 episodes, we have rarely -almost never- talked about new features that we develop, preferring instead, to put our guests and our friends…
Episode 108: Break the Wheel: How to Escape Conventional Thinking to Build the Extraordinary with Jay Acunzo
“When we pay more attention to the customer than to the competition, the customer pays more attention to us.” The average adult makes more than 35,000…
Episode 107: The Beautiful, the True, and the Good with Ray DelMuro, Refresh Glass
Ray DelMuro, founder of Refresh Glass, is on a mission to rescue 10 million bottles. From his early days driving around in his four runner collecting wine…
Episode 106: "Why Not?" How to Go for the Big Wins with Paperclip Promotions
Ruth Verver and Beth Walker are the Co-Founders and Partners of Paperclip Promotions, a distributor based in Austin, TX. Mark Graham and I flew there to…
Episode 105: Retail Phenomenon Marine Layer and Their Journey to Custom with Andrew Graham
Marine Layer, a retail phenomenon founded in 2009 and known for their absurdly soft shirts, now has a custom projects division led by Andrew Graham,…
Episode 104: Trendspotting with Futurist Vicki Ostrom from SanMar
I’ve always wanted to talk about trends and fashion-forward merchandising on skucast because wearables alone comprise easily over 35% of the industry’s…
Episode 103: 85 Supply's Trevor Sarver, Rock-n-Roll Entrepreneur
Trevor Sarver, former punk rocker turned entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of 85 Supply, a raw, fiercely original, and high-energy distributor based…
Episode 102: Supplier CMO Series, Nate Robson with Raining Rose
Nate Robson is the Director of Promotional Sales at Raining Rose, a certified B Corp and supplier of lip balms and other body care products derived from…
Episode 101: Stories featuring Gillian Hammond, Kevin Mullaney, and Steve Rone (A skucon Production)
Big order fails. Brilliant client saves. Narrow margin orders that went south. Product disasters. Embarrassing client moments. And big, unexpected wins.…