Castuner

Ecommerce On Tap

Aaron Alpeter

Ecommerce on Tap is a world where Supply Chain meets storytelling. Join Aaron Alpeter each week as they offer insights into the backend of successful businesses. Brought to you by Sourcify and Izba Consulting!

Podcast website

Listen in your app

Episodes

146 episodes

  1. Taylor Guitars: One Factory, Two Countries, One Form 37:07
  2. Only Mexico Can Make Tequila 44:06
  3. Ben & Frank: Mexico's Warby Parker Built a Brand to Undercut Itself 45:45
  4. DeWalt's Mexico Factory Still Doesn't Qualify for USMCA 52:24
  5. Mexico Manufacturing: Why "Cheap Labor" Isn't the Real Reason Brands Are Moving | Javier Zarazúa 1:01:27
  6. Dr Martens: Durability Isn't an Engineering Problem, it's a Business Model Problem. 1:11:52
  7. New Balance: The Dad Shoe That Waited for the World to Catch Up 1:11:17
  8. The Shoe Company That Almost Died Three Weeks Before Chinese New Year 54:19
  9. Veja: The Sneaker Brand That Spent Its Marketing Budget on the Supply Chain 59:50
  10. Why Rothy's Built the Factory Before They Built the Shoe 42:44
  11. How Birkenstock Built a $1.6 Billion Footwear Empire 46:03
  12. How Hoka Built a Billion-Dollar Shoe Brand 46:31
  13. Why Footwear Is Secretly One of the Hardest Industries in Consumer 55:34
  14. Why Unilever Bought Grüns for $1.2B 44:12
  15. The Future of Fragrance: From Luxury to Daily Ritual 42:53
  16. How Ari by Ariana Grande Made $1B — No Ownership 40:05
  17. How Byredo Built a $200M Luxury Brand Without Heritage 41:51
  18. From Huda Beauty to Kayali: The $100M Fragrance Spinout 42:11
  19. The Le Labo Playbook: How a $60M Fragrance Brand Redefined Beauty Acquisitions 48:18
  20. Why “Signature Scents” Are Fading and What DedCool Got Right 42:39
  21. How Phlur Rebuilt Fragrance for the TikTok Era (And What Every Brand Can Learn) 41:04
  22. Everything You Need to Know About Launching and Scaling a Modern Fragrance Brand 32:12
  23. What It Takes to Launch and Scale a Supplement Brand with James Klein 48:04
  24. Biotech or Supplement Brand? The Strategic Playbook Behind Seed Health’s Massive Growth 52:19
  25. How Chad Janis Built Grüns Into a $100M Supplement Brand 48:44
  26. Ecommerce Lessons from Bloom Nutrition’s Rise to $200 Million 54:21
  27. Ghost Lifestyle: From Warheads Pre-Workout to Billion-Dollar Acquisition by Keurig Dr. Pepper 51:57
  28. How Nutrafol Built the Blueprint for Scaling a Modern Supplements Brand 46:29
  29. From Snake Oil to Science: How Supplements Became a $200B Ecommerce Powerhouse 1:06:53
  30. How Vacation Turned Sunscreen Into a Nostalgic Lifestyle Brand 50:03
  31. From The Shed to L’Oréal: Medik8’s Methodical Rise in Skincare 43:43
  32. How Glow Recipe Went From K-Beauty Curator to Global Skincare Powerhouse 44:18
  33. Inside Curology: From Prescription-Only Telehealth to National OTC Retail Brand 43:52
  34. How Topicals Became Sephora’s Fastest Growing Skincare Brand 40:25
  35. How Rhode Became a Billion Dollar Skincare Brand in Just Three Years 48:57
  36. Ancient Rituals vs. TikTok Hacks: 4 Eras Defining Skincare’s $122 Billion Boom 54:08
  37. What We Learned From Athleisure Founders: Trends, Supply Chains, and Inspiring Stories 9:28
  38. How Beyond Yoga Scaled from Bootstrapping to a $400M Acquisition 43:15
  39. Adanola’s Rise With the Ultimate Legging During Lockdown 45:42
  40. How Rhone Wove Purpose and Performance Into Premium Men’s Activewear 49:30
  41. Inside Gymshark: Smart Supply Chains, Influencer Marketing, and International Expansion 54:13
  42. Alo Yoga's Strategy: From Screen Printing to a Billion-Dollar Athleisure Brand 54:32
  43. Tariff Turmoil: How E-commerce Brands Can Strategize in Uncertain Times 50:53
  44. The Athleisure Boom: Understanding Trends and Market Potential 44:51
  45. From Earscaping to Earrings: The Untold Story Behind Studs' Success 43:50
  46. Pura Vida’s Big Bet: Scaling Artisan-Made Bracelets to Retail Success 52:49
  47. The Anti-Jewelry Jewelry Company: How QALO Created a New Category 41:56
  48. How Aurate is Redefining Fine Jewelry with Innovation and Sustainability 43:19
  49. Shinola: Crafting Luxury Watches and Revitalizing Detroit 44:04
  50. How Jewelry is the Perfect DTC Product for Breaking into the Ecommerce Market 40:49