Beyond ROAS - Insights From the Ecommerce Trenches
Terry Whalen, Founder of Sum Digital
6 episodes
1 week ago
Terry sits down with Garret Akerson, co-founder and former CEO of Kindred Bravely, to unpack how a single nursing-friendly product (2015) scaled to a PE-backed brand—and the hard lessons along the way. They cover today’s “cautiously optimistic” e-comm climate, cashflow-first operating, a no-resume group interview hiring model, and proving CTV with geo holdouts.
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Terry sits down with Garret Akerson, co-founder and former CEO of Kindred Bravely, to unpack how a single nursing-friendly product (2015) scaled to a PE-backed brand—and the hard lessons along the way. They cover today’s “cautiously optimistic” e-comm climate, cashflow-first operating, a no-resume group interview hiring model, and proving CTV with geo holdouts.
Unlocking the Power of User Data with Yiqi Wu, founder of Aimerce
Beyond ROAS - Insights From the Ecommerce Trenches
20 minutes
5 months ago
Unlocking the Power of User Data with Yiqi Wu, founder of Aimerce
In this episode of the Beyond ROAS podcast, Terry Whalen interviews Yiqi Wu, founder of Aimerce and Meta ex-engineer and product manager. Yiqi shares insights from her extensive experience building at Meta and discusses the importance of user data for (DTC) brands. She explains how Facebook's algorithms have evolved and the significance of user data in advertising. She also delves into Aimerce's new AI-based email marketing offering.
Beyond ROAS - Insights From the Ecommerce Trenches
Terry sits down with Garret Akerson, co-founder and former CEO of Kindred Bravely, to unpack how a single nursing-friendly product (2015) scaled to a PE-backed brand—and the hard lessons along the way. They cover today’s “cautiously optimistic” e-comm climate, cashflow-first operating, a no-resume group interview hiring model, and proving CTV with geo holdouts.
