What does it really take to build a hormone-safe beauty brand that can survive the move from startup to scale? Paige Hope, CEO of Elan Pure, joins Jared Ward to pull back the curtain on the "no-fluff" operational reality of the skincare industry, including a crystallization crisis that cost the brand hundreds of units. We break down the raw economics of US manufacturing, how to negotiate 3PL labor fees, and why a lean team of contractors often outperforms a bloated payroll. Meet Paige H...
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What does it really take to build a hormone-safe beauty brand that can survive the move from startup to scale? Paige Hope, CEO of Elan Pure, joins Jared Ward to pull back the curtain on the "no-fluff" operational reality of the skincare industry, including a crystallization crisis that cost the brand hundreds of units. We break down the raw economics of US manufacturing, how to negotiate 3PL labor fees, and why a lean team of contractors often outperforms a bloated payroll. Meet Paige H...
Pillow Cube Founder, Jay Davis: Brands Need to Scale FASTER with LESS! (This is How)
OPS Unfiltered
40 minutes
5 months ago
Pillow Cube Founder, Jay Davis: Brands Need to Scale FASTER with LESS! (This is How)
“The next $100M brand will be built by 10 people and AI.” Jay Davis, the mind behind Pillow Cube and several lean ecommerce ventures, believes ecommerce’s future belongs to lean, creative teams powered by automation, content, and AI. In this episode, he breaks down why bloated brands are out, retail isn’t dead, and how fractional teams and content libraries are key to scaling faster with less. If you're building a brand in 2025, this is the playbook. Meet Jay Davis Jay Davis is the founder of...
OPS Unfiltered
What does it really take to build a hormone-safe beauty brand that can survive the move from startup to scale? Paige Hope, CEO of Elan Pure, joins Jared Ward to pull back the curtain on the "no-fluff" operational reality of the skincare industry, including a crystallization crisis that cost the brand hundreds of units. We break down the raw economics of US manufacturing, how to negotiate 3PL labor fees, and why a lean team of contractors often outperforms a bloated payroll. Meet Paige H...
