Shopify Masters

Shopify

Ready to build your business, but not sure where to start? Shopify Masters gives you the real stories and strategies behind successful entrepreneurship. Each week, we talk with founders and e-commerce experts who have launched, grown, and scaled real businesses. Learn how to turn your first idea into a product, run ads that actually work, and find suppliers you can trust. Our guests share lessons learned so you can avoid common mistakes and move faster.

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600 episodes
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January 1 · 30 min
Inside Ergatta’s Game-Driven Model and Two-Year Profit Streak
How Tom Aulet built Ergatta into a profitable fitness brand with $35M raised, gamified workouts, and lean, cost-effective growth.
Dec 30, 2025 · 46 min
The Unlikely Path That Built Our 7-Figure Coffee Brand
Canyon Coffee grew into a seven-figure brand by selling outside traditional coffee channels. This is how a design-first retail strategy shaped a more sustainable business.
Dec 25, 2025 · 39 min
How This Footwear Founder Turned 5 Years of R&D Into 300% Growth
How Scarlett Chase grew 300% by reinventing footwear with expert design, bold focus, and a product that keeps 50% of customers coming back.
Dec 23, 2025 · 34 min
Build a 7-Figure Business by Providing Your Most Priceless Product for Free
Revenge Of became the go-to nerd bodega by hosting free events and waiving pinball fees. Learn the strategy that drives organic sales without discounts.
Dec 18, 2025 · 41 min
The Strategy Behind Elix’s First $1 Million and 90% Reorder Rate
Founder Lulu Ge turned personal pain into purpose with Elix, an herbal wellness brand rooted in Chinese medicine with 90% repeat customers.
Dec 16, 2025 · 32 min
How to Make Retailers Chase Your Brand
SALT & STONE built such a strong digital presence that Sephorara reached out first, with no pitching required. Learn how to build demand retailers can’t ignore.
Dec 11, 2025 · 41 min
From Kitchen Side Hustle to Sephora: How Harlem Candle Co. Hit Millions Without Investors
Harlem Candle Company founder Teri Johnson started pouring candles in her Harlem kitchen with no budget and no team—just a clear sense of purpose. That focus helped her turn handmade gifts into a nationally recognized brand rooted in culture, design, and storytelling. In this episode, she shares how she validated demand early, built trust online without samples, and made tough decisions to protect her peace and profits.
Dec 9, 2025 · 32 min
How Purpose and Strategy Powered Actively Black’s Rise to $2 Million in 12 Months
Actively Black didn’t start with a product—it started with a community. By building a 23,000-person audience before launch, founder Lanny Smith turned purpose-driven storytelling into a $55,000 first day and a $2 million first year. His journey shows aspiring entrepreneurs why demand-first thinking, authentic mission, and smart list-building can change everything.
Dec 4, 2025 · 36 min
From Farmers Markets to 5,000 Stores: How Taza Chocolate Stayed True and Grew
Taza Chocolate didn’t follow trends—it built a lasting brand by doubling down on its differences. Founders Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton share how staying true to their product, owning their manufacturing, and leading with purpose helped them weather crises and grow a resilient business.
Dec 2, 2025 · 39 min
How to Save Lives & Build a Brand
While the bike helmet industry screamed "you need this for safety!", Gloria Hwang did the opposite. She made helmets so beautiful that 25% of Thousand customers are wearing helmets for the first time ever. Thousand now offers helmet and bike accessories in 20+ countries with financial backing from REI and the Clif Bar Family Office. Gloria talks all things customer loyalty, business branding, and nailing your product roadmap for maximum impact. She intimately shares how a personal tragedy insp
Nov 27, 2025 · 36 min
How One TikTok Creator Built a Brand That Sells Out on Repeat
How founder Catherine Lockhart built Shelter Skin through deliberate growth, in-house manufacturing, and radical transparency.
Nov 25, 2025 · 29 min
The Retail Strategy That Lets Us Compete With Home Depot (Inventory Advice)
Learn how the founder of Plant Material uses real-time inventory buying to compete with big-box stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s, without taking on any debt.
Nov 20, 2025 · 41 min
Inside the Pivot That Helped This Family Business Hit Nearly $1 Million in Revenue
MiJa Books grew from a side project to a nearly $1M business by turning customer feedback into smart pivots, book fairs, and scalable systems.
Nov 18, 2025 · 40 min
How I Made $1 Million In 1Hour After Our Worst Year In Business
SET Active’s founder shares how ordering inventory before selling out saved her brand, and which strategies garnered $1 million in sales in just one hour.
Nov 13, 2025 · 37 min
How Kindness and Smart Scaling Built a $92 Million Skin Care Business
Beekman 1802’s founders turned crisis into opportunity, building a $92 million skin care brand by starting small, staying disciplined, and leading with heart.
Nov 11, 2025 · 36 min
How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign (From a $60M Pro)
Kickstarter isn’t for testing ideas—it’s a sales channel. Peak Design’s founder shares how $60 million in campaigns built a $100 million company without investors.
Nov 6, 2025 · 40 min
How a College Injury Sparked an 8-Figure Shoe Startup
How Haley Pavone turned a college injury into an eight-figure convertible footwear brand built on curiosity, grit, and smart, sustainable growth.
Nov 4, 2025 · 40 min
How Two Friends Built a Multimillion-Dollar Business While Keeping Their Day Jobs
The cofounders of Piecework Puzzles share how to build a multimillion-dollar business on your own terms—without investors or pressure to scale fast.
Oct 30, 2025 · 21 min
How to Win Black Friday Cyber Monday
Discover the best Black Friday Cyber Monday strategies from 13 successful founders. Get actionable tips on sales, inventory, marketing, and more for 2025.
Oct 28, 2025 · 32 min
How Ridge Used AI to Double Revenue & Surpass $100M Revenue
Ridge scaled to $5M in revenue per employee using AI. CEO Sean Frank shares his tips on harnessing the power of AI to grow revenue.

Shopify Masters

Inside Ergatta’s Game-Driven Model and Two-Year Profit Streak

The Unlikely Path That Built Our 7-Figure Coffee Brand

How This Footwear Founder Turned 5 Years of R&D Into 300% Growth

Build a 7-Figure Business by Providing Your Most Priceless Product for Free

The Strategy Behind Elix’s First $1 Million and 90% Reorder Rate

How to Make Retailers Chase Your Brand

From Kitchen Side Hustle to Sephora: How Harlem Candle Co. Hit Millions Without Investors

How Purpose and Strategy Powered Actively Black’s Rise to $2 Million in 12 Months

From Farmers Markets to 5,000 Stores: How Taza Chocolate Stayed True and Grew

How to Save Lives & Build a Brand

How One TikTok Creator Built a Brand That Sells Out on Repeat

The Retail Strategy That Lets Us Compete With Home Depot (Inventory Advice)

Inside the Pivot That Helped This Family Business Hit Nearly $1 Million in Revenue

How I Made $1 Million In 1Hour After Our Worst Year In Business

How Kindness and Smart Scaling Built a $92 Million Skin Care Business

How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign (From a $60M Pro)

How a College Injury Sparked an 8-Figure Shoe Startup

How Two Friends Built a Multimillion-Dollar Business While Keeping Their Day Jobs

How to Win Black Friday Cyber Monday

How Ridge Used AI to Double Revenue & Surpass $100M Revenue