Welcome to this gripping podcast episode—' Fast Growth Fiasco: The Raw $80M Truth Behind Our DTC Success.' Today, strap in as we uncover the rollercoaster ride of our explosive journey, where we scaled to $80 million in record time. But it wasn't all smooth sailing; we teetered on the brink of disaster. From nail-biting market shifts to harrowing payment processor mishaps, learn how we navigated through the chaos and what it truly takes to thrive in the cutthroat world of direct-to-consumer sales. Stay tuned as we reveal our near-catastrophic success story's hard-earned secrets and close calls!

On this episode:

• Choose a business model that aligns with macro trends and has consistent market demand growth.
• Focus on markets with low competition to offer something new and build market loyalty.
• Play to your strengths and use them to create a competitive advantage.
• Diversify your channels to avoid reliance on one platform.
• Prepare for challenges and be cautious with resources when starting a business.
• Fast growth can lead to a period of intense challenges and problem-solving.
• Payment processor issues can arise for new businesses, causing cash flow problems.
• Stay persistent and communicate with payment processors to resolve issues. Cash flow is a major challenge for e-commerce businesses, and frozen funds can severely impact operations.
• Delays in production and fulfillment can lead to unhappy customers and damage the brand's reputation.
• Founder alignment is crucial for the success of a business, and open communication and vulnerability are key in resolving conflicts.
• Choosing the right third-party financial firm is important for maintaining clean books and preparing for future growth.
• Managing expenses and continuously optimizing costs is essential for sustainable growth.

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Are networking events worth the effort? We’re discussing the benefits, our recent experiences, and the biggest takeaways we’ve gotten from our recently attended events in this episode. If you work in an agency or are an eCommerce business owner, you’ll want to know if you should or shouldn’t attend these types of events.

On this episode:

• Whether or not digital business owners should attend networking events.
• The short-term, positive effects of networking.
• When does it make the most sense to attend in-person events?
• Our recent mastermind and networking experiences.
• The biggest takeaways we’ve had from networking events this year.
• Why you should network with people at your level or higher.
• How smaller networking events facilitate better connections.
• The valuable insights you can gain from other attendees.
• Why self-improvement-oriented people will benefit from networking.
• How can these events help you find potential partners?
• Whether it’s beneficial or not to sponsor an event.
• The types of sponsors we see at networking events.

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Ineffective meetings are a problem arising more often in our organization recently, so we’re implementing strategies to improve that. During this episode, we’re sharing how you can improve your own business by having better, more productive meetings.

On this episode:

• What makes a meeting ineffective.
• What people use meetings for versus what they should be used for.
• Why should all meetings be in one place?
• Why meeting preparation is essential.
• Where you should add more context in your meetings.
• The importance of a meeting agenda and when it should be reviewed.
• Strategies that can make meetings more streamlined and easy.
• The two defined roles in meetings.
• Why you should empower your team members to lead meetings.
• The benefit of implementing action steps to follow up a meeting.
• Why every meeting should follow up on those previous action steps.

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www.adkings.agency/memos - Exclusive AdKings Memos Newsletter. Our best case studies, real test results, and bi-weekly actionable insights on what is working RIGHT NOW for our clients in their journey to 8 & 9-figures. Curated for business owners, CEO's, CMO's and delivered straight to your inbox. Must join if you love our content on the podcast!

www.adkings.agency/community - Free eCommerce Community With 2000+ Members. Would love to chat, ask us some questions, or maybe even help us decide the next podcast topic? Join our free Facebook community of over 2000+ other eCom Entrepreneurs, CEO's, CMO's, and marketers.

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