Add To Cart
448 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to Add to Cart!
The podcast that express delivers all you need to know in the fast-moving world of Australian eCommerce.
Every week, Nathan Bush from eSuite and an eCommerce industry expert will share the news, research and insights that you need to know to keep you at the top of your game. And of course, keep your customers adding to cart!
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Matt Herbert from Tracksuit | Checkout #325
August 10, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 7.45 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Matt Herbert, co-founder and co-CEO of Tracksuit, a B2B SAAS marketing platform delivering affordable market research and brand tracking to help consumer brands answer the question, "Is what we're doing working?". With over 1300 clients including Heaps Normal, Culture Kings, Bondi Sands and Guzman y Gomez, Tracksuit raised $5 million at the start of the year and is expanding into the US. Links from the episode: Tracksuit Matt Herbert from Trac...
Sean Ashby from aussieBum: Around The World In Sexy Togs | #324
August 06, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Sean Ashby, founder and Managing Director of aussieBum, the iconic mens swimwear company born on the sands of Bondi Beach. Back in 2000, unable to find the nylon togs he loved amidst a sea of lycra, Sean created his own and set about knocking on doors. Today, aussieBum’s swimwear, underwear and lifestyle apparel has a cult following and sells in 183 countries worldwide. In this chat, Sean recounts his incredible journey from beach bum to int...
Eugene Cheng from Sneaker Laundry | Checkout #323
August 03, 2023 19:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Eugene Cheng, founder of the kickass business, Sneaker Laundry, which offers sneaker cleaning products as well as services, both online and in-store. Sneaker Laundry launched in 2017 and now ships locally and internationally, with stores all over the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Peru. Eugene’s an ex-lawyer who’s now known as Australia’s wealthiest shoe shiner, having sold over 110,000 sneaker care produ...
Joel Azzopardi from Freddy: Acquiring The Perfect Fit | #322
July 30, 2023 19:00 - 46 minutes - 85.8 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Joel Azzopardi, Co founder and CEO of Freddy. Freddy make jeans that prioritise comfort and fit and look amazing on every body, thanks to patented fabric technology. The Freddy brand is over 50 years old and in Australia has a cult following with over 150,000 Australian followers. Who knew good fitting jeans would be so popular! In this chat, Joel shares the secrets to Freddy customer happiness, the best way to organise a distribution model...
Tracey Bailey from Biome | Checkout #321
July 27, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBDriven to launch Australia’s first online eco store way back in 2003 after looking into the eyes of an Orangutan in the Indonesian jungle, Tracey Bailey’s pioneering business Biome, now has around 6000 online SKUs and stores in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Melbourne. With her committed team and a devoted following, Tracey manages ecommerce success with maintaining her ethical commitment - a difficult path, but one well worth the struggle. In this chat, Tracey delves deep into palm-oil problems...
Tim Warren from Ambit: Artificial Intelligence Wizardry | #320
July 23, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Tim Warren, co founder and CEO of Ambit, a company that started building a conversational artificial intelligence platform back in 2016! Way ahead of the game, or as Tim describes it, just braver than others, they went all in on Ambit GPT, a retail focused chatbot that provides deeply personalised, automated conversations that delight customers. Kiwi born and bred, Ambit has clients such as The Warehouse group, Glassons and Dermalogica and ...
Sam Schumann from Alton | Checkout 319
July 20, 2023 19:00 - 7 minutes - 13.9 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Sam Schumann the founder and director of outdoor adventure company Alton. An ex -tax and consulting professional, Sam developed the Alton brand in 2015 and now has over 50 SKU’s, a warehouse that’s bursting at the seams, distribution in Paddy Palin’s and the most god damn beautiful Instagram page you have ever seen. Make sure you check it out. It’s almost like meditation. Links from the episode: Sam Schumann from Alton: Office to Outdoors | #299...
Simon Beard from Culture Kings: Thrifty Customers, Tight Retailers and Artificial Intelligence | #318
July 18, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are talking to Hannah Udina, Head of Partnerships for Shopify in ANZ. Hannah works with agencies to develop and grow their footprint within the Shopify ecosystem. Joining Hannah, is Simon Beard, co-founder of one of the most exciting retail brands Australia has ever seen, Culture Kings. Our chat today is going to focus on the findings that have come out of Shopify’s most recent market research, The Australian Retail Report. They surveyed over 200 medium...
Daniel Kitay from FUNDAY Natural Sweets: Guilt-free Lolly Love | #317
July 16, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Daniel Kitay, founder of FUNDAY Natural Sweets, a confectionary brand making lollies with no sugar or sugar alcohol added. Daniel’s own weight loss journey left him missing out on the joy of one of his favourites treats and inspired him to create a replacement. FUNDAY’S unique formula maximises taste and eliminates the frequent trips to the loo that many ‘healthier’ lollies can bring. They have a five-star health rating, contain around 100 c...
Bianca Tarrant from Our Cow | Checkout #316
July 13, 2023 19:00 - 4 minutes - 8.11 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Bianca Tarrant, farmer and Co founder of Our Cow, an online butchers supporting a network of producers and delivering premium grass fed and organic meat to the dinner tables of families all across the country. Now valued at over $60m and with more than 6000 subscribers, Our Cow is currently expanding to offer next day delivery to Sydney customers. And they just ran a promotion offering free bacon for life. Stick that one in your ideas box. Links...
Jonathan Day from Aligent: The Secrets to Optimizing Site Performance | #315
July 09, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Jonathan Day, founder, managing director and ecommerce strategist of Aligent, an Adelaide based ecommerce agency specialising in ecommerce development, design and strategy. Established in 2009, they now have over 100 team members and develop ecommerce solutions for brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Kathmandu, Coopers Brewery and Mitsubishi Motors. In this chat, Jonathan shares why performance isn’t just a technical activity but an exercise in und...
Evan Montero from DIY Blinds | Checkout #314
July 06, 2023 19:00 - 6 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Evan Montero, the Co Founder and CEO of DIY Blinds, Australia’s fastest growing window furnishing retailer taking curtains and blinds out of the showroom without compromising on experience. Their unique business model has disrupted the space, earning the business 46 million dollars in revenue and features with Grand Designs, Australian House and Garden and The Block Shop as well as hundreds of five star reviews. Links from the episode: DIY Blin...
Jessie Sadler from Christina Stephens: The Power of Adaptive Fashion | #313
July 02, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Jessie Sadler, founder of adaptive clothing label Christina Stephens, which allows people with disability, dexterity issues, and changing bodies to wear clothes that are both functional and fashionable. In fact, Christina Stephens was on the runway at Australian Fashion week last year. In our chat, Jessie shares her top tips for accessible ecommerce, how a powerful admission from a nervous groom led to some sexy lingerie and why representatio...
Andrew Lipp from EQL: Checkout | #312
June 29, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Andrew Lipp, CEO and Co-Founder of EQL (that’s E-Q-L pronounced Equal). Andrew is a former sneakerhead who felt the pain of missing out on product launches more than once and, with the help of two former Google colleagues, decided to create a solution. EQL is an end-to-end platform built for retailers to reliably sell the most in-demand products to more customers, and get more value out of every launch by facilitating site reliability, accurate pa...
David Anderson from Big Red Group: Transforming New Experiences | #311
June 25, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 71.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Big Red Group CEO, David Anderson. If you don’t know it, David and the Big Red Group is the largest experience marketplace in Australia and partners with over 3,000 experience providers across Australia through their brands Red Balloon, Adrenaline and Experience Oz. They’ve facilitated over 5 billion experiences since 2017. Today I sit down with David and discuss his vision for Big Red Group including how he started the group with Naomi Sims...
Lucy Wark from Normal | Checkout #310
June 22, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Lucy Wark, founder of sexual wellness brand, Normal. On the surface, Normal is a sex toy brand who is reinventing what sex toys look like and are made for. However, as you will hear today their mission drives them well beyond product and into education, research and dare I say it, advocacy and representation. Normal was founded by Lucy out of a Startmate Mentorship. Links from the episode: Normal Lucy Wark from Normal: The Modern Guide To Sex |...
Matt Herbert from Tracksuit: Running the Brand Marathon | #309
June 18, 2023 19:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Matt Herbert, co founder and co CEO of Tracksuit, a B2B SAAS marketing platform delivering affordable market research and brand tracking to help consumer brands answer the question, "Is what we're doing working?" With over 1300 clients including Heaps Normal, Culture Kings, Bondi Sands and Guzman y Gomez, Tracksuit raised $5 million at the start of the year and is expanding into the US. Matt shares how Tracksuit gathers quality insights abou...
Caleb Marshall from Tropeaka | Checkout #308
June 15, 2023 19:00 - 6 minutes - 9.52 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Caleb Marshall, CEO and founder of Tropeaka, a health food and nutrition company making and selling premium ingredient products such as protein powders, superfoods and, wait for it, beauty custard. After being diagnosed with Chronic fatigue in 2016, Caleb spent alot of time in specialist shops building his health from within, an experience which led him to create an online health food brand that would appeal to a younger demographic. Today, Trope...
Tracey Bailey from Biome: Know Better, Do Better | #307
June 11, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBDriven to launch Australia’s first online eco store way back in 2003 after looking into the eyes of an orangutan in the Indonesian jungle, Tracey Bailey’s pioneering business Biome, now has around 6000 online SKUs and stores in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Melbourne. With her committed team and a devoted following, Tracey manages ecommerce success with maintaining her ethical commitment - a difficult path, but one well worth the struggle. In this chat, Tracey delves deep into palm-oil problems...
Adam Sharon-Zipser from Giftnote | Checkout #306
June 08, 2023 19:00 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Adam Sharon-Zipser, founder of Giftnote, a Shopify app which allows gift givers to have an SMS or email arrive to the gift recipient within 30 minutes of their delivery. This solves the problem of impersonal, or even worse, unknown deliveries. Adam is also the founder of Elephant Room, an ecommerce agency that helps ecommerce brands grow through paid performance, website development, UX, integrations, analytics and a lot more. They have worked wit...
Eugene Cheng from Sneaker Laundry: The World's Wealthiest Shoe Shiner | #305
June 04, 2023 19:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, the first featuring our fabulous new voice, Jo Hui-Miller, we are joined by Eugene Cheng, founder of the kickass business, Sneaker Laundry, which offers sneaker cleaning products as well as services, both online and in-store. Sneaker Laundry launched in 2017 and now ships locally and internationally, with stores all over the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Peru. Eugene’s an ex-lawyer who’s now known as Australia’s weal...
Shane Lenton from The Wishlist | Checkout #304
June 01, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Shane Lenton, Co founder and CEO of The Wishlist. Shane has spent the last 14 years growing the digital capabilities at Cue and his new venture is offering a solution to the problem of clogged camera rolls everywhere. The Wishlist allows shoppers to save product items for review and purchase later, online or instore. It gives retailers the ability to capture customers details and preferences and automatically generate personalised marketing camp...
How to Optimise and Scale Your Partnerships | Upskill #303
May 30, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBWelcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the first in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an in...
Bianca Tarrant from Our Cow: Farming An Online Future | #302
May 28, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 75.6 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by the founder of a business that rose from the ashes, quite literally, of the devastating bushfires and subsequent drought in 2019. Bianca Tarrant, and her partner Dave, are farmers and Co founders of Our Cow, an online butchers supporting a network of producers and delivering premium grass fed and organic meat to the dinner tables of families all across the country. Now valued at over $60m and with more than 6000 subscribers, Our Cow is curren...
Gemma Crowe from Infamous Swim | Checkout #301
May 25, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 9.17 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout a founder who launched her brand in 2018 after finding a perfect match with an Instagram personality and hasn’t looked back. Gemma Crowe is the Founder of Infamous Swim, an Australian label for women who want to feel empowered in their swimwear no matter what stage of life they’re at. With striking prints and options for matching with family, the company has grown from a $10,000 investment to $14m and counting. Links from the episode: Ash White...
How to Manage Your Partnerships Program | Upskill #300
May 23, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBWelcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the second in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an i...
Sam Schumann from Alton: Office to Outdoors | #299
May 21, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 83.8 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, I am lucky enough to be joined face to face by someone who actually knows what he’s doing in the great outdoors. Trust me, I’d be dead as soon as I hit the gravel road. Sam Schumann is the founder and director of outdoor adventure company Alton. An ex -tax and consulting professional, Sam developed the Alton brand in 2015 and now has over 50 SKU’s, a warehouse that’s bursting at the seams, distribution in Paddy Palin’s and the most god damn beautiful Instagram...
Gavin Ballard from Submarine | Checkout #298
May 18, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 9.99 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Gavin Ballard, CEO and Founder of Submarine, a Shopify add-on that helps brands and agencies push the limits of what ecommerce platforms can do for subscriptions, membership crowdfunding and more. It’s a unique and fascinating approach because it is essentially giving developers and agencies the keys to create unique experiences - rather than delivering it straight out of the box like many other apps. It is doubly interesting because Gav is also th...
How to Set Up a Successful Partnerships Strategy | Upskill #297
May 16, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome to Add To Cart Upskill! We have partnered with one of our industry friends to teach you a new set of skills. At the end of the Upskill series, we want you to walk away feeling smarter and ready to take on a new area of eCommerce. Today’s episode is the first in a series of three on Partnership Marketing and is brought to you by Impact.com, a technology company that’s transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships. The Impact Partnership Cloud™ is an i...
Evan Montero from DIY Blinds: Online Window Dressing | #296
May 14, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 82.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Evan Montero is the Co Founder and CEO of DIY Blinds, Australia’s fastest growing window furnishing retailer taking curtains and blinds out of the showroom without compromising on experience. Their unique business model has disrupted the space, earning the business 46 million dollars in revenue and features with Grand Designs, Australian House and Garden and The Block Shop as well as hundreds of five star reviews. Our chat today goes far and ...
Lou Kendall from Louenhide | Checkout #295
May 11, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Lou Kendall, Co-founder and Co-owner of Louenhide. Started 16 years ago as a party plan business, Louenhide grew from the unmistakable popularity of brightly coloured handbags that Lou and her friend Heidi, noticed was a gap in the market. Doubling down on bold bags was the right decision and now the brand is a favourite of many, sold in over a thousand retailers worldwide, both in store and online. Links from the episode: Lou Kendall From ...
Lucy Wark from Normal: The Modern Guide To Sex | #294
May 07, 2023 19:15 - 52 minutes - 95.9 MBDid you know that approximately 2 million Australians have gone through some kind of traumatic sexual experience? The numbers aren’t entirely clear because there is a difference between how often sexual abuse occurs and how often it is reported. It is clear that there is a lot of work to be done - not only in preventing this trauma but in helping the healing post trauma. This drives today’s guest, Lucy Wark, founder of sexual wellness brand, Normal. On the surface, Normal is a sex toy bra...
Tom Ferrier from Greener | Checkout #293
May 04, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 5.77 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Tom Ferrier, Founder of Greener - a service and an app to help retailers and consumers measure and reduce their environmental impact - and power the green economy. Tom is helping retailers reduce and offset their emissions - while attracting like-minded customers who are interested in sustainability - almost an informal loyalty program. And for customers, he is helping them know what the heck an actual carbon tonne is - and whether that is good is ...
Andrew Lipp from EQL: The Psychology of Hype Drops | #292
April 30, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Andrew Lipp, CEO and Co-Founder of EQL (that’s E-Q-L pronounced Equal). Andrew is a former sneakerhead who felt the pain of missing out on product launches more than once and, with the help of two former Google colleagues, decided to create a solution. EQL is an end-to-end platform built for retailers to reliably sell the most in-demand products to more customers, and get more value out of every launch by facilitating site reliability, accura...
Blake Hutchison from Flippa | Checkout #291
April 27, 2023 19:00 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout a guy who aims to make the valuation and trading of ecommerce business much more realistic and fair. Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa - a global marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. Founded in 2009, Flippa has 3 million users worldwide who can browse for content sites, SaaS businesses, ecommerce businesses, apps and digital services. As a matchmaker to connect buyers and sellers, Flippa’s notable sales include Mark Zuckerbe...
Caleb Marshall from Tropeaka: Chronic Fatigue to Commerce Founder | #290
April 23, 2023 19:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Caleb Marshall, CEO and founder of Tropeaka, a health food and nutrition company making and selling premium ingredient products such as protein powders, superfoods and, wait for it, beauty custard. After being diagnosed with Chronic fatigue in 2016, Caleb spent alot of time in specialist shops building his health from within, an experience which led him to create an online health food brand that would appeal to a younger demographic. Today, ...
Alice Williams from Ovira | Checkout #289
April 20, 2023 19:00 - 6 minutes - 7.67 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Alice Williams, founder of Ovira, a period pain relief device. So much more than just a medical solution, Ovira are doing loads to make the conversation around periods, vaginas and women’s health… normal. At the time of recording, they are killing it on TikTok and have the most followers of any brand in Australia. Links from the episode: Koala Eco Alice Williams from Ovira: The Most Followed Aussie Brand on Tik Tok | #276 Questions answered...
Adam Sharon-Zipser from Giftnote: Express Delivery of Love Letters Now Available | #288
April 16, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Adam Sharon-Zipser, founder of Giftnote, a Shopify app which allows gift givers to have an SMS or email arrive to the gift recipient within 30 minutes of their delivery. This solves the problem of impersonal, or even worse, unknown deliveries. Adam is also the founder of Elephant Room, an ecommerce agency that helps ecommerce brands grow through paid performance, website development, UX, integrations, analytics and a lot more. They have worke...
Davie Fogarty from The Oodie | Checkout #287
April 13, 2023 19:00 - 4 minutes - 7.88 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout David Fogarty, Founder of The Oodie, the original oversized wearable blanket that turned Davie’s last $500 into a 250 million dollar business and now sits inside The Davie Group alongside Pupnaps, ZoeTech, Australian Furniture Warehouse and more. Links from the episode: Davie Fogarty from The Oodie: The Fad That Stuck Around | #271 Questions answered in the podcast: What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? Who is your favourite ...
Shane Lenton from The Wishlist Company: Optimising the Omnichannel Experience | #286
April 09, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 81 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Shane Lenton, Co founder and CEO of The Wishlist, has spent the last 14 years growing the digital capabilities at Cue and his new venture is offering a solution to the problem of clogged camera rolls everywhere. The Wishlist allows shoppers to save product items for review and purchase later, online or instore. It gives retailers the ability to capture customers details and preferences and automatically generate personalised marketing campai...
Kelly Jamieson from Edible Blooms | Checkout #285
April 06, 2023 19:00 - 4 minutes - 8.68 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kelly Jamieson, who founded Edible Blooms as a small family business, keen to bring moments of joy in the form of sweet treat bouquets to as many people as possible. Now, 17 years later, Edible Blooms has grown to include gourmet gift hampers and living plant gift deliveries and took out the 2022 Canstar Most Satisfied Customers Award. Links from the episode: Kelly Jamieson from Edible Blooms: Gifting Joyful Moments | #267 Questions answered ...
Gemma Crowe from Infamous Swim: Take The Plunge | #284
April 02, 2023 19:00 - 42 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by a founder who launched her brand in 2018 after finding a perfect match with an Instagram personality and hasn’t looked back. Gemma Crowe is the Founder of Infamous Swim, an Australian label for women who want to feel empowered in their swimwear no matter what stage of life they’re at. With striking prints and options for matching with family, the company has grown from a $10,000 investment to $14m and counting. In this chat, Gemma shares th...
Harry Dixon, Rory Garton-Smith and Elliot Rampono from Checkmate | #283
March 30, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Harry Dixon, Rory Garton-Smith and Elliot Rampono, Co founders of Checkmate, an app that plugs into safari on your mobile to automatically provide savings while you shop. The team has an eclectic mix of talents and backgrounds - one is an entrepreneur and partnerships expert, another a trend setting data scientist and the third, a former musician who’s played Splendour and competed in Ninja Warrior! Links from the episode: The Name of The Wind ...
Gavin Ballard from Submarine: What the Hell is Composable Commerce Anyway? | #282
March 26, 2023 19:00 - 50 minutes - 93.1 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Gavin Ballard, CEO and Founder of Submarine, a Shopify add-on that helps brands and agencies push the limits of what ecommerce platforms can do for subscriptions, membership crowdfunding and more. It’s a unique and fascinating approach because it is essentially giving developers and agencies the keys to create unique experiences - rather than delivering it straight out of the box like many other apps. It is doubly interesting because Gav is al...
Jane Cay from birdsnest | Checkout #281
March 23, 2023 19:00 - 8 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Jane Cay, founder and CEO of birdsnest, one of Australia’s biggest fashion success stories. Leaving a job with IBM to adopt a small clothing business in regional NSW back in 2004, Jane has grown birdsnest to a staff of 150, serving a community of women with styled outfit inspiration, express delivery, above and beyond customer service, no hassle returns…all the things! Links from the episode: Buy From The Bush Atomic Habits by James Clear Ja...
Lou Kendall from Louenhide: Leadership In The Bag | #280
March 19, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Lou Kendall, Co-founder and Co-owner of Louenhide. Started 16 years ago as a party plan business, Louenhide grew from the unmistakable popularity of brightly coloured handbags that Lou and her friend Heidi, noticed was a gap in the market. Doubling down on bold bags was the right decision and now the brand is a favourite of many, sold in over a thousand retailers worldwide, both in store and online. Now, the conversation today ranges far ...
Ash Hudson from Retail Global | Checkout #279
March 16, 2023 19:00 - 6 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Ash Hudson from Retail Global. Having worked around the globe for the past eight years running events in the Middle East, North America, India, Europe and the UK, Ash brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience to Retail Global and now holds the position of CEO. Retail Global runs major retail conferences with the aim of maximising the performance of small and large businesses. The conferences take place in Australia, New Zealand, the United Sta...
Tom Ferrier from Greener: The Carbon Price Tag | #278
March 12, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Tom Ferrier, Founder of Greener - a service and an app to help retailers and consumers measure and reduce their environmental impact - and power the green economy. Tom will explain it in this episode but he is helping retailers reduce and offset their emissions - while attracting like-minded customers who are interested in sustainability - almost an informal loyalty program. And for customers, he is helping them know what the heck an actual ca...
Erica Berchtold from The Iconic | Checkout #277
March 09, 2023 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.74 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Erica Berchtold, CEO of The Iconic. Erica is one of the most influential leaders in the retail landscape and Add to Cart’s most requested guest, the one person you all want to hear from - Erica Berchtold, CEO of The Iconic. The Iconic is Australia’s very own online fashion powerhouse, committed to customer and at the forefront of technology and innovation. Despatching from a 28,000sqm fulfilment centre in Sydney, with almost a thousand staff, they ...
Alice Williams from Ovira: The Most Followed Aussie Brand on Tik Tok | #276
March 05, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MBIn this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by a guest who, at the time of recording, has the most TikTok followers of any brand in Australia. No it’s not Nike. It’s not Culture Kings. And no it’s not Add To Cart. It is Ovira. Alice Williams is the founder of Ovira, a period pain relief device. I’ve known Alice a while now and always love chatting to her. Whenever you have an inkling of what she’s going to say or do - she flips it on you and presents something in a whole new world. And th...