Podcast · 10 episodes

DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built

by Ramon Berrios, Blaine Bolus · English

DTC POD is a podcast about all things direct to consumer. We cover everything for starting, growing, and optimizing eCommerce stores and DTC (or D2C) brands. We talk with founders, marketers, platforms, creators and marketing & growth agencies to cover topics like brand building, social media, influencer marketing, website conversion, paid media, Facebook ads, consumer trends, email marketing, and more. If you're interested in the stories behind your favorite consumer brands, this podcast is for you.

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#368 - The Bootstrapper's 9-Figure CPG Playbook: How Azuna Went From DTC to Amazon to Retail With 300% YoY Growth & 2x LTVA podcast focused on direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, featuring insights from founders, marketers, and industry experts on growing and optimizing eCommerce stores.25 Feb 2026 · 49 min

#367 - The Insider's Guide to Supplements: What Every Founder Needs to Know About Compliance, Claims, and ScaleHow dietary supplement founders should handle compliance, FDA/FTC claim rules, and go-to-market scaling; plus where growth channels and ingredients/AI tools fit.24 Dec 2025 · 54 min

#366 - 360° Brand Growth: How Premium Brands Crack the UK, Optimize Their Funnel & Scale ProfitablyHow premium DTC brands can scale profitably in the UK by optimizing the paid-to-organic funnel, fixing data/tracking hygiene, improving on-site conversion, and adapting messaging/logistics for UK…11 Dec 2025 · 49 min

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365 - From Clicks to Bricks: How Digitally Native Brands Go Massive in RetailHow digitally native DTC/CPG brands scale into major retail by starting with marketplaces and fragmented independents, building case-pack/supply-chain readiness, and pitching retailers with a…28 Nov 2025 · 59 min · 19 chapters

#364 - Cracking the Code on Retention: Recharge CEO Reveals What Best-in-Class Subscription Brands Do DifferentlyRetention and churn in subscription e-commerce—what “best-in-class” subscription brands do differently, and how Recharge helps optimize the full funnel (acquisition → conversion → retention).31 Oct 2025 · 44 min · 20 chapters

363 - Creating a Category Leader: The Absorption Company's Rise to Erewhon's #1 Functional Health BrandAbsorption Company’s rise to Erewhon’s #1 functional health brand by reframing supplements around bioavailability/absorption, building a pre-launch community, and scaling via DTC subscription plus…21 Oct 2025 · 37 min · 16 chapters

Packaging Like the Pros: The Hidden Process Behind Your Favorite CPG BrandsHow CPG/DTC brands should design and produce packaging “like the pros,” covering early design process, competitor-based hierarchy, manufacturing/print constraints, regulatory/IP checks, mockups,…2 Oct 2025 · 51 min · 17 chapters

#361 - From Ecuador to Your Table in 24 Hours: How UrbanStems Built a Time-Critical Supply ChainUrban Stems’ time-critical, refrigerated supply chain for shipping flowers from farms (e.g., Ecuador) to customers in same-day/next-day delivery, with no substitutions.26 Sep 2025 · 45 min · 15 chapters

#360 - Supply Chain Lessons from Building Seed, Liquid IV, and CelsiusHow to build a resilient D2C/CPG supply chain across sourcing/manufacturing, packaging, and fulfillment/3PL—plus how to avoid common pitfalls when scaling omni-channel.11 Sep 2025 · 49 min · 17 chapters

#359 - Inside Bullish: Lessons from Backing Major DTC Winners (Peloton, Harry’s, Warby Parker)Bullish co-founder Brent Vartan explains how consumer DTC venture investing can add value as both a branding/strategy agency and an early-stage fund.3 Jul 2025 · 48 min · 16 chapters