This week, we're unpacking the real impact of our summer drops and how pushing new products is helping us bounce back from recent cash flow struggles. We also dive deep into email deliverability mistakes, the challenge of warming up new domains, and a few scrappy engagement strategies to boost your sender reputation. Finally, we weigh the pros and cons of wholesale consignment and tease our upcoming in-person pop-ups.

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In this episode, we dive into the vulnerability of sharing raw quarterly KPIs (like net profit and ad spend) directly with our small teams. We also discuss the ongoing struggle of over-relying on Meta ads and why diversifying our revenue channels through TikTok Shop, Amazon, and even custom iOS apps is becoming essential for survival.

Tune in as we share real-time strategies for building community, pushing through the Q2 cash flow trenches, and keeping our brands afloat.

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In episode 41, we're back after a short break to celebrate a massive five-figure wholesale win—our largest order yet—while keeping it real about the messy operational hurdles behind the scenes. We unpack an automated outbound strategy using Claude, plus a deep dive into building superfans through unscalable "surprise and delight" moments, from sending personal voice notes to hand-drawing mountains on mailers. We round things out with a candid update on navigating Google Ads and exploring YouTube as we look for incremental growth outside of Meta.

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