
Product Gifting is Broken | Beyond the Trailhead Podcast Ep. 41
In this episode of Beyond the Trailhead, I sit down with Derek Tillotson, founder of FirstShake and CEO of Haven Tents.
Derek has been on both sides of the creator world. Before building Haven Tents, he worked as a family travel content creator, reaching out to hotels and brands and often getting ignored. Later, as a brand owner, he experienced the other side: creators reaching out for free product, brands sending gear, and then hoping the creator actually followed through.
That problem led to FirstShake.
FirstShake is a Shopify app and creator marketplace that helps brands connect with…
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