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Operators
In the world of ecommerce, a legendary text group is rumored to hold the secrets to unimaginable success. The catch? You must have nine figures in revenue to gain entry. The world’s biggest brands have denied its existence for years, until now. Four titans known as the “Operators” are leaking the secret contents in an effort to share its wealth of knowledge with people like you. Sean Frank (CEO, Ridge), Jason Panzer (President, HexClad), Mike Beckham (CEO, Simple Modern) & Matt Bertulli…
Episodes
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Your $175B Tariff Refund Checklist With Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO
Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, joins Mike Beckham and Sean Frank for an emergency briefing on the tariff landscape after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling…
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How Hudson Leogrande Is Building Comfrt Into a $1B Brand
What does it take to create a billion-dollar brand from scratch — homeless at 16, no investors, no safety net? Hudson Leogrande, founder of Comfrt, joins Sean…
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From Spreadsheets to AI Agents: The Ecommerce Data Playbook
Are you running your ecommerce brand on gut instinct while your competitors build AI-powered data machines? Sean Frank (CEO of Ridge) and Jason Panzer…
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How to Make AI Work for Your Brand With Two (Enterprise) Insiders
“95% of AI pilots fail. I lived that, full stop.” Craig Foldes (Founder of ChatWalrus, fmr. Global Head of AI at Crocs) and Matt Kruer (CIO at Bissell) join…
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8 Failed Businesses Before Kitsch’s Beauty Empire
How did a married couple with $30k in savings and no business plan build one of the biggest beauty and accessories brands in America? Cassandra Thurswell…
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Kat Cole: From Hostess to AG1’s CEO With +$500M in Revenue
Matt Bertulli, CEO of Pela Case and Lomi, and Mike Beckham, CEO of Simple Modern, sit down with Kat Cole, CEO of AG1, to trace one of the most unconventional…
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Practical Tips on AI, Brand & Growth With Taylor Holiday
Is your brand built to survive the next five years or just the next quarter? Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, and co-host Katy Mimari, Founder and CEO of Caden Lane…
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Mastering Leadership Is Mostly Saying No (And Living With It)
Leadership isn’t about being liked. It’s about making hard decisions, living with the consequences, and still winning. Mike Beckham, Matt Bertulli, and Jason…
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The Next $100B “Switch”: Inside COMFRT’s Affiliate Playbook
How does a bootstrapped brand go from $0 to $600 million in three years — without raising a single dollar? Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, and Matt Bertulli, CEO of…
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Thrasio Bought It, Ben Bought It Back: A Founder Who Lived It Tells All
More than the incredible (true) story of one founder’s journey to turn around the company he created, this is a public coaching session on what it takes to win…
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Execution Monsters: True Classic’s Ryan Bartlett & Ben Diamond
What does it take to build a ~$300M apparel brand from scratch? Matt Bertulli and Mike Beckham sit down with Ryan Bartlett, Co-Founder, and Ben Diamond, CEO of…
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“Fame Is Not a Business Model”: Celebrity Brands Exposed
What separates billion-dollar celebrity brands from total flops Sean, Matt, and Katy Mimari (CEO of Caden Lane) break down why some partnerships become massive…
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8 Practical Money-Making Tips for 2026 (Part 2)
What’s the one thing holding your business back? Sean Frank, Jason Panzer, Mike Beckham, and Matt Bertulli reunite for part two of their 2026 predictions to…
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Danny Yeung, CEO of IM8 & Prenetics: Operators Titans E009
What does it take to go from high-school dropout to building a $100M+ brand with David Beckham? Matt Bertulli and Sean Frank sit down with Danny Yeung…
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2025 Ecommerce Data Exposed: DTC Spend, Revenue & Platform Trends
What do the real numbers from 1,000+ DTC brands reveal about who actually won? Find out by downloading the full report…
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2026 Part 1: Macro Ecommerce Predictions & Big Bets
Sean, Mike, Matt, and Jason share their bull and bear cases for 2026, debating the economic shifts reshaping ecommerce — from a potential AI bubble to the…
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Operators Titans E008: DUDE Wipes (with Sean Riley)
“I’m building memories, not sales.” What if everything you thought you knew about creating a consumer brand was wrong? Matt Bertulli and Sean Frank sit down…
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From Grand Slams to Flatlines: Inside the Operator Playbook for Surviving Stalled Growth
“What do you do when you stop winning?” In this episode, Sean and Matt drop the highlight reel and talk candidly about what it actually feels like when a once…
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Operators Titans E007: Utopia Deals (With CEO Jabran Niaz)
How do you build one of the top-five Amazon businesses in the world? Matt and Mike sit down with Jabran Niaz, co-founder of Utopia Deals and Utopia Industries…
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E145: From Affiliate Hustler to Hydration Empire: Inside Instant Hydration’s Growth Engine
“You make your money on the customer, not the acquisition.” In this episode, Sean sits down with Jordan, the media-buyer-turned-founder behind Instant…
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E144: Do smaller teams = bigger wins?
The operators discuss the critical balance between executing a high-stakes Q4 and planning for the upcoming fiscal year. They debate structured versus…
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E143: Q4 Sales Are Wild!
In this episode the operators break down their actual results from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, analyzing why some brands experienced record growth while…
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E142: Hedge Your Ad Spend
The operators talk about the complexities of channel expansion, debating the strategic trade-offs between doubling down on digital ads versus pushing into…
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E141: Cash Flow Keeps Us Rich
In this episode, the operators discuss the financial realities of scaling an e-commerce brand, discussing the discipline required to manage cash flow and the…
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E140: Black Friday Just Got Wild
In this episode, the operators dive deep into the current holiday shopping landscape, analyzing Black Friday Cyber Monday strategies and the shifting behavior…
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E139: The future is members only fashion brands.
Jon Buscemi joins the podcast to discuss his journey from trend forecasting at DC Shoes to founding his iconic luxury sneaker brand. He shares the inside story…
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E138: Why Winners Go Broke
Cash is king, period. In this episode, the operators get real about why cash flow matters more than your P&L, EBITDA, or vanity revenue numbers. They share…
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Operators Titans E006: MAËLYS (With Co-Founder & CMO Yariv Citron)
Join hosts Matt Bertulli and Jason Panzer to experience the journey of Yariv Citron, Co-Founder & CMO of MAËLYS. After leaving law school, Yariv faced the…
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E137: Wholesale has the potential to ruin your business
In this episode, the Operators dive deep into omnichannel strategy, starting with the lingering debate: should your brand be on Amazon? The hosts break down…
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Operators Titans E005: Peak 21 (with President Roman Khan)
Founder anxiety. Sleepless nights. Standing on the brink of bankruptcy. Anyone who’s put their own chip on the table knows just how painful leading a brand can…
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E136: What Top CEOs Do When They Miss Their Numbers
In this episode, the Operators dive deep into the realities of business planning and what happens when things inevitably go off track. They discuss the…
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E135: Operators X Baseball Lifestyle
In this episode, we sit down with Bill and Josh from Baseball Lifestyle to unpack their incredible growth story, from a high school Instagram account to a…
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Operators Titans E003: Musely (with CEO Jack Jia)
Jack Gia shares his expansive journey from enterprise technology to investing to founding Muesly, a prescription skincare brand with over one million customers…
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E134: Thrasio: The Truth, with co-founder John Hefter
What's it like to build the fastest-growing company in American history... and then watch it all come crashing down? We sat down with John Hefter, co-founder…
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E133: Goodbye Websites. Hello AI Commerce.
What is the future of e-commerce? In this episode, the Operators tackle the biggest questions facing brands today. We explore the rise of "Agentic Commerce"…
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Operators Titans E001: Caden Lane (with CEO Katy Mimari)
Hosts Matthew Bertulli and Sean Frank go behind-the-scenes with Katy Mimari, founder and CEO of +$100M baby brand Caden Lane. Katy shares her 21-year…
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E132: Time to go back to the office?
This conversation explores the dynamics of remote and hybrid work models, the impact of company culture on brand identity, and the generational differences in…
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E131: Masterclass in Product Development (What Actually Works)
In this episode, the Operators break down how to build a world-class product development organization. They dive into how to structure your product team and…
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E130: How to get your brand AI ready
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, Krishna Poda, CEO of Saras Analytics, joins the hosts to break down the tangible ways AI is revolutionizing business…
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E129: Confessions of a Consumer Banker
In this conversation, Arash discusses his extensive experience in finance, particularly in private equity and M&A, drawing parallels between the current…
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E128: Building Two Brands: Jocko Fuel and Origin
In this episode, entrepreneur Pete details the complex and risky strategy behind scaling his two nine-figure companies, Jocko Fuel and Origin, at the same…
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E127: The Real Cost of Chasing Growth
In this episode, the hosts explore the foundational financial strategies that underpin 8 and 9-figure e-commerce success. Drawing questions directly from the…
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E126: Black Friday 2025
In this episode, the hosts discuss the upcoming Q4, focusing on predictions, market challenges, and strategies for Black Friday. They delve into the impact of…
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E125: Bold Creative Wins Where Budgets Can’t
In this episode the hosts interview Jacques, CEO of Raindrop Agency, discussing the agency's journey. Particularly their work with Dr. Squatch, which grew from…
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E124: Winning Big In Consumer With Grüns' Founder Chad Janis
In this conversation, Chad Janis shares his journey from investment banking to entrepreneurship, detailing his experiences in the consumer goods sector and the…
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E123: The Meta Incrementality Report: Lessons from 640 Haus Experiments
This week on the Operators Podcast, Olivia Kory from Haus joins the hosts to talk about incrementality in digital advertising, particularly focusing on Meta's…
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E122: Selling Your Business
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, the hosts discuss various topics including the current trends in M&A, particularly focusing on minority deals and the…
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E121: Building a $100M Brand. AGAIN.
00:00 Introduction 11:12 Starting from Scratch: Building a $100 Million Brand 16:59 Choosing the Right Category for Success 22:34 Product Development: Better…
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E120: How being likeable can make you rich.
In this episode, Sean and Matt discuss the significance of soft skills in business and leadership. They explore how being likable and developing interpersonal…
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E119: "You’re losing $20 million a year... and don’t know your LTV?”
This week, the Operators are joined by Mehtab Karta, to discuss hiring strategies, remote work dynamics, product development, compensation philosophy, and…
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E118: ADHD, Maine, and Muscle: Building Origin USA & Jocko Fuel
In this episode, the Operators Hosts interview Pete from Origin, who shares his inspiring journey of building a manufacturing business in the USA. The…
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E117: How do you really define brand?
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, the discussion revolves around the critical role of product in brand strategy and the importance of understanding…
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Bonus Episode: 9 Operators X Meta Summit
Disclaimer: Meta participated as a guest on this podcast episode, However, Meta does not endorse or sponsor this podcast, its content, or any of its commercial…
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E116: AI Is Rewriting Our Playbook
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, the hosts discuss the current challenges in the e-commerce landscape, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and…
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E115: Opportunities in India with Ronnie Teja.
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, the hosts discuss the current economic challenges facing e-commerce brands, the importance of personal discipline…
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E114: Sean's Back in the Green + Market Insights, Future Commerce Tech, Dynamic Budgeting & More
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, the hosts discuss various themes surrounding market insights, personal trading experiences, and the current economic…
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E113: £500M Exit. Behind The Curtain With Petfolk Founder Mike Wystrach.
In this episode of the Operators Podcast, Mike shares his journey from founding Freshly, a meal delivery service sold to Nestle, to his current ventures in the…
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E112: How US Trade Policy Could Shape The Future Of Our Brands
In this episode, the hosts discuss the complexities of global trade, the significance of modern ERP systems for businesses, and the emotional challenges faced…
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E111: Borrelli and Panzer Talk Tariffs.
In this conversation, Jason sits down with Stephen Borrelli to discuss the current economic climate affecting e-commerce brands, the implications of tariffs…
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E110: Good Businesses Are Bought, Not Sold.
In this episode, the hosts discuss various challenges and strategies in the e-commerce landscape, focusing on economic factors such as tariffs, consumer…