“If you don’t sell on Amazon, somebody else is gonna sell it.”

When should a DTC brand stop treating Amazon as an afterthought?

Mike Beckham (CEO, Simple Modern), Jason Panzer (President, HexClad), Matt Bertulli (Founder, Pela Case & Lomi), and Katy Mimari (CEO, Caden Lane) break down the five things DTC brands must get right to scale on Amazon.

1. Always stay in stock

2. Executive ownership

3. Tailor your catalog

4. Protect your reviews

5. Pricing and promotion

Amazon drives over half of Simple Modern’s contribution profit, yet Matt and Katy admit neglecting it. Mike’s fix covers five fronts: inventory, ownership, catalog, reviews, and pricing. Even HexClad is still learning, after underinvesting cost it millions this year.

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“Creative supply chain is the essential ingredient of demand.”

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★ 6-step framework

★ Brief template

★ Hook training guide

Matt Bertulli (Founder, Pela Case & Lomi) and Cody Plofker (Advisor & fmr. CEO, Jones Road) launched Winks with more ads than lessons. Now they walk through the six steps every ad faces, starting with the message.

1. Message

2. Source

3. Media Formats

4. Creative Approach

5. Funnel Role

6. Production Checks

More ads went live, but Cody still didn’t know what was working. The fix is research by hand, down to an Instagram feed trained to think like the buyer. With AI editing and uploading their ads, taste is the job left for people.

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“We didn’t actually choose them. They chose us.”

Can a bootstrapped brand enter Target and Costco while still growing DTC?

Alex Schinasi (Co-Founder & President, Hulken) joins Matt Bertulli (Founder, Pela Case & Lomi) and Mike Beckham (CEO, Simple Modern) to unpack how a two-time SaaS founder built a ~$50M rolling tote brand without raising money.

She had raised $3M for a new SaaS when Hulken hit $1M a month. A year later she exited the startup, and now nine people run the business with AI chiefs of staff. She wants a brand that lasts decades, yet she still moves at software speed.

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