Rephonic
Artwork for Ecommerce Conversations

Ecommerce Conversations

Practical Ecommerce
E-Commerce
Ecommerce
Walmart Marketplace
Amazon
Shopify
Entrepreneurship
Meta Ads
Customer Experience
Email Marketing
Beardbrand
Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Ecommerce Business
Inventory Management
Content Creation
Marketing Strategies
Wellnesse
Artificial Intelligence
Customer Acquisition
Tiktok Shop

Ecommerce Conversations is the long-running weekly podcast from Practical Ecommerce, hosted by ecommerce entrepreneur Eric Bandholz. •• Listen in as Eric interviews in-the-trenches founders and executives who address the essentials of launching, growing, and sustaining an online business. Hear their successes, mistakes, and plans — addressing customer acquisition, web traffic, marketing ... more

PublishesWeeklyEpisodes593Founded12 years ago
Number of ListenersCategory
Business

Listen to this Podcast

Artwork for Ecommerce Conversations

Latest Episodes

Nate Lagos is a seasoned conversion rate optimizer, yet a recent A/B test surprised him.

A client used all caps in key landing page headlines. Nate, having read a tip on X, suggested they test headlines that capitalized only the first letter of each... more

Thanks to companies such as Printful, an enterprising entrepreneur can select a product, upload an image to place on it, sync it with her ecommerce site, sell it, and then pay for it.

Print-on-demand is big business, and David Hooker is a prominent ... more

The last few years have been rough for Beardbrand, the direct-to-consumer company that host Eric Bandholz founded over a decade ago. He says pretty much nothing has worked post-pandemic. The business is finally seeing revenue growth, but costs are ri... more

In 2019 Dane Witbeck had a problem familiar to parents: What were his kids doing on their smartphones?

That problem became his motivation to launch Pinwheel, an Austin, Texas-based seller of Android phones with parental controls for apps, usage limi... more

Key Facts

Accepts Guests
Accepts Sponsors
Contact Information
Podcast Host
Number of Listeners
Find out how many people listen to this podcast per episode and each month.

Similar Podcasts

People also subscribe to these shows.

Operators
OperatorsSean Frank, Mike Beckham, Matt Bertulli, and Jason Panzer
My First Million
My First MillionHubspot Media

Recent Guests

David Hooker
Brand Director at Printful
Printful
Episode: Printful Exec on Profitable Print-on-Demand
Dane Witbeck
Founder, Pinwheel
Pinwheel
Episode: Pinwheel CEO on Selling Kid-Safe Phones
Eric (guest, co-founder)
Founder/CEO of Ollie and former Brio founder
Ollie, Brio
Episode: 2 Bootstrapped D2C Brands, 1 CEO
Mehtab Kharta
Co-founder of Karta Ventures, investor focusing on distressed consumer brands
Karta Ventures
Episode: Ecommerce Investor on Turnaround Tactics (Encore)
Bryan Mahoney
Founder and CEO of Chord Commerce
Chord Commerce
Episode: Chord Commerce CEO on Pivoting to Data
Chris Wichert
Founder of Koio (original German, relocated to New York)
Koio (former founder)
Episode: Surviving D2C's Boom and Bust
Drew Fallon
Founder and CEO of Iris Finance
Iris Finance
Episode: Iris Founder Talks AI-Powered Finance
Andrew Youderian
Founder of EcomFuel, community builder and speaker
EcomFuel
Episode: EcomFuel Founder on 2026 Industry Trends
Dave Diederen
Founder of CRO agency Syntra, specializes in CRO testing and data-driven optimization
Syntra
Episode: Content Beats Design, Says CRO Pro

Host

Eric Bandholz
Host of the show; founder of Beardbrand; Practical Ecommerce contributor

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 50 ratings
  • Great energy

    Always such great energy !

    Arshad

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Arshad Bahl
    United States7 months ago
  • Love the direct and to the point conversations. It’s easy to understand and implement on my own.

    Audible
    5
    Robert Davis
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great topics

    Love the direct and to the point conversations. It’s easy to understand and implement on my own.

    Audible
    5
    Robert Davis
    United Statesa year ago
  • One of the best if not the best in ecom. Casual and laid back interviews with well balance energy. Fun intro. Easy to enjoy. It's like having a conversation over beer.

    Audible
    5
    cheesyrolls
    United States2 years ago
  • The ELI5 of eCom

    One of the best if not the best in ecom. Casual and laid back interviews with well balance energy. Fun intro. Easy to enjoy. It's like having a conversation over beer.

    Audible
    5
    cheesyrolls
    United States2 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Listeners value the host's energy and authenticity, with practical, straight-talking interviews.
The show is praised for actionable insights and real-world founder perspectives.
Audiences appreciate the mix of tactical tips and bigger-picture growth strategies.
Guests are described as relatable and the conversations as well-guided and informative.

Top Business Podcasts

The Ramsey Show
The Ramsey ShowRamsey Network
Proven Podcast
Proven PodcastCharles Schwartz
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)Hala Taha | Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing | YAP Media Network

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Engineer Quits, Launches Online Art School
Q: How did you handle hiring and building a team to scale beyond being the bottleneck yourself?
I first hired for customer support with clear routines and documented answers, then expanded to two people per role to cover time zones. Over time, I built an org chart with KPI-driven roles, and I gradually delegated to project managers within the three core roles (visionary/marketing, Chief of Operations, and Chief Tech Officer) to foster autonomy.
2 Bootstrapped D2C Brands, 1 CEO
Q: Who are you and what do you do?
I built Brio, focused on beard trimming tools, and more recently led Ollie, the oral-care brand with toothpaste, mouthwash, and whitening strips, focusing on products with replenishable demand to sustain long-term value.
Chord Commerce CEO on Pivoting to Data
Q: How do you handle trust and accuracy in AI-driven recommendations?
Chord emphasizes a layered context and confidence scoring, auditing at the data level, domain-aware checks, and a plan to show reasoning behind recommendations to avoid hallucinations and build trust.
Chord Commerce CEO on Pivoting to Data
Q: What led you to pivot from headless to a broader data platform approach?
Bryan explains the market realization that headless alone creates data silos and complexity; customers wanted a unified data layer that could power AI and provide holistic insights, so Chord evolved to be platform-agnostic and data-centric.
Surviving D2C's Boom and Bust
Q: Does the Wharton School line you up with a lot of people with money to help you get started?
Not really; the connections were more conversational at first. They helped as starters or introductions, but the team had to actively pursue capital opportunities through networks, bankers, and a broader set of investors.

Audience Metrics

Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.

Listeners per Episode
Gender Skew
Location
Interests
Professions
Age Range
Household Income
Social Media Reach

Frequently Asked Questions About Ecommerce Conversations

What is Ecommerce Conversations about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A practical, founder-focused show that brings in hands-on operators, builders, and investors from the ecommerce and direct-to-consumer space. Episodes emphasize real-world tactics for customer acquisition, on-site conversion, pricing, and channel strategy, with frequent deep dives into branding, community-building, inventory planning, and operating efficiency. Notable throughlines include bootstrapped growth, data-driven decision-making, and strategic pivots between D2C, wholesale, and international expansion, often illustrated with concrete examples, frameworks, and lessons learned from both successes and missteps. The format tends to be high-velocity conversations that extract actionable takeaways, making it useful for operators looking f... more

Where can I find podcast stats for Ecommerce Conversations?

Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Ecommerce Conversations. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Ecommerce Conversations and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.

How many listeners does Ecommerce Conversations get?

Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Ecommerce Conversations, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.

What are the audience demographics for Ecommerce Conversations?

Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Ecommerce Conversations, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.

How many subscribers and views does Ecommerce Conversations have?

To see how many followers or subscribers Ecommerce Conversations has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.

Which podcasts are similar to Ecommerce Conversations?

These podcasts share a similar audience with Ecommerce Conversations:

1. Operators
2. Shopify Masters
3. The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner
4. My First Million
5. The Game with Alex Hormozi

How many episodes of Ecommerce Conversations are there?

Ecommerce Conversations launched 12 years ago and published 593 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

How do I contact Ecommerce Conversations?

Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.

Where can I see ratings and reviews for Ecommerce Conversations?

Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Ecommerce Conversations from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.

View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.

How do I access podcast episode transcripts for Ecommerce Conversations?

Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Ecommerce Conversations. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.

What guests have appeared on Ecommerce Conversations?

Recent guests on Ecommerce Conversations include:

1. David Hooker
2. Dane Witbeck
3. Eric (guest, co-founder)
4. Mehtab Kharta
5. Bryan Mahoney
6. Chris Wichert
7. Drew Fallon
8. Andrew Youderian

To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.

Find and pitch the right podcasts

We help savvy brands, marketers and PR professionals to find the right podcasts for any topic or niche. Get the data and contacts you need to pitch podcasts at scale and turn listeners into customers.
Try it free for 7 days