Eric Bandholz
Eric Bandholz is the host of "Ecommerce Conversations," Practical Ecommerce's weekly podcast, and co-founder of Beardbrand, a leading men’s grooming company that focuses on beard care. With the help of his co-founders, he’s bootstrapped Beardbrand from zero sales to a multi-million dollar business.
Eric is an ecommerce authority, having spoken at dozens of industry conferences and meetups.
Contact Eric via email or LinkedIn.
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Fraud Prevention
Disputifier Founder on Winning Chargebacks
November 17, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Recover false payment chargebacks with data and automation software, says Mark Wagner.
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Business
Swing Dancing Business Booms
November 10, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Ryan Hunter Masters's love of dancing evolved into online video courses. Sales followed.
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Business
New Beginnings for Beardbrand
November 3, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
2023 started rough for Beardbrand, but better days have arrived. It's a new beginning for a venerable company.
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Email Marketing
Retention.com Founder on ‘Email Laundering’
October 27, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Linking anonymous website visitors to their email addresses is big business.
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Social Media
New TikTok Shop Spurs BK Beauty
October 20, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
The Austin, Texas-based direct-to-consumer cosmetics brand has experienced big success. Early sales from TikTok Shop are promising.
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Photography & Video
For Manly Bands, Manufacturing Is Storytelling Gold
October 13, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
The making of rings from Jack Daniel's whiskey barrels creates compelling video, perfect for storytelling.
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Business
Batch CBD Masters SEO and Affiliates
October 6, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Wisconsin-batched Batch grows its own hemp plants and manufactures CBD goods for itself and external brands.
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Business
In-person Markets Spur Mountain Apparel Brand
September 29, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Mt. Rainier in Washington State inspires David Lindahl's clothing company, a side-hustle evolving to full time.
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Social Media
Build a Community, Says Sendlane CEO
September 22, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
How does an email and SMS platform compete with Klaviyo? Via a community, says founder Jimmy Kim.
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Business
Entrepreneur’s Advice on Frivolous Lawsuits
September 15, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Should a business contest improper suits or pay the money and move on?
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Social Media
Ecom Exec: Marketing Attribution Is a Waste
September 8, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Andrew Faris, a former ecommerce CEO, now advises merchants on growth strategies, including Meta Ads management.
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Inventory
JoshsFrogs.com Growing Leaps and Bounds
September 1, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
A hobby in 2004 is now a 90-employee, two-facility business — a one-stop shop for pet frogs.
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Local Business
Tattoo Biz Suits Danish Entrepreneur
August 25, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Rasmus Cort is co-owner of five tattoo shops and a provider of tattoo skincare products.
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Content Marketing
YouTube Marketer Adjusts to AI
August 11, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
The men's hairstyling channel "Slikhaar TV" has over 2 million subscribers — but not 2 million viewers.
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Staffing
Profasee Founder on Hiring, Firing, More
August 4, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Chad Rubin is a serial entrepreneur and an ecommerce pioneer. He's hired a lot of employees. He's fired a lot, too.
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Staffing
E-bike Seller Hires Best Customer, Saves Sales
July 28, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Aaron Powell launched Bunch Bikes, an electric kid-hauler cargo bike, in 2017. Then the pandemic hit, nearly closing the company. Then he hired his best customer.
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Business
Entrepreneur Sells Company for $200 Million
July 21, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Patrick Campbell had $20,000 in the bank when he sold his company, ProfitWell, for $200 million. Here's his story.
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Business
Beardbrand Rebirths amid a Tough Year
July 6, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz is the host of Ecommerce Conversations, Practical Ecommerce's podcast. He calls 2023 "a perfect storm of calamities."
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Business
Entrepreneur on Childbirth and Running a Business
June 30, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Elizabeth Mercer launched Sleekform, an online seller of ergonomic office furniture, in 2018. Four years later she had a baby.
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Business
‘My Wife Quit’ Founder on Publishing a Book
June 23, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Steve Chou is a blogger, podcaster, trainer, and ecommerce owner. He's now a best-selling book author.
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Finance
Brandless Exec on Acquisitions, AI, More
June 16, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Brad Moss is an Amazon veteran, game developer, and now an executive with Brandless, the repurposed DTC seller and company acquirer.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
A Community for Amazon Sellers
June 9, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Athena Severi co-founded Titan Network in 2019. The Amazon-seller community offers in-person events and workshops, mentoring, and collaboration.
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Business
4 Ecommerce Owners Discuss Their Why
June 2, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
On a hiking trip in Utah, three ecommerce owners joined our host for a table-side discussion. Why start a company? Is it worth the hassle?
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Schools & Resources
Is College Necessary for Business?
May 26, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and OpenAI's Sam Altman are college dropouts. We asked Brandon Chicotsky, a professor of marketing at Texas Christian University, if college is worth the time and money.
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Customer Retention
Pet Chinchillas Save Family Business
May 19, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Josh Paulson acquired his grandfather's pet-accessories business when it was losing $25,000 per month. Focusing on pet chinchillas provided the long-term turnaround.
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Business
Influencers, Community Drive Batting Glove Maker
May 12, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Bruce Bolt is a family-owned business in Austin, Texas, that makes and sells baseball batting gloves — for little leaguers to MLB pros.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Fulfill.com Is a Marketplace of 3PLs
May 5, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
In 2019 Joe Spisak's ecommerce company had gone through three fulfillment companies in 18 months. With Fulfill.com, he aims to ease the difficulty of selecting providers.
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Business
Entrepreneur Left Google to Launch Ballsy
April 28, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Adam Hendle had a dream job with Google. Then he had an idea for a men's hygiene brand.
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Social Media
A Hunger to Learn Drives Paid Social Success
April 21, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Andrew Foxwell launched his agency in 2012, focusing on social media advertising. Amid nonstop industry change, Foxwell concludes successful marketers must adopt a learning mindset.
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Influencers & Affiliates
Pro Boxer Pivots to CBD Wellness
April 14, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Mike Lee was once a 12-0 professional boxer who fought for a world title. Then anxiety and injuries took a toll. Soul, his CBD brand, is the result.
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