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Good morning. While your phone blows up with last minute requests fromcustomers begging you to deliver one last parcel, take a moment to get all caught up in the world of ecom. ☕
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You might have come across Keila Shaheen’s Shadow Work Journal on your TikTok For You page in the past months. Seemingly overnight, this self-help book, full of reflective prompts and exercises, has made #shadowwork one of the most buzzworthy topics of the year.
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In this episode of the pod, we sit down with Dan McCormick, founder of TryCreate.co about how he created a modern creatine gummy brand and turned it into a 4 million dollar company in his first year of operation.
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DTC Newsletter is written by Rebecca Knight, Frances Du, and Michael Venditti. Edited by Eric Dyck.
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