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Deep dives with consumer brand operators, plus Alex and Lee breaking down what's working at Hulken right now. Pick a topic and leave with something you can run that week.

49 episodes

Auroro founder Tiffany Chao on Unfinished Business▶
GrowthOct 27, 2026

The Repeat Customer Playbook: How to Build a $1M Brand

Tiffany Chao · AURORO

2026 Black Friday Playbook: How You Can Make Millions in Q4▶
GrowthOct 20, 2026

2026 Black Friday Playbook: How You Can Make Millions in Q4

How to Sell Millions in High-Ticket Products (41-Minute Masterclass) | Kevin Chen @ iRestore▶
GrowthOct 13, 2026

How to Sell Millions in High-Ticket Products

Kevin Chen · iRESTORE

Learn How to Make Millions with Email Marketing in 52 minutes!▶
GrowthOct 6, 2026

Learn How to Make Millions

Good Girl Snacks co-founders Leah Marcus and Yasaman Bakhtiar on Unfinished Business▶
GrowthSep 30, 2026

How to Go Viral Repeatedly with $0 Marketing

Leah Marcus + Yasaman Bakhtiar · Good Girl Snacks

The Minimum Viable Company: How We Run a $50M Brand With Just 7 People▶
ProfitabilityJul 28, 2026

The Minimum Viable Company: How We Run a $50M Brand With Just 7 People

Alex + Lee · Hulken

How This CPG Founder Went From a Kitchen Experiment to 7,000 Stores▶
RetailJul 14, 2026

How This CPG Founder Went From a Kitchen Experiment to 7,000 Stores

The Hidden Cost of Scaling Our DTC Brand Without VC Money▶
ProfitabilityJun 30, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Scaling Our DTC Brand Without VC Money

Alex + Lee · Hulken

How TUSHY Turned a Taboo Category Into One of DTC's Strongest Brands with Justin Allen▶
Brand buildingJun 16, 2026

How TUSHY Turned a Taboo Category Into One of DTC's Strongest Brands

Justin Allen · TUSHY

Going From $50M to $100M: How We Use Partnerships As Our Biggest Growth Levers at Hulken▶
GrowthJun 2, 2026

Going From $50M to $100M: How We Use Partnerships As Our Biggest Growth Levers at Hulken

Hulken

The DTC Trap That Built Juliet Wine's Retail Empire | Allison Luvera▶
RetailMay 26, 2026

The DTC Trap That Built Juliet Wine's Retail Empire

Allison Luvera · Juliet Wine

What Most DTC Founders Get Wrong About Entering a Crowded Category | Greta Meyer▶
Brand buildingMay 19, 2026

What Most DTC Founders Get Wrong About Entering a Crowded Category

Greta Meyer

The DTC math most founders refuse to do (until it's too late) | Suze Dowling @ Pattern Brands▶
ProfitabilityMay 12, 2026

The DTC math most founders refuse to do (until it's too late)

Suze Dowling · Pattern Brands

Inside Hulken: How Our CBO Built a $50M Community-Led Luxury Brand▶
Brand buildingApr 14, 2026

Inside Hulken: How Our CBO Built a $50M Community-Led Luxury Brand

Hulken

How We Built a $50M Consumer Brand with 7 People▶
ProfitabilityApr 7, 2026

How We Built a $50M Consumer Brand with 7 People

Alex + Lee · Hulken

How Dylan Munro Invented a New $130M DTC Category and Built a Factory to Protect It▶
Brand buildingMar 31, 2026

How Dylan Munro Invented a New $130M DTC Category and Built a Factory to Protect It

Dylan Munro

The Bootstrapped DTC Founder's Playbook with Ben Cogan of Beanstalk▶
ProfitabilityMar 24, 2026

The Bootstrapped DTC Founder's Playbook

Ben Cogan · Beanstalk

Why Most DTC Brands Get Retail Wrong (and How to Fix It) with Nate Rosen @ Express Checkout▶
RetailMar 17, 2026

Why Most DTC Brands Get Retail Wrong (and How to Fix It)

Nate Rosen · Express Checkout

Brooke Yoakam on The Brand Blueprint episode of Unfinished Business▶
Brand buildingMar 10, 2026

How to Build a DTC Brand That Actually Lasts

Brooke Yoakam

Why the Best DTC Brands Build Slow (with Steph Hon @ Cadence)▶
Brand buildingMar 3, 2026

Why the Best DTC Brands Build Slow

Steph Hon · Cadence

Season 2 of Unfinished Business: The Truth About Scaling a Profitable DTC Brand from $0 to $50M▶
ProfitabilityFeb 24, 2026

Season 2 of Unfinished Business: The Truth About Scaling a Profitable DTC Brand from $0 to $50M

Alex + Lee · Hulken

From Side Hustle to Swimwear Empire: The Andie Swim Story with Founder Melanie Travis▶
Brand buildingJul 15, 2025

From Side Hustle to Swimwear Empire: The Andie Swim Story

Melanie Travis · Andie Swim

Relationships, Intimacy, and Keeping it Together: An Unfiltered Chat with Alex and Lee▶
Founder storyJul 8, 2025

Relationships, Intimacy, and Keeping it Together

Alex + Lee

How Liz Teich Turned Her Side Hustle Into a Full-Fledged NYC Styling Empire▶
Founder storyJul 1, 2025

How Liz Teich Turned Her Side Hustle Into a Full-Fledged NYC Styling Empire

Liz Teich

How to Scale a Brand, Manage Anxiety & Stay Offline, with Tieghan Gerard @Half Baked Harvest▶
Brand buildingJun 24, 2025

How to Scale a Brand, Manage Anxiety & Stay Offline

Tieghan Gerard · Half Baked Harvest

From Ballet to Balenciaga: Victoria Brito's Unfiltered Story▶
Founder storyJun 3, 2025

From Ballet to Balenciaga: Victoria Brito's Unfiltered Story

Victoria Brito

Dating, Branding, and the Power of Being Your Damn Self, with Alex Sall, Founder & Creative Director at ALSALL Studio▶
Brand buildingMay 20, 2025

Dating, Branding, and the Power of Being Your Damn Self

Alex Sall · ALSALL Studio

We Built a $30M Brand Without VC, and We're Just Getting Started▶
ProfitabilityMay 13, 2025

We Built a $30M Brand Without VC, and We're Just Getting Started

Alex + Lee · Hulken

Meet The Founder Who Posted About Her Period & Built a Brand Gen Z Actually Trusts | Nadya Okamoto, Co-Founder of August▶
Brand buildingApr 16, 2025

Meet The Founder Who Posted About Her Period & Built a Brand Gen Z Actually Trusts

Nadya Okamoto · August

What Ballet Can Teach You About Perfection, Feedback, and Not Falling Apart, with Megan Fairchild, NYC Ballet Dancer▶
Founder storyApr 9, 2025

What Ballet Can Teach You About Perfection, Feedback, and Not Falling Apart

Megan Fairchild · NYC Ballet

How to Build a Sex Toy Empire Without Selling Your Soul (or Raising VC), with Alexandra Fine, Co-Founder and CEO of Dame Products▶
ProfitabilityApr 2, 2025

How to Build a Sex Toy Empire Without Selling Your Soul (or Raising VC)

Alexandra Fine · Dame Products

The Best Startup Advice You'll Ever Hear (And Why You'll Probably Ignore It) with Jonathan Bush▶
Founder storyMar 26, 2025

The Best Startup Advice You'll Ever Hear (And Why You'll Probably Ignore It)

Jonathan Bush

Running Toward Your Dreams | or Just Running? With Actress Daniella Rabbani▶
Founder storyMar 19, 2025

Running Toward Your Dreams

Daniella Rabbani

If Your Body Is Screaming at You, Maybe Listen? With Kim Strother▶
Founder storyMar 12, 2025

If Your Body Is Screaming at You, Maybe Listen? With Kim Strother

Kim Strother

How To Change Your Sex Life From So-So To Spicy, with Catalina Garcia, founder of Bonded▶
Founder storyMar 5, 2025

How To Change Your Sex Life From So-So To Spicy

Catalina Garcia · Bonded

Building with Fearlessness, Leadership Wisdom from Calibrate Founder, Isabelle Kenyon▶
Founder storyFeb 19, 2025

Building

Isabelle Kenyon · Calibrate

How to Deal with Mom Guilt, Prioritize Yourself, and Have Fun at Work, with Alex + Lee▶
Founder storyJan 29, 2025

How to Deal

Alex + Lee

Unlocking the Power of the Pivot: Takeaways from Sarah Schaff's Journey▶
Founder storyJan 15, 2025

Unlocking the Power of the Pivot: Takeaways from Sarah Schaff's Journey

Sarah Schaff

The Power of Asking for Help: Insights from Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru▶
Founder storyDec 18, 2024

The Power of Asking for Help: Insights from Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru

Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru

Build Your Best Year: How We Dominated 2024 With the Power of Manifestation▶
Founder storyDec 10, 2024

Build Your Best Year: How We Dominated 2024 With the Power of Manifestation

Alex + Lee

The Co-Founder Marriage: How to Find & Keep Your Business Partner(s), With Omri Mendellevich▶
Founder storyDec 4, 2024

The Co-Founder Marriage: How to Find & Keep Your Business Partner(s), With Omri Mendellevich

Omri Mendellevich

Purpose, Naivety & the Good Enough Mentality: How to Unlock Early-Stage Growth with Ron Gura▶
GrowthNov 20, 2024

Purpose, Naivety & the Good Enough Mentality: How to Unlock Early-Stage Growth

Ron Gura

How to Channel Badassery In Motherhood, Career & Beyond With Tali Roth▶
Founder storyNov 13, 2024

How to Channel Badassery In Motherhood, Career & Beyond With Tali Roth

Tali Roth

Makeup Artist to Maven: How Rea Ann Silva Built Beautyblender With These 3 Ingredients▶
Brand buildingOct 30, 2024

Makeup Artist to Maven: How Rea Ann Silva Built Beautyblender With These 3 Ingredients

Rea Ann Silva · Beautyblender

The Making of "Unfinished Business" | And Your Sign to Get It Going▶
Founder storyOct 23, 2024

The Making of "Unfinished Business"

Alex + Lee

How to Move On When Your Business Fails, with Roee Adler▶
Founder storyOct 16, 2024

How to Move On When Your Business Fails

Roee Adler

How to Manifest Success: Visualization Techniques, with Barbara Biziou▶
Founder storyOct 2, 2024

How to Manifest Success: Visualization Techniques

Barbara Biziou

Aaron Schwartz Shares Unconventional Strategies for Closing Your Next Round▶
ProfitabilitySep 25, 2024

Aaron Schwartz Shares Unconventional Strategies for Closing Your Next Round

Aaron Schwartz

The Subtle Art of Showing Off: Lessons in Mastering Your Personal Brand from Patrice Poltzer▶
Brand buildingSep 18, 2024

The Subtle Art of Showing Off: Lessons in Mastering Your Personal Brand from Patrice Poltzer

Patrice Poltzer