The exact email + SMS strategy driving $30M+ for 7-9 figure brands in 2025.

This is how top operators are staying highly profitable despite tariffs, rising ad costs, and market turbulence.

We cover:

• What’s actually working right now
• The tech stack elite brands are using
• Creative, flows & timing (real examples)
• What’s dead and what’s next

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Today on the show, we're joined by Ben Chelf, co-founder of Sol Reader, who has a unique approach to improving our relationship with technology.

Topics Discussed Include:

• Building a healthier relationship with tech, focusing on replacing screen time with richer reading experiences

• The future of reading in a digital age, sharing insights from his work with Sol Reader

• Entrepreneurship lessons, including strategic decision-making and innovation in product design

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In this episode, learn the 5 reasons DTC brands are failing in 2024 and the 7 things they need to do to succeed.

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Nima Akbari, Creative Director at air up® joins the Wavebreak Podcast to share insight into the brand’s rapid growth and global creative strategy.

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Anna Harman, Founder and CEO of STUDS, joins the podcast to talk about the omnichannel brand's growth and what's next.

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Aaron Jones VP, eCommerce & Media at Liquid I.V. and Unilever's Health & Wellbeing Division joins the podcast to talk all things marketing in 2024.

Everything from the brand's recent Formula 1 sponsorship, TikTok Shop strategy, brand refresh, and so much more.

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You can't control:

• Facebook, Google, or TikTok's algorithm (or if TikTok will even exist in the future)
• Impact on ad spend/CAC from the 2024 Election
• Consumer spending and confidence

So, what can you control? What should you focus on? That's what we cover in today's episode.

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Chris Hunter joins the Wavebreak Podcast to share his journey as the co-founder of Koia, and previously Four Loko.

We chat about how Koia launched nationwide into Whole Foods from Day 1, building and scaling consumer brands, and so much more.

Chris Hunter is the co-founder of Koia and Four Loko.

Grab his book here: Blackout Punch

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