Eric Bandholz

1 month ago | practicalecommerce.com | Eric Bandholz

Andrew Younderian launched eCommerceFuel in 2013 after stints in corporate finance and online selling. The vetted community consists of ecommerce owners whose businesses have $1 million or more in annual revenue. He says ecommerce in 2025 has matured. “Brand that adapt,” he told me, “will survive in the next five to seven years.”I’m a member of eCommerceFuel. I recently spoke with Andrew about his business, work-life balance, and change. The entire audio of that conversation is embedded below.

2 months ago | practicalecommerce.com | Eric Bandholz

Several years ago Mathias Schrøder was stressed, burned out, and perplexed. He had scaled revenue on his Denmark-based clothing company, but bloated overhead meant little profits and even less free time. “I felt lost, unable to fix our predicament,” he told me, “until I realized I was trying to solve the wrong problem.”His solution was to scale down. He fired employees, lowered warehouse costs, and eliminated stagnant inventory. The result was 60% less revenue and 25% more profit.

2 months ago | practicalecommerce.com | Eric Bandholz

Matthew Gattozzi realizes creativity and efficiency often conflict. His firm, Goodo Studios, produces commercial content that attracts visitors and converts them into customers. It’s a creative process with time and budget constraints. “It’s a balancing act,” he told me. “On the one hand, you need efficiency. On the other, creativity requires time and space to flourish.”A former ballet dancer, Matthew first appeared on the podcast in 2021.

2 months ago | practicalecommerce.com | Eric Bandholz

Before Brexit, merchants could sell cross-border into the U.K. and mainland Europe with relative ease. Both belonged to the E.U. It’s now more complicated and expensive, with separate customs and taxes for each region — unless the shipments come from Northern Ireland. Through a Brexit exception, fulfillment companies (and merchants) in Northern Ireland can ship to the U.K. and the E.U. with fewer complications. It’s been a boon to John Heenan’s Belfast-based 3PL, The Distribution Solution.

Jan 24, 2025 | practicalecommerce.com | Eric Bandholz

According to Will Nitze, founder and CEO of IQBAR, success in a competitive market requires finding its uncompetitive niches. He did that with his flagship protein bar, which is plant-based, low-sugar, and plainly labeled. That was seven years ago when he launched the company with a $75,000 Kickstarter campaign. Fast forward to 2025, and IQBAR also makes IQMIX (hydration) and IQJOE (coffee). All promote brain health without competing against each other.