IAM1795 – Founder Makes Online Sales Through Amazon

Why it was selected for “CBNation Architects”:

In this episode, host Gresham Harkless Jr. interviews Adam Epstein, the CEO of Web Deals Direct, an Amazon store that specializes in selling a variety of products, including top brands like Spacesaver, Flexi Hose, Zap It!, and Grillman.

Adam shares his journey in entrepreneurship, including his experience as the CEO of a digital marketing agency and a senior manager at IT consulting firm Accenture. He also discusses the strategies he used to build and grow Web Deals Direct, including the importance of finding the right products to sell, optimizing product listings, and leveraging Amazon's advertising platform.

Additionally, Adam shares practical tips and advice for entrepreneurs looking to sell on Amazon, including the importance of understanding the customer and the value of building a strong brand.

Check out one of our favorite CEO Hack’s CEO Web Shop. Get your free audiobook and check out more of our favorite CEO Hacks HERE.

Transcription:

The full transcription is only available to CBNation Library Members. Sign up today!

Adam Feinberg Teaser 00:00

I think the first really key to being successful in business is being able to take risk. So it was a combination of I was willing and able to take a bunch of risks and I didn't really have any pressure on me that I had to deliver.

Intro 00:15

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales, and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview?

If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of.

This is the I AM CEO podcast.

Gresham Harkless 00:42

Hello, hello, hello. This is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast and I appreciate you listening to this episode. If you've been listening this year, you know that we hit over 1600 episodes at the beginning of this year. We're doing something a little bit different where we are repurposing our favorite episodes around certain categories, topics, or as I like to call them, the business pillars that we think are gonna be extremely impactful for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, and what I like to call CB Nation architects who are looking to level up their organizations.

This month we are focused on the visibility game, a.k.a. Marketing, Advertising, PR, and Sales. I often say the name of the game is being found, and these tools will help you to do that. We have heard the philosophical question, if the tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If there's a really, really great product or service and no one knows about it, how great is it really? What impact does it ultimately make? This is where we will go into this month looking at visibility, branding, marketing, public relations, sales being the lifeblood of businesses. Building many companies and so much more.

This is probably one of the most exciting and probably the most excruciating topics, but we hope this month to demystify or maybe even vanquish the fear and help and arm you with the tools to be able to increase your visibility. So buckle up and sit back and enjoy this special episode of the I AM CEO podcast.

Hello, hello, hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast. I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Adam Feinberg of Web Deals Direct. Adam, it's great to have you on the show.

Adam Feinberg 02:12

Thanks for inviting me. I'm excited to be here.

Gresham Harkless 02:14

Yes, super excited to have you on the show as well. You're doing so many phenomenal things, and what I wanted to do is just read a little bit more about Adam and some of those phenomenal things before we hopped in.

Adam is the CEO of Web Deals Direct Amazon Store. Web Deals Direct was founded in 2015. The company's top brands include Space Saver, Flexi Hose, Zap it! and Grillman as well as two dozen smaller brands. In 2020 Web Deals Direct had online sales of approximately 80 million dollars. Web Deals Direct was sold to Perch in May, 2021, and prior to selling on Amazon, he was the CEO of a digital marketing company and a senior manager at IT consulting firm Accenture. Adam graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics.

Adam, super excited to have you on the show. Are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?

Adam Feinberg 03:03

Sure. I'm excited to be here. Anything I can do to help out is great.