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The Checkout

Hosted by Unknown Host · business · EN · 12 episodes

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If you could start a company with anybody in the world, you would want it to be with the co-hosts of The Checkout.

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The Checkout
Can I Get Hired as MrBeast's Director of Growth?
Jun 25, 202650 min
Book a call with John: ⁠https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440⁠ Casey loaded a real job posting into ChatGPT and told it to act like the CEO interviewing John, without revealing who they were. John had two goals: figure out who he's talking to, and get the job. The company turned out to be Beast Industries. In this episode, John walks through the exact tactics he used: refusing to enter the interviewer's frame, mirroring from Never Split the Difference, asking more questions than he answered, and diagnosing the problem the founder has been wrestling with in the shower. The big risk: telling Jimmy that the biggest mistake he could make is becoming Jimmy the businessman instead of Jimmy the YouTuber. Most hires fail because the person hiring can't say what success looks like. Job interviews are sales calls. Treat them that way. Topics discussed: 00:00 - The challenge: get a job from a mystery famous CEO 01:06 - Why your job in any interview is to be memorable 03:12 - Refusing vague questions and forcing clarity 05:44 - The mirroring technique from Never Split the Difference 20:36 - Spotting the clues that point to Mr. Beast 27:06 - Why asking more questions than you answer builds trust 36:09 - The risky bet: diagnose the founder's shower problem 40:33 - Why Jimmy the businessman is hurting Jimmy the YouTuber 44:55 - The real reason most new hires fail 48:46 - The final score and where John tanked Learn more about our sponsors: ⁠https://www.attentive.com/⁠ ⁠https://fuego.io/⁠ ⁠https://www.socialsnowball.io/⁠ ⁠https://redo.com/⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOSH SUGGS: ⁠https://www.streettalk.com/⁠ ⁠https://x.com/joshsuggss⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joshsuggss/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/streettalk/⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : ⁠https://szaniewski.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theszef/⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/ This episode was produced by ⁠Podcast Boutique
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Why Using AI in Your Marketing is An Awful Idea
Jun 24, 20261h 10m
Book a call with John: https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440 Most AI projects in e-commerce are shiny object syndrome. The dream of the one-person, one-billion-dollar company is real, but it probably isn't your company. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans are now more concerned than excited about AI, and customers can spot AI content from a mile away. In this solo episode, John walks through six reasons you probably shouldn't use AI in your business, then flips it and shows exactly how he uses it to make money without wrecking the brand. The framework: out-of-the-box tools first, then human in the loop, then human on the loop. Avoid the fully autonomous dream. The biggest unlock isn't replacing your team. It's making sure your day-to-day execution team isn't the one tasked with figuring AI out. Topics discussed: 00:00 - The truth about implementing AI in your business 01:16 - Six reasons not to use AI (people genuinely don't like it) 07:18 - Why AI projects become the worst shiny object 09:39 - The one-person billion-dollar company isn't yours 13:04 - Why a human has to be accountable when things go wrong 20:26 - Human opinion is the scarce resource in the age of AI 30:29 - Why AI is still worth using anyway 44:00 - The Jones Road case study: 25% lift in profit per visitor 49:38 - Why your execution team shouldn't be your AI team 53:09 - Human in the loop vs on the loop vs out of the loop Learn more about our sponsors: https://www.attentive.com/ https://fuego.io/ https://www.socialsnowball.io/ https://redo.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN DEISS: https://scalable.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/ https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : https://szaniewski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theszef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique
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The 4 E-Commerce Channels That Get You to $2M (Pick One)
Jun 10, 202638 min
Book a call with John: https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440 Most founders dabble in all four marketing channels and wonder why they're stuck under $2M. There are only four channels that get an e-commerce brand from zero to $2M. Pick one and ride it all the way before you think about a second. In this solo episode, John walks through the framework live with Casey, mapping every brand into one of four buckets based on what you have (time or money) and what your product is (differentiated or not). He covers real examples across SSDs, Jacklings chili, bandages, and Neurogum, then closes with the 100-day rule: commit hard, or move on. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Why dabbling in four channels keeps you stuck 01:43 - The only four channels that get you to $2M 02:00 - The matrix: time vs money, differentiated vs not 03:39 - Time and a non-differentiated product: TikTok Shop influencers 12:18 - Money and a differentiated product: Meta ads 16:24 - Money and a non-differentiated product: Google ads 20:15 - Time and a differentiated product: organic content on TikTok 22:55 - Why now is the golden window for organic 30:30 - The fashion exception: when clothing is differentiated and when it isn't 36:38 - The 100-day rule: commit hard or move on Learn more about our sponsors: https://www.attentive.com/ https://fuego.io/ https://www.socialsnowball.io/ https://redo.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN DEISS: https://scalable.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/ https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : https://szaniewski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theszef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/
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How We Actually Use AI to Make Money in Our E-Commerce Brands — Bart Szaniewski
Jun 3, 20261h 12m
Book a call with John: https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440 Most of what you see people doing with AI online doesn't make them money. It just looks cool. In this episode, John and Bart show the AI workflows they actually use across Dad Gang and Solus Bands - the ones that ship emails, build product pages, find collabs, and surface breakthrough ad ideas. Bart designs full Dad Gang launch emails in Manus in about 22 minutes of real time with two minutes of focused attention, then builds the matching PDP and homepage banner from the same project. John walks through his Banger Builder skill that feeds creative humans information in stages so the breakthrough idea actually shows up, and a 10-minute Claude app called Creator Scout that filters for comedians and collab partners by niche, follower count, and follower overlap. The take: don't use AI to generate the work. Use it to prompt the humans who can. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Why most AI demos don't make you any money 02:25 - Dad Gang's lean team and what AI actually unlocks 03:06 - Designing a launch email in Manus in 22 minutes 08:00 - Why multitasking finally works now 16:29 - Building project instructions over time instead of upfront 19:29 - The Banger Builder: using AI to prompt creative humans 22:12 - Why AI won't generate your banger but can set it up 26:28 - Avatars, pain vs moment buying, and format mapping 46:29 - Building a full PDP in Manus, pasting it into Gem Pages 51:34 - Spinning a homepage banner from the same project 55:36 - Why Claude wins for interactive MVPs 56:36 - Creator Scout: a 10-minute app to find collab partners 58:36 - The Dad Gang collab play using follower overlap 65:39 - Automating influencer seeding with computer use Learn more about our sponsors: https://www.attentive.com/ https://fuego.io/ https://www.socialsnowball.io/ https://redo.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN DEISS: https://scalable.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/ https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : https://szaniewski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theszef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/
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How to Build a Banger Ad for Your E-Commerce Brand (Live on Camera) — Kyle Reho
May 27, 202658 min
Book a call with John: https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440 You're one banger ad away from changing your business. Under $2M, it's almost always one creative that resets the trajectory of a brand. The problem is the system every DTC brand builds for paid social is built for more, not better. More UGC, more creators, more volume. That works until it doesn't. In this episode, John builds a real ad from scratch with comedian Kyle Reho for Dad Gang. Brand brief to customer avatars to concepts to a full mockumentary script. The process surfaces five or six low-lift ideas and one bigger swing worth shooting, all in about 40 minutes. The takeaway: you don't need the agency that made the Purple Mattress ads. You need one funny person, $100 to $200 an hour, and a brief that feeds them information in stages instead of all at once. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Why one banger ad is worth more than 100 UGC pieces 01:24 - Why more volume stops working 02:38 - Building an ad live for Dad Gang 03:00 - Starting with brand ethos, not the product 10:43 - How customer avatars actually unlock ideas 17:08 - The still-cool-dad angle and where it leads 20:11 - Reframing dad as a league you want to play in 23:13 - The jealous-wife skit concept 27:24 - Picking the right avatar with pain vs moment buying 34:29 - Choosing the format: skits, pod clips, green screen, reactions 37:31 - Building the mockumentary script beat by beat 50:08 - The hat as a uniform - landing the punchline 55:10 - How to actually run this with comedians for $100 to $200 an hour Learn more about our sponsors: https://www.attentive.com/ https://fuego.io/ https://www.socialsnowball.io/ https://redo.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN DEISS: https://scalable.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/ https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : https://szaniewski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theszef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/
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How We Actually Use AI to Make Money in Our E-Commerce Brands — Bart Szaniewski

Jun 3, 20261h 12m

Book a call with John: https://www.thedivenewsletter.com/squeeze-page1712742970440 Most of what you see people doing with AI online doesn't make them money. It just looks cool. In this episode, John and Bart show the AI workflows they actually use across Dad Gang and Solus Bands - the ones that ship emails, build product pages, find collabs, and surface breakthrough ad ideas. Bart designs full Dad Gang launch emails in Manus in about 22 minutes of real time with two minutes of focused attention, then builds the matching PDP and homepage banner from the same project. John walks through his Banger Builder skill that feeds creative humans information in stages so the breakthrough idea actually shows up, and a 10-minute Claude app called Creator Scout that filters for comedians and collab partners by niche, follower count, and follower overlap. The take: don't use AI to generate the work. Use it to prompt the humans who can. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Why most AI demos don't make you any money 02:25 - Dad Gang's lean team and what AI actually unlocks 03:06 - Designing a launch email in Manus in 22 minutes 08:00 - Why multitasking finally works now 16:29 - Building project instructions over time instead of upfront 19:29 - The Banger Builder: using AI to prompt creative humans 22:12 - Why AI won't generate your banger but can set it up 26:28 - Avatars, pain vs moment buying, and format mapping 46:29 - Building a full PDP in Manus, pasting it into Gem Pages 51:34 - Spinning a homepage banner from the same project 55:36 - Why Claude wins for interactive MVPs 56:36 - Creator Scout: a 10-minute app to find collab partners 58:36 - The Dad Gang collab play using follower overlap 65:39 - Automating influencer seeding with computer use Learn more about our sponsors: https://www.attentive.com/ https://fuego.io/ https://www.socialsnowball.io/ https://redo.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH RYAN DEISS: https://scalable.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOHN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-coyle-1bb231120/ https://www.tiktok.com/@johnjhcoyle 🔗 CONNECT WITH BART : https://szaniewski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theszef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-szaniewski-374b1141/

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Can I switch plans later?

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Recent episodes

Can I Get Hired as MrBeast's Director of Growth?

Why Using AI in Your Marketing is An Awful Idea

The 4 E-Commerce Channels That Get You to $2M (Pick One)

How We Actually Use AI to Make Money in Our E-Commerce Brands — Bart Szaniewski

How to Build a Banger Ad for Your E-Commerce Brand (Live on Camera) — Kyle Reho

Guest Appearances

Nick Shackelford

Steven Borrelli

Nate Lagos

Bart

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The Checkout

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is The Checkout?

About the host

Recent episodes

Can I Get Hired as MrBeast's Director of Growth?

Why Using AI in Your Marketing is An Awful Idea

The 4 E-Commerce Channels That Get You to $2M (Pick One)

How We Actually Use AI to Make Money in Our E-Commerce Brands — Bart Szaniewski

How to Build a Banger Ad for Your E-Commerce Brand (Live on Camera) — Kyle Reho

Guest Appearances

Nick Shackelford

Steven Borrelli

Nate Lagos

Bart

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch The Checkout for

Podcasts like The Checkout

Every question we get asked beforesomeone starts their trial.

Every question we get asked before
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