Jamie Davidson is a Co-founder and Amazon Coach at AMZ Insiders, where he advises entrepreneurs on starting, building, scaling, and exiting their e-commerce businesses. In 2018, he reached a milestone, crossing the nine-figure mark selling online products via Amazon FBA. Before his introduction to Amazon sales and AMZ Insiders, Jamie was the CEO of a private equity-backed company until 2013. Jamie is also a West Point graduate and former Army Officer, where he honed his leadership skills as a platoon leader, company executive officer, and assistant battalion supply officer. In this episode… The adage that a business's success is 95% process and 5% people is a truism. However, scaling to nine figures depends on systems, teams, and product development. Amazon selling expert Jamie Davidson shares that his brand rapidly grew to an eight-figure business. But when he committed to expanding to nine figures, Jamie recognized that he needed to adjust his systems and processes. He advises that as you build your business, you can conduct time studies to assess where you’re exhausting your time and identify time-consuming activities. Once you analyze your time study, work to reduce activity times, prioritize duties, and automate or delegate tasks. Additionally, you should focus on product development by creating new products and staying up-to-date on emerging industry trends. Lastly, Jamie recommends focusing on profit margin and inventory management. Understanding your net helps to determine your ability to reinvest in new products. In this episode of the eComm Breakthrough Podcast, Josh Hadley interviews Jamie Davidson, Co-founder and Coach at AMZ Insiders, about effective strategies to grow your Amazon business more efficiently. Jamie reflects on his journey to becoming a nine-figure brand. He also discusses building a productive e-commerce team and scaling operations, why product development is integral to business growth, and systems for scaling to nine figures. Resources mentioned in this episode: Josh Hadley on LinkedIn eComm Breakthrough Consulting eComm Breakthrough Podcast Email Josh Hadley: Josh@eCommBreakthrough.com Hadley Designs Hadley Designs on Amazon Jamie Davidson on LinkedIn | Instagram Jamie Davidson’s coaching services AMZ Insiders Special Mention(s): Bradley Sutton on LinkedIn Kevin King on LinkedIn Michael E. Gerber on LinkedIn The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber NetSuite Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne Go High Level Dima Kubrak on LinkedIn Related Episode(s): “Dominate Amazon Product Launches: Tactics & Strategies From the Expert Bradley Sutton” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast “Kevin King’s Wicked-Smart Tips for Building an Audience of Raving Fans” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast Unlocking Entrepreneurial Greatness | Insider Secrets With E-Myth Author Michael Gerber on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast “Money Lost, Lessons Gained: Carlos Alvarez Reveals the Mistakes Behind His $16M Business Mistakes!” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast
Jamie Davidson is a Co-founder and Amazon Coach at AMZ Insiders, where he advises entrepreneurs on starting, building, scaling, and exiting their e-commerce businesses. In 2018, he reached a milestone, crossing the nine-figure mark selling online products via Amazon FBA. Before his introduction to Amazon sales and AMZ Insiders, Jamie was the CEO of a private equity-backed company until 2013. Jamie is also a West Point graduate and former Army Officer, where he honed his leadership skills as a platoon leader, company executive officer, and assistant battalion supply officer.
In this episode…The adage that a business's success is 95% process and 5% people is a truism. However, scaling to nine figures depends on systems, teams, and product development.
Amazon selling expert Jamie Davidson shares that his brand rapidly grew to an eight-figure business. But when he committed to expanding to nine figures, Jamie recognized that he needed to adjust his systems and processes. He advises that as you build your business, you can conduct time studies to assess where you’re exhausting your time and identify time-consuming activities. Once you analyze your time study, work to reduce activity times, prioritize duties, and automate or delegate tasks. Additionally, you should focus on product development by creating new products and staying up-to-date on emerging industry trends. Lastly, Jamie recommends focusing on profit margin and inventory management. Understanding your net helps to determine your ability to reinvest in new products.
In this episode of the eComm Breakthrough Podcast, Josh Hadley interviews Jamie Davidson, Co-founder and Coach at AMZ Insiders, about effective strategies to grow your Amazon business more efficiently. Jamie reflects on his journey to becoming a nine-figure brand. He also discusses building a productive e-commerce team and scaling operations, why product development is integral to business growth, and systems for scaling to nine figures.
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- How to find new products to sell
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- Inventory management (shipping & logistics)
- Optimizing sales pages for conversion
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- Product ranking & optimization
- Amazon PPC management
- Implementing business operating systems
- Driving external traffic to Amazon
- Preparing to exit
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