eCommerce Fastlane: Shopify Growth Strategies—Where AI Efficiency Meets Human Connection

Today I’m chatting with Sergiu Ciumac, the Co-Founder and CEO of Visely, a compelling solution that offers meaningful and effective product recommendations for Shopify store owners.What You Will Learn Today…How to optimize your conversion rate.How to increase customers engagement with relevant product recommendations.Learn how strategic product recommendations with decrease bounce rates and work as an automated salesman on your site.Listener Only PromotionAs a listener of today’s show, Visely has been so kind as to offer a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL. Add the solution to your store and enter the coupon code "fastlane" and then you will have 30 days to prove it's ROI.Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and everyone personally!Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify. All it would take is a new idea, Shopify app, or marketing tactic to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store.I don’t want you to miss any episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes

Today I’m chatting with Sergiu Ciumac, the Co-Founder and CEO of Visely, a compelling solution that offers meaningful and effective product recommendations for Shopify store owners.


What You Will Learn Today…


  • How to optimize your conversion rate.
  • How to increase customers engagement with relevant product recommendations.
  • Learn how strategic product recommendations with decrease bounce rates and work as an automated salesman on your site.


Listener Only Promotion


As a listener of today’s show, Visely has been so kind as to offer a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL. Add the solution to your store and enter the coupon code "fastlane" and then you will have 30 days to prove it's ROI.


Thank You For Listening


I really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.


I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and everyone personally!


Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify. All it would take is a new idea, Shopify app, or marketing tactic to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store.


I don’t want you to miss any episodes!


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is eCommerce Fastlane: Shopify Growth Strategies—Where AI Efficiency Meets Human Connection?

Running a Shopify store? You already know success isn't about finding the right app—it's about knowing which strategies actually work at your specific stage of growth.

I'm Steve Hutt, and I've lived every level of the ecommerce journey. From eBay Power Seller shipping products from my garage, to co-founding and scaling VisionPros.com (an optical DTC startup) through to a successful exit, then spending 6+ years as a Shopify Merchant Success Manager helping 100+ brands from startup to enterprise scale, including working with teams at Tentree, Dr. Squatch, Bulletproof Coffee, Salt & Straw Ice Cream, MUD/WTR, Bokksu, and many more.

Here's what makes this podcast different: I've been on both sides of the table.

6+ years working inside Shopify gave me access to what's coming before most merchants know it exists. Building, scaling, and successfully exiting my own ecommerce businesses taught me what actually works when your money and reputation are on the line. That combination of insider access plus real operator experience gives you a perspective you won't find anywhere else.

Since 2018, eCommerce Fastlane has delivered over 430 episodes and more than 2 million downloads to ambitious Shopify founders and marketers. Every week, I chat with operators, developers, and experts who share what's actually moving the needle right now—not theory, but patterns I've seen work consistently across dozens of brands at multiple stages.

Whether you're launching your first store or scaling past seven figures, every episode gives you stage-aware strategies you can implement this week. We dig into Shopify apps, digital marketing, retention tactics, AI tools, and the operational stuff that actually reduces overwhelm—while building customer loyalty that lasts.

You'll learn how to leverage emerging tech without losing what makes your brand unique. You'll also hear real founder stories, including lessons from my own journey building and exiting a DTC brand, plus insights from guests across 430+ episodes who've been exactly where you are.

This isn't content for content's sake. It's what you'd get sitting at a mastermind table with someone who's built, scaled, and exited—and helped hundreds of others do the same.

Ready to grow smarter, not just faster? Join thousands of founders and marketers in the eCommerce Fastlane community through our podcast, newsletter, blog, and forthcoming book "Thriving with Shopify."

Steve Hutt
DTC Founder | Podcast Host

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