The Brand Building Podcast

From a kitchen table in Redondo Beach to generating $1B+ in revenue for brands like Star Wars, Coors Banquet, and Macy’s—these are the 9 lessons I learned building Bread Loaf over 9 years. 
Whether you're starting an agency or scaling your business, these insights are the roadmap I wish I had on day one.
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 

In 2025, AI isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the engine behind every dollar spent in eCommerce. From ad creatives and video production to product photos, website design, analytics, and even SEO—AI is reshaping everything.
In this video, I break down how smart brands are using AI tools like Creatify AI, Triple Whale’s Moby, and more to scale faster, cut costs, and win in a competitive DTC landscape.
If you want to future-proof your brand and unlock the power of AI in your eCommerce strategy, this is the video you need to see.
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 
AI tools every brand needs to use HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBF-aWLJmk 

STOP spending all your budget on ads! What if your best-performing marketing channel is already on your customer list?
In this video, I break down exactly how one brand generated $40K+ in referral revenue in just 30 days — with ZERO ad spend. I’ll show you step-by-step how to build, launch, and scale a referral program for your Shopify store using the best tools in the game.
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 

Are your email open rates tanking? Bounce rates spiking? It might not be your strategy — it could be spambots. In this video, I break down the silent spambot epidemic that's damaging Shopify brands’ email deliverability and retention revenue. 
Learn how we uncovered fake email traffic, what it’s doing to your flows, and the exact 4-step protocol we use to stop it cold.
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 

In this episode, I sit down with Juan Guzman, former professional soccer player turned CEO of Artisan Tropic, a family-run, better-for-you snack brand revolutionizing plantain and cassava chips.
 Juan shares how his family's health journey inspired their business, the challenges of manufacturing in Colombia, scaling without outside capital, and what’s next in their mission to build a $100M impact-driven brand. 
This is a must-watch for entrepreneurs, CPG founders, and anyone passionate about purpose-driven business.
Check out Artisan Tropic: https://artisantropic.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopWmf866ug3Qy_x9mxslniWZm3KwvLXZFmVKsUqcL5OGpCYo0X3 
Connect with Juan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanpguzman/ 
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 

iOS 18 just changed the email game forever. Apple Mail’s new update is filtering emails before your customers even see them — with smart inbox categories, branded sender logos, and AI-driven suppression.
In this video, I break down exactly what’s changing, how it impacts your deliverability, and how to future-proof your email strategy in 2025. Whether you're running Klaviyo or any ESP, this update is a wake-up call for eCommerce brands relying on outdated flows and lazy campaigns.
💡 Get your FREE 4K Email Audit here: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
✅ We'll review your flows, fix your gaps, and help you adapt fast.
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 

Discover why mobile apps are now the most profitable revenue channel for eCommerce brands — and how Tapcart is helping brands like LSKD, Muddy Bites, and 100 Thieves turn their Shopify stores into cash-printing machines. In this video, we break down how push notifications are outperforming email and SMS, how to slash CAC, and how to build a retention engine that prints money. 
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 
Check out Tapcart HERE: https://www.tapcart.com/ 

What if you could replace your marketing strategist, data analyst, and growth consultant with a single AI tool? Meet Moby AI by Triple Whale — the game-changing agent that gives e-commerce brands instant, actionable insights from your ad data, email flows, customer LTV, and more.
 In this video, I break down how Moby works, what it can do, and why it’s the future of profitable ecomm growth.
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 
Check out Moby here: https://www.triplewhale.com/moby-ai 

In this video, I break down the most important metric inside your Klaviyo account — the deliverability score — and why it could be the difference between landing in the inbox or getting lost in spam. Learn how to find your score, what a good score looks like, and proven steps to fix deliverability issues fast. Plus, see how we helped a client recover 42% in lost email revenue!
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02 
Learn more about Klaviyo and how to set it up correctly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbX36f5vCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWOCS9-sEaA&t=368s 

Google SEO is dying—and your future customers are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude what to buy. If your brand isn't showing up in AI results, you're invisible.
 In this video, I’ll show you the exact LLM SEO strategy we’re using to drive high-intent traffic to eCommerce stores—without spending a dollar on ads. Learn how to optimize for AI search, get discovered by smart assistants, and future-proof your brand in 2025.
Sign up HERE to get notified when submissions are open: https://openai.com/chatgpt/search-product-discovery/ 
OpenAI & Shopify Integration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8GJkg42HGg 
✅ Elevate your brand’s Email & SMS marketing: https://breadloaf.typeform.com/to/rotiGDm7?typeform-source=www.youtube.com 
🚀 Discuss your growth strategy: https://calendly.com/markmilutin/retention-audit-kick-off?month=2025-02