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  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Adam Robinson, the Founder and CEO of Retention.com. Adam is a former finance professional at Lehman Brothers. Inspired by his roommates who had created Vimeo in their shared apartment, Adam embraced his inner marketing wizard and set his sights on a new adventure, launching Robly, an email marketing company. With no prior tech background, he grew the bootstrapped startup to $5M in revenue in just two years.

    With an 8-figure exit, he founded GetEmails in late 2019, later rebranding it as Retention.com, an industry-leading Shopify e-commerce solution for increasing revenue.

    Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/retentionadam/

    Check out Retention: https://retention.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies to manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience.

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Dan Swift, the CEO of Numentum (formerly Empire Selling), a buyer experience consultancy that helps B2B organizations go to market faster, bigger, and more effectively without needing an expensive and time-consuming overhaul of existing processes and systems. They partner with CEOs, CMOs, CROs, and CHROs to develop customized training programs that integrate brand, sales, and marketing to deliver accelerated revenue momentum.

    By focusing on the buying experience, they advance the skills, information, and interactions sales professionals must deploy to effectively engage with today’s hyper-informed buyers.

    Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjswift/

    Check out Numentum: https://www.numentum.com

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies to manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    Out of the Woods aims to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then, Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience.

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

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  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Lawrence Hanley, founder & CEO of Desk Plants, America's Leading Plant Supplier in Promotional Products.

    Desk Plants is a niche promotional products company supplying unique, branded gifting solutions your team will love.

    With a background in tech sales, Lawrence started Desk Plants in 2018. Since then, Desk Plants has served over 40,000 customers and has become the leading plant supplier in the United States for the Promotional Products Industry.

    Connect with Lawrence on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencehanley/

    Check out Desk Plants: https://deskplants.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Lee Rubin, the CEO and Founder of Confetti, an online platform that helps companies plan amazing social gatherings using multiple vendors, in just a few clicks.

    From online games and hosted game shows to shippable experiences, Confetti's platform contains dozens of interesting and unique virtual experiences to support their customers’ desire for fresh and fun ideas. 

    The platform is already loved by 2,500+ companies such as Google, Facebook, Spotify, and many other startups, firms, and agencies.

    Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubinl/

    Check out Confetti: https://www.withconfetti.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Will Weinraub, the CEO, and co-founder of OnChain Studios, where they are building a digital toy and gaming platform called Cryptoys. 

    William advises companies such as Usko, CryptoLeague, and The Tick3t. He invests in startups as an angel investor and via a VC Syndicate called Flamingo Capital, which he runs with his friends Chris Adamo and Adam Garfield. 

    On top of that, Will co-founded The Local Leaders Collective, an organization that provides peer group support for entrepreneurs. He's also a co-host for The Miami Tech Pod.

    Connect with Will on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willweinraub/

    Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willweinraub

    Check out OnChain Studios: https://twitter.com/OnChainStudios

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies to manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    Out of the Woods aims to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at age 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Dan Snow, co-founder, and CEO of The Snow Agency, a performance and social media marketing agency that is disrupting the eCommerce landscape for DTC brands. 

    Daniel is a proven expert having launched and scaled numerous viral eCommerce brands himself over the course of 3.5 years, generating close to $50M in revenue, without ever receiving funding or a loan. This entrepreneurial foundation is what inspired Daniel to launch The Snow Agency. 

    Having an inherent understanding of what clients want, because he was once in the same position, is the unique perspective that gives The Snow Agency its competitive edge. After spending tens of millions of dollars of his own money on marketing Daniel has experienced the ins and outs of operating a successful eCommerce business and is now focused on bringing this knowledge to his clients.

    To date, The Snow Agency has spent $75M+ across Facebook, Instagram, and Google and has generated $250M+ in revenue across all of its clients.

    Daniel is also the Founder of RAPTV, a passion project for him, which is the largest hip-hop community in the world. RAPTV has reached viral status with over 8M followers across owned channels and generating 150M impressions a week on social media alone. RAPTV builds awareness and cultivates massive followings for large and small hip-hop artists alike.

    Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsnow24/

    Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamdansnow

    Check out The Snow Agency: https://thesnowagency.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with the co-founders of Copy.ai Paul Yacoubian and Chris Lu. They founded Copy.ai in early 2020 while living together in San Francisco. Their goal is to build software that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to produce compelling copy for business owners, marketers, and copywriters. 

    Today, many famous companies like Nestle, Ogilvy, eBay, and Zoho use Copy.ai to create content. Although some argue that AI-content tools like Copy.ai could replace writers, they are designed to help writers turbo-charge creativity.

    Connect with Paul and Chris on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulyacoubian/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lu11/

    Follow them on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/PaulYacoubian

    https://twitter.com/chris__lu

    Check out copy.ai: https://www.copy.ai/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • In this episode, our founder Michael sits down with Kimia Hamidi, Head of Savings at Ramp and founder of Buyer (acquired by Ramp). 

    Founded in 2019 and recently named Fast Company's most innovative finance company of 2022, Ramp is an automation platform that helps businesses spend less time and money by building the next generation of finance tools – from corporate cards and expense management to bill payments and accounting integrations.

    Thousands of companies are spending an average of 3.3% less and closing their books 86% faster by switching to Ramp's finance automation platform. 

    Ramp's customers span the full gamut of US businesses—from the latest software unicorns to complex farming operations. It's trusted by companies of all shapes and sizes – from startups like Morning Brew, 818 Tequila, and Italic, nonprofits like KIPP Public Schools and the IFDC, beloved brands like Webflow, Madhappy, and Faire, to large-scale businesses like Anduril, Avelo Airlines, Ro, and Marqeta.

    Connect with Kimia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkimia/

    Follow Kimia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hkimia

    Check out Ramp: https://ramp.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder and CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies to manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Hari Raghavan, CEO and founding team member of AbstractOps, an automated back-office OS for startup businesses. They abstract away tedious, unfamiliar needs in HR, finance, legal ops, and compliance by democratizing access to world-class operations so founders can focus on what they do best: building fantastic products. 

    During his time as COO at Forge (formerly Equidate), he was a part of the team that scaled the business 100x over three years before moving on to launch AbstractOps. An active angel investor since 2015, Hari’s notable investments include Notion, Rippling, and Slack, to name a few.

    Connect with Hari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hraghavan/

    Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/haridigresses

    Check out AbstractOps: https://www.abstractops.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Chris Meade, the co-founder and CMO of CROSSNET, the world's first four-way volleyball game, combining elements of the childhood game four square and volleyball in a competitive game to 11, win by 2.

    In the beginning, Chris and his team didn't realize they were creating the ultimate social distancing sport. With more people spending time in their backyards during the COVID-19 pandemic and schools looking for a safe activity for children in physical education classes, CROSSNET—where courts are divided into quadrants that are six feet by six feet—started selling like mad.

    The startup now sells its products through Amazon and 1,500 retail stores run by brands including Academy Sports + Outdoors, DICK's Sporting Goods, SCHEELS and Wegmans and will be selling through Walmart for the first time today, on Black Friday. 

    Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmeade/

    Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrismeadej

    Check out CROSSNET: http://crossnetgame.com

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Sam Shepler, the founder and CEO of Testimonial Hero, a B2B customer video company that helps create world-class video testimonials incredibly easily so revenue teams can build trust and credibility faster and accelerate the buyer journey, with both on-site videography (zero travel fees globally) and 100% remote video testimonial options.

    300+ B2B marketing leaders at Google, UiPath, Medallia, InsightSquared, and many others use Testimonial Hero to easily create customer videos that build trust and with new prospects, communicate value with credibility, accelerate the buyer journey, and ultimately drive more revenue.

    Connect with Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samshepler/

    Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samshepler

    Check out Testimonial Hero: testimonialhero.com

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Sam Lewkowict, the co-founder & CEO of Black Wolf, a cosmetic brand for men focused intently on customer feedback for further development. Black Wolf Nation began its men’s skincare line in 2018, going from zero orders to 800 orders per day in just under three years.

    The brand was a DTC hit, and would soon catapult Sam’s career to new heights and spots on the Forbes 30 Under 30.

    Connect with Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-lewkowict-5900469a/

    Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/slewkowict

    Check out Black Wolf: https://blackwolfnation.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Greg Galant, the co-founder & CEO of Muck Rack, a platform enabling PR teams to work together to find the right journalists for their stories, send customized pitches, build meaningful relationships with the media, monitor news, and quantify their impact.

    Muck Rack is used by thousands of organizations, including Taco Bell, Pfizer, Golin, International Committee of the Red Cross, Knight Foundation, Kauffman Foundation, and Penguin Random House. Muck Rack is also the solution of choice for journalists, who use Muck Rack’s free, automatically updated portfolios to showcase their work and provide information about what stories they’re looking for.

    Greg’s also the co-creator and executive producer of The Shorty Awards, which honor the best of social media. Past winners include Lizzo, Ricky Gervais, Rebel Wilson, Trevor Noah, Conan O’Brien, Issa Rae, Marques Brownlee, Sesame Street, Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Bloomberg, and NASA.

    Connect with Greg using Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregory

    Check out Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Mike Beckham, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simple Modern, a company that has grown over the years to be one of the leading suppliers of stainless-steel insulated drinkware in the world. It is an omnichannel consumer packaged goods company that was built from a digital-first distribution strategy.

    Prior to founding Simple Modern, Mike helped found and operate several e-commerce businesses, which cumulatively generated more than $1 billion in revenue. Mike graduated with a degree from the University of Oklahoma Price College of Business, where he currently serves as the senior entrepreneur-in-residence.

    Connect with Mike Beckham using Twitter: @mikebeckhamsm

    Check Simple Modern: https://www.simplemodern.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Andrew Gazdecki, a four-time startup founder with three-time exits, former CRO, and founder of MicroAcquire, a startup acquisition marketplace that helps startups find buyers and get acquired. Their goal is to help 1,000+ entrepreneurs get acquired without fees and commissions and headaches. MicroAcquire was established in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, CA.

    Gazdecki has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as prominent industry blogs such as Mashable, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat.

    Connect with Andrew using Twitter: https://twitter.com/agazdecki

    Check MicroAcquire: https://microacquire.com/

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    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies to manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally.

    Out of the Woods aims to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.

    About Michael Martocci - Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur, first selling groceries at the foot of his driveway at the age of 5. Since then Michael has launched countless businesses. Michael is a dropout of The College of William & Mary where he studied finance, before ultimately starting SwagUp in 2017, which he's led to over $100m in revenue in 5 years while bootstrapping the majority of the way 

    About SwagUp - SwagUp is an API-first platform that empowers companies to create and distribute branded merchandise at scale globally to connect with their employees, customers, partners, and prospects! SwagUp works with over 5000 of the top companies around the world with a focus on high-quality products and a seamless experience. 

    Learn more at www.swagup.com

  • Michael sits down with Ron Shah, the CEO of the rapidly growing Collagen Supplement brand Obvi, which has gone from 0 to $30m in just 3 years.

    We discuss how bootstrapped teams are navigating the current economic environment, how to optimize cash flow, how to drive LTV, and how to make your offering more attractive with consumer spending declining. 

    Out of the Woods is hosted by Michael Martocci, the Founder, CEO of SwagUp, the leading Swag Management Platform that has empowered over 5000 companies manage the creation and distribution of branded merchandise globally. 

    The goal of Out of the Woods is to help as many startup teams make it to the other side of these uncertain economic times by arming them with insights and tactics from those on the front lines.