"I think Amazon found lightning in a bottle at Waste. Exactly the right time I think when I look back at Amazon now, when I look now and then think where's the motivation come from. Amazon, like many other businesses, was on its knees at one point..."

Welcome to this massively insightful episode with Thomas Vosper.

Having come through the ranks in ecommerce, from Amazon to TedX speaker and Aisle3 co founder, Thomas shares his views on ecommerce specifically, but also the online space generally.

Thomas gives us his thoughts on the reality of people like Elon Musk purchasing massive brands like Twitter.

He also shares his stories around positioning huge companies like Tesco into the ecommerce era.

During this conversation, you'll hear:

• Thomas Vosper's back story
• How companies like Amazon work when it comes to ecommerce
• The need for aggregating data for ecommerce success
• How sites like eBay and Amazon work
• What is aisle3 and how does it work?
• How aisle3 strategised their startup
• Thomas's 'Spike'

Listen to the previous guests on the Spike by clicking this:

The Spike Podcast in your favourite app

Want to catch up on the previous season of "The Spike"?

You can do so here.

Guests you might have missed:

TikTok and Instagram star "Temps".

IOTK podcaster and young entrepreneur Ted Lawlor.

BBC "The Apprentice" star and disruptive marketer Lewis Ellis.

Ecommerce whiz-kid Adam Power.

International DJ Ben Rainey.

Sports and business excellence coach Tony Walmsley

Crypto expert Elliott Rayne.

Animal relaxer Amman Ahmed

Emotional resilience teacher Alex Holmes

The Spike is an HM Staffing podcast.

Reach out to Harry directly with any recruitment questions here:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harryportch

"So they made a presentation and said where we wanna target, what we wanna make... what it means for staff, all that kind of stuff. So I wanted to take that and give our most value members of the community an insight into the brand.."

Welcome to part two of Season two.

For our first episode back, we've got Jimmy Charnock. A man who lives and breathes community.

Having worked in customer service, he knows how to talk to fans of a brand, and what they want.

And in this case that brand is Represent Clo the massively popular clothing giant from George Heaton and Michael Heaton.

In this episode, Jimmy tells his story of how he came from big name brands like AO.com and he knew he could bring something special to the clothing brand Represent Clo.

And from there, it seems it was just an ongoing rise to the top with the company.

Jimmy Charnock talks with host Harry Portch about how to treat customers and turn them into loyal fans who will not only buy from you, but do your marketing for you.

During this conversation, you'll hear:

• Jimmy's backstory
• How he first got in with Represent Clo
• What it's like running a successful and busy online community
• His tricks for keeping that community engaged
• His moment calling out Harry for spending so much on clothes 😂😂
• How clothing brands are using social media now
• Jimmy's 'Spike'

Listen to the previous guests on the Spike by clicking this:

The Spike Podcast in your favourite app

Want to catch up on the previous season of "The Spike"?

You can do so here.

Guests you might have missed:

TikTok and Instagram star "Temps".

IOTK podcaster and young entrepreneur Ted Lawlor.

BBC "The Apprentice" star and disruptive marketer Lewis Ellis.

Ecommerce whiz-kid Adam Power.

International DJ Ben Rainey.

Sports and business excellence coach Tony Walmsley

Crypto expert Elliott Rayne.

Animal relaxer Amman Ahmed

Emotional resilience teacher Alex Holmes

The Spike is an HM Staffing podcast.

Reach out to Harry directly with any recruitment questions here:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harryportch

"I just sat back and thought to myself, I need this 180 day plan. I had made a 180 day plan, which was like every day for 180 days, I'm gonna make a skit and drop a skit.."

This is one of those episodes that "The Spike" has become famous for. 

An hour of solid insight into what makes a successful person tick in business.

Rufaro Kahuni is known in his day job as the Marketing Director of Life of a Hustler.

In this episode, he's bringing some sick information around how to get your branding noticed by some of the most powerful faces and names in the world.

Zoning in on his experience with "Secret Drops", Rufaro Kahuni brings host Harry Portch the ultimate branding masterclass.

From his early days with shoes and hats, through to working with rapper Nines and internet celebrity KSI, all the way out to working with major brands like Nike on their marketing.

During this conversation, you'll hear:

• The origins of Secret Drops on Instagram
• The connection with number 1 rapper Nines
• Working with Nike and Jimmy Jones and its impact on Life of a Hustler
• What Life of a Hustler does with marketing for the BBC (Radio 1 and BBC Asian Network) and Chris Brown - yes THAT Chris Brown!
• The importance of getting out of your comfort zone
• Using music to tell stories and be creative
• The shady side of the music business that he's learned from being on the other side of the recording studio glass
• His work campaigning about knife crime education
• Rufaro's 'Spike'

Want to catch up on the previous season of "The Spike"?

You can do so here.

Guests you might have missed:

TikTok and Instagram star "Temps".

IOTK podcaster and young entrepreneur Ted Lawlor.

BBC "The Apprentice" star and disruptive marketer Lewis Ellis.

Ecommerce whiz-kid Adam Power.

International DJ Ben Rainey.

Sports and business excellence coach Tony Walmsley

Crypto expert Elliott Rayne.

Animal relaxer Amman Ahmed

Emotional resilience teacher Alex Holmes

The Spike is an HM Staffing podcast.

Reach out to Harry directly with any recruitment questions here:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harryportch