In today's episode we're shedding light on the journey of Dopper—the revolutionary bottle company on a mission to promote tap water and combat single-use plastic. We discover the tenacious spirit of Merijn, Dopper's founder, whose personal crusade against plastic waste birthed an iconic product that's as functional as it is a conversation starter. He revealed the challenges of international expansion, the pivotal shift from nonprofit ideals to impactful social enterprise, and the innovative strategies they've adopted, like the Olympic plan model, to stay aligned with their ambitious environmen ..read more

In this Deep Dive Sam sits down with Roderik Derksen, CMO / Founder of RUMvision.  Rumvision lets you stay on top of your Core Web Vitals and continually optimize for your real users with their RUM benefits. Improve page speed with real UX data and look beyond your Lighthouse score. In this podcast they talk about the importance of real user monitoring, the problem with only looking at the lighthouse score, core web vitals and much, much more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www ..read more

Today we have an incredibly insightful episode for you. We're diving into the fascinating intersection of fashion, gaming, and cutting-edge technology. Joining us are two exciting, colourful people. Shayli Harrison is the founder and creative director of Mutiny, a brand that fuses digital fashion with the aesthetics of gaming. Nick Vinckier is the innovative director of corporate innovation at Chalhoub Group. Shayli shares her journey from the avant-garde streets of Antwerp to the frontiers of web 3.0, exploring how gaming assets and blockchain can revolutionise fashion. She opens up about na ..read more

In this episode John sits down with Lukas Grosfeld, co-founder of Wakuli coffee. They talk about the links between existentialist philosophy, how responsible entrepreneurship can positively transform a community, how to mix e-commerce and physical locations and much, much more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/ ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigital.agency ..read more

In this episode John sits down with Joost Hultink. Joost is the proud owner of Wildride BV and a passionate entrepreneur. He's known for introducing the fashionable Toddler Swing carrier, revolutionising the way parents enjoy outdoor activities with their little ones. They talk about how you should move forward when you know you have a great product, how to expand abroad, why you might not want to work with outside investors en much, much more... Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.fac ..read more

In this episode Sam sits down with Mohammad (Mo) Hashemi CEO and Co-Founder of Gadget. Gadget is a full-stack, serverless JavaScript platform for web app developers who want to build faster and maintain less.  Mo talks about the origins of Shopify payments, how to hire great talent, the future of Shopify accounts, what AI can do for programming, and much, much more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/ ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigi ..read more

In this episode John sits down with Thomas Kindermans, founder of Ray Care. They talk about the importance of customer feedback through online and fysical stores, stock management, consistency in branding, why you should bootstrap your company and much more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/ ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigital.agency ..read more

Sam calls in with Jons Janssens, founder and partner at Conway & Co. Jons helps executives and investors to get their companies fit for digital growth.  At Conway & Co, they provide independent advice for modern consumer brands on technology, strategy and people. In this episode they talk about what to do to reach digital maturity, look at your business through a systems lens, what to consider before you go headless and much, much more... Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://ww ..read more

In this episode John sits down with Amandine de Paepe, founder and CEO of Insentials. Amandine talks about big pharma vs boutique brands, the right combination of online and offline strategies, orthomolecular medicine and more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/ ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigital.agency ..read more

In this Deep Dive John sits down with his co-founder Dimitri Devroe. In this episode they talk about how to expand abraod, relevant acquisition channels in 2023, the role of AI in all of this and much, much more… Enjoy! Visit us on: ➡️ Our website: deardigital.com ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dear-digital-agency/ ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deardigitalagency/ ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardigital.agency ..read more