logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2025
29m 23s

From Lockdown Startup to Global Brand: T...

Chloë Thomas
About this episode

Renee Cizel & Giorgia Rossi from Possum Play, sellers of the play sofa that transforms into 100s of different configurations! Founded in 2021 they now sell internationally via their 3 country specific Shopify stores, with 40,000 happy families loving the product already. 

 

Hit PLAY to hear: 

 

  • 🎯 How Possum Play hit 40,000 customers with just a 3-person team 
  • 🚀 The smart, low-budget strategy behind their global expansion 
  • 📦 Why they fulfilled their first containers by hand—and what it taught them 
  • 🧠 The "do it yourself until you can’t" rule that protects their profits 
  • 🛋️ How they built a hero product and resisted the urge to over-expand 
  • 💡 The hiring mindset shift that helped them scale without burnout 

 

Key timestamps to dive straight in: 

[05:07] "Appreciation for 3PL Partners" 

[10:02] Founders' Struggle: Control vs. Growth 

[13:44] Hiring for Potential, Not Experience 

[14:31] "Impact of Past Experience on Success" 

[18:08] Word-of-Mouth Growth Strategy 

[19:51] Listen to Renee and Giorgia’s Top Tips! 

 

 

Full episode notes here: https://ecmp.info/545

.

.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

Download our ebook... https://ecmp.info/ebook 500 Tips to Increase Your Profits Get all the links and resources we mention & join our email list at https://ecmp.info Love the show? Chloe would love your feedback - leave a review here: https://ecmp.info/review or reply to the episode Q&A on Spotify. Interested in being a Sponsor? go here: https://ecmp.info/sponsor
Up next
Oct 6
Growing Your Subscription Business: iFit’s 4-Bucket Framework for Success with Jeremy McCarty
Jeremy McCarty is the Chief Subscription and Content Officer of iFIT, a global leader in connected fitness via their NordicTrack, Pro-form, and Freemotion brands. In this episode, Jeremy shares his proven 4-bucket framework for building and scaling subscription businesses — from ... Show More
34m 10s
Sep 29
Making Conversational Commerce Work for You — GoKwik’s Abhishek Chandra Explains How
Abhishek Chandra is the Chief Revenue Officer at GoKwik. Founded in 2020 their focus is on helping eCommerce brands unlock their growth by solving crucial challenges across the eCommerce funnel. Which is exactly what he’s here to help us all with in this episode! Listen to discov ... Show More
35m 53s
Sep 22
WWYD? Ian Leslie on Achieving Hockey Stick Growth in a $10–25M eCommerce Brand
Ian Leslie is an eCommerce CMO who’s also done stints in SaaS marketing, journalism, and education. Probably best known for his 10 years driving 15x eCommerce revenue growth at B2B eCommerce furniture brand Industry West, where (as regular listeners to this show will know) he was ... Show More
30m 9s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 18
How This AI Startup Grew to $50M ARR in 2 Years (Marketing Playbook)
Want to steal Gamma's influencer-led strategy? Get our 10 AI prompts: https://clickhubspot.com/hgb Ep. 363 Is influencer marketing the new product virality? Kipp and Kieran dive into the viral marketing playbook that skyrocketed an AI startup to $50M ARR and 50 million users with ... Show More
22m 4s
Sep 16
The Brand NEW AI Marketing Strategy for 2025
Want our free Loop Marketing Prompt Library (with 100 prompts)? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/kcl Ep. 362 Did you know that 58.5% of Google searches now end without a click? Kipp and Aja Frost, Sr. Director of Global Growth at HubSpot, dive into how AI has fundamentally c ... Show More
32m 58s
Mar 2025
Replay: Getting Good At Operations - Optimise Your Startup (Edu)
[This episode was originally published on June 25, 2024.]Why is optimizing your ops crucial for startup success? Learn how your business can better bridge the gap between software and operations.On today's show, Chris and Yaniv discuss:Up And Atom: Understanding the differenc ... Show More
43m 18s
Mar 2025
Kill Your Customers – The Doom Funnel That’s Hurting Your Startup (Edu)
Are you a startup founder considering a partnership with a big player in your industry? Before you sign that deal, you might want to think twice. In this eye-opening episode we dive deep into the dangers of partnering with or selling to incumbents when you're trying to disrupt an ... Show More
42m 53s
Aug 2021
Avoid Hustle and Burnout With the Hidden Money In Your Business
Send us a textYou have money buried in your business somewhere. It doesn’t require you to gain more followers, run more ads, or hustle further to get your hands on it, either. It just involves taking advantage of the lowest hanging fruit in your business. In the last episode of t ... Show More
28m 33s
Oct 2024
$500M Founder Shares Unorthodox Growth Tactics (That Worked!)
Ep. 266 What's the secret to solving customer problems in 30 minutes? Kieran and Varun Anand (co-founder and COO of Clay) dive into the onboarding magic that built a $500M business by addressing user issues effectively and efficiently. Learn more on how interactive guidance trans ... Show More
43m 29s
Apr 2025
This Sales Funnel Gap is Killing Your Conversions (Here’s the Fix) | #Marketing - Ep. 29
In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, we’re going deep into the funnel foundations that actually build sustainable businesses… And dismantling the flawed logic that’s everywhere in online marketing right now. It all started with a question from my friend and longtime funne ... Show More
45m 11s
Feb 2025
Ep 206 The Road to 2025: Smart Marketer’s Lessons, Growth & What’s Next
Molly Pittman is back with an inside look at Smart Marketer’s journey and the strategies shaping 2025! After a challenging yet transformative year, Molly shares what’s been happening behind the scenes, why Smart Marketer took a break from podcasting, and the key business shifts t ... Show More
32m 22s
Mar 2025
Strategies I’m Using for My Startup That Work for ANY Size and Phase of Business
Are you looking for that one miracle step that will multiply your company? Then you need to hear this. Today, I’m sharing winning strategies that keep the needle moving forward, for ANY size and phase of business! I break down the reason why there’s no singular “winning direction ... Show More
10m 55s
Sep 4
How the Most Successful People Motivate Themselves to Move FASTER
Let me tell you the secret the most successful people in the world use to reach their goals faster. First, I have to warn you, it’s going to require increasing your pain tolerance. In this episode, I share what it actually takes to fuel your drive to reach your next level, and th ... Show More
19m 9s