Retail Edit | Actionable Advice to Grow and Scale Your DTC Retail Business
The essential podcast for founders who refuse to guess their way into retail.
Hosted by Kristin Engen, former Fortune 50 retail buyer, 15 years managing a $4 billion portfolio, now Chief Commercial Officer getting brands onto shelves.
Someone who's been on both sides of the table.
Each week: retail strategy, brand positioning, buyer psychology, the metrics that matter, the operational realities no one mentions, and the commercial intelligence that separates serious brands from hopeful ones.
No mythology. No sanitized theory. No advice from consultants who've never sat in the buyer's chair.
Just the unfiltered strategy that elite brands pay a pretty penny to access.
This is where branding meets buying power.
Podcasting since 2025 • 16 episodes
Retail Edit | Actionable Advice to Grow and Scale Your DTC Retail Business
Latest Episodes
15. Retail Readiness for 2026: How to Position Your Brand for Long-Term Growth
As we wrap up 2025 and step into a brand-new year, this special Festivus episode is your permission slip to exhale, reset, and remember that you are exactly where you’re supposed to be in your business journey. After 21 years in retail...
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Episode 15
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14. The Ultimate SMS Strategy for eCommerce Brands Wanting More Sales
SMS marketing isn’t just “nice to have” anymore. It’s one of the fastest ways to boost engagement, drive conversions, and keep your brand top of mind… especially during the chaos of December. In today’s punchy, power-packed episode, Kr...
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Episode 14
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11:25
13. How to Use Email Marketing to Grow Your DTC Brand (Without Being Salesy)
If you’ve been dragging your feet on email marketing because it feels overwhelming, complicated, or “just one more thing” on your plate… this episode is your permission slip to finally simplify it and make email your brand’s most powerful commu...
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Episode 13
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14:23
12. The DTC Strategy I’d Use to Launch a Brand Today
If you were launching a brand today, what would you actually do first? In this episode, Kristin breaks down the exact roadmap she’d walk any new founder through—no fluff, no outdated advice, no money-wasting steps. She shares why so ma...
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Episode 12
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13:10
11. Turning Setbacks Into Strategy: A Mindset Episode for DTC Brands
This week’s episode hits a little different — no frameworks, no formulas, no retail deep-dives. Instead, we’re pulling up a booth at Los Margaritas for a real, honest conversation about what it actually feels like to be in the messy mi...
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Episode 11
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13:00