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24/02/2026

He started making fire extinguisher brackets during his lunch breaks…
Now he’s running a 6-figure-per-month eCommerce brand.

In this week’s episode, Simon sits down with Russell Kap, founder of , for a raw and honest conversation about what it really takes to scale in 2025.

We talk about:
• Turning a hobby into a real company
• Struggling through slow months
• Learning paid ads from scratch
• Hiring the first team member
• The mindset shift from “busy” to true operator
• Imposter syndrome & family-driven ambition

No fluff. Just the reality behind the numbers.

If you’re building something and questioning yourself along the way, this one’s for you.

Watch / Listen now.
Links in bio.

Let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments 👇🏼

Being a crap businessman doesn't mean you can't build a wildly successful ecommerce brand...In this episode of Spill The...
23/02/2026

Being a crap businessman doesn't mean you can't build a wildly successful ecommerce brand...

In this episode of Spill The TEA, I sat down with Russel Kap who shared with me how he went from making metal brackets in his lunch breaks to scaling a real eCommerce brand, without the polish, without the gimmicks.

Full episode drops tomorrow.
Watch it here
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Ecommerce has changed.Most strategies haven’t.Not every brand needs to be huge.Some just need to be profitable, sustaina...
11/02/2026

Ecommerce has changed.
Most strategies haven’t.
Not every brand needs to be huge.
Some just need to be profitable, sustainable, and aligned with real life.
The real question isn’t
“How big can this get?”
It’s
“What does good look like now?”
💬 Comment “2026” if you’re ready for a strategy built for this era
🔖 Save this if you’re rethinking what success means

07/02/2026

This is the most dangerous phase in ecommerce.

“I thought I could launch anything and people would buy it.”

Early success creates false confidence.
Momentum gets mistaken for mastery.
Validation quietly disappears.

Quality doesn’t scale without fit.
Product–market fit built the business, not belief.

Save this before your next launch. ⚠️
🎧 Watch the full episode - link in bio.

The most dangerous phase in businessisn’t struggle.It’s when everything worksand you stop questioning why.Momentum can h...
06/02/2026

The most dangerous phase in business

isn’t struggle.
It’s when everything works

and you stop questioning why.
Momentum can hide risk.

Confidence can delay consequences.
Save this if things feel “easy” right now.

05/02/2026

There’s a phase in business where everything works.

Every idea hits.
Every brand grows.
Every move feels obvious.

That’s the dangerous part.

When success feels effortless, founders stop respecting risk.
Momentum gets mistaken for mastery.
And everything gets rolled forward… because nothing has punished it yet.

Until it does.

The mistake isn’t taking risks.
It’s never taking money off the table.

Not to play small
but to stay in the game long enough for skill to matter.

🎧 Full conversation on Spill The Tea Official Podcast
🔗 Link in bio

04/02/2026

Most product launches disappear within 24 hours.

In this clip, Eleanor explains how a launch using just 100 samples, a single coordinated drop, and creator-led content ended up taking over Instagram feeds.

No ads.
No big rollout.
Just a product built to be shared.

If you’re planning a launch this year, save this and steal the framework.

🎧 Full episode on Spill The Tea Official Podcast.
🔗 Link in bio

03/02/2026

If you could bottle the mindset of an elite athlete and give it to a business owner, this would be it.

Unrelenting self-belief.
A chip on your shoulder.
A clear destination.
Relentless focus.

Elite performers don’t wait for confidence, they create it.
They don’t stop at barriers, they go around them or push through.

This is a 4-step formula for inevitable success.

02/02/2026

What started as a parenting frustration became a global brand.

Eleanor, founder of We Might Be Tiny, shares the real story behind building a design-led product business from early traction to scaling pains and hard lessons.

🎧 Full episode drops tomorrow

🔗 link in bio

23/01/2026

Business isn’t your leverage.
Your capacity is.

When health became non-negotiable, focus, energy, and ex*****on followed.

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