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- Industrial Designer Turns Dental Innovation into $1M Company | Slate Flosser's Brynn Snyder
Industrial Designer Turns Dental Innovation into $1M Company | Slate Flosser's Brynn Snyder
Bonus: Return Bear's Katherine Lehman and Perfect Corp's Wayne Liu at Shop Talk
Brent Peterson
May 07, 2025
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Slate Flosser Leads the Electric Dental Care Revolution with founder Brynn Snyder  | Brynn Snyder shares how she transformed dental anxiety into opportunity. The founder of Slate Flosser combined her industrial design expertise with her husband's dental insights to create the first patented electric flosser. From a $200K Kickstarter success to $1M in sales, she's revolutionizing oral health while employing refugees in her Spokane facility. |
Return Bear Transforms Global E-commerce Returns Management at Shop Talk with CMO Katherine Lehman  | Return Bear is revolutionizing cross-border e-commerce returns with innovative solutions that save retailers up to 60% on costs. CMO Katherine Lehman discusses their forward fulfillment strategy, which keeps returned items in-market for faster resale, while their consolidation approach reduces shipping expenses and environmental impact. Their presence in Canada, US, UK, and Australia streamlines international returns management. |
AI and AR Drive Beauty Tech Innovation at Perfect Corp With Wayne Liu at ShopTalk  | Perfect Corp, celebrating its 10th anniversary, combines AI and AR technology to revolutionize beauty retail. Co-founder Wayne Liu explains how their solutions analyze skin concerns in seconds, offer virtual try-ons using 800,000 color SKUs, and serve 700+ major brands. Their technology spans e-commerce and in-store experiences, reducing returns while boosting customer satisfaction. |
Why Platform Diversity Matters in Ecommerce
By Brent Peterson
As someone who once believed Magento was the answer to every ecommerce need, I've watched history repeat itself with Shopify zealotry. While Shopify revolutionized ecommerce with its simplicity for standard DTC businesses, I've consulted with countless merchants who've discovered its limitations the hard way especially in B2B, complex operations, and custom requirements. What I've learned is that platform choice isn't about finding the "best" solution, but the right fit for specific business needs. Through years of experience, I've seen that the healthiest ecommerce ecosystem is one where multiple platforms thrive, each serving different merchant needs effectively. The key is being honest about both capabilities and limitations. Read the entire article here
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