D2C Diaries

D2C Diaries

Loukas Hambi and Olly Hudson

Episodes 68
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Join Olly Hudson and Loukas Hambi in a laid-back yet insightful podcast, where we dive into the heart of D2C and e-commerce. With a combined experience of managing over £150 million in ad spend across Meta and TikTok and helping scale over 200 brands, we bring you a digestible blend of performance, operational, and creative wisdom.

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S1E68 M&A Secrets for selling your DTC brand in 2026

Mar 05, 2026 1h 9m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0slb_f0Most DTC founders have a number in their head. A valuation. An exit. A moment…

S1E67 How to Make AI UGC Ads in 2026: Sora 2, Claude and the Full Workflow

Feb 26, 2026 46m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0s7Jtp0AI UGC has come on leaps and bounds. In this episode Loukas breaks down the…

S1E66 Meta Insider Reveals How £100M+ Disruptor Brands Scale With Andromeda

Feb 17, 2026 1h 5m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rNf_N0For this episode, we’re joined by a Meta Creative Strategist working directly…

S1E65 Meta Algorithm Update: How to Adjust Your Organic and Paid Media Strategy

Feb 05, 2026 59m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rw0Jc0From the team behind Soar With Us and Hambi Media:…

The 2026 Meta Playbook: Creative Formats, Personas & Scaleable Structures

Jan 29, 2026 55m

In this episode, we break down what’s actually driving Meta performance right now and why the brands scaling in 2026 aren’t chasing more creative, but building smarter systems around personas and…

S1E63 How to Hire (or Create) Elite Creative Strategists for DTC Brands | Meta Ads & Creative Strategy

Jan 23, 2026 45m

How we’re solving the biggest hiring bottleneck in DTC (and why Meta’s backing it). There’s a shortage of world-class creative strategists and it’s slowing down growth for agencies and brands…

S1E62 How IM8 Hit $120M in 11 Months | Danny Yeung on Scaling the World’s Fastest Growing Supplement Brand

Jan 15, 2026 54m

IM8 went from $0 to a $120M run rate in just 11 months and they’re targeting $300M by the end of 2026.In this episode of D2C Diaries, Olly sits down with Danny Yeung, CEO and co-founder of IM8…

S1E61 Dan Murray on the £25M Brain Health Brand Celebrities Swear By

Jan 08, 2026 1h 19m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0qMvq60What does it take to scale a wellness brand to £25M+ after your first startup…

S1E60 The Ecommerce Playbook for 2026: Strategy, Trends, and Lessons from 2025

Dec 23, 2025 1h 4m

If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth roadmap: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0qBQFh0In this episode of D2C Diaries, Olly and Loukas break down the biggest lessons…

S1E59 SEO Playbook for Ranking in ChatGPT & AI Search in 2026 | Thomas Phillips

Nov 27, 2025 1h 4m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your growth audit here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0p-Mxb0SEO made £13.9M. ChatGPT made £175K. So why is everyone chasing AI?In this…

S1E58 The 2025 Growth Blueprint: How Soar With Us Rebuilt Culture, Operations & Forecasting to Scale

Nov 20, 2025 1h 9m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your free audit here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0pQjYt0In this episode of D2C Diaries, Olly and Loukas sit down with Matt Lewis,…

S1E56 The Future of Creative Strategy: How AI Is Transforming Performance Marketing in 2026

Nov 13, 2025 54m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your free audit here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0pzLCJ0Creative costs are climbing fast.Meta’s changed how ads learn.And AI is…

Meta’s Creative Diversity Mastermind: The 2026 Playbook for Ad Performance

Nov 06, 2025 41m

🚨🚀 If you're a brand spending £100K/month, we'll run your ads. Apply for your free audit here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0ppm8t0Meta’s Creative Similarity Penalty just changed the rules - here’s how to…

S1E55 The D2C Reset: Creative Strategy, Incremental Reach, and What’s Working Now

Oct 30, 2025 53m

The D2C landscape has been completely rewritten in the last six months.Meta’s changing what it rewards. AI is reshaping how we research, test, and create. And the creative tactics that worked just…

S1E54 How Jack Rubin Scaled Purdy & Figg to 1 in 20 Homes with One Product

Oct 23, 2025 59m

Purdy & Figg has quietly become one of the most impressive DTC brands in the UK. 1 in 20 households now use the product. But what’s more impressive is how they've done it:One product. One market.…

S1E53 The New Meta Ad Playbook: Avoiding Creative Similarity on Meta

Oct 16, 2025 1h 3m

D2C Diaries is proudly sponsored by WayflyerRunning an ecom brand and struggling with cash flow? Whether you're scaling ad spend or restocking bestsellers ahead of peak season, Wayflyer provides…

S1E52 How To Run Partnership Ads on Meta Like The Top 1%

Oct 09, 2025 39m

How to Scale DTC Brands with Third-Party AdsStruggling to scale Meta ads without killing your CPA? In this episode of D2C Diaries, Olly breaks down the exact whitelisting and partnership ad…

The Product-Led Strategy That Rebuilt Hera: Holly Beadle

Oct 02, 2025 1h 8m

D2C Diaries is proudly sponsored by WayflyerRunning an ecom brand and struggling with cash flow? Whether you're scaling ad spend or restocking bestsellers ahead of peak season, Wayflyer provides…

Scaling to £35M+ with Minimal Meta Spend: Pure Pet Food's Story

Sep 25, 2025 1h 9m

Before pet food was “DTC sexy,” Pure Pet Food was scaling with zero ad spend.In this episode, Matt and Joe unpack how they built early traction through scrappy tactics like event pitching, awards,…

How Martyn Cook Scaled a Brand That Fortified 250M Meals

Sep 18, 2025 1h 2m

D2C Diaries is proudly sponsored by WayflyerRunning an ecom brand and struggling with cash flow? Whether you're scaling ad spend or restocking bestsellers ahead of peak season, Wayflyer provides…

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