Oodie Founder on Building an $850M eCommerce Empire (Before 30) | Davie Fogarty

Davie Fogarty built The Oodie and Calming Blankets into a $850M eCommerce empire before turning 30—starting with less than $1,000 and a string of failed businesses. In this interview, Davie breaks down the full story of how he went from dropping out of university and running a failed Vietnamese roll shop to discovering his first winning product, scaling it through paid ads, and building one of the fastest-growing DTC brands in the world. From product validation and paid acquisition to creative strategy and leadership, Davie shares the tested processes that helped him turn The Oodie into a global comfortwear brand selling a product every 10 seconds. What you’ll learn from this interview: • How Davie turned failure into a $850M+ eCommerce portfolio • The product testing framework behind every brand launch • Why “product is everything” when it comes to scaling fast • How to build a data-driven process for trend spotting • The exact steps to validate and launch a winning product • Why great creative and strong marketing fundamentals still win post–iOS 14 • The leadership lessons from building a 100+ person global team • How to stay grounded, enjoy the process, and keep growing as a founder By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with the blueprint for testing, validating, and scaling products fast—so you can turn your next idea into a multi-million-dollar brand and build a business that lasts. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to https://your.omnisend.com/foundr to get started. HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application → Already have a store? Apply here → https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/ CONNECT WITH DAVIE FOGARTY…