Season 2 Episode 16: On Human Nature And The Need To Invest To Get Ahead

In a world where everything is on-demand and instantaneous, business still requires you to shell out cash up front and forego profitability in order to be successful and profitable in the long run. Izabella Ritz, CEO of Ritz Momentum, is no stranger to this world. She regularly advises people who want to validate product ideas and turn them into dollars on Amazon. But there are not shortcuts. If you want to succeed, the days of investing a few hundred dollars and making millions is gone. Izabella and I dig into the human psyche and discuss how you can actually succeed on Amazon because the opportunity is still ripe for the picking. Join us, won’t you? The Longer Game is a podcast focused on leaning into the trends and advancements in retail so brands see a clearer path to success across ALL channels. We’re looking at retail in a whole new way, looking to better understand the future of retail. It’s Retail Reimagined. Sharing hope about the future. No one channel can a business sustain. Go omni-channel. Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe to our channel and make sure to click or tap the bell so you get notified whenever new episodes drop. Want to learn more about The Longer Game? Head over to https://thelongergame.com to read show notes, watch more episodes, or contact us. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/thelongergame Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thelongergame Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thelongergame Our guest Guest Name is Izabella Ritz. Izabella emigrated from Russia in 2015 with her three children. A serial entrepreneur since the age of 17, she has created and sold multiple businesses where she developed e-commerce, SEO, and digital marketing expertise to grow any online business. Izabella serves as the CEO of Ritz Momentum, a company she founded in 2019 to provide services for the students whom she was teaching how to sell on Amazon. She saw that they led extremely busy lives, and wanted to help them bring their vision of starting an Amazon business to life, just as she had in 2015. Today, Ritz Momentum is your one-stop-shop for Amazon business services. From the heavy lift of finding and creating a product for you to sell on Amazon, to optimizing Amazon listings and PPC campaigns, the agency has grown to provide anything a new or experienced seller needs to scale their business. You can find her at... Website: http://ritzarm.com/ Find them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izabellaritz/ Find them on Instagram: @ritzmomentum Find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isabella.rittz Michael Maher, the host, would love to connect with you. Reach out to him at… Email: michael@thinkcartology.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/immichaelmaher This podcast is sponsored by Cartology and Podcastify Me. Cartology is a customized done-for-you service agency that helps brands accelerate growth and get profitable on the Amazon marketplace. They work directly with brands to create strategy and then go right out and execute it. Want to find out more? Website: https://thinkcartology.com Find Cartology on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/cartology Find Cartology on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thinkcartology Find Cartology on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thinkcartology Podcastify Me is designed to help coaches of all kinds enter the podcasting space with minimal lift for them. And, inviting past, current and future clients to your show as part of your marketing and sales process sets you apart from your competition, in a time where podcasting is really gaining popularity. Website: https://podcastify.me Find Podcastify Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podcastify-me/ Find Podcastify Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastify.me/ Find Podcastify Me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf2biqOTN2UbZ5aaM4Sx6NQ