358: Pro-Product vs. Pro-Marketing: How Heidi Zak of ThirdLove Faced Off With Victoria’s Secret

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quitting her promising job at Google, Heidi Zak decided to take the plunge and launch ThirdLove, an ecommerce brand for women’s underwear. Today, thanks to Zak’s masterful approach to scaling, ThirdLove is the third biggest ecommerce lingerie brand in America with no signs of slowing down. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zak’s journey into the entrepreneurial space began after she moved to the West coast and got swept up in the startup world. Launching as a small bootstrapped brand, she never thought that she one day be competing with titans like Victoria’s Secret. </span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in as Zak discusses the ins and outs of the ecommerce world, navigating scaling, product vs. marketing, and why she believes successful entrepreneurialism is based on perspective. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get FREE, actionable advice from legitimate founders on starting and growing ANY Business…</span> <a href="https://www.foundr.com/ecommercetraining"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.foundr.com/freetraining</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">And… If you ARE enjoying the Foundr Podcast’, please make sure to leave us a 5-star review, and let us know who you want to see next.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website:</span> <a href= "http://www.foundr.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.foundr.com</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Success Stories:</span> <a href= "https://foundr.com/success-stories"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://foundr.com/success-stories</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/foundr/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://w