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The Ecom Founders Community for Vetted 7–9 Figure Founders of Amazon, DTC and TikTok Brands

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Operator Room: New York - June 10th

A private, closed-door room for ecom founders operating at a high level.

The conversation goes where podcasts and panels don't: what breaks past $30M–$50M, how decision-making changes at scale, what operators are cutting, and where they're spending.

On the panel:

@JabranNiaz, CEO of Utopia Brands — 25+ brands, $800M+ in annual revenue, Amazon's #1 FBA partner globally.

Jay Hunter, CEO of Sprinter (Kylie Jenner's RTD brand), managed $500M+ in Amazon ad spend before stepping into the role.

Scott Dyer of Pembrook and Ryan Beltran of Original Grain.

Attendance is limited and vetted. Founders and operators only.

If you're scaling a serious ecom brand and you want a seat in that room, this is the one you can't miss.

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[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

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Leslie has been part of MDS since 2020. Five years of building alongside ecom founders who are scaling at the same level she is.

That's the thing about this community — when everyone is doing 7 to 9 figures across Amazon, DTC, and TikTok Shop, the conversations naturally go deeper. People share what's actually working right now, not what worked two years ago. The stuff you'd never hear on a podcast because it's too specific, too current, and too valuable to give away to everyone.

That's why members stick around. The longer you're in, the more it compounds.

Apply to join → https://t.co/r2noZ6E0eu

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

Running a high-growth e-commerce business is a lot easier when you have a solid group of peers to bounce ideas off of close to home.

That’s exactly why we’re hosting the London Ecom Founder Social on Friday, June 5. If you are a brand owner doing $5M+ in annual sales, come join us for a few hours to unplug from the dashboards, enjoy some great food, and share notes with other top-tier operators in the London area.

It’s completely casual, completely unedited, and focused purely on building a supportive local community.

Secure your spot here: https://t.co/04Eq96ANCF

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You know that moment when a new channel starts outpacing your core business and suddenly you're learning a whole new platform from scratch?

Yeah, that's a lot less stressful when you've got 700+ ecom founders a message away who already live and breathe it.

That's the thing about MDS, whether it's Amazon, DTC, TikTok Shop, or whatever's coming next, someone in the community is already doing serious volume on it.

The stuff that would take you months of testing to figure out is a single conversation away from someone who's been running it at scale.

Whatever channel is taking off for your brand right now, the people who've already figured it out are here.

Apply to join → https://t.co/r2noZ6E0eu

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

Eight years. That's how long this founder has built his ecom business completely on his own. No network. No community. No one to learn from.

Then he joined MDS.

Since then, it's been a completely different game, expanding his network, finding resources he didn't know existed, and filling in the gaps in his business that he didn't even realize were there.

That's the thing most ecom founders don't talk about. It's not just that scaling is hard. It's that scaling alone means you don't know what you don't know. And the stuff you're missing could be the stuff that changes everything.

MDS puts you in a room with founders who've already figured out what you're still working on. That's not a perk. That's the whole point.

Book a free discovery call: https://t.co/8YOJ08SVfX

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Ecom founders who fly together, scale together.

The MDS OC Chapter took things to a different altitude at Flightdeck Air Combat: simulated air combat, zero simulated conversations. Every person in this photo runs an ecom brand, and that's the whole point.

When everyone in the room runs your business, even the "fun stuff" turns into your next big idea.

Book a free discovery call: https://t.co/8YOJ08Snqp

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

Sometimes the best way to recharge is to step away from the dashboards and let the wind carry you for a while.

Our Orange County chapter did just that, gathering for a wonderful afternoon sailing along the coast.

From sharing business updates to learning how to work with the sails, it was a beautiful reminder of how much brighter the entrepreneurial path is when you have an amazing local crew by your side.

Grateful for the sunshine, the shared laughs, and this incredible community close to home.

Does this sound like the room you'd like to be in? Book a discovery call: https://t.co/8YOJ08Snqp

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Alex 3X'd his business since joining MDS. We call it the MDS effect.

You join a community of ecom founders, start having conversations with people who actually run the same business you do, and suddenly things start clicking.

The problem you've been stuck on for months? Someone solved it last quarter.

The strategy you've been debating? Three people already tested it and can tell you exactly what happened.

That's the MDS effect. You walk in with your own experience and walk out with everyone else's, too.

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One tip. Hundreds of thousands of dollars saved. That's what one event did for our MDS Member.

Dan joined MDS back in 2021 because he heard it was a community of Amazon sellers focused on helping each other sell better. Three years later, he says every single event he's attended has given him at least one tip that either saved money or generated revenue for his business.

Just last year, he picked up a tip on switching UPC donations through a new app — and it saved his business hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That's the difference between a generic founder community and one built specifically for ecom. The people in the room are running the same business you are. The strategies are real. And the ROI speaks for itself.

Not your average founder community.

Book a free discovery call: https://t.co/8YOJ08Snqp

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Heading to Ambizion 2026 in Tallinn? So are we, and we're getting the ecom founders together before everyone flies home.

On June 5th, we're hosting MDS Connect right there in Tallinn. A private meetup for ecom founders doing $1M+ across Amazon, TikTok Shop, and DTC — the kind of evening where every person you meet actually runs the same business you do.

You know those conversations where you don't have to explain your business model before you get to the real stuff? That's the whole evening.

You're already making the trip. This is how you make it count.

Secure a spot now: https://t.co/rV5fVZ4L7e

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We kicked off MDS Summit Milan with Meet n Speed, our version of speed dating, but for ecom founders.

Here's how it works: you sit across from another founder, swap stories for a few minutes, then we switch tables, and you do it again. By the end of it, you've met more ecom operators in one hour than most people meet in a year.

The crazy part? When everybody is building at the same scale across Amazon, DTC, and TikTok Shop, strangers turn into friends fast. Like, really fast. There's something about not having to explain the business that just skips you straight to the good stuff.

This is how MDS Summit starts. And it only gets better from here.

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

Something interesting happens when you get ecom founders doing $5M+ in the same place with good food and nowhere to be. The conversations go somewhere real, fast.

On Friday, May 29th, we're hosting the Austin Ecom Founder Social — bringing together Amazon, DTC, Shopify, and TikTok Shop operators from across the Austin area. An evening built for the kind of connection that only happens between people who run the same business you do.

If you're an ecom brand founder in or around Austin, we'd love to have you.

Reserve your spot → https://t.co/OFgK17J2sq

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@MillPrue The more you give the more you get! Thats the MDS way. We love all that you do to support the @mdsonly community.

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Did someone say game show at a founder summit? Yep, we built our own.

We took the classic Family Feud format and turned it into Founder Feud, loaded the board with inside jokes, marketplace trends, and the realities of running an ecom brand at scale. Then we put 7-to-9-figure operators on stage and let them race for the buzzer.

This is what happens when a community of ecom founders gets together. Yes, we talk strategy. Yes, we solve problems. But we also go head-to-head on stage with huge smiles and a crowd that won't stop cheering.

Scaling is hard. Nobody said it can't also be fun.

[Prue Millsap @MillPrue]

I've been part of MDS since 2019. We were doing about 5m/year when we joined. Found my people within MDS & learned from people much smarter than me. Seeing others grow rapidly was inspiring and we figured out how to grow alongside them. If you are in DTC looking for community...

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Houston ecom founders, let's meet up.

On Friday, May 29, we're bringing local brand owners doing $1M+ in annual revenue into the same room to talk real strategy.

Whether your primary engine is Amazon, Shopify, or TikTok Shop, this is your chance to step away from the screen, swap notes on what's actually working, and build a trusted regional network.

​This event is all about community, so come hungry for both networking and food! See you there!

Reserve Your Spot → https://t.co/IxkQ5Fc5mu

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

On Wednesday, June 10th, MDS is hosting the Operator Room in New York — an invite-only evening for ecom founders doing 7 to 9 figures.

This is a chance to sit with founders who have scaled past $100M and hear how they actually did it — the decisions, the turning points, and the lessons that only come from operating at that level.

Anchoring the conversation:
Jabran Niaz, CEO of Utopia Brands — 25+ brands across 10+ categories, $800M+ in annual revenue, and Amazon's #1 FBA Partner globally. Recently restructured the entire operation from the ground up with new brand identities, 8 new offices, and a global expansion underway.

Mookie Deitsch, Founder & CEO of Bonnie and Pop — built a premium confectionery brand into Costco and Macy's shelves while growing on Amazon and DTC, all without outside capital. 25% YoY growth by staying disciplined on what works.

Jay Hunter, CEO of Sprinter — Kylie Jenner's brand. Jay spent 10+ years managing $500M+ in Amazon ad spend and over $1B in revenue across 300+ accounts before stepping into the brand side. Now leading Sprinter's expansion into functional wellness.

More speakers to be announced.

Beyond the panel, this is an evening for ecom founders operating at scale to connect with people who understand exactly what this stage of growth looks like, the challenges, the wins, and everything in between. Good food, honest conversation, and drinks after for anyone who wants to keep it going.

Reserve your spot today: https://t.co/sDBqZm74ni

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A 70-foot yacht. A group of ecom founders. And a conversation that covered more ground than most quarterly planning sessions.

The MDS SoFlo Chapter took the mastermind on the water — tackling the real challenges founders are navigating right now, from shifting platforms to tight margins to scaling decisions that keep you up at night.

The thing about getting ecom founders together is that nobody needs the backstory. Everyone on that boat runs the same kind of business, so the conversation cuts straight to what's useful, and everyone walks away with something they can actually put to work.

That's how we do it in South Florida.

[MDS.co @mdsonly]

There's a distinct shift in energy when founders don't have to translate their day-to-day reality. When everyone around you operates at a 7 to 9-figure scale across Amazon, DTC, or TikTok Shop, the conversation skips straight to the ideas and strategies that actually move the needle.

MDS was built by ecom founders, for ecom founders. A community where people show up ready to help each other win, share what's actually working, and celebrate the milestones along the way.

Scaling a brand is hard. It gets a lot more rewarding when the people around you are building the same way you are.