The Shopify Solutions Podcast
Want to get the most out of your Shopify business? Listen to the Shopify Solutions Podcast to get concrete examples and recommendations on how to build and grow your eCommerce business. Hosted by Scott Austin, owner of JadePuma, a Shopify-focused agency in San Diego, California. Scott has decades of e-commerce experience with the biggest companies and the smallest stores and everything in between.
The Shopify Solutions Podcast
Episode 197 - One Employee Brand with Mark Gillilan
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10/28/26
Episode Summary
Mark Gillilan, founder of Kyoto Botanicals, runs his CBD and functional mushroom brand entirely on his own. He and Scott discuss what he’s learned teaching himself Shopify code, and the apps that earn their place in his store.
Topics include:
- Cleaning up leftover code from uninstalled apps
- Duplicating your theme and tracking changes in GitHub
- Using IndexNow and Bing to improve AI search visibility
- Judge.me reviews and their influence on AI recommendations
- Cart drawer upsells and free-shipping thresholds
- Klaviyo, and why Mark dropped subscriptions
- Insights from Microsoft Clarity session recordings
- Price-per-unit bundle pricing to drive multi-pack sales
Show Links
- Kyoto Botanicals - https://kyotobotanicals.com/
- Index Now - https://apps.shopify.com/indexnow
- Judge.me - https://apps.shopify.com/judgeme
- Amp Slide Cart Upsell Drawer - https://apps.shopify.com/slide-cart
Video & Transcript
https://jadepuma.com/blogs/the-shopify-solutions-podcast/episode-197-one-employee-brand-with-mark-gillilan