CHECKOUT Chris Meade from CROSSNET | #047 - a podcast by Nathan Bush

from 2021-01-21T19:00

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In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Chris Meade, co-founder and CRO of CROSSNET.  Chris, his brother and a friend came up with the idea for this new game, a mix of volleyball and foursquare (or handball, as Aussie kids know it),  after a late night of brainstorming.  They built a rough prototype,  figured out the rules and played.  Almost three years later, the game is in over 300 retail stores, generates over a million dollars a month in revenue and could become an Olympic sport.


Links from the episode:

Double your Profits in 6 Months or Less by Bob Fifer

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Product Innovation: How to turn a 4am idea into a million dollar business featuring Chris Meade | #014 


Questions answered in the podcast:


  • What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? 
  • Who is your favourite retailer? 
  • Which retail fad do you wish was history?
  • Can you recommend a book or podcast that our listeners should immediately get into? 
  • Finish this sentence.  The future of retail is… 


About your host: Nathan Bush from 12HIGH


Nathan Bush is the founder and lead strategist at eCommerce consultancy, 12HIGH. He has led eCommerce for businesses with revenue $100m+ and has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 50 People in eCommerce four years in a row. You can contact Nathan on LinkedIn, Twitter or via email.


About your co-host: Chris Meade from CROSSNET


Chris Meade is the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of CROSSNET. Chris is responsible for everything sales related and has helped the company generate 2.25 million dollars in 2019, their first full year on the market. Outside of building and optimizing the CROSSNET website and leading the e-mail marketing department, he has developed relationships with renowned retailers such as DICKS, Target and Walmart.  Chris received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Film, Video and Interactive Media from Quinnipiac University in 2014. Much of his photography and video work can be found throughout the CROSSNET website and social media pages. When not building one of the fastest growing sporting good companies, he is an avid gym goer who also enjoys yoga, basketball, and snowboarding.


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  • Want to come on board as an Add To Cart sponsor 
  • Are interested in joining Add To Cart as a co-host 
  • Have any feedback or suggestions on how to make Add To Cart better


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