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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 48 MIN

How Portland Leather Hit $500M + Top 50 on Shopify

from The Unofficial Shopify Podcast · host Curtis Matsko, Kurt Elster

Also on YouTube: youtu.be/nckQhAvYA-Q"We'll have done over 500 million in total sales. We'll do 310 million in the next 18 months."Curtis Matsko went from art festivals to a top 50 Shopify store by doing everything conventional wisdom says not to do. His company controls every step from raw material procurement to customer delivery, achieving top 50 Shopify status while maintaining 50% repeat customer rates on non-consumable goods.Today he owns the biggest leather factory in North America and has some very strong opinions about banking, business clichés, and why most Shopify owners are doing it wrong.Most valuable insight: Meta doesn't know when you run out of inventory - they just think your ads stopped working and charge you more.Listen now on The Unofficial Shopify Podcast.SponsorsSwym – Wishlists, Back in Stock alerts, & moreCleverific – Smart order editing for ShopifyZipify – Build high-converting sales funnelsLinksGuest:Curtis Matsko - LinkedInPortland Leather Goods - WebsitePortland Leather Goods - InstagramWork with Kurt:ApplyClient ResultsJoin the Newsletter

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Curtis Matsko, founder and CEO of Portland Leather Goods - a top 50 Shopify store with over $500M in total sales. Owns the largest leather manufacturing facility in North America.

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