Profitability Under Pressure: Maximizing Margin This BFCM

Oct 15, 2025 1:30 PM2:30 PM EST

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Event Description

As both Black Friday & Cyber Monday approaches, leaders are under pressure to deliver results that go beyond short-term sales spikes. This session brings together digital executives to discuss practical approaches for building healthier margins and setting the stage for long-term profitability. We will explore how to prioritize smarter growth over volume, identify more effective ways to allocate capital, and uncover quick adjustments in site performance that create meaningful gains without major investment. The conversation will also highlight strategies for lowering fulfillment costs and turning shipping into a lever for stronger contribution margin.

Attendees will leave with a clear view of how to navigate the season with financial discipline and operational agility.

BWG Connect, Wayflyer, PrettyDamnQuick & Third and Grove invite you to join an interactive event with industry peers to review & discuss practical insights across the digital space.

As always, there will be no sales pitch and all attendees are welcome to listen and learn.

Discussion Topics

  • Shift the focus from revenue to profitability
    • Executives are rethinking what success means this BFCM. The discussion will explore how to move beyond top-line revenue and build strategies that protect margin while ensuring sustainable growth.
  • Put capital to work more effectively
    • This topic will cover how to deploy capital in ways that drive measurable impact. Leaders will look at how to balance growth investments with the financial discipline required to maintain healthy margins.
  • Unlock quick wins with site optimization
    • Participants will hear practical strategies for boosting margins right away. The focus will be on conversion rate improvements and no-cost CRO tactics that deliver results without additional spend.
  • Control shipping costs to strengthen contribution margin
    • The group will share expert methods to reduce carrier expenses and optimize delivery operations. The goal is to help brands capture more value with every order fulfilled.

Event Partners

Wayflyer

Wayflyer is an Irish fintech company specializing in providing revenue-based financing solutions to eCommerce businesses. Wayflyer offers flexible funding options tailored for direct-to-consumer, Amazon, and wholesale brands.

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Third and Grove

Third and Grove (TAG) is a digital agency of strategists, designers, and technologists focused on building performance-driven digital experiences and e-commerce solutions for innovative brands.

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PrettyDamnQuick

PrettyDamnQuick powers perfect customer delivery experiences for Shopify's fastest-growing DTC brands making eCommerce delivery more profitable.

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Guest Speakers

Jay McHugo LinkedIn

Senior Product Owner at Third and Grove

7+ years of experience optimizing highly converting Shopify Plus stores for brands, small and large, spanning various categories like beauty, footwear, CPG, apparel, and supplements.

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

Event Moderator

Jay McHugo LinkedIn

Senior Product Owner at Third and Grove

7+ years of experience optimizing highly converting Shopify Plus stores for brands, small and large, spanning various categories like beauty, footwear, CPG, apparel, and supplements.

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

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Aaron Conant

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect


BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution.

Co-Founder & Managing Director Aaron Conant runs the group & connects with dozens of brand executives every week, always for free.


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What is BWG Connect?

BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution. BWG has built an exclusive network of 125,000+ senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events on an annual basis.
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