Episode

How Ministry of Supply Uses AI to Cut Return Rates and Scale

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Honest Ecommerce
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Aug 31, 2026
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2020
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Summary

Aman Advani is Founder and CEO of Ministry of Supply, a clothing brand using science to make the world's most comfortable clothing. The company was founded in 2012 with the mission to incorporate fundamental engineering and performance principles into clothing staples, ultimately building a wardrobe that both looks good, and feels comfortable. Prior to co-founding Ministry of Supply, Advani spent 4 years in management and non-profit consulting with Deloitte and TechnoServe. He holds a BSIE from Georgia Tech, and half an MBA from MIT, was a member of Forbes 30 under 30 list and BBJ's 40 Under 40 list, and has been featured as the cover of both ASB and Boston Magazine. Most recently, Aman was named to the NRF's 2023 "List of People Shaping Retail." In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Introduction [01:58] First reactions to AI tools and Lovable [05:04] Co-founder’s non-technical background [07:39] Sponsor: Klaviyo [09:45] Using Claude for CRO and analytics [13:07] Sponsor: IntelliGems [15:16] Build vs buy for AI customer service [19:12] How much human oversight remains [20:17] Sponsor: eFulfillment Service [22:04] More efficiencies from AI tools [24:22] Building an internal production system [27:05] Why AI makes agencies more valuable [29:42] Callouts [29:52] Getting teams comfortable taking the demo [32:08] Testing fast without overthinking Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube Machine Washable Everything ministryofsupply.com/pages/home-2 Follow Aman Advani linkedin.com/in/amanadvani Book a demo today a intelligems.io/ Get your free demo klaviyo.com/honest Lower scale costs today eFulfillmentService.com/honest If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the…