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WH-THE-TECH!?!

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Where we proudly normalize ignorance, cut through the buzzwords, and share practical advice for navigating digital innovation and transformation!

Episodes

April 23, 2025 32 mins

What’s the real impact of AI on company valuations?

We sat down with Rachel Ten Brink—a marketer, founder, and now investor—who’s been at the forefront of digital transformation since launching her DTC startup Scentbird in 2013.

 In this insightful conversation, Rachel shares:

🔹 Where AI has already made its mark—and where the real growth is happening
 🔹 Why financial metrics matter more than just “AI for the sake of AI”
 🔹...

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How can organizations embrace AI while maintaining a strong culture? Our long-time friend, Ed Slusser, shares his insights on preparing businesses for AI adoption. With experience spanning Saks Fifth Avenue, tech startups, Panera Bread, and Revlon, Ed offers a unique perspective on the evolving role of HR in this transformation.

Here are some key takeaways from our conversation:

🔹 AI’s Impact on Culture – How to design an organizati...

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How are brands and retailers rethinking marketing today? We discuss the impact of retailer media on all things national, shopper, and trade marketing with Peter V S Bond. As the host of The CPG Guys and head of client engagement at Flywheel, his point of view was so on point. 

Here are some key takeaways: 
 ✅Split of retailer media dollars by Amazon, Walmart and other retailers
 ✅Emergence of marketplaces, and how brands can...

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March 5, 2025 42 mins

Paola Peretti, CEO of Lush Home Decor and former CDO at Moncler & Fresh, shares invaluable insights on adopting AI for business growth. If you're exploring AI for yourself or your company, this is a must-listen! 

Key Takeaways:
✅ The evolving consumer journey in a hyper-connected world
✅ Gaining organizational buy-in for AI & digital adoption
✅ Understanding the true meaning of a content factory & how to...

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February 21, 2025 33 mins

Much has been said about managing the personal touch while scaling the services model. Glam Squad has found a way to create a cult following amongst an affluent audience delivering beauty services at your fingertips in top metropolitan cities. Meet David Goldweitz, the CEO of Glam Squad. Investment banker turned into entrepreneur. 

We discuss the following:


- What it takes to create a modular business model for both stylists and...

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We sit down with David Rubin, the Chief Brand and Communications officer at the New York Times, (Wire cutter) to discuss how to manage authenticity, and credibility in times of mistrust and fast-paced change. 

We discuss the following: 
✅ Emphasizing Quality Journalism as a Core Value 
✅ Balancing Tradition with Modernization 
✅The Role of Marketing in Supporting Journalism

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January 27, 2025 35 mins

Setting the stage for 2025 themes. Tune in to listen to our hosts Padma Hari and Oshiya Savur talk about the Transformation roadmap to 2030. With 2025 already shaking things up significantly, change is on everyone's mind. For any sized enterprise, it is critical to build and think about resiliency. Demand Generation, profit, and cost of goods are all up for the disruption in the highly volatile world that we live in.

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Level up! Geopolitical, and geoeconomic impacts on consumer & businesses 
Tune in to hear @Catherin Roggero-Lovisi, Ex-Ravlon, Christian Louboutin, L'oreal. Having worn many hats at senior levels in many companies, countries, and categories, Catherine brings to the table a very high-level narrative on the impact of politics and economics on business today and their implications for tomorrow. She synthesizes some very c...

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𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

Tune in to hear Gautam Kanumuru, Co-Founder & CEO of Yogi, an insights platform that reads, summarizes and benchmarks ratings & reviews. We loved hearing his very informed opinion on how the omni shopping experience is creating more opportunities for consumer insight mining. 

Here’s a quick snapshot of what we discussed:

✅ Short, medium...

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We’re excited to share insights from @Adrianne Del Sol, VP/GM of Digital and Omnichannel Marketing at Kimberly-Clark. With her deep experience spanning supply chain, brand marketing, and digital transformation, Adrianne offers a unique and valuable perspective on the evolving world of e-commerce.

In this session, she dives into:

🔹 The differing paths to purchase for Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X
🔹 The role of Revenue Growth Man...

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October 28, 2024 46 mins

Tune in to hear @Chris and @Oskar, Founders of Firstmovr, an educational organization dedicated to e-commerce, propose a framework for thinking about a tech stack encompassing content, media, and measurement.

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September 25, 2024 38 mins
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An entrepreneur's POV on the hottest tech bets today!
Tune in to hear Dan Wittner, Board Adviser & Entrepreneur. He brings together a unique perspective where technology meets retail, having spent over a couple of decades in both. In this episode, we talk about the following:

•The role of technology in bringing about social change.
•Technologies that have been game-changing and ones that keep trying!
•...

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How will the CEO/CMO role change with Gen AI? Tune in to hear the iconic @Jue Wong, Former CEO of Olaplex. We have admired Jue's career for a long time and finally had a chance to hear live from her. While we spoke a lot about technology, her leadership stories were truly priceless.

  • How to master technology for a business
  • Synthetic audiences and artificial humans
  • The importance of legacy knowledge in an organization undergoin...
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Why is omnichannel no longer relevant?

Tune in to hear from Sarah Hofstetter - President of Profitero, and Rachel Tipograph - Founder & CEO of MikMak. These two senior executives in the commerce marketing technology space share invaluable insights on how the shopping landscape is evolving:

• Why does "omnichannel sucks" and gets in the way of consumer-led commerce strategies?

• Value of c...

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Ecomm framework for DTC, Ecomm and pureplay Tune in to hear Jaime Crespo, GM at Nestle Health Sciences (Puritan's pride, Persona, Nestle Nutrition store). As someone who has seamlessly navigated Unilever, Amazon, Harry's and now Nestle, he had excellent insights to share about how to think about ecomm frameworks and more.

We discuss topics like:

•What is a relational DTC?
•How to chase anecdotes fro...

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Tune in to hear @Ken, Former-CMO at Dr. Praeger. Having worked at blue chip companies like Pepsico, Henkel and PE-backed firms, Ken has a very unique perspective on how to drive measureable marketing for different brand sizes. In this episode we explore the following: 
- Four pillars of consumer lifecyel and KPIs to measure it
- How to hack expensive consumer segmentation to closer with your consumer? 
- Importance of S...

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How to manage e-commerce with fluctuating demand?
Tune in to hear Marc Palomeque Castilla, EX VP/GM of E-commerce, Reckitt. We draw on his experience about managing e-commerce during COVID-19 where they saw crazed demand for disinfecting products AND channels. We speak about the following:

● The value of building digital infrastructure for future-proofing business.
● Where Generative AI is already adding value in...

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