Today Ben checks in with Thien-Lan Weber, the VP Strategy & Marketing at Hyvä. Thien-Lan's impressive and storied career has taken her to many countries and a diverse set of brands such as L'Oreal, Accenture, Ebay, PayPal, and OneStepCheckout where she served as CMO for over 7 years. In this great episode, Thien-Lan and Ben chat about all these steps in her life, the early days of ecommerce and the future of Magento, playing the drums, sky diving, and - above all - how to build a meaningful career in tech. Buckle up for a wild ride and get inspired by this trailblazer!

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Hyvä

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The Masterclass is a tactical guide to comparing platforms in cost to acquire, run and scale. Ben Marks, Director Global Market Development at Shopware, and Darin Lynch, Founder and CEO, Irish Titan will discuss the true cost of ecommerce platforms. Learn how to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership of any project, know the costs to run, manage and scale, and make fully informed decisions.

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Today Ben meets one of the premier marketplace experts: Jorrit Steinz, Founder & CEO of ChannelEngine and, above all, a serial entrepreneur. Jorrit just enjoys the development and growth of new and exciting business opportunities, and in this fast-paced episode Jorrit takes us on a wild ride through his career and the ever-changing ecommerce landscape. Sit back, relax and try to keep up with Jorrit!

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Channel Engine

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This week Ben talks to a true titan of the industry: Darin Lynch, the Founder and CEO of Irish Titan. Darin started the Minneapolis-based agency back in 2004 and, today, almost 20 years later, he and his team are going stronger than ever.

Irish Titan builds and grows ecommerce channels, following their unique philosophy. In Darin's own words: "We have a 'Titan only' model - 100% of our work is done by our Titans (no contractors, freelancers, or offshore workers). We’ve never been accused of being quiet BUT we love to listen. It’s how we engage our clients for ‘Partnerships, Not Transactions’. This all flows into our ‘why’ - Business First. Online Second℠. That means it’s not about bits and bytes, pixels, or keywords. It’s about solving real business problems for our clients." For more, listen to this super insightful episode!

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Irish Titan

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This week, Commerce Famous host Ben Marks is “Hanging out with Hani” - that is Hani Batla, the CIO & CTO of Adorama, the famed New York City retailer. Hani’s illustrious career has taken him to legendary companies, including Verizon, Comcast, Ericsson, HBO, and now Adorama. Find out why Hani joined a retailer after many years in media, and how he drives modernization at a company that has been selling online since the late 90s!

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Adorama

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Today Ben welcomes yet another ecommerce legend to the podcast: Kelly Goetsch - co-founder and current chairman of the MACH Alliance, CSO of commercetools and, since 2018, co-host of the successful COMMERCE TOMORROW podcast. Kelly has also written four books and is known for his pointed articles on LinkedIn and elsewhere. Enjoy the show with this very outspoken industry insider!

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commercetools
MACH Alliance

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Rick Watson is the Founder and CEO of RMW Commerce Consulting, a firm he started after spending over 20 years as a technology entrepreneur and operator in the ecommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, Barnes & Noble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes. Rick is also the host of the popular Watson Weekly Podcast where he discusses the latest developments in the world of ecommerce — from established players like Amazon and Shopify to new startups, fresh off their latest round of funding. From marketplaces to D2C to supply chain to payments, you'll get the latest news in Rick's podcast.

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Watson Weekly Podcast

RMW Commerce Consulting

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Tink Taylor is the Founder & President of the dotDigital Group PLC (dotdigital). Tink has over 20 years of experience in the field of digital communications and has introduced digital marketing to companies large & small. Tink has been pivotal in the development of digital marketing since its outset in both the UK and the USA and is generally considered to be an absolute legend in the industry.

Tink first launched dotdigital in the US in 2012 and later took dotmailer to APAC in 2015. He constantly strives to help individual organizations, and the industry as a whole, to develop & progress, acting as a serial tech advisor and investor outside of dotdigital.

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Ecommerce legend Roy Rubin, co-founder and angel investor at R-Squared Ventures, is the guest of honor on our inaugural Commerce Famous episode. Roy, co-founder and former CEO of Magento, and host Ben Marks discuss the origins of the open source model, Roy’s long career in ecommerce, the major shifting points in the industry, the rapidly expanding development of AI in ecommerce, and whether or not Roy is already investing in AI projects. Roy also explains his somewhat heterodox point of view on the headless ecommerce model.

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R2VC

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