Growth Stage

Has the tidal wave of born-digital upstart brands killed traditional retail? Are these "game-changing" newbies everything they seem, or is something else going on? Scott Friend and Mark Weikel, two serious OGs, still on the front line of retail's undulating landscape, give us a peek behind the curtain to help us figure out "…the f#*k is going on here?!?"

Most people you know are barely fully autonomous, what makes you think cars are anywhere close? This industry is so new, so dynamic and so clever, even our heavy hitter guests can't agree on how things will develop. The Jetson's car? That's like, uh, so unrealistic. The premier episode of Growth Stage brings Noam Barden and Eric Paley into the octagon to help enlighten us on just how much is a play with the next generation of transportation. First episode jitters? With an opener like this…psssshh.