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Ian Scott has more than 20 years of experience within the retail and POP sectors. He has headed up business and marketing departments at several retail consulting agencies in the UK, including Tag, instinct laboratory Ltd., and UA Unibox. In 2020, he started his own consulting agency, Ian Scott Retail Consulting. And in 2022, Ian was named a Rethink Retail Top 100 Retail Influencer. Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plug is brought ...

Liza Amlani is a go-to expert in retail merchandising, product creation and accelerating speed to market. She is a RETHINK Retail Top Influencer and a regular contributor to RetailWire, Bloomberg, and Forbes. Liza has more than 20 years of experience at luxury and mass merchant retailers in both regional and global markets.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plug is brought to you by SnowShoe.io, the leading provider of SparkLoyalty -- the lead...

Thad Price is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, an award-winning talent attraction platform. He has more than 17 years of experience in online recruitment and the job search vertical, and he is a recognized thought leader in the HR/talent acquisition space. Thad uses his cross-functional experience to turn client feedback into innovative products that help companies hire better.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plug is brought to you by SnowShoe.io,...

James Morin is Chief Strategy Officer at Crave Retail, a digital technology provider equipping innovative retailers with best-in-class fitting room technology. James has more than a decade of sales and operations experience across all facets of retail, D2C, eCommerce, distribution, and now SaaS Technology. Personally, he embraces a commitment to giving back and supporting local entrepreneurs through community initiatives. Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Spa...

Julia Niiro is the founder and CEO of MilkRun, an online marketplace and distribution technology that makes it easy to buy food directly from local farmers. She started MilkRun in 2018 in Portland, OR and is now preparing to scale nationally. MilkRun aims to develop an alternative to today's global food system that is better for the people eating it and growing it by simplifying local food shopping and making local food growing and logistics more efficient. Thanks for listening to Spark ...

Jason Goldberg is a fourth generation retailer who has had a front-row seat to the digital disruption of commerce over the course of his successful career. He is currently the Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis Chicago and the Chief Strategist at Retailgeek Consulting. Jason also co-hosts the popular e-commerce podcast, The Jason & Scot Show. In 2017, Jason was inducted into the National Retail Federation’s “The List” of people shaping the future of retail.Thanks for listening to...

Gary Hawkins is the Founder and CEO of CART (Center for Advancing Retail & Technology). CART’s mission is to connect retail to new innovative capabilities through programs, events, and education. Early in his career, Gary launched one of the first loyalty programs in the US supermarket sector. He has also worked with such companies as Procter & Gamble, helping brands develop a shopper-focus strategy and leverage customer insights and analytics into collaborative marketing initiatives....

Melissa Gonzalez is the founder of The Lionesque Group, an award-winning firm of experiential retail strategists and designers, as well as a Principal and Shareholder at global architecture firm MG2. Her clients to date have included Amazon, Nordstrom, and The RealReal. Melissa is the author of the book The Pop-Up Paradigm and her writing is regularly featured in Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal. She is also the host of the Retail Refined podcast. Thanks for listening to Spar...

Shelley E. Kohan is a senior retail executive and consultant with more than 25 years of success in the industry. She is an Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and CEO & Founder of Shelmark Consulting. Shelley has been recognized as a Top 100 Global Retail Influencer by RETHINK Retail four years in a row. And she has been a featured spokesperson across many publications and media including NBC Nightly News, The Wall St. Journal, and The New York Times. Thanks f...

Jaime Ramirez is a RegTech leader, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and executive professional with more than 30 years of experience in business, banking, RegTech, and information technology. For the last 18 years, he has specialized in the design and development of financial crime risk management, anti-money laundering, fraud prevention, and identity management software systems. Jaime is now the founder and CEO of Preventor, a company that provides the next generation in integrated finan...