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- A Conversation with Michelle Pacynski, VP, Digital Innovation at Ulta Beauty
Michelle Pacynski, VP, Digital Innovation at Ulta Beauty joins Brian and I for a discussion about #Ulta’s #innovation culture.We talk about the two tech #startup #acquisitions Ulta made in the last 3 years and how that helped fuel in innovation culture. GlamST allows guests, using #augmentedreality to try on makeup virtually in #mobile, #web and #instore. QM Scientific is an #AI retail platform that continuously learns individual shopping habits, via #machinelearning, and preferences by #datamining from #pos, #loyalty systems, the web and partner #IoT devices. We get into an interesting discussion about where the innovation team should sit and the type of person that should staff it. Finally we discuss the types of tools, like #lowcode, that can help drive innovation.
Contact info
This Week In Innovation Podcast Hosts
Jeff Roster
https://twitter.com/JeffPR
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Brian Sathianathan
https://twitter.com/BrianVision
https://www.iterate.ai
Podcast Website
https://jeffroster.podbean.com
https://thisweekininnovation.com
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJ
Launchpadone
https://www.launchpadone.com/episode/This-Week-In-Innovation
#innovation, #startup, #startups, #retail, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #Startup, #Retailers,#retailtechnology, #retailtech, #innovation #Founders, #VC’s, #IoT, #retail, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #unifiedcommerce, #data ,#computervision #retail, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #future, #trends, #mobile, #web, #instore, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #ThisWeekInInnovation
42 min - A Conversation with Jonathan Abrams, Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor and VCJonathan Abrams Co-founder and General Partner at 8-Bit Capital and Co-founder & Managing Partner, Founders Den joins Brian and I for a discussion about life as an #entrepreneur, #founder and a #VC . Jonathan shares insights and stories from his days Friendster and Nuzzel.Give it a listen and let us know what you think?Contact infoThis Week In Innovation Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://jeffroster.podbean.comhttps://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchpadonehttps://www.launchpadone.com/episode/This-Week-In-Innovation#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore,#VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, Robots43 min
- Building and Monetizing Micro-communities Using Low Code#digitaltransformation #Microcommunities #SocialCommerceShiv Dutt, VP Customer Experience & Innovation, Pamper Chef joined Brian and I for a discussion on how Pampered Chef is building and monetizing #microcommunities. They have just launched Table, , digital platform that enables its consultants to host customized virtual cooking parties that deliver content designed to improve a consumer’s mealtime journey.It was built quickly using #lowcode on Interplay that allows for rapid integration of additional functionality. I believe this is an early peek at what many retailers will be doing with their own communities within a few years.Give it a listen and let us know what you think?This Week In Innovation Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://www.iterate.aiBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionPodcast Websitehttps://jeffroster.podbean.comhttps://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchpadonehttps://www.launchpadone.com/episode/This-Week-In-Innovation#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore,#VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, Robots42 min
- How To Maximize Your Time in a Vendor Briefing#ARchat #Founders #AnalystRelationsWendy Shlensky, AR Maven, Canopy Communications and Beth Torrie, Owner, Torrie Communications joined me in a recent Clubhouse room to discuss how a Founder/tech executive can maximize their time in a vendor briefing. It’s a very good discussion about the ins and out of a briefing from both the analyst and analyst relations perspective. Listen to tips to kickstart your Startup AR or when starting to work with industry analysts. Learn what’s different between an analyst briefing and an investor pitch.We even have a good back and forth about “pigeonholing”. For more tips check out Beth’s blog:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyst-briefing-basics-beth-torrie/Wendy’s contact infohttps://twitter.com/WLS26https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyshlensky/Beth’s contact info:https://twitter.com/bethtorriehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/workingmom/This Week In Innovation Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://jeffroster.podbean.comhttps://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchpadOnehttps://www.launchpadone.com/episode/This-Week-In-Innovation#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore,#VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots50 min
- How AI Can Power HyperPersonalized Customer Engagement#ai #innovation #recommendationsSandeep Mittal, Cofounder of Solus.ai joins Brian and I on #ThisWeekInInnovation for a discussion on how AI can power hyper personalized customer engagement. SOLUS was launched in mid 2019 and is now going global with both B2C and B2B use cases.AI is one of our #5ForcesOfInnovation and is a subject we will really be focusing on. We use the #5ForcesOfInnovation to frame our pod. As a reminder they include:#ArtificialIntelligence#IoT#Blockchain#Startups#DataOur guest todaySandeep MittalSOLUS AI (https://www.solus.ai )LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solusai/Twitter: @solus_aiPodcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://thisweekininnovation.comhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://jeffroster.podbean.comhttps://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNListen Noteshttps://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore, #VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots34 min
- Ripcord: Using Robotics and AI To Digitize Analog Data (Paper)#Robots #ArtificalIntelligence #MachineLearningChris Chib, VP of Global, Strategic Accounts, Ripcord joins us to discuss his company and its role in digitizing analog data.Ripcord was started at NASA in 2014 with a goal to make the world paperless. Ripcord uses vision-guided #robots, #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning to capture and organize information living on paper.They estimate there’s 5 billion bankers boxes of paper in the US just asking to be digitized and used.It’s a fascinating conversation join us , give it a listen and let us know what you thinkToday's GuestChris Chib,VP of Global, Strategic Accountshttps://www.ripcord.com/Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://jeffroster.podbean.comhttps://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNListen Noteshttps://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore, #VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots40 min
- Social Audio: A Conversation with Dr. Gautham Vadakkepatt, Director, Center for Retail Transformation, GMU#philanthropy , #podbean , #retailinnovation , #retailstartups , #startupstrategies , #retailapocalypse , #Gartner , #IHL , #Amazon , #Walmart , #clubhouse , #unifiedcommerce , #socialcommerce , #supplychain , #crm , #D2C , #ecommerce , #thisweekininnovation , #lowcode, #cloudcomputing , #mobilecommerce , #cashierless checkout , #lastmiledelivery , #roboticfulfillment, #robots , #rfid , #computer vision , #frictionlesspayments, #contactlessretail , #instorepickup , #ai , #artificialintelligence,53 min
- Synthetic Data: What Is It and Why It’s Valuable To Retail#SyntheticData #Retail #InnovationToday on the #podcast we discuss the role synthetic data can play in retail. In an earlier podcast we discussed the problem of bias in #AI. The problem essentially is not enough data or not enough clean data. Synthetic data is a methodology of generating data using #ArtificialIntelligence and neural networks to create data to fill in the gaps in a retailers existing data.This is an excellent post on synthetic data.https://www.iterate.ai/blog/synthetic-data-is-here/992Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782https://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchPadOnehttps://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=trueListen Noteshttps://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore, #VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots33 min
- What You Need To Know Before Talking To An Analyst#Founders #AnalystRelations #InnovationPaula Rosenblum, Managing Partner at RSR Research joined me on #ThisWeekInInnovation #podcast for a discussion of the job of an analyst. We get into detail about what analysts want to see in a briefing and how to avoid the classic mistakes. The RSR team wrote a very nice overview of how to do a briefing “How To Give The Best Briefing Ever”, https://www.rsrresearch.com/research/the-best-briefings-ever I highly recommend giving it a read.We also discuss strategies Founders can use to develop relationships with the analyst community and field some very interesting questions from the #Clubhouse room.Paula’s contact infoPaula RosenblumManaging Partner, RSR Researchhttps://www.rsrresearch.com/Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782https://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchPadOnehttps://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=trueListen Noteshttps://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore, #VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots49 min
- 5 Pieces of Advice Every Founder Needs To Know About Analyst Relations#Innovation, #ARChat, #AnalystRelationsThis week on #ThisWeekInInnovation #podcast we discuss the 5 pieces of advice every Founder needs to know. I’m joined by Wendy Shlensky, Principal/Owner and AR Maven, Canopy Communications and Beth Torrie, Owner, Torrie Communications for a wide-ranging discussion on the art and science of analyst relations.Beth and Wendy explain why each of the below 5 points are so important. For the record I agree with all their points.Analyst Relations is really expensive.You need to know what your AR goals areAnalyst Relations is slow.Timing is important.It's your job to properly educate the analysts about your company, your products, your vision, and your differentiatorsWendy’s contact infocanopycommunication.comhttps://twitter.com/WLS26https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyshlensky/Beth’s contact info:https://www.torriecommunications.com/https://twitter.com/bethtorriehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/workingmom/This Week In Innovation Podcast HostsJeff Rosterhttps://twitter.com/JeffPRhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/https://thisweekininnovation.comBrian Sathianathanhttps://twitter.com/BrianVisionhttps://www.iterate.aiPodcast Websitehttps://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782https://thisweekininnovation.comApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJNLaunchPadOnehttps://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=trueListen Noteshttps://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K#innovation, #Startup, #Startups, #innovation, #Retailers, #retail, #retailers, #thisweekininnovation, #mobile, #web, #instore, #VentureCapital, #Founders,#Entrepreneurs, #Gartner, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #emergingtechnologies, #DigitalTransformation, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail , #retailtrends #clubhouse, #future, #trends, #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI), #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings (#IoT) , #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #LowCode. #Data, #computervision, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization, #datamining, #pos, #loyalty, #livestreaming, #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots44 min
About This Week in Innovation
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Jeff Roster (Gartner & IHL retail sector analyst) and Brian Sathianathan (the VC) explore the retail sector startup community on This Week in Innovation podcast. We discuss the trends driving the retail industry and examine the emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, machine learning, low code, cloud computing, SaaS, data, robots, augmented reality, virtual reality, livestreaming, personalization, recommendations and QR codes being built to take advantage of them.
We interview founders, VC’s, entrepreneurs, retail executives and CIO’s to better understand the digital transformation and innovation happening in the retail sector.