The First Podcast Dedicated to Deadzone The Miniature Board Game
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Forge Side Chat is a podcast hosted by two hosers from The Great White North, Canada, eh! Focusing on metal work, Nick Verbree (old soldier tool works) and Lando Novak (abstract_blacksmith) sit down every couple weeks to chat with makers from home and abroad. With a loose interview style, these hosers help you hear trials and tribulations on success, failure, and everything that fell in between. And don't forget to keep your stick on the ice eh!
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This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind E-Commerce. Through conversations with innovators in the space, we learn the stories of these leaders and their strategies for E-Commerce success. You can join our mailing list and access more content at itsrapid.ai. David's past guests have included: Bryan Gildenberg from the CPG Guys, Todd Hassenfelt from Colgate-Palmolive, Anne Zybowski from Circana, Randy Mercer from 1WorldSync, Jared Taitel from PepsiCo, David Novak from ...
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Building a Business as a Couple with Thread Wallets’ McKenzie Bauer
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Dave’s guest on today’s show is McKenzie Bauer, Co-Founder of Thread Wallets, an e-commerce company redefining everyday carry items. McKenzie and her team are on a mission to create products that not only look great, but also support their customer’s active lifestyles. Join them as they dive into her journey in building a brand from scratch. You’ll…
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Deadzone the Podcast 161.0 - A New Player Enters
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Welcome to Episode 161 of Deadzone the Podcast. Exciting news this month as our good friend Scott officially joins Deadzone the Podcast! But that’s not all the news we have, we cover the finale of the global campaign, the release of a new DreadBall novel, and Rick gives us some inside scoop on the wave 2 of Halo Flashpoint! All that and more! Scott…
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Retail Media 101 with Publicis Commerce’s Margaux Logan
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We take a trip to the agency side of things this week, as Dave interviews Margaux Logan, SVP, Head of Omnichannel and Emerging Marketplaces at Publicis Commerce. Publicis Commerce is a “center of excellence” responsible for developing the commerce practices of client teams across the Publicis Groupe umbrella. Prior to joining Publicis, Margaux held…
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Finding a Single Source of Truth for Your Data with Matt Gehring
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It’s a DTC-themed week on the show, as Dave speaks with Matt Gehring. Matt has held leading marketing positions at several DTC brands that have become household names, including Dutch, Hims, Rothy's and Everlane. Matt provides an overview of his career DTC experiences (2:10), shares some analytics rules of the road (7:19), highlights the importance…
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Prioritizing "Good" Over "Great" Content with T. Marzetti Company's Michael Reda
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This week's guest is Michael Reda, VP of Omni-Channel Marketing & Insights at T. Marzetti Company. Michael has transformed the company's digital and eCommerce strategy since joining in 2021. His previous brand management experience includes Conagra and Kraft Heinz. Michael shares the things he can take risks on with smaller brands that aren't possi…
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EP 137 Beau Beckett of Beckett's Blacksmithing
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EP 137 Beau Beckett of Beckett's Blacksmithing The real Beau Beckett you hosers! Not that fake account trying to sell you tools. This guy is the real deal. Over 30 years of blacksmithing under this guy's belt. Architectural, industrial, artistic and even knives! This guy does it all, but has found himself diving deep into historical blacksmithing l…
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Retail Media Joint Business Planning with The Digital Shelf Institute's Lauren Livak Gilbert & Microsoft's Nate Pinkston
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Dave welcomes two luminaries on this week's episode: returning guest Lauren Livak Gilbert, Executive Director at The Digital Shelf Institute, and Nate Pinkston, Head of Growth, Retail Media at Microsoft. The two recently authored a DSI & Microsoft advertising report, "Joint Business Planning (JPB) Between Retailers and Brands: Effective Optimizatio…
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Deadzone the Podcast 160.0 - Halo on the Horizon
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Welcome to Episode 160 of Deadzone the Podcast. Bryan is running solo this month, but he still has all the news from the Michigan GT, interviews with folks at the event, and the latest updates on the global campaign. He also got to play his first game of Halo Flashpoint versus Rick! Michigan GT Firefight 1st - Justin Wichman (Plague) 2nd - Jordan N…
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Seeking Inspiration Through Data with 1WorldSync's Gabe Wight
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Dave closes out September with Gabe Wight, General Manager at 1WorldSync. Gabe's illustrious marketing career has taken him to several major agencies and organizations, and in 2019 he founded Webata, a software and analytics firm, which was acquired by 1WorldSync in 2023. They discuss the story of Webata's founding (6:13), why you don't need an eCo…
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EP 136 with Milan Gravier Cutlier from France This week we bring on a special guest. Our man Steve has been a huge fan of Milan for a while now and put in a special request to get him on. Milan agreed and away we went. Milan is a knife maker that specializes in the Japanese style of knives, but even more so is the fact he specializes in stone sharp…
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Driving Household Penetration with The Hershey Company’s Brad Santanna
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Dave speaks with Brad Santanna, Head of Omnichannel Marketing, Strategic Customers, Insights & Analytics at The Hershey Company. Brad has been at The Hershey Company for his entire career - over 20 years! - a rarity in this day and age. Dave and Brad discuss the disconnect in KPIs between online and in-store (10:02), the importance of targeting occ…
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Sweating the Assets with Bazaarvoice's Jo Callahan
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This week we're joined by Jo Callahan, Vice President, Strategy and Insights at Bazaarvoice. Jo's previous experience incudes Citi, Pinterest and Unilever, where she was Director of U-Studio, Unilever's storied in-house creative agency. They discuss the creation of U-Studio (4:55), the definition of "fit for platform" (7:39), Bazaarvoice's evolutio…
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EP 135 Skye Wallace This episode has been sitting in the bunker for a couple weeks. Way too much going on right now and I partially explain at the end of the video, but that is seriously just a droplet of what all has gone on. Top it off I was a little unsure about some of the things we spoke about, but regardless here it is. I don't think I really…
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Rules of the Road for Adopting New Technology with The Partnering Group's Matt Pierre
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Dave catches up with another luminary from The Partnering Group (TPG) - this time, it's Partner Matt Pierre. Matt has over 30 years of experience in the CPG space, most of it spent at General Mills, where he built and grew the organization's US eCommerce operations. They discuss Matt's knack for predicting eCommerce trends before they happen (3:42)…
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Deadzone the Podcast 159.0 - GT At the Edge of Sanity
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Welcome to Episode 159 of Deadzone the Podcast. It’s been another crazy month full of news, progress, and updates all around! The global campaign is in high gear and the guys get prepped for the Michigan GT only 1 month away! Also, a big announcement for the future of the show so tune in! Edge of Sanity (link) Rebs Social Campaign (link) Matt Carma…
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The 4 Pillars of Retail Media with Think Blue's Manish Sharma and Parag Shah
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This week's guests are industry veterans Manish Sharma and Parag Shah, Co-Founders of Think Blue. Their combined experience includes global leaders such as Kellogg, Wakefern Food Corp and The GIANT Company. They discuss why the customer should always be at the center of your lens (4:45), their belief in the concept of joint value creation (12:11), …
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EP 134 Jacques Gallant of Gallant Metal WorksWe sit down with Jacques and discuss his life as a blacksmith and metal worker. This man is a wealth of knowledge and we are.lucky to have him on team Canada eh. Some really great metal working tips hidden in this gem.Much love from the hosers over here at Forge Side Chat bud.Hope you enjoy and don't for…
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Lessons from Prime Day with Amazon's Jeff Cohen
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Coming off of another wildly successful Prime Day, Dave spends this episode with Jeff Cohen, Principal Evangelist at Amazon Ads. Jeff has nearly 20 years in the eCommerce space, cutting his teeth with Texbooks.com and CampusBooks.com before launching his own initiative, Seller Labs. At Amazon, he is tasked with developing a best-in-class developer …
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New Product Launches, Off-Site Media and the Importance of Kindness with L'Oreal's Aisha Khan
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Dave speaks with Aisha Khan from L'Oreal. Aisha's previous experience includes J&J and Publicis Media. They discuss why disappointing results are a "Who?" problem and not a "What?" problem (5:19), the continuing importance of off-site marketing (7:26), learnings from working at a big agency (12:04), how brands can keep up their momentum between now…
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EP 133 Laroquez and Lando sit down to discuss the current state of affairs in their blacksmithing, business and lives. With a heavy focus on talent in the Great White North of course.This episode is brought to you by Maritime Knife Supply. Sponsor of The Great Lakes Custom Knife Show in Goderich, Ont Aug 17th. Highlighting some of Canada's best tal…
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Why eCommerce Needs to Have a Seat at the Table with Tyson Foods' Wendy Jean Bennett
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Dave speaks with Wendy Jean Bennett, Vice President of Retail Commerce Leadership at Tyson Foods. Wendy Jean's storied career at Tyson has also included stints as VP of Retail - Case Ready Division and VP of Sales - Consumer Products. Wendy shares insights on how she manages shifting roles within same organization (2:35), the 3 things she wants to …
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Deadzone the Podcast 158.0 - Busy Busy
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Welcome to Episode 158 of Deadzone the Podcast. There’s been a lot of news and releases from Mantic including new beta lists for Nightstalkers and Matsudon in Deadzone and Firefight. We also got our first taste of the Frontier campaign on MyMinifactory where even more 3d goodies are available. It’s been a busy month but the guys promise even more c…
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Setting Goals Before Spending Dollars with Allume Group’s Andrea Leigh
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Today Dave is joined by Andrea Leigh, Founder & CEO of Allume Group. Allume Group is an eCommerce knowledge hub helping professionals learn the information and skills they need to be successful online. Andrea is a founding member of The Digital Shelf Institute and a co-host of the "Fresh Four" podcast from The CPG Guys. They discuss how Andrea got …
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EP 132 Martin De Winter of Dewinter Metal Works
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EP 132 with Martin De Winter of @dewintermetalworks joins us this week for a great chat. We dive into his life of metal work which started in Belgium and has now become a business in Los Angeles, California. He is a master of brass and patina work dealing with some very high end clients. His work has been featured in architectural digest! Hope you …
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Focusing on Marketing Efficiencies with Daasity's Dan LeBlanc
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We're back from a brief summer hiatus with Dan LeBlanc, CEO and Co-Founder at Daasity. Daasity provides the experience and tools to help clients transform into data-driven organizations. Dan founded Daasity after an illustrious career with Capital One, ProFlowers and other brands and firms. They discuss how the flower industry taught Dan about LTV …
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EP 131 Tyson Wachter of Crane Culinary
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EP 131 with Tyson Wachter of Crane Culinary in Kitchener Ontario. Originating from Halifax Nova Scotia with a background in restaurant operations and ownership. Tyson began his journey into knife making through sharpening. His love for stone sharping is a hot topic in his game. It's very much why he and Steve Cornelson bonded when they met at a loc…
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EP 130 Bryan Hunt of Hidden Rose ForgeEh hosers. Nick and Lando back in the seat this week with Bryan Hunt to talk knives and life. Bryan has been a hobby maker for the last 3.5 years, but as you'll find here, he has had a lifetime of cool experiences leading up to this. Big thanks to Bryan for stepping up to chat with us. Hope you all enjoy!Check …
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Deadzone the Podcast 157.0 - Summer of Heat and Insanity
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Welcome to Episode 157 of Deadzone the Podcast. The summer is a scorcher right now and so is all the hot news coming out from Mantic! We’ve got new Nighstalkers, new Asterians, new Matsudon, and some amazing things coming from the Vault! On top of that, the slow grow is on with the first 150pts worth of Deadzone! Join in on the summer of scifi! Edg…
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EP 128 Ilan Shenfield of Shenfield Forge
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EP 128 with Ilan Shenfield of Shenfield Forge near Edmonton, Alberta This week we have Ilan Shenfield on the show from the Edmonton Alberta area. We sat down a couple times with Ilan to record a show. The first recording was solo hosted and went into some deep dives on personal matters that go well beyond blacksmithing. Wasn't sure about releasing …
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EP 127 Zac Mahadeo and Natalie Rekai
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EP 127 Zac Mahadeo of C&Fe with Natalie Rekai from Toronto, OntarioFinally another episode! This one was recorded a few weeks ago, but with life comes challenges. The last few weeks have been nothing short of that for me (Lando). I solo host this one, but with Zac's wife joining it has the normal 3 person vibe. A great conversation ensues about lif…
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Defining Value Engineering with Lettuce Commerce’s Joe Gaudreau
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Dave sits down with Joe Gaudreau, Co-Founder and CEO of Lettuce Commerce. Joe founded Lettuce Commerce last month, after nearly a decade at Salsify, where he was VP of Corporate Development. Dave and Joe discuss the secret to forecasting upcoming trends (4:45), Joe's journey at Salsify (9:58), an overview of "Value Engineering" (11:56), what Lettuc…
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Deadzone the Podcast 156.0 - Nightstalkers Incoming
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Welcome to Episode 156 of Deadzone the Podcast. Rick is out this month but we have a special guest stopping by in the form of the Mantic Pathfinder: Dev Slaven! Stop in to hear about his background in gaming, adventures in demoing the convention scene, and his tips on getting a gaming scene going in your area! Also Nightstalkers and a scifi slow gr…
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EP 126 Aimie Botelho of Two Smiths in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Eh!This week we sit down with Aimie Botelho and discuss her life as an artist blacksmith. Aimie is a well known Canadian blacksmith and an active member in the Ontario scene. While studying art she was introduced to a forge and instantly fell in love. I'll stop there and let you liste…
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The Intersection of Gaming and Commerce with Hashku’s Joel Ponce
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This week, Dave speaks with Joel Ponce, Co-Founder and CEO of Hashku. Hashku is a leader in the gaming marketing and advertising space. Joel offers his expertise and perspective on the fast-growing but often-misunderstood world of gaming. They discuss how the evolution of gaming over the last decade inspired Joel to start his own company (6:46), ho…
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Thinking of Omnichannel as Part of the Greater Whole with The Partnering Group's Danny Silverman
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Dave's guest this week is Danny Silverman, Partner - Digital Commerce Practice at The Partnering Group (TPG). Danny helped build Johnson & Johnson's eComm presence before pivoting to leading digital consultancies including Catapult Ecommerce and Flywheel. At TPG, he helps drive omnichannel ROI for leading retail and CPG companies. They discuss how …
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Bringing Joy to Your Business with CVS Media Exchange's Parbinder Dhariwal
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Dave has an illuminating conversation with Parbinder Dhariwal, VP and General Manager at CVS Media Exchange (CMX). For over 20 years Parbinder has had a successful career driving performance at multiple industry-leading global organizations, including Walmart Connect and Spotify, among many others. Parbinder shares the incredible story of his famil…
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Episode 125 with Hix of Hix garage located somewhere in the USA You read it right. A man of mystery, a man of talent and a man that I just had to get to know more about. No he isn't a blacksmith and he doesn't make knives either. He does however make some amazing art pieces. Hix is a lover of hotrod's. If you aren't a lover of hotrod's then take of…
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What a Great In-Store Experience Looks Like with Grocery TV's Marlow Nickell
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Dave sits down with Marlow Nickell, Founder of Grocery TV, the largest digital advertising network in US grocery. With over 21,000 displays in grocery stores across the US, and over 200 retail partners, brands leverage Grocery TV to reach over 70 million shoppers in brick-and-mortar stores. They discuss Grocery TV's journey since its founding in 20…
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Deadzone the Podcast 155.0 - Springtime for Deadzone
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Welcome to Episode 155 of Deadzone the Podcast. Happy Spring Time gang! The guys recap a few events we had recently including a Deadzone tourney and a Firefight Annihilation demo. On a similar note, Rick has an idea for a new event at the Michigan GT! And Adepticon is moving next year! And the new Vault is insane! Deadzone Tourney Boards Rick’s Fir…
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EP 125 Collin Hayworth of Hayworth Handmade
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Episode 125 with Collin Hayworth of Hayworth Handmade in Spring, Texas This episode we sit down with Collin to discuss his endeavor in knife making. Like many others Collin found his interest in knives through the hit TV show Forged in Fire. He then followed the path of YouTube University to gain the ability to make some pretty sweet blades. Collin…
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Commerce, Omni and Why with firstmovr's Chris Perry
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Dave connects with Chris Perry, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at firstmovr. firstmovr is an Omni Education and Change Management organization for CPGs, retailers and agencies. They host many industry events throughout the year and publish a number of free resources, including the recently-released ebook, "Omnigeddon: 2024 Commerce Expectati…
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Why Being the Voice of the Customer is So Important with Inmar Intelligence's Leah Logan
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Dave's guest on today's show is Leah Logan, General Manager, Retail Media at Inmar Intelligence. Leah has been working within the retail media space for over 15 years. They discuss why you don't need to have all of the answers all of the time (10:39), an overview of Inmar Intelligence (11:39), why VoC is so important (16:20), 3 areas that brands ar…
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EP 123 with Lisa Huth of MetalicArt in Castlegar B.C. CanadaBack to the Great White North for this one folks. This week we bring Lisa on the show to chat artistic blacksmithing. Lisa has been at this game for a good amount of time now. Not only has she gained skills and tools for amazing art, her reputation in the community is that of an amazing ar…
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Operating in a Test-and-Learn Environment with Dexcom's Wayne Blum
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Dave speaks with Wayne Blum, Director of Ecommerce & Distribution at Dexcom. Wayne's career experience has included managing digital marketing and ecommerce for a number of big brands including American Express, Nestle and Diageo. They talk about finding new ways to bring different categories and brands online (7:55), how alcohol ecommerce manageme…
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EP 122 Rayan Downing of Dismal Creations
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Episode 122 with Rayan Downing of Dismal Creations in Dismal, Tennessee, USAThis episode brings to you Rayan Down , a knife maker with a great story on smithing and life. We get deep as usual on a lot of topics including process, shop and some insights on the things we've seen. Good chance you'll pick something up and if you do we'd love to hear fr…
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Reflecting on the Early Days of eCommerce with Deloitte Digital's Paul do Forno
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Dave welcomes Paul do Forno, Partner / Managing Director - Commerce Practice at Deloitte Digital, to the show. Paul's career stretches back over 30 years, to the nascent years of the web, and his insights are rooted in that experience. Paul's shares his time as a digital consultant in the early web days (3:02), an overview of Deloitte Digital (10:4…
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Deadzone the Podcast 154.0 - Adepticon 2024
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Welcome to Episode 154 of Deadzone the Podcast. Adepticon! It’s that time again and the guys are back from one of the largest wargaming events in the Midwest! We recap our events, chat about the sneak peeks, and share a bunch of interviews from the vendor room floor. Also, HALO! Firefight: Conflict of Commanders at Adepticon results! 1st - Joshua H…
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The Growth of Commerce Content from Afterthought to Pre-Thought with Digital Shelf Institute's Lauren Livak Gilbert and Profitero's Mike Black
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This week Dave speaks with Lauren Livak Gilbert, Director of the Digital Shelf Institute (DSI), and Mike Black, CMO at Profitero. Lauren and Mike recently collaborated on the DSI/Profitero report, "Defining Content Effectiveness: How Content Maturity Can Help Brands Better Meet Shopper Needs." They discuss why Mike is such a prolific poster on Link…
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EP 121 Shane Kribernegg of Friday Forge
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Episode 121 with Shane Kribernegg of Friday Forge in Twin Lakes, BC, CanadaWelcome back to the Great White North ladies and gents. This week I (Lando) sat down with Shane to hear about how his journey into blacksmithing began at a very early age, but it took some push to get him interested in what his dad had already been doing for years. Shane's f…
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A Day in the Life of E-Commerce Innovator and Entrepreneur Rob Gonzalez, CMO of Salsify
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Dave's guest on today's show is Rob Gonzalez, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Salsify and Founding Member of The Digital Shelf Institute. They discuss how Rob made the switch from engineering to marketing (4:30), details of Rob's daily routine (8:41), the story behind the creation of the Digital Shelf Summit (10:11), details of the Salsif…
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