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Modern Retail Podcast

Hosted ByCale Weissman & Gabi Barkho

The Modern Retail Podcast is a podcast about the retail space, from legacy companies to the buzzy world of DTC startups. Every Thursday, Cale Weissman, editor of Modern Retail, interviews executives about their growth and marketing strategies. And every Saturday Gabi Barkho, senior reporter, sits down with the Modern Retail staff to chat about the latest headlines in the retail world.

The Modern Retail Podcast | AI, customer acquisition and the DTC bust: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review

On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, we’re looking back at some of the best episodes from the last year. Host Cale Guthrie Weissman walks us through some of the most interesting conversations he’s had with the most exciting retail executives. They include executives from Walmart, Tecovas, Celsius, Violife and more.
Walmart’s chief product officer, Jon Alferness, for example, spoke about the retailer’s approach to AI. Similarly, buzzy startups also explained their growth playbooks. Olga Osminkina-Jones, chief brand officer of the plant-based cheese brand Violife, spoke about how the company approaches marketing like other big names in the space like Oatly.
Below are the full episodes we feature in this episode:
Tecovas CEO David Lafitte
Celsius CEO John Fieldly
Violife Chief Brand Officer Olga Osminkina-Jones
Walmart Chief Product Officer Jon Alferness
Babylist Chief Growth Officer Lee Anne Grant