A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
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Beyond the Fight: What Companies Can Learn from Bruce Lee's Life and Vision
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
06/25/23 • 26 min
Bruce Lee built his legend around his expertise in martial arts and his massive success in motion pictures.
However few see him as a mindset or business thought leader.
Turns out, there’s a lot of we can learn from Bruce Lee.
This episode of A Seat at The Table features host Jane Singer and guest Thomas Lee discussing what every business can learn from Bruce Lee.
Thomas Lee's new book titled "The Bruce Lee Code", which explores Bruce Lee's mindset and business strategies. Mr. Lee discusses how Bruce Lee was a brand before personal branding became common, and how his core philosophies can be utilized in business or personal life.
Throughout the discussion, the speakers highlight the importance of vision while being adaptable, intellectual curiosity for progress, opening oneself up to diversity, and collaborating with different socioeconomic groups.
They emphasize the value of simplicity in demonstrating innovation and sophistication, and draw parallels between Bruce Lee and Steve Jobs in terms of their approach to innovation.
The speakers also mention how Bruce Lee's ability to bring his visions to reality through energy, charisma, resilience, and innovation made him an X factor in achieving his goals.
1. Core philosophies of Bruce Lee that anyone could utilize - in business or personal life.
2. The key tactic that Bruce Lee and Steve Jobs had in common.
3. How to maintain your vision, while being adaptable to circumstances
4. Why we need to be aware of patterns - use them strategically.
USEFUL LINKS:
'The Bruce Lee Code' on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lee-Code-Mastered-Confidence-ebook/dp/B0BDKDBNRS
Connect with Thomas Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-lee-09b8a03/
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Sharpening Your End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility (without huge Capex spending)
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
07/02/23 • 27 min
In this episode of "A Seat at The Table," host Jane Singer welcomes guest Jonathan Porter, the founder and CEO of PorterLogic, a low code application platform specializing in supply chain technology. The episode focuses on achieving end-to-end visibility in the supply chain and utilizing data integration, scenario analysis, and customized solutions.
Jonathan discusses the digitization of supply chains over the past decade and the recognition of the value of data generated from these digital systems. Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity to leverage this data for optimizing inventory and shipping processes. He emphasizes the importance of identifying pain points and selecting the right system or technology to address them, whether it's a point solution or a costly ERP.
Integration strategy is highlighted as crucial for effective communication between supply chain systems. Tools like middleware and native integration, as well as companies like Zapier, provide technologies for seamless integration and data connectivity.
The episode also touches on the impact of the global pandemic, which highlighted the importance of investing in the supply chain. Flexibility and agility are emphasized in modern business landscapes, and technology can aid in decision-making and scenario analysis.
Jonathan shares insights on demand forecasting, highlighting the challenges of relying solely on historical sales data and offering alternative methods like competitor analysis and scenario analysis to estimate demand.
The episode concludes with a discussion on the challenges and advantages of legacy players and start-ups in the supply chain technology industry. The ultimate goal is to digitize supply chains for better decision-making and efficiency, and Jonathan's company, PorterLogic, aims to provide operational systems that fill existing gaps in niche industries.
Overall, the episode delves into the advancements in supply chain technology, the importance of data integration, scenario analysis, and customizing solutions to improve supply chain operations.
Key Things You'll Learn:
1. The importance of leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) in optimizing supply chain operations.
2. Strategies for identifying and addressing pain points in supply chain management systems.
3. The significance of integration and connectivity between various supply chain systems for effective communication.
4. Insights into the advancements and challenges of AI technology in the supply chain industry.
5. Techniques for predicting customer demand and making informed strategic decisions based on scenario analysis and data integration.
USEFUL LINKS:
Asianet Consultants: https://asianetconsultants.com
Connect with Jonathan Porter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanpporter/
PorterLogic website: porterlogic.com
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What To Do Differently to Win in China's E-Commerce Market
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04/15/21 • 58 min
If you’re a brand looking for serious growth opportunities than chances are you’ve been looking at China’s dynamic consumer market.
Never before has there been a market that has offered so much opportunity. 1.3 billion people, a huge rapidly increasing middle class, and e-commerce sales figures so massive that it almost sounds as if you’re making them up.
While the opportunities are great, so are the challenges. If you’re entering China thinking that the same strategies that have worked brilliantly in other markets can simply be rolled out in China - you might be in for a rude awakening.
This vast digital-first market is fast moving and constantly changing. To succeed in China brands need to start from scratch and learn to do things the China way.
To better understand how to succeed in China’s complex e-commerce market, I reached out to Josh Gardner, CEO and Co-Founder of Shanghai-based Kung-fu Data.
Josh is a senior China strategist whose helped hundreds of brands with China e-commerce launches. His company manages a portfolio of successful flagship stores on Tmall and JD.com. And works with clients from strategy and structure to activation and optimisation.
Before we get started, if you are looking to develop knitwear collections that will be bestsellers - both online and offline - then Spinexpo is the place to go. It is the primary exhibition for yarn and knitwear.
The fair offers a carefully curated selection of high quality yarns and knitwear that’s bursting with creativity. Not to mention outstanding trend information that can not be found anywhere else. You can learn more at www.spinexpo.com.
I’m pleased to share that A Seat at The Table now has its own website. You can find all of the podcast episodes, the show notes and lots of other useful information. You can find it at www.seat.fm.
Learn more about SPINEXPO: www.spinexpo.com
Learn more about Kung-Fu Data: www.kungfudata.com
Connect with Josh Gardner on LinkedIn: /joshgardner
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Why Hyper Automation is the Next Big Thing in AI Solutions
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
10/08/22 • 38 min
AI is one of the most talked about technologies.
However most people increasingly see AI as either a kind of super technology that can perform a limitless range of tasks. Or as technology gone rogue with sci-fi images of AI powered machines taking over the world.
Turns out neither really defines AI. In fact, it could be said that AI is one of today’s most misunderstood technologies.
There’s a lot that AI can do and even more that it will be able to do ... but it has its limitations too.
In today’s episode Robb Wilson, founder, lead designer, and chief technologist behind OneReach.ai, joins us on A Seat at The Table.
Amongst its many achievements, OneReach is the highest-scoring company in Gartner’s first Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Conversational AI Platforms report.
Robb has spent more than two decades applying his deep understanding of user-centric design to unlocking hyper
automation.
His forthcoming book, "Age of Invisible Machines: A Practical Guide to Creating a Hyperautomated Ecosystem of Intelligent Digital Workers" is a must read. It provides an easy-to-understand look at what’s really happening with AI.
Unlike many books about technical topics, Age of Invisible Machines is - as its title implies - a practical guide to bring AI into the work place.
Am I recommending you read this book? Yes I am! It’s a must read for anyone looking to determine how AI and specifically hyper automation, is the next big thing to stay competitive.
In this episode Robb discusses ...
5 ways that AI is programming us and how to stop it.
3 questions to ask when charting a course toward hyperautomation in your organization
Common myths about conversational AI
... and a lot more.
USERFUL LINKS:
OneReach’s website: https:// onereach.ai
Connect with Robb Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/invisiblemachines/
Learn about The Current Situation in Sourcing: https://thecurrentsituation.net
A Seat at The Table website: https://seat.fm
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How Retail is Finding New Hidden Opportunities to Drive Revenue
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07/23/23 • 37 min
Retailers are facing an uncertain market that has left even the most confident a bit unsure as to what might be coming next.
Supply chains are back to normal, but now it’s the consumer that has changed. Somehow, the behavior we expected to see is being replaced by a new attitude.
This has left many brands and retailers scrambling to figure out whether this is a short term aberration - or a longer term market shift.
To answer this question I reached out to Carol Spieckerman, a top retail influencer and thought leader and founder of Spieckerman Retail. If you are looking to grow your retail business - even in tough times - she’s the person who can help you make that happen.
Carol’s a go-to solution provider for brands and retailers who want help communicating clear value, sharpening their positioning and targeting, and accelerating their B2B business development.
In this episode Carol will be discussing:
1. Why diversification is a key growth engine for the future of retail.
2. How retailers can successfully develop discretionary categories.
3. The huge opportunities in multi-channel retail and how brands can take advantage of this.
USEFUL LINKS:
Asianet Consultants: https://asianetconsultants.com
Spieckerman Retail: www.spieckermanretail.com
Connect with Carol Spieckerman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolspieckerman/
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The Critical New Role of Supplier Relationships in Highly Efficient Supply Chains
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
12/17/23 • 46 min
Supply chain management has become both an art and a science, with executives tasked with building more resiliency, while also increasing flexibility, reducing lead times, and jumping through hoops to comply with increasingly complex regulations - which, adding to the confusion, are different in different markets.
No wonder one most people talk about improving supply chains - but very few actually do. Realistically, it’s difficult enough to simply manage existing systems, without having to try and introduce new ones.
Today we’re joined by Dean Clegg, a supply chain consultant who previously was the Global Sourcing Director at Sainsbury, where he lead a complex supply chain through both the pandemic and the transition to Brexit. Prior to that, Dean led the successful integration of Argos stores into Sainsbury’s.
In this episode Dean will be discussing:
- How to become more efficient and reduce lead times
- Determining the right technology to optimize your supply chain
- The game-changing importance of building seamless supplier relationships.
- Rethinking how we reduce waste to achieve greater sustainability
USEFUL LINKS:
Connect with Dean Clegg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-clegg-9508b9169/
Asianet Consultants: https://asianetconsultants.com
The Current Situation in Sourcing: https://insidefashionlive.net/current-situation-in-sourcing/
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A New Tech Solution that Ranks Real-Time Demand for Fashion
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
08/18/20 • 32 min
How Giordano Successfully Launched Its Brand in Fast Growing Emerging Markets
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
05/09/21 • 30 min
There once was a time when brands would only dabble in emerging markets. Most brands avoided them. Too complicated. Too risky. Not enough potential revenue to justify the investment.
But that’s starting to change - and that change is being driven by two key factors.
Traditional developed markets are highly competitive (every brand wants to be in these markets) and they are mature markets - making growth more difficult. But that’s been the case for a while.
What’s changing the game is that now emerging nations are seeing impressive growth of their middle classes - in terms of percent of population and buying power.
And these are not all small nations.
Countries like Indonesia with a population of about 246 million, Nigeria with 201 million, India at 1.3 billion weigh in terms of numbers. Smaller markets in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa also have a growing consumer populations who can and will buy international brands.
Even though the numbers look enticing, entering these markets is not for beginners. New markets bring with them new challenges. If nothing less than understanding local cultures and business practices.
So how does a brand go about identifying which of these markets could be the right market for them? And then how do they get started where simply replicating what they did in traditional markets is not likely to be successful?
To learn more about entering emerging markets I reached out to Mark Loynd, an Executive Director at Giordano International, and the group’s General Counsel and Head of Overseas Markets.
If you’re looking at how to bring your brand into an emerging market, then Mark is the man to see. He’s been there, seen it and done it.
Mark has led Giordano’s successful expansion into nine countries in Africa, including its recent entry into Ghana, 8 countries in Central Asia, 7 Eastern European nations and many more in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
TIME STAMPS
(4.46) Identifying the Right New Markets
(8.48) Managing Inventory across over 30 Markets
(13:47) The Benefits of a Strong Commitment to Quality
(15:26) Understanding the New Consumer
(16:19) Why Sticking to Their DNA has Paid Off
(20:03) Fastest Growing Markets
Before we get started, if you are looking to create collections for your brand that will be must-buys in new markets or traditional markets, then SPINEXPO is the place for you! It’s the primary exhibition for yarns and knitwear.
From technical innovation to cutting edge colour and design inspiration, SPINEXPO is a rich resource that provides well edited forums featuring high quality products, as well as exclusive trend information that cannot be found anywhere else. You can learn more at: www.spinexpo.com
And don’t forget to check out our new podcast website where you can find all of the previous episodes of A Seat at The Table podcast, the show notes, plus lots of other useful information. You can find it at www.seat.fm. That’s seat.fm - fm because it’s a podcast.
USEFUL LINKS
SPINEXPO: www.spinexpo.com
Giordano International: www.giordano.com
A Seat at The Table website: https://seat.fm
I discuss buying, selling, financing and managing small and medium sized businesses...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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How to Make Digital Meetings Work for You - Not Against You
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
03/21/21 • 41 min
If you’re like most of us, you’ve seen video meetings go from a temporary measure to become part of the ‘new normal’.
Love them or leave them, Zoom, Teams, Skype and other apps are here to stay. So smart leaders are adapting and conquering what is really just one more step in an overall migration to all things digital.
So how do we bridge what is a clear divide between in person and online? Where can we improve the way we communicate information and ideas? What can we do to win the day in this strange new virtual environment?
If you’re looking to make a better impression in online meetings or take your virtual meetings to the next level then the man to see is Eduardo Placer.
Eduardo is the CEO and Founder of Fearless Communicators, whose clients include HBO, Google, Bank of America- Merrill Lynch, Yale, The Juilliard School, and the Wharton School of Business, as well as a list of A-lister private clients that are too many mention here.
If you’re looking to develop show stopping collections that will perform on the selling floor and online, then SPINEXPO is the place to go. It’s the primary exhibition for yarns and knitwear. Spinexpo provides a well-edited selection of top quality products that are filled with creativity - as well as trend information that cannot be found anywhere else. To learn more, go to SPINEXPO.com.
And, I’m pleased to share that A Seat at The Table Podcast now has its own website. You’ll find the playlist, the show notes and other useful information there. You can check it out at seat.fm.
Useful Links
- Learn about SPINEXPO: www.spinexpo.com
- Fearless Communicators: www.fearlesscommunicators.com
- A Seat at The Table website: www.seat.fm
The Critical Role That Stores Play in Driving Sales - especially with Gen Z
A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
07/24/22 • 38 min
As retail reopens there’s been a lot more conversation around the role stores will play in an increasingly digital world.
Many see physical stores as dinosaurs whose role will increasingly be a combination of a distribution centre supporting e-commerce and a product showroom of sorts.
But others argue that shopping is a social activity that is a fundamental part of most consumers’ lives. And that Gen Z and younger Millennials seek experiences, creating a huge opportunity for physical stores.
So what are the big opportunities for stores that we might be overlooking?
Today I’m speaking with Ian Scott, a leading retail consultant with over 20 years experience working with top brands including Lego, Coca-Cola, Estee Lauder, Dyson, P&G and many others.
Ian helps brands achieve greater market success through design and implementation of retail stores and displays, store research and behavioural psychology, and global innovation and trends.
In this podcast Ian talks about
1. The disconnect between what retailers think consumers want (in a retail experience) and what consumers actually want.
2. How to create an engaging retail experience - even if you’re not selling ‘celebrity’ products.
3. Whether more investment in new technology is the way forward retail?
Useful Links:
Connect with Ian Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-scott-0534694/
Learn about The Current Situation in Sourcing: https://thecurrentsituation.net
A Seat at The Table website: https://seat.fm
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A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders currently has 225 episodes available.
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The podcast is about E-Commerce, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts and Business.
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The episode title 'Beyond the Fight: What Companies Can Learn from Bruce Lee's Life and Vision' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders is 35 minutes.
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Episodes of A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
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The first episode of A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders was released on Aug 18, 2020.
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