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#036 : Dov Kaufmann @ Tolstoy
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02/01/22 • 39 min
In this episode of Chill, we chat with the great Dov Kaufmann from Tolstoy. The Co-Founder and CEO of Tolstoy, Dov spent 7+ years as VP of Business Development at Yotpo before embarking on this new venture in 2020.
One of the coolest techs we’ve seen in quite a while, Tolstoy is “next level” when it comes to on-site engagement. Overdose’s Andrew Potkewitz and Dov discuss entrepreneurship, growth, engagement, video journeys, guided selling, and more...
Tolstoy
Video has been a popular play for marketers for a while, but now an even more powerful and persuasive option is becoming the hero: interactive video. Interactive video enables hyper-personalised face-to-face communication, without actually being in person.
A fresh, innovative start-up, Tolstoy, is leading the charge in this ‘next level’ engagement tech space by creating a sophisticated, yet simple and easy-to-use video builder.
The crux of the tech is the fusing of interactive and linear video to create video branching: viewers respond to the Tolstoy video message with clickable on-screen choices which take them on a customer journey based on their needs. The tailored messaging steers viewers to the right content for them.
Described as a chatbot on steroids, a Tolstoy not only grabs user attention, but guides, educates, and qualifies potential customers. It’s cost-effective, technically easy to deploy, and can be embedded in a business’s website, landing page, emails, or used in social media. It sends out a notification to you whenever someone engages with your video, so you can reach out immediately.
To top it all off, Tolstoy enables businesses to collect critical data they would miss with traditional video—providing truly comprehensive marketing intel.
Dov Kaufmann
Dov was employee number nine or ten at Yotpo when it was just getting off the ground. He started in support, then quickly moved into managing events, and then managing business development and starting up the partner team.
By nature of being a people-heavy organisation, Dov says Yotpo was difficult to scale up. “It becomes very, very difficult to manage at scale, and a lot of things, especially in a SaaS company, end up being very repetitive and you’re just having the same conversations with partners.”
The Tolstoy idea came from the pains Dov experienced at Yotpo. He had been thinking for years about whether there was a way to provide the benefit of face-to-face communication in a self-service asynchronous video platform.
Eventually, he made it happen—he jumped out of Yotpo, teamed up with his Tolstoy co-founder, and together, they built the platform to answer those pains. Yotpo became one of Tolstoy’s earliest customers.
#049 : Neel Bhatt @ Shopify Plus
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02/07/22 • 59 min
This week on Chill, we’ll chat with Neel Bhatt @ Shopify Plus. Now Head of Partnerships, Southeast Asia, Neel is an industry veteran, having spent time at PayPal, Lazada, Easyship, Neteven, and Rakuten. Overdose’s Iestyn Keyes and Neel will discuss ecommerce tech ecosystems, Shopify updates, growth challenges & successes, digital solutions, and ecomm trends & strategies through pandemic recovery.
#045 : Ali Afzalirad @ BigCommerce
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02/07/22 • 41 min
In this Chill episode, Overdose’s Andrew Potkewitz and ecomm legend Ali Afzalirad will discuss BigCommerce’s growth and roadmap, the rise of headless/composable solutions, ecomm trends and strategies, and more.
BigCommerce
BigCommerce is a world-leading open-SaaS ecommerce platform used by merchants of all sizes to conduct their businesses online. With sophisticated enterprise-grade functionality, customisation, and performance, it’s lauded for its simplicity, ease of use, and scalability. Headquartered in Austin, BigCommerce has offices in San Francisco, Sydney, and London.
BigCommerce has been an Overdose partner since 2018.
Ali Afzalirad
Ali Afzalirad is without a doubt a stalwart of ecommerce. His career almost spans the entire tech industry’s evolution, beginning back in the dark ages some twenty years ago. It’s a trajectory that has seen him dabble in everything from deep tech, to early applications, to agency, and onto SaaS—the space where he happily sits now as VP Enterprise Sales at BigCommerce.
He cut his teeth, back in the day, working for a company licensing software technology to device manufacturers. It was software development and a lot of source code. He was in sales, but there was nothing to demo.
“We sold real-time operating systems and protocol stacks to companies that were making devices.” There was all manner of devices: early cellphones, set-top boxes, digital cameras, and personal assistant devices (remember Palm Pilot?). Also networking equipment, like routers and switches, and avionics, such as ground proximity radar warning systems.
Then, one day, he heard about this thing called ecommerce.
#050 : Jonny Blake @ BigCommerce
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02/07/22 • 26 min
In this episode of Chill, we chat with Jonny Blake, Channel Account Manager @ BigCommerce. Overdose’s Strategy Director for North America, Keith Karlick, and Jonny discuss ecommerce tech ecosystems, BigCommerce updates, growth challenges and successes, digital solutions, and ecomm trends and strategies through pandemic recovery.
Jonny Blake
Jonny Blake was brand new to ecommerce when he joined BigCommerce in 2018; within two weeks of him taking his seat, the ecomm behemoth received a massive $65 million private equity cash injection, and he’s had to buckle in for a fast ride.
Now, as BigCommerce’s Regional Channel Account Manager for the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain Southwest, Jonny oversees everything from onboarding, training, enablement, certifications, and all the blocking and tackling that comes with building out a BigCommerce practice.
BigCommerce
Those first big rounds of capital raising in 2018 were followed by an IPO in August 2020, and it’s been an era of meteoric growth for BigCommerce. They’ve released a lot of new functionality and have hired over one hundred employees globally.
Keith, who’s been in the agency ecosystem for five years (starting at Mercutio, which merged into the Overdose family in June 2021), says BigCommerce initially came along and filled a gap in the market—a need for a SaaS platform that worked across both mid-market and enterprise clients. Other providers weren’t really looking at B2B; manufacturers selling at the mid-market company level were left high and dry—they were maybe too large or too complex for industry go-to, Shopify. And they weren’t being looked after by the top end of town—the true enterprise platforms. BigCommerce stepped in as a really good solution for that mid-market service.
Fast-forward to today, and BigCommerce is considered one of the top players within the industry across most sectors.
#070 : Sean Flaherty @ USCutter
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02/16/22 • 39 min
This week on Chill, we’ll chat with Sean Flaherty @ USCutter!
Sean is the Marketing Manager for USCutter.
USCutter is a growing online retailer of sign-making equipment and supplies that caters to both the casual user as well as the sign professional. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, USCutter began in 2005 by debuting a low-cost, high-quality vinyl cutter to the market and they’ve been known for value ever since. Over the ensuing years, USCutter has introduced vinyl cutting to thousands of startups, existing businesses, and hobbyists. They steadily built their product line so that today it offers the largest and deepest selection of vinyl cutters anywhere in the industry, while also striving to be the lowest cost sign supply supplier anywhere.
As a seasoned marketing and communications professional with over 15 years of multidisciplinary experience in both agency and in-house roles, Sean specialises in developing, executing, and tracking creative marketing programs and campaigns that effectively drive business objectives. With experience spanning numerous industries and clients including B2C/B2B, CPG, retail technology, and finance – Sean also brings his natural flair and energy as an experienced public speaker and presenter.
Overdose. Strategic Director, Americas, Keith Karlick and Sean will discuss digital solutions, continual innovation and expansion, Ecommerce strategies, and we’d be lying if we didn’t tell you some humorous quips are to be expected with these two together.
#069 : Killian Kaminski @ refurbed
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02/16/22 • 31 min
This week on Chill, we’ll chat with @Kilian Kaminski @refurbed!
Kilian is one of the three founders of refurbed – the fastest-growing #marketplace for renewed products in German-speaking countries.
Thanks to the company, used smartphones, laptops or tablets are qualitatively remanufactured and then marketed via the platform. This way, the company provides a sustainable and safe alternative to new and used goods.
Overdose DACH’s Managing Director, Stephan Grad and Killian will discuss digital solutions, look back to the inception of refurbed and the journey into the marketplace universe, given that in the royal league of e-commerce – the start is definitely not an easy one. In addition, topics such as #internationalisation and #sustainability are on the agenda!
#072 : Joe Fox @ Fast
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03/07/22 • 46 min
This week on Chill, we chat with Joe Fox at Fast !
Joe is the Head of Partnerships at Fast, ANZ. Fast is empowering agencies and SI’s to help E-commerce merchants remove friction, increase conversions and AOV with the Worlds Fastest and only one-click checkout. Zero hassle. Sign up in a minute, check out in a second.
Joe draws from his experience spanning over 10 years in digital marketing and management to help build high-performing teams to assist multinational enterprises, agencies, brands, and government institutions improve their revenue exponentially.
Overdose’s Managing Director, Brisbane, Elliot Schoemaker and Joe discuss the ever-evolving eCommerce space, working in digital and the growing Brisbane industry.
#081 : Sarah & Simon @ ASN
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04/22/22 • 42 min
This week on Chill, we chat with Sarah West & Simon Rees @ Australian Sports Nutrition!
Since opening their doors in 2002, Australian Sports Nutrition (ASN) have paved the way as a premium sport and health supplement supplier across Australia. They’ve proudly earned a reputation for providing quality supplements at affordable prices, met by unrivalled customer care. ASN's core purpose is to support you achieving your health and fitness goals, to empower you to transform your life.
Teaming up with Simon Rees, the Managing Director of ASN, is Sarah West, General Manager who has worked closely with ASN’s founders since 2017 on a portfolio of projects for ASN businesses including ASN USA, Evolve Nutrition, FIT Nutrition and RCN Nutrition. Initially ASN’s People and Performance Manager, Sarah was quickly promoted to her current role, working to transform ASN’s culture, brand, supplier relationships and retention rates.
Overdose.'s Brisbane Managing Director, Elliot Schoemaker, joins Sarah and Simon to discuss omnichannel strategy, building an enduring brand, ASN’s origins and tackling the future of retail in health and fitness.
#084 : Ryan & Shan @ Overdose
Overdose & Chill: Live
05/27/22 • 61 min
This week on Chill, Overdose.'s Chief Experience Officer, Ryan Delaney and Shantelle Johnson, Overdose.'s Creative Director, chat through all things digital design and experience!
Ryan and Shan will discuss the common mistakes and solutions with eCommerce UX.
#028 : Alin Vlad @ Otter Distribution
Overdose & Chill: Live
01/31/22 • 31 min
This week on Chill, Daniel Höhnke, Overdose’s MD in Berlin, chats with Alin Vlad, CMO at Otter Distribution, covering growth, omnichannel commerce, the evolution of marketing in Covid, and what we’ll see in 2021.
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How many episodes does Overdose & Chill: Live have?
Overdose & Chill: Live currently has 161 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Chill, Experience, Growth, Ecommerce, Podcasts, Technology, Digital, Business, Innovation, Strategy and Hustle.
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The average episode length on Overdose & Chill: Live is 47 minutes.
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The first episode of Overdose & Chill: Live was released on Nov 22, 2021.
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