Cocktails & Commerce Podcast

This week Bill and I are joined by Roy Rubin , Founding Partner of R-Squared Ventures & Co-Founder of Magento , joins the C&C Pod to mix up a classic low-ABV classic cocktail - an Americano - and talk about Roy’s lessons from founding and growing one the seminal commerce platforms of all time. We also explore Roy’s perspectives on the commerce tech market as it exists today, now as an investor. Ro...

This week Bill and I are joined by Adrien Nussenbaum to mix up the delicious, refreshing, matcha-based On a Misty Morning mocktail and talk about the origin story of Mirakl , pioneering their marketplace solution, and the future of marketplaces, growth strategies, Retail Media Networks, and much more. Adrien is the co-founder and co-CEO of Mirakl , a global leader in marketplace solutions. Togethe...

This week Bill and I are joined by Andy Peebler to mix up a delicious mocktail and discuss the commerce platform wars, the role of suites moving forward, B2B commerce, the influence of AI on commerce, and much more. Andy has an impressive background, spanning both the services and product sides of the Commerce tech market. Most recently, Andy was VP of Product Strategy & Ecosystem for Salesforce C...

This week Bill and I are joined by Larry Ramponi to mix up some delicious Oaxacan Old-Fashioneds and discuss the emergence of process engines - what they are, how they fit into the enterprise commerce stack, and what problems they solve.  Larry is co-founder and CEO of Viax , where he and his team specialize in transforming complex business challenges into strategic opportunities using their event...

Fauxgronis with Filippo Conforti - Founder & Co-CEO of Commerce Layer. Filippo joins us to discuss his perspectives on an API-first commerce tech approach and what led him to found Commerce Layer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocktailsand.substack.com

This week, Bill and I are joined by Chris Hauca - SVP Commerce, Experience Management, & Strategy at Hero Digital. Chris is SVP of Technology Solutions at Hero Digital - working closely with Hero’s clients on their technology journeys. Chris has a unique background in commerce, having been a Managing Director and senior leader for many years at Accenture and Acquity Group, but also making the jump...

This week, Bill and I are joined by Zia Daniell Wigder, Chief Content Officer at eMarketer. Prior to her role at eMarketer, Zia has held many notable leadership roles in the commerce research and content sphere, including Chief Global Content Officer at Shoptalk, co-founder of Groceryshop -  both important, major events in the global digital commerce market. Prior to that, Zia was a Research Direc...

With us on the pod this week: Moritz Zimmermann This week Bill and I are joined by our long time friend Moritz Zimmermann to mix up some Breakfast Martinis, and talk about a Venture Capitalist’s perspective on the commerce technology market. We also dive into Moritz’ lessons learned from the long road hybris took from start-up looking for product-market fit to becoming the leading commerce platfor...

Alex Atzberger joins Bill and Brian on the C&C Podcast to mix up a Cocojillo - a C&C original - while we discuss the future of marketing solutions, personalization, and commerce. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocktailsand.substack.com

A conversation with John Rossman - author, advisor, keynote speaker, former leader at Amazon. Welcome to another episode of the Cocktails & Commerce Podcast. This week, we continue our inaugural series of the C&C Pod with another great episode. Bill and I are joined by the insightful and charming John Rossman . John is a multiple-time author, keynote speaker, longtime strategic advisor, and foundi...

We are back with another great episode of the C&C Pod, this time with the delightful Vicki Cantrell , founder of Vendors in Partnership. Many of you know Vicki, not only did she found Vendors in Partnership, she has held many key leadership roles in the commerce and retail community, including Shop.org and NRF, as well as COO and CIO roles across retail and fashion. Vicki joined Bill and I to mix...

Well, we are finally here, dropping our first episode of the C&C Podcast. We have a whopper of a first guest, none other than the venerable Kelly Geotsch . Many of you know Kelly well - he is a commerce thought-leader, multiple-time author, Chief Strategy Officer at commercetools, and co-founder and former Chair of the MACH Alliance.  Kelly joined Bill and I on the inaugural podcast to mix up some...