Commerce Chefs

Although the future will always be uncertain, as leaders, we try our best to understand what’s on the horizon. As commerce continues to rapidly shift into digital, what are the key elements that we need to keep our eyes on? In this episode of Commerce Chefs, Kyle and Tom sit down to give you all the answers you’ve been dying to know. They discuss the importance of community, what personalization a...

When we reflect on scaling our businesses, certain things seem implicit. Yet, bigger is not always better. Should we always be aiming to scale for the sake of it? And how do we scale without losing the soul of the brand we worked so hard to build? On this week’s episode of Commerce Chefs, Kyle and Tom chat with experts who have found success scaling, without losing their souls: Joel Silver, an e-c...

When we reflect on scaling our businesses, certain things seem implicit. Yet, bigger is not always better. Should we always be aiming to scale for the sake of it? And how do we scale without losing the soul of the brand we worked so hard to build? On this week’s episode of Commerce Chefs, Kyle and Tom chat with experts who have found success scaling, without losing their souls: Joel Silver, an e-c...

It isn’t a secret that retail has had a rough year. The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced many brands to rethink the way they reach, serve, and retain their customers through brick and mortar retail… but what if this is only the beginning? On this week’s episode of Commerce Chef’s, Kyle and Tom chat with expert George Gleeson, a consultant at the illustrious Boston Consulting Group, Matt Taylor,...

Commerce Chefs has hit 1 billion subscribers on Apple! To show their appreciation, Tom and Kyle are bringing you a very special episode, filled with insights, informative jargon, and unaired moments from the show. 

What if disruption wasn’t a destination, but the byproduct of a worthwhile journey? On this week’s episode of Commerce Chefs, Kyle and Tom chat about what disruption actually means and how leaders can use it to their advantage… without going overboard. They sit down with two incredible guests: Geoff Cottrill—marketing legend and previous exec at Converse, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and even the Grammy...

How does being a founder affect your leadership? This week on Commerce Chefs, Kyle and Tom talk about the ups, downs, failures, and triumphs of leading a company as both a founder and CEO. They chat with the extraordinary Roberta Mantenuto—Co-Founder and CEO of Aria Vent—about her changing role as Aria has grown across the continent. Adding in Courtney Buhler—Founder and CEO of Sugarlash Pro—on ho...

Let’s talk about CeX, baby. This week on Commerce Chefs Kyle and Tom dive into all things customer experience with Marina Parejo, Head of Ecommerce at O2 and formerly from Shopify Plus, Teresa Greiner who’s worked with the likes of Microsoft, Nike, and the Olympics, even bringing in Danielle Jeffery, a relationship psychotherapist, to work through each phase of a relationship. Relationships betwee...

This week on Commerce Chefs, Tom and Kyle are taking a slightly different approach… talking to just each other -- the entire episode. Not to worry, this episode features action stories, anecdotes, and knowledge bombs all about our priorities as brand leaders (oh, and outtakes, ‘cause who doesn’t love outtakes?). How to stop being so ‘busy’ all the time and look at what’s really important. At the e...

In this episode, featuring a lot more Chumbawamba than anyone asked for, the commerce chefs get real about relevance, resilience, and being better every day. Spoiler alert: as with most important things, it’s rooted in the choices we make. Relevance is dynamic and resilient brands need their leaders to wake up every day and choose courage over comfort. That way, they can reframe failure to build o...

In our inaugural episode (ooooo that sounds fancy), Kyle and Tom dissect the tension of leading a purpose-driven brand and the challenges that arise from operating in a market that wasn’t designed for it. They use big 10-letter-words and bad jokes and bring in experts Angela Wallace (COO of Bogobrush and Founder of A.W. Impact Agency), Richa Gupta (Founder & CEO of Good Food For Good), and Nat...

Welcome to Commerce Chefs! A quirky, thoughtful, and thought-provoking show for future-focused commerce leaders. We’re here to pit the world’s most brilliant, inspiring, and driven DTC visionaries – the “Commerce Chefs” – with riveting questions to uncover their secret ingredients at the intersection of passion, performance, and leadership in practice. For the past decade, hosts Kyle and Tom have...