Lessons for Tomorrow

Unravel the transformative journey from legacy monolithic systems to open-source technologies, spotlighting the prowess of Pantheon in webOps and hosting. Guest host Landon DePasquale is joined by Erin Walker, VP of Sales at Pantheon for this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow. They delve into distinctions between monolithic platforms and open-source tech, examine the merits and drawbacks of open-sou...

Discover how accessibility, digital marketing, and quality assurance intersect in this episode of the Lessons for Tomorrow podcast. Learn from Kevin Rydberg, Managing Accessibility Consultant at Siteimprove, and guest host Nick Goodrum from Americaneagle.com about gaining insights into leveraging analytics, enhancing customer support, current web accessibility trends, and the importance of structu...

Discover the ever-changing world of sales tax changes and compliance in the US with Avalara. Join guest host, Arlind Rojba, and special guests from Avalara, Kate Bacholzky and Brian Kelly, as they explore trends in taxing digital goods, positive advancements in tax solutions, sales tax holidays, marketplace obligations, audits, global tax regulations, and the impact of compliance. Stay informed an...

Join host Tim Ahlenius, as he explores the latest trends and changes in the payments world with Subject Matter Expert of Payments, Joe Campagna from Americaneagle.com. They discuss the recent spin-off of Fidelity National Information Systems and the challenges faced by Worldpay due to its patchwork of past mergers. The shift in surcharge changes implemented by major card brands Visa and MasterCard...

In Part II of this episode, host Tim Ahlenius and CCO, CSO, and Co-Founder of Netlify, Chris Bach discuss where the future is heading for composable architecture, integrating new tools towards functionality, and more. The web is continuing the path away from monolithic to decoupled apps, and developers are leading ahead with more power than ever. Netlify's platform is a remote-first cloud computin...

In part one of this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by CCO, CSO, and Co-Founder of Netlify, Chris Bach. They discuss Netlify's process of decoupling the web from monolithic to composable, the effectiveness of creating composable solutions, and more. The web is continuing the path away from monolithic to decoupled apps, and developers are leading ahead with more power than ever. Netlify's plat...

In this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by Daphna Andrews, VP of Customer Experience at Oro Inc. They discuss the importance of understanding your customers and building solutions around them, relevant media that conveys messages to your audience in building trust overall, and more. There are many strategies that businesses can adopt to be more resilient and thrive during their digital transf...

In this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by Brendan Cameron and Roger Walker from Americaneagle.com to talk through the common themes discussed at Shoptalk. The 2023 Shoptalk conference, a leading ecommerce and retailer events held annually in Las Vegas, took place last month. One of the key themes at the Shoptalk conference was the importance of creating a seamless omnichannel experience for...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Emily Burton, VP of Partner Enablement at Digital River. They discuss how looking through the lens of the customer can help set up your business for conversions, along with the importance of focusing on personalization in different countries, and altering your marketing to fit the region you're selling to. Understanding cultural nuances is cruc...

In this episode, our guest host, Wes McChristian is joined by Jonathan Henault, Customer Experience Manager at Kentico. They discuss creating a customer journey map to improve customers' overall experience, the idea of implementing digital maturity in your business's roadmap, and more. Digital Experience Maturity, also referred as, Customer Experience Maturity is defined as a company's capability...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius is joined by Piyush Patel, Chief Strategic Business Development Officer at Algolia. They discuss how customers interact with search, how customer expectations are improving the power of search, and recent news of Algolia's acquisition of Search.io. Algolia's vision is to deliver dynamic experiences that will enable businesses to quickly predict a visitor's i...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Caroline Ernst VP of Ecommerce Solutions at AD (Affiliated Distributors), and Brendan Cameron, Strategic Accounts Manager at Americaneagle.com. They dive into the overview of the AD Ecommerce Summit, the evolution mindset, shifting focus toward customers' needs, and planning for 2023. The first step in the digital transformation mindset is cult...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Joe Campagna, Payments Consultant at Americaneagle.com. They discuss the business and consumer side of payments, new changes to be aware of regarding the process, and how payments have grown over the years with the fruition of BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later). Heavy users displayed a larger decline in financial health. This holiday season, the consumer...

Zack Rosen, Co-Founder and CEO of Pantheon, joins our host, Tim Ahlenius to reflect on the web/tech industry this past year. They discuss Zack's hobby project, California YIMBY, that's planning on solving the housing crisis in California, how Pantheon started building digital products for the largest media companies in the U.S., and Zack's predictions for the tech industry in the future. Zack pion...

In this episode, our guest host and Partner Director, Steven LaGow, talks with Becky Reese, HubSpot Consultant at Americaneagle.com about their experience attending INBOUND, HubSpot's annual conference. They discuss the various tools companies utilize every day, using data to understand your customer's needs, and how companies can reconnect back with their customers. HubSpot is the all-in-one pack...

In this episode, our guest host and Director of Front-End Development and Accessibility at Americaneagle.com, Nick Goodrum, talks with Jennifer Chadwick, Global Senior Accessibility Consultant at Siteimprove. They discuss why every business needs to be compliant, the future regulations of accessibility, and more! Siteimprove is a software company driven by the desire to show businesses that making...

In this episode, our guest host, Scrum Master, and WordPress expert, Landon Depasquale, got to talk with Tom Still, Enterprise WordPress Business Development Director at Americaneagle.com, about the early beginnings of traditional WordPress, to its multiple capabilities that can fit into your enterprise tech stack. When creating a software development project, it's crucial to choose the right tech...

OroCommerce, a pioneering ecommerce platform made for B2B businesses, redefines the benchmarks for best-in-class customer experience. In this episode, Motti Danino, COO at OroCommerce, and Brendan Cameron from Americaneagle.com talk with our host, Tim Ahlenius, about the B2B commerce industry and focus on the customer's needs to produce a reliable service for every aspect of the B2B market. This p...

Avalara is a leader in tax automation software. They provide pre-built connectors and custom integrations making tax compliance simple for their customers. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, talks to two Tax Directors on Avalara's Professional Services team, Mary Cho and Troy Bluske. They discuss the evolution of tax in the ecommerce space, breaking down marketplace facilitator and nexus law...

After years of experiments with different approaches and collaborations between designers and developers, block patterns have changed everything. In this episode, our guest host and Partner Director, Steven LaGow, talks to Sean Blakeley, WordPress Technical Director, and Landon Depasquale, WordPress Expert & Scrum Master at Americaneagle.com, about how Blocks patterns have revolutionized the appro...

Global Partner Evangelist from Akeneo, François Chaix, joins the show today to talk to guest host, Wes McChristian, about Product Experience Management (PXM) and Product Information Management (PIM) solutions in the ecommerce ecosystem. They also discuss how to create a positive customer experience while conveying your product's information overall. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle....

Kentico has officially spun off its Kontent platform into a brand-new company (Kontent.ai) and returned to its roots as a unified DXP. The company has gone all-in on creating products and services that are designed for helping marketers and developers and supporting them along the path toward their goals. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Dominik Pinter, CEO of Kentico, to discus...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with TJ Gamble, CEO of Jamersan, to see the behind the scenes of Jamersan's technical ecommerce content. They discuss what exactly headless ecommerce is, how it started as a enterprise, and the forgotten aspects in the ecommerce space that should be presented. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever yo...

A continuation from Part 1, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Dries Buytaert, Founder and Project Lead of Drupal, and Americaneagle.com's Partner Director, Peter Gavrilos, and Ameriacaneagle.com Drupal Technical Director, Jason Luttrell, to breakdown how Drupal incorporates itself with Acquia. They discuss the different variations of Drupal, who exactly is the right target audience that Drupal wo...

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with, Dries Buytaert, Founder and Project Lead of Drupal, and Americaneagle.com's Partner Director Peter Gavrilos and Drupal Technical Director Jason Luttrell, to breakdown how Drupal incorporates itself with Acquia. They discuss how Drupal has evolved from a hobby started in Dries's dorm room in college, to running and managing the corporation. And i...