No Rocketships

You can feel the energy and passion in their voices, and personally after all the ego of tech i find it incredibly refreshing to chat with people who love their work, embrace the hard graft and keep coming back for more. Remember that Astrid & Miyu is growing fast, profitably and is a true omnichannel business with Shops now leading their expansion strategy.

Leah has grit, determination and charm. Nowadays is that enough in SaaS? We have a full and frank chat about life as the CEO of a SaaS business and whether momentum can be earned.

In a time of dramatic change in SaaS, fuelled by the opportunity and threat of AI - Michaela offers a thoughtful opinion on the next few stages of change, commerce's place in that world, and what customers actually want.

Tony sold Javelin to Accenture in 2015, but for 9 yrs prior was on a growth journey (where we helped a little). Always seen as a hugely successful and seamless exit, I wanted Tony to talk about the struggles and truths of creating "critical mass" within an advisory business.

Kat is co-founder of HoP who talks about being almost forced to start a business, coping with life amongst the pressures of family and agency, and finding the joy in winning little things :)

Meghan and Jamie chat about ABM, Computer Associates, today's tech marketing and the emergence of better demand gen whilst skills change and some we love are lost.

Paul discusses his journey from employment to business ownership and back again - the good and bad of Transformation programs, and his personal MACH journey

Kate has been in eComm for years, from box box retail to specialist - and now in Hospitality. A fascinating chat including her ADHD journey

Centra are known for a more natural brand style, for zigging when others zag - we asked Jenna what they stand for and whether they're a cult!

Helena is a retailer through and through - Dr Martens for nearly 9 years now she has seen their whole digital business mature. “All perspectives shared in this episode reflect personal views only and not the views of Dr. Martens.”  

Our old friend Marcus talks about lazy marketing in tech, entering a new territory and how to see the signs when the exit isn't coming

Luke speaks brilliantly about back office eCom, as you'd expect, but he also has a fascinating perspective and strategy for his own consulting business. 

New York Gooner and all round good egg Marianna is vastly experienced in eCom, Omnichannel and apparel in particular. A great episode with honesty at its core :)

Grant is a uniquely talented leader - High EQ, superb salesperson and yet despite appearing to be an Alpha male is anything but. We chat about making the CRO role work longterm, how Ai is changing the roadmap, and tons of other stuff

Seriously - eComm's maturity, boring ICP marketing, Vendor / client relationships and more here.

Our friend Jim Herbert the CEO of Patchworks talks about finding renewed purpose following the successful sale of his agency, then moving on to discussing "selling the roadmap" and managing that messaging across a growing business.

Katie is a great example of the modern partnership manager. She speaks really well about the changing nature of the role, how her career is evolving as she gets older, and what she learned building the Voyado partnership model from scratch.

7 x Startup entrepreneur Ditlev Bredahl doesn't do interviews, and so we were lucky to get him on this podcast. He talks about how to find the "fuel" to keep going, the toll each journey takes, and his new business Hosted AI

Dylan Valade is a digital leader with a truly independent mindset. His time at PUMA & Abbott coincide with the arrival of MACH, and we talk about community, mis-selling and the acceleration in Martech & AI that is happening before us.