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In this episode of Orbit, Nihar sits down with Louis Monoyudis, CMO of Artware Editions, to discuss the intersection of high-end art collectibles and digital commerce. From selling accessible pop-art gifts to limited edition Yves Klein tables worth over $25,000, Louis breaks down how Artware balances B2B exclusivity with D2C accessibility. Beyond the art world, Louis shares his "turnaround CEO" mi...

73% of consumers shop omni-channel, yet most brands have zero visibility into who is buying their products at Target, Amazon, or the local bodega. In this episode, Nihar sits down with Sarah Davidson, the "Jill of All Trades" at Brij, to discuss the "Above the Funnel" approach. Sarah breaks down how brands can compliantly capture first-party data from third-party marketplaces, the role of AI in re...

Nihar Kulkarni welcomes Jason Donapel, founder of The Email Experience, for a candid conversation about the state of retention marketing. Despite running competing agencies, Nihar and Jason discuss the power of an "Open Source" mindset—sharing trade secrets to elevate the entire industry. Jason explains his strategic pivot to becoming an Attentive-exclusive partner for email, citing superior ident...

In this episode of The Orbit, host Nihar Kulkarni sits down with Megan Blissick, Head of Partnerships and Marketing at Orita. Known in the industry as the "Queen of Partnerships," Megan shares her journey from fashion brand operator to tech leader. The conversation centers on the shifting landscape of e-commerce technology. The duo discusses the move from "essential tech" (Shop...

In this episode of The Orbit, host Nihar Kulkarni sits down with the "wrecking ball" of the e-commerce industry, Rachel Jacobs (Founder, E-Commerce Partnerships). Rachel is a powerhouse in the agency space, known for her no-nonsense approach to business growth. She shares her journey from agency COO—where she pioneered some of the first Klaviyo retainers in Europe—to becoming the leading...

In the latest episode of the Orbit , Shopify’s  Michelle Drawert  joins  Nihar Kulkarni  to unpack how e-commerce, creativity, and AI are converging. Michelle shares her journey from early-days merchandising (think pencils and green-and-white printouts) to helping shape Shopify’s approach to intelligent commerce — where technology  augments human creativity  instead of replacing it.   A must-liste...

In this episode of  Interview With , Nihar Kulkarni sits down with Joe Fox, President of Growave, for a candid conversation about his unconventional journey through the e-commerce industry—from founding a digital agency in Australia to leading growth at a leading SaaS loyalty platform. Joe shares insights on building high-trust relationships, regional differences in e-commerce culture, and why tec...

🚀 From Merrill Lynch to Modern Commerce — Meet Dennis Yu, a true operator who’s pivoted from finance to retail, eComm, marketplaces, and beyond. In this episode, Dennis shares how he hustled his way into the fashion industry, scaled growth at Society6 and Shopify, and why he launched The Other Group to guide brands navigating today’s omnichannel reality. We get into: ⚡ Pivoting careers (more tha...

From Cold Calls to Conference Halls: Building Lasting Partnerships in E-Commerce In this episode of I nterview With , Nihar Kulkarni sits down with Roddy Smith, Director of Partnerships at  Clearer.io , to unpack a decade-long journey through the evolving world of e-commerce. They reflect on early challenges, laugh over shared memories from Shopify Unite, and dive deep into how the industry—and th...