Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Scentbird CTO on Personalization, Efficiency & The Future of Retail
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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:01this
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Ann
- 0:03Mazinga
- 0:03and
- 0:03I
- 0:04am
- 0:04live
- 0:04again
- 0:05at
- 0:05the
- 0:05Etail
- 0:06West
- 0:06Conference
- 0:07here
- 0:07in
- 0:07Palm
- 0:08Springs.
- 0:08Before
- 0:09we
- 0:09get
- 0:09started
- 0:09with
- 0:10our
- 0:10next
- 0:10interview,
- 0:10I
- 0:10want
- 0:10to
- 0:10give
- 0:11a
- 0:11quick
- 0:11thank
- 0:11you
- 0:12to
- 0:12the
- 0:12team
- 0:12at
- 0:12Net
- 0:13Elixir
- 0:13for
- 0:13helping
- 0:14us
- 0:14bring
- 0:14you
- 0:14all
- 0:15of
- 0:15the
- 0:15interviews
- 0:15and
- 0:16all
- 0:16the
- 0:16content
- 0:16here
- 0:17from
- 0:17the
- 0:17show.
- 0:17You
- 0:18can
- 0:18stop
- 0:18by
- 0:18and
- 0:18visit
- 0:19them
- 0:19over
- 0:19the
- 0:19course
- 0:19of
- 0:19the
- 0:19next
- 0:20couple
- 0:20days
- 0:20at
- 0:20booth
- 0:21501.
- 0:22All
- 0:23right,
- 0:23with
- 0:23that,
- 0:23let's
- 0:24get
- 0:24to
- 0:24our
- 0:24next
- 0:25interview
- 0:25subject.
- 0:26Here
- 0:26we
- 0:26have
- 0:26Andre
- 0:27Rabov,
- 0:28the
- 0:28CTO
- 0:28and
- 0:29co
- 0:29founder
- 0:29of.
- 0:30Of
- 0:30scentbird.
- 0:30Andre,
- 0:31welcome.
- 0:31Thank
- 0:32you
- 0:32for
- 0:32having
- 0:32me.
- 0:33How's
- 0:33the
- 0:33show
- 0:34going
- 0:34for
- 0:34you
- 0:34so
- 0:34far?
- 0:34The
- 0:35show
- 0:35is
- 0:35amazing.
- 0:35It's
- 0:36my
- 0:36second
- 0:36day
- 0:37here.
- 0:37Okay.
- 0:38Actually,
- 0:38like
- 0:38second
- 0:38and
- 0:39a
- 0:39half
- 0:39because
- 0:39I
- 0:39flew
- 0:39in
- 0:40Sunday.
- 0:40I
- 0:40had
- 0:40some.
- 0:41Already
- 0:41had
- 0:42some
- 0:42good
- 0:42meetings
- 0:42in
- 0:42Sunday
- 0:43evening,
- 0:44and
- 0:44it's
- 0:45great.
- 0:45Like,
- 0:45I
- 0:46love
- 0:46to
- 0:46accidentally
- 0:47bump
- 0:47into
- 0:48people
- 0:48who
- 0:48I
- 0:49don't
- 0:49know
- 0:49and
- 0:50exchange
- 0:50notes,
- 0:50and
- 0:50it's
- 0:51been
- 0:51great.
- 0:51Yeah.
- 0:52Awesome.
- 0:52I'm
- 0:53so
- 0:53happy
- 0:53to
- 0:53hear
- 0:53it.
- 0:54There's
- 0:54no
- 0:54better
- 0:54place
- 0:55than
- 0:55Palm
- 0:55Springs.
- 0:56Right?
- 0:56And
- 0:56it's
- 0:57such
- 0:57a
- 0:57nice
- 0:57change
- 0:58from
- 0:58weather
- 0:59terms
- 0:59because
- 1:00I
- 1:00was
- 1:00coming
- 1:01from
- 1:01New
- 1:01York
- 1:01and
- 1:0296
- 1:03sun
- 1:04is
- 1:04good.
- 1:05Yes.
- 1:05I
- 1:05like
- 1:05this.
- 1:06I
- 1:06like
- 1:06where
- 1:06we're
- 1:06going
- 1:07with
- 1:07this.
- 1:07Well,
- 1:08let's
- 1:08start
- 1:08by
- 1:09just
- 1:09introducing
- 1:09scentbird
- 1:10to
- 1:10our
- 1:10audience
- 1:11in
- 1:11case
- 1:11they're
- 1:11not
- 1:11familiar,
- 1:12and
- 1:12then
- 1:12we'll
- 1:12dive
- 1:13into
- 1:13a
- 1:13little
- 1:13bit
- 1:13of
- 1:14your
- 1:14background,
- 1:14of
- 1:15course.
- 1:15So
- 1:16scentbird
- 1:17is
- 1:17a
- 1:17perfume
- 1:17subscription
- 1:18company.
- 1:19We
- 1:20now
- 1:21call
- 1:21ourselves
- 1:22a
- 1:22fragrance
- 1:22destination
- 1:23of
- 1:23the
- 1:23world
- 1:24because
- 1:24we
- 1:24started
- 1:25with
- 1:25fine
- 1:25fragrances.
- 1:26Over
- 1:26time,
- 1:27we
- 1:27added
- 1:28candles,
- 1:28reed
- 1:29diffusers.
- 1:29Then
- 1:29two
- 1:30and
- 1:30a
- 1:30half
- 1:30years
- 1:30ago,
- 1:31we
- 1:31acquired
- 1:31this
- 1:31amazing
- 1:32car
- 1:32freshener
- 1:33brand
- 1:33called
- 1:33Drift.
- 1:34We
- 1:34are
- 1:35getting
- 1:35into
- 1:35the
- 1:36home
- 1:36scents
- 1:36because
- 1:37we
- 1:37launched
- 1:37wall
- 1:37plugs
- 1:38and
- 1:38more
- 1:39products
- 1:39to
- 1:39come.
- 1:39And
- 1:40the
- 1:40idea
- 1:40is
- 1:42scent
- 1:42is
- 1:43good.
- 1:43Fragrance
- 1:43is
- 1:44such
- 1:44an
- 1:44important
- 1:44part
- 1:44of
- 1:45our
- 1:45life.
- 1:45Like,
- 1:46you
- 1:46always
- 1:47connect
- 1:47it
- 1:47to
- 1:48certain
- 1:48memories.
- 1:49And
- 1:49that's
- 1:49why
- 1:49we
- 1:50always
- 1:50want
- 1:50to
- 1:50have.
- 1:50We
- 1:51want
- 1:51people
- 1:51to
- 1:51have
- 1:52nice
- 1:52fragrances
- 1:53around
- 1:53them.
- 1:53Yeah.
- 1:54I'm
- 1:54a
- 1:54scentbird
- 1:55subscriber.
- 1:56I
- 1:57do
- 1:57love
- 1:58just
- 1:58the
- 1:59variety
- 1:59that
- 1:59you
- 2:00get
- 2:00especially.
- 2:01And
- 2:01we'll
- 2:01talk
- 2:01about
- 2:02this
- 2:02in
- 2:02a
- 2:02little
- 2:02bit,
- 2:02but
- 2:03I'm
- 2:03especially
- 2:04curious
- 2:04about
- 2:05how
- 2:06well
- 2:07it
- 2:07gets
- 2:07you
- 2:07to
- 2:08be
- 2:08able
- 2:08to
- 2:08experience
- 2:09different
- 2:10scents
- 2:11before
- 2:11making
- 2:11that
- 2:12big
- 2:12investment,
- 2:12which
- 2:12is
- 2:13really
- 2:13hard
- 2:13to
- 2:13do
- 2:14when
- 2:14you're
- 2:14ordering
- 2:15things
- 2:15online.
- 2:16And
- 2:16that
- 2:16is
- 2:17actually
- 2:17why
- 2:17we
- 2:18started
- 2:18this,
- 2:18because
- 2:19when
- 2:19we
- 2:19started,
- 2:21most
- 2:21of
- 2:21the,
- 2:21like,
- 2:2295%
- 2:22of
- 2:23online
- 2:23purchases
- 2:23were
- 2:24repurchases.
- 2:25Okay.
- 2:25You
- 2:25know,
- 2:25like,
- 2:26we
- 2:26met
- 2:27people
- 2:27who
- 2:27are
- 2:28buying
- 2:29the
- 2:29same
- 2:29Fragrance
- 2:29for
- 2:30the
- 2:30last
- 2:3020
- 2:30years.
- 2:31Like
- 2:31the
- 2:31idea
- 2:32of
- 2:32signature
- 2:32scent.
- 2:33Yeah.
- 2:33We
- 2:34all
- 2:34know
- 2:34this.
- 2:34Like,
- 2:34you
- 2:34buy
- 2:34it,
- 2:35you
- 2:35go
- 2:35online,
- 2:35you
- 2:35find
- 2:35a
- 2:36better
- 2:36deal.
- 2:36That's
- 2:37the
- 2:37only
- 2:37online
- 2:37purchase.
- 2:37You
- 2:38want
- 2:38something
- 2:38new,
- 2:38you
- 2:39go
- 2:39to
- 2:39the
- 2:39store
- 2:39because
- 2:40you
- 2:40want
- 2:40to
- 2:40experience
- 2:41them.
- 2:41You
- 2:41want
- 2:41to
- 2:41smell
- 2:41them.
- 2:42Unfortunately,
- 2:43the
- 2:43store
- 2:43experience
- 2:44is
- 2:44not
- 2:44the
- 2:44best.
- 2:45Like,
- 2:46we've
- 2:46all
- 2:46been
- 2:46to
- 2:46Macy's.
- 2:47We
- 2:47all
- 2:47got
- 2:47spray.
- 2:48Especially
- 2:48with
- 2:48all
- 2:48these
- 2:49teenage
- 2:49boys
- 2:49now.
- 2:50They
- 2:50totally
- 2:51dominated
- 2:51the
- 2:52fragrance
- 2:52section.
- 2:52That's
- 2:53a
- 2:53big
- 2:53thing
- 2:53right
- 2:53now.
- 2:54Like,
- 2:54teenagers
- 2:55are
- 2:55into
- 2:56fragrances.
- 2:56Yeah.
- 2:57Which
- 2:57is
- 2:57good
- 2:57for
- 2:57us.
- 2:58Anyway,
- 2:59the
- 2:59idea
- 2:59was
- 2:59how
- 3:00can
- 3:00we
- 3:00make
- 3:00it
- 3:00easier
- 3:01to
- 3:01discover
- 3:02new
- 3:02fragrances
- 3:02online?
- 3:03Because
- 3:03it's
- 3:03not
- 3:04only
- 3:04how
- 3:04you
- 3:04discover
- 3:05it
- 3:05online,
- 3:05but
- 3:05also
- 3:06how
- 3:06you
- 3:06try
- 3:07to
- 3:07discreet.
- 3:08Because
- 3:08if
- 3:08you
- 3:08open
- 3:09the
- 3:09bottle,
- 3:09you
- 3:09cannot
- 3:10return
- 3:10it.
- 3:11So
- 3:11we
- 3:11started
- 3:11with
- 3:12fragrance
- 3:12recommendation.
- 3:13And
- 3:13try
- 3:13before
- 3:14you
- 3:14buy
- 3:14model,
- 3:15full
- 3:15bottle
- 3:15sample.
- 3:17You
- 3:17like
- 3:17it,
- 3:17you
- 3:17keep
- 3:17it.
- 3:18Don't
- 3:18like
- 3:18it,
- 3:18you
- 3:18return
- 3:19it
- 3:19back.
- 3:19But
- 3:19then
- 3:20it
- 3:20didn't
- 3:20work
- 3:20out.
- 3:21And
- 3:21we
- 3:21started
- 3:21to
- 3:22talk
- 3:22more
- 3:22to
- 3:22our
- 3:23customers,
- 3:23and
- 3:23they
- 3:24said
- 3:24almost
- 3:24the
- 3:25same
- 3:25thing.
- 3:25I
- 3:26have
- 3:26five,
- 3:26six,
- 3:27seven
- 3:27fragrance
- 3:27bottles
- 3:28at
- 3:28home,
- 3:28half
- 3:29full.
- 3:30I
- 3:30want
- 3:30to
- 3:31try
- 3:31something
- 3:31new,
- 3:32but
- 3:32I
- 3:32cannot
- 3:33justify
- 3:33the
- 3:33purchase
- 3:34because
- 3:34I
- 3:34already
- 3:34invested
- 3:35so
- 3:35much.
- 3:36And
- 3:36every
- 3:37year
- 3:37there
- 3:37are
- 3:3710,000
- 3:38more
- 3:38new
- 3:38fragrances.
- 3:39So,
- 3:39like,
- 3:39you
- 3:40want
- 3:40to
- 3:40keep
- 3:40trying,
- 3:41and
- 3:41then
- 3:41we
- 3:42just
- 3:42come
- 3:42up
- 3:42with
- 3:42the
- 3:42idea
- 3:42of
- 3:42repackaging.
- 3:43So
- 3:43now
- 3:44we
- 3:44are
- 3:44sending
- 3:44you,
- 3:45like
- 3:458ml
- 3:45of
- 3:45fragrance.
- 3:46132
- 3:47sprays
- 3:48to
- 3:48be
- 3:48exact.
- 3:49Wow.
- 3:50Wow.
- 3:50And
- 3:51it's
- 3:51enough
- 3:51for
- 3:51one
- 3:52month.
- 3:52But
- 3:53what's
- 3:53more
- 3:54important
- 3:54is
- 3:54it's
- 3:55enough
- 3:55for
- 3:55you
- 3:55to
- 3:55understand
- 3:56do
- 3:56you
- 3:56like
- 3:56it
- 3:56or
- 3:56not?
- 3:57Because
- 3:57it's
- 3:58chemistry.
- 3:58You
- 3:59need
- 3:59to
- 3:59apply
- 3:59it
- 3:59on
- 4:00your
- 4:00skin.
- 4:00You
- 4:01need
- 4:01to
- 4:01understand
- 4:02does
- 4:02it
- 4:02work
- 4:02for
- 4:02you
- 4:02or
- 4:03not?
- 4:03Like,
- 4:03what
- 4:03kind
- 4:03of
- 4:03compliments
- 4:04you
- 4:04get
- 4:04from
- 4:04people.
- 4:05Yeah.
- 4:05And
- 4:06then
- 4:06you
- 4:06can
- 4:06make
- 4:06a
- 4:06decision
- 4:07to
- 4:07either
- 4:07buy
- 4:08a
- 4:08full
- 4:08bottle
- 4:09or
- 4:09what
- 4:09people
- 4:09do.
- 4:10They
- 4:10keep
- 4:10trying
- 4:11something
- 4:11else.
- 4:12Why
- 4:12was
- 4:13one
- 4:13thing
- 4:13that
- 4:13I
- 4:13think
- 4:14is
- 4:14really
- 4:14remarkable
- 4:15about
- 4:16how
- 4:17the
- 4:17scentbird,
- 4:17I
- 4:18guess,
- 4:18business
- 4:18model
- 4:19is
- 4:20first
- 4:20taking
- 4:21the
- 4:21quiz,
- 4:21like,
- 4:22understanding,
- 4:22like,
- 4:23fragrance
- 4:23preferences.
- 4:24How
- 4:24are
- 4:25you
- 4:25tapping
- 4:26things
- 4:26like
- 4:27AI
- 4:27or
- 4:28other
- 4:28technology
- 4:28as
- 4:29you
- 4:29think
- 4:29about
- 4:29kind
- 4:29of
- 4:30the
- 4:30future
- 4:30evolution
- 4:31of
- 4:31that,
- 4:31especially
- 4:31as
- 4:32you're
- 4:32getting
- 4:32into
- 4:32new
- 4:33categories
- 4:33like
- 4:34home
- 4:34and
- 4:35vehicle
- 4:35fragrance.
- 4:37Product
- 4:38discovery
- 4:38is
- 4:39the
- 4:39biggest
- 4:40problem,
- 4:40I
- 4:40would
- 4:40say,
- 4:41especially
- 4:41when
- 4:41there
- 4:42is
- 4:42variety.
- 4:42Like,
- 4:42once
- 4:42you
- 4:43have
- 4:43three
- 4:43items,
- 4:44you're
- 4:44already
- 4:44like,
- 4:45which
- 4:45one
- 4:45do
- 4:45I
- 4:46need
- 4:46to
- 4:47buy?
- 4:47Then
- 4:47you
- 4:48try
- 4:48and
- 4:49research
- 4:49it
- 4:49yourself.
- 4:50And
- 4:50then
- 4:50you
- 4:50lost.
- 4:51Yeah.
- 4:51So
- 4:51this
- 4:52is
- 4:52where
- 4:52quizzes
- 4:53helps
- 4:53a
- 4:53lot.
- 4:54But
- 4:55for
- 4:55me,
- 4:55AI
- 4:56is
- 4:56not
- 4:56like.
- 4:57AI
- 4:58is
- 4:58the
- 4:58way
- 4:58how
- 4:58you
- 4:58communicate
- 4:59to
- 4:59people.
- 5:00Okay.
- 5:00Because
- 5:01the
- 5:01recommendation
- 5:02agents
- 5:02are
- 5:02not
- 5:03new.
- 5:03They've
- 5:03been
- 5:03around
- 5:04four
- 5:04years
- 5:04or
- 5:0440
- 5:05years
- 5:06or
- 5:06so,
- 5:06maybe
- 5:06even
- 5:06more.
- 5:07But
- 5:07how
- 5:08do
- 5:08you
- 5:08explain
- 5:09why
- 5:09this
- 5:10specific
- 5:10fragrance
- 5:11is
- 5:12what
- 5:12we
- 5:12recommend?
- 5:14Is
- 5:14it
- 5:14a
- 5:14note?
- 5:15Is
- 5:15it
- 5:15the
- 5:15longevity?
- 5:16Maybe
- 5:16you
- 5:17have
- 5:17some
- 5:17brand
- 5:17affinity.
- 5:19Why
- 5:19it's
- 5:19important
- 5:20because
- 5:20people,
- 5:21you
- 5:21are
- 5:22using
- 5:22AI
- 5:23as
- 5:24quick
- 5:24way
- 5:24to
- 5:24do
- 5:24research
- 5:25for
- 5:25the
- 5:25customer.
- 5:26And
- 5:26then
- 5:27people.
- 5:27Oh
- 5:27yeah,
- 5:27that
- 5:28totally
- 5:28makes
- 5:28sense.
- 5:28Yes.
- 5:29I
- 5:29like
- 5:29woody
- 5:30notes
- 5:30because
- 5:31like
- 5:31we
- 5:31know
- 5:31we
- 5:32already
- 5:32collected
- 5:32data
- 5:32from
- 5:33you,
- 5:33but
- 5:33now
- 5:34we're
- 5:34explicitly
- 5:35telling
- 5:35you
- 5:35so.
- 5:36And
- 5:36like,
- 5:36so
- 5:36AI
- 5:37does
- 5:37that.
- 5:37But
- 5:38AI
- 5:38is
- 5:38also
- 5:38scalable.
- 5:39Yes.
- 5:39Because
- 5:40like
- 5:40it's
- 5:40amazing
- 5:41to
- 5:41have
- 5:43a
- 5:44person
- 5:44to
- 5:44talk
- 5:44to,
- 5:45but
- 5:46we
- 5:46can
- 5:46hire
- 5:47million
- 5:48people
- 5:48to
- 5:48talk
- 5:49in
- 5:49real
- 5:49time
- 5:49to
- 5:50our
- 5:51customers.
- 5:51So
- 5:52that's,
- 5:52that's
- 5:52a
- 5:52great
- 5:52way
- 5:52to
- 5:52scale.
- 5:53You
- 5:53still
- 5:53need
- 5:54to
- 5:54control
- 5:54it.
- 5:54But
- 5:55another
- 5:55thing
- 5:57that
- 5:57a
- 5:57lot
- 5:57of
- 5:58people
- 5:58are
- 5:58missing,
- 5:58you
- 5:58still
- 5:59need
- 5:59to
- 5:59research
- 6:00what
- 6:00kind
- 6:00of
- 6:01questions
- 6:02people
- 6:02ask.
- 6:03Because
- 6:03this
- 6:03is
- 6:03the
- 6:03way
- 6:04how
- 6:04you
- 6:04not
- 6:04only
- 6:05teach
- 6:06AI
- 6:06to
- 6:06ask
- 6:07better
- 6:07questions,
- 6:08but
- 6:08also
- 6:08how
- 6:08do
- 6:08you
- 6:08adjust
- 6:09your
- 6:09overall
- 6:09product
- 6:10based
- 6:10on
- 6:10what
- 6:11you
- 6:11learn
- 6:11from
- 6:11your
- 6:11customers.
- 6:12So
- 6:12you're
- 6:13really
- 6:13using
- 6:14AI
- 6:14then
- 6:15in
- 6:15your
- 6:15business
- 6:16to
- 6:16help
- 6:17kind
- 6:17of
- 6:18take
- 6:18the
- 6:18vernacular
- 6:19that's
- 6:19different
- 6:20across
- 6:20all
- 6:20of
- 6:20your
- 6:21consumers
- 6:21for
- 6:22a
- 6:22woody
- 6:22note.
- 6:22Or
- 6:23maybe
- 6:23I
- 6:23say
- 6:23I
- 6:24like
- 6:24being
- 6:24in
- 6:24the
- 6:24forest
- 6:25and
- 6:25then
- 6:25it's
- 6:26picking
- 6:26up
- 6:26cues
- 6:26and
- 6:27then
- 6:27you're
- 6:27learning
- 6:27from
- 6:27that.
- 6:28Yeah.
- 6:28The
- 6:28AI
- 6:30Perfumista
- 6:31will
- 6:31be
- 6:31one
- 6:31of
- 6:32the
- 6:32biggest
- 6:32launch
- 6:32for
- 6:32this
- 6:32year
- 6:33that
- 6:33we
- 6:33are
- 6:33hoping
- 6:34we
- 6:34will
- 6:34deliver
- 6:34a
- 6:35lot
- 6:35because
- 6:36we
- 6:37have
- 6:37all
- 6:37these
- 6:37product
- 6:38feeds.
- 6:38We
- 6:38have
- 6:38people
- 6:39who
- 6:39buy
- 6:39this
- 6:39fragrance
- 6:40also
- 6:40buy.
- 6:40But
- 6:41we
- 6:41still
- 6:41don't
- 6:42answer
- 6:42with
- 6:42that.
- 6:42The
- 6:43question
- 6:43why?
- 6:43Why
- 6:44I'm
- 6:44seeing
- 6:44this
- 6:45or
- 6:45because
- 6:46sometimes
- 6:46people
- 6:47will
- 6:47think,
- 6:47okay,
- 6:47this
- 6:47is
- 6:47something
- 6:48they're
- 6:48trying
- 6:48to
- 6:48push
- 6:49to
- 6:49me,
- 6:49I
- 6:49don't
- 6:49want
- 6:50that.
- 6:50I
- 6:50want
- 6:50to
- 6:50be
- 6:51unique.
- 6:52I
- 6:52want
- 6:52to
- 6:52have
- 6:52a
- 6:52personalized
- 6:53experience.
- 6:53And
- 6:54this
- 6:54is
- 6:54where
- 6:54AI
- 6:55closes
- 6:55the
- 6:55gap.
- 6:56So
- 6:56we
- 6:56have
- 6:56high
- 6:56hopes
- 6:56for
- 6:56this
- 6:57launch.
- 6:58Well,
- 6:58I
- 6:58wanted
- 6:58to
- 6:59transition
- 6:59quickly
- 7:00to
- 7:01talking
- 7:01about
- 7:01your
- 7:02session
- 7:02that
- 7:02you're
- 7:02going
- 7:03to
- 7:03be
- 7:03a
- 7:04part
- 7:04of.
- 7:05Maybe
- 7:05one
- 7:05of
- 7:06the
- 7:06coolest
- 7:06titles
- 7:07of
- 7:07any
- 7:07of
- 7:07the
- 7:07sessions
- 7:08that
- 7:08I've
- 7:08heard
- 7:08of
- 7:08here
- 7:09at
- 7:09ETL.
- 7:09C
- 7:10Suite
- 7:10Synergy.
- 7:11We
- 7:12love
- 7:12alliteration
- 7:13here
- 7:13at
- 7:13OmniTalk.
- 7:14So
- 7:14tell
- 7:15us
- 7:15a
- 7:15little
- 7:15bit
- 7:15about
- 7:15what
- 7:15you
- 7:16and
- 7:16your
- 7:16co
- 7:16panelists
- 7:17are
- 7:17going
- 7:17to
- 7:17be
- 7:17talking
- 7:17about.
- 7:18We
- 7:18actually
- 7:18already
- 7:19spoke
- 7:19this
- 7:20morning
- 7:20and
- 7:22I
- 7:22would
- 7:22say
- 7:23the
- 7:24number
- 7:24one
- 7:25topic
- 7:25was
- 7:26around
- 7:27goal
- 7:27and
- 7:28answering
- 7:28the
- 7:28question
- 7:28why?
- 7:29Why
- 7:29we
- 7:29are
- 7:29doing
- 7:29these
- 7:30things.
- 7:30Okay.
- 7:30Because
- 7:33more
- 7:33and
- 7:33more
- 7:33companies
- 7:34adopt
- 7:34hybrid
- 7:35mode.
- 7:35Yes.
- 7:35A
- 7:36few
- 7:36still
- 7:37will
- 7:37remain
- 7:37100%
- 7:38in
- 7:38the
- 7:38office.
- 7:39But
- 7:39if
- 7:40you
- 7:40want
- 7:40to
- 7:40tap
- 7:40into
- 7:41this
- 7:41global
- 7:41talent
- 7:42pool,
- 7:42you
- 7:43have
- 7:43to
- 7:43go
- 7:43in
- 7:43some
- 7:44shape
- 7:44or
- 7:44form
- 7:44of
- 7:45remote
- 7:45or
- 7:45hybrid
- 7:46or
- 7:46something
- 7:46like
- 7:47this.
- 7:47And
- 7:48it's.
- 7:49You
- 7:49can
- 7:49control
- 7:50what
- 7:50people
- 7:50do.
- 7:51What
- 7:51you
- 7:52can
- 7:52control
- 7:52is
- 7:53their
- 7:53understanding
- 7:54of
- 7:54the
- 7:54common
- 7:54goal,
- 7:55their
- 7:56understanding
- 7:56of
- 7:57boundaries
- 7:57that
- 7:57they
- 7:58cannot
- 7:58cross.
- 7:59But
- 7:59then
- 7:59if
- 7:59you
- 7:59hire
- 8:00people
- 8:00who
- 8:01just
- 8:02self
- 8:02starters,
- 8:03they
- 8:03know
- 8:03where
- 8:04they're
- 8:04going
- 8:04to,
- 8:04they'll
- 8:05create
- 8:06amazing
- 8:07things.
- 8:07So
- 8:07that
- 8:07was
- 8:07one
- 8:08of
- 8:08the
- 8:08biggest
- 8:08topic,
- 8:09another
- 8:09one
- 8:10around
- 8:10alignment
- 8:11was
- 8:11around
- 8:12like,
- 8:12and
- 8:12I
- 8:12like
- 8:13it
- 8:13from
- 8:13Mickey
- 8:13from
- 8:13Marigold.
- 8:14Like
- 8:15don't
- 8:15create
- 8:16complaint
- 8:16departments
- 8:17because
- 8:18people
- 8:18often
- 8:18come
- 8:19to
- 8:19their
- 8:19managers
- 8:20and
- 8:20they
- 8:20complain,
- 8:21hey,
- 8:21marketing
- 8:22didn't
- 8:22deliver
- 8:23this,
- 8:23or
- 8:23copywriting
- 8:24is
- 8:24late
- 8:25again,
- 8:25and
- 8:25so
- 8:25on
- 8:25and
- 8:25so
- 8:25forth.
- 8:26And
- 8:27if
- 8:27you
- 8:27support
- 8:27this
- 8:28even
- 8:29a
- 8:29little
- 8:29bit,
- 8:30that
- 8:30will
- 8:30create
- 8:30the
- 8:31problem
- 8:31because
- 8:31now
- 8:31people
- 8:32know
- 8:32they
- 8:32can
- 8:33express
- 8:33this
- 8:33more
- 8:34openly.
- 8:34But
- 8:35if
- 8:35you
- 8:35say,
- 8:35hey
- 8:35guys,
- 8:36yes,
- 8:36they
- 8:37were
- 8:37late,
- 8:37but
- 8:38this
- 8:38is
- 8:38why
- 8:38it
- 8:38happened,
- 8:39or
- 8:40did
- 8:40you
- 8:40communicate
- 8:40it
- 8:41back?
- 8:41Did
- 8:41you
- 8:41share
- 8:42this
- 8:42feedback
- 8:42for
- 8:42them?
- 8:43Because
- 8:43maybe
- 8:43they
- 8:44will
- 8:44wait
- 8:44because
- 8:44for
- 8:45them
- 8:45it's
- 8:45not
- 8:45the
- 8:45highest
- 8:45priority.
- 8:46But
- 8:46it
- 8:46is
- 8:46for
- 8:47you,
- 8:47right?
- 8:47So
- 8:47creating
- 8:48this
- 8:48alignment
- 8:49between
- 8:49teams
- 8:50is
- 8:50important,
- 8:51but
- 8:52I
- 8:52share
- 8:53this
- 8:53personal
- 8:54experience.
- 8:54For
- 8:54us
- 8:55a
- 8:55very
- 8:55pivotal
- 8:56moment
- 8:56was
- 8:57a
- 8:57couple
- 8:57of
- 8:57years
- 8:58ago
- 8:58when
- 8:58we,
- 9:00you
- 9:00know
- 9:00this
- 9:00book
- 9:01five
- 9:01Dysfunction
- 9:01of
- 9:01the
- 9:02team.
- 9:02Yes.
- 9:02And
- 9:03amazing
- 9:04book.
- 9:04Everybody
- 9:05read
- 9:05it,
- 9:06but
- 9:06not
- 9:06necessarily
- 9:07took
- 9:08ideas
- 9:08from
- 9:08it
- 9:09and
- 9:09have
- 9:09an
- 9:09amazing
- 9:10concept
- 9:10of
- 9:10first
- 9:11team.
- 9:11So
- 9:11your
- 9:12leadership
- 9:12team
- 9:12is
- 9:12your
- 9:13first
- 9:13team.
- 9:13Not
- 9:14engineering,
- 9:14not
- 9:15marketing,
- 9:15not
- 9:15finance,
- 9:15the
- 9:16C
- 9:16suite.
- 9:17And
- 9:17you
- 9:17should
- 9:18align
- 9:18with
- 9:18these
- 9:18people
- 9:19first.
- 9:20You
- 9:20should
- 9:20be
- 9:20100%
- 9:21transparent
- 9:21with
- 9:21them.
- 9:22They
- 9:22should
- 9:22understand
- 9:23you.
- 9:23Like
- 9:24even
- 9:24if
- 9:24you
- 9:24tell
- 9:25them
- 9:25just
- 9:25like
- 9:25a
- 9:26beginning
- 9:26of
- 9:26a
- 9:26word,
- 9:27like,
- 9:27okay,
- 9:27I
- 9:27know
- 9:28what
- 9:28I'm
- 9:28talking
- 9:28about.
- 9:28They
- 9:29should
- 9:29understand
- 9:29your
- 9:30pains,
- 9:30your
- 9:30priorities,
- 9:31your
- 9:31goals,
- 9:31your
- 9:32bottlenecks.
- 9:33Once
- 9:33that
- 9:34happens,
- 9:35the
- 9:35rest
- 9:35will
- 9:35fall.
- 9:36Do
- 9:36you
- 9:37think
- 9:37that
- 9:37that's
- 9:37still
- 9:38a
- 9:38pretty
- 9:39significant
- 9:39issue
- 9:40with
- 9:40a
- 9:40lot
- 9:40of
- 9:41the
- 9:41retailers
- 9:41that
- 9:42are
- 9:42or
- 9:42that
- 9:43were
- 9:43in
- 9:43the
- 9:43audience?
- 9:43Like,
- 9:44what
- 9:44was
- 9:44the
- 9:44response
- 9:44from
- 9:45the
- 9:45audience?
- 9:45People
- 9:46like
- 9:46the
- 9:46idea.
- 9:46I
- 9:46would
- 9:47say
- 9:47this
- 9:47is
- 9:48something
- 9:48that
- 9:50it's
- 9:50not
- 9:50like
- 9:51something
- 9:51that
- 9:51happens
- 9:51overnight.
- 9:52Like
- 9:52yesterday
- 9:52we
- 9:52were
- 9:52online,
- 9:53today
- 9:54we
- 9:54all
- 9:54hate
- 9:54each
- 9:55other.
- 9:55No,
- 9:55it
- 9:56happens
- 9:56over
- 9:56time,
- 9:57especially
- 9:57as
- 9:57the
- 9:58company
- 9:58grows.
- 9:59Because
- 9:59as
- 10:00the
- 10:00company
- 10:00grows,
- 10:02we
- 10:02all
- 10:02have
- 10:02KPIs,
- 10:03we
- 10:03have
- 10:03our
- 10:03goals.
- 10:04And
- 10:04it's
- 10:04so
- 10:04easy
- 10:05just
- 10:05to
- 10:06focus
- 10:06on
- 10:06my
- 10:06own
- 10:06KPI
- 10:07and
- 10:07ignore
- 10:08the
- 10:08rest.
- 10:08Yes.
- 10:09And
- 10:09again,
- 10:09it
- 10:09doesn't
- 10:09happen
- 10:10overnight.
- 10:10It's
- 10:10just
- 10:11step
- 10:11by
- 10:11step
- 10:11by
- 10:12step
- 10:12as
- 10:12you
- 10:12grow.
- 10:13Like
- 10:13Yesterday
- 10:14were
- 10:14like
- 10:14five
- 10:15people
- 10:15startup.
- 10:16Five
- 10:16years
- 10:16later,
- 10:17300
- 10:17people,
- 10:18remote
- 10:18warehouses,
- 10:19omnichannel.
- 10:21And
- 10:21it's
- 10:21Just
- 10:21easy
- 10:21to
- 10:22forget
- 10:22the
- 10:22stuff.
- 10:23And
- 10:23that's
- 10:23why
- 10:23we
- 10:23do
- 10:24these
- 10:25off
- 10:25sites
- 10:25with
- 10:25the
- 10:25leadership
- 10:26a
- 10:26couple
- 10:26of
- 10:27times
- 10:27a
- 10:27year
- 10:27when
- 10:27we
- 10:28reconnect.
- 10:28Okay,
- 10:28guys,
- 10:29let's
- 10:29focus
- 10:29on
- 10:29this
- 10:30month.
- 10:30Let's
- 10:31leave
- 10:31our
- 10:31work
- 10:31outside.
- 10:32Like,
- 10:32yes,
- 10:32it's
- 10:33important,
- 10:33but
- 10:33now
- 10:34what's
- 10:34important
- 10:34is
- 10:35this
- 10:35team.
- 10:35Yeah,
- 10:37yeah,
- 10:38that's
- 10:38really
- 10:38interesting.
- 10:39I
- 10:39mean,
- 10:39I
- 10:39think
- 10:39about
- 10:40back
- 10:40to
- 10:40my
- 10:40days
- 10:40at
- 10:40Target
- 10:41where
- 10:41it
- 10:41was
- 10:41the
- 10:41one
- 10:42on
- 10:42ones
- 10:42and
- 10:42it
- 10:42was
- 10:43exactly
- 10:43for
- 10:43what
- 10:44you
- 10:44talked
- 10:44about
- 10:44to
- 10:44complain
- 10:45about
- 10:45what
- 10:45was
- 10:46going
- 10:46on.
- 10:46But
- 10:47I
- 10:47think
- 10:47that
- 10:47it's
- 10:48really
- 10:48important
- 10:48when
- 10:48you
- 10:49set
- 10:49the
- 10:49tone
- 10:49as
- 10:50leadership
- 10:50to
- 10:50say
- 10:51this
- 10:51is
- 10:51what
- 10:52our
- 10:52expectation
- 10:53is
- 10:53coming
- 10:53out
- 10:53of
- 10:53these
- 10:54meetings.
- 10:54Have
- 10:55you
- 10:55considered
- 10:55the
- 10:56other
- 10:56like
- 10:57other
- 10:57things
- 10:57going
- 10:58on
- 10:58in
- 10:58the
- 10:59atmosphere
- 10:59at
- 11:00work
- 11:00or
- 11:00you
- 11:00know,
- 11:01have
- 11:01you
- 11:01thought
- 11:01about
- 11:02like
- 11:02what
- 11:02solutions
- 11:02it
- 11:03might
- 11:03be
- 11:03or
- 11:03causes
- 11:04and
- 11:04coming
- 11:05to
- 11:05it
- 11:05with
- 11:05that
- 11:05approach
- 11:06versus
- 11:07coming
- 11:07to
- 11:07it
- 11:07from
- 11:07a
- 11:08place
- 11:08of
- 11:08it's
- 11:09not
- 11:09me.
- 11:09Yes,
- 11:10it's
- 11:10them.
- 11:11Well,
- 11:12let's
- 11:12close
- 11:12out
- 11:13with,
- 11:13you
- 11:13know,
- 11:14Etail
- 11:14being
- 11:15here.
- 11:15You
- 11:15are
- 11:16a
- 11:16very
- 11:17unique
- 11:18and
- 11:18specialized
- 11:19online
- 11:19business.
- 11:21What
- 11:21kind
- 11:21of
- 11:21technology
- 11:22are
- 11:22you
- 11:23excited
- 11:23to
- 11:23learn
- 11:23about
- 11:24here
- 11:24or
- 11:24kind
- 11:24of
- 11:25content
- 11:25are
- 11:25you
- 11:25excited
- 11:25to
- 11:26learn
- 11:26about?
- 11:26As
- 11:26you
- 11:26think
- 11:26about
- 11:27where
- 11:27you
- 11:27want.
- 11:27To
- 11:27take
- 11:27Scentbird
- 11:28in
- 11:282020,
- 11:30I
- 11:30won't
- 11:30be
- 11:30original
- 11:31here.
- 11:32I'm
- 11:32super
- 11:33excited
- 11:33about
- 11:33AI
- 11:34and
- 11:34most
- 11:34importantly
- 11:35AI
- 11:35agents.
- 11:36Okay.
- 11:36This
- 11:36is
- 11:36something
- 11:37that
- 11:37I
- 11:37tapped
- 11:37into
- 11:38last
- 11:38August
- 11:39because
- 11:40we
- 11:40all
- 11:40use
- 11:40AI
- 11:41in
- 11:41some
- 11:41shape
- 11:41or
- 11:41form.
- 11:41ChatGPT,
- 11:42perplexity,
- 11:43you
- 11:43name
- 11:43it.
- 11:43But
- 11:44the
- 11:45biggest
- 11:45shift
- 11:45for
- 11:45me
- 11:46is
- 11:46AI
- 11:46agents
- 11:47because
- 11:47I
- 11:47first
- 11:47started
- 11:48to
- 11:48experience
- 11:49this
- 11:49as
- 11:49an
- 11:50engineer
- 11:50because
- 11:51now
- 11:51you
- 11:52can
- 11:52just
- 11:52talk
- 11:52to
- 11:52the
- 11:53system,
- 11:53you
- 11:53can
- 11:53describe
- 11:54in
- 11:55detail
- 11:55like
- 11:55this
- 11:55is
- 11:55the
- 11:55application
- 11:56I
- 11:56want
- 11:56to
- 11:56build.
- 11:57You
- 11:57hit
- 11:58enter,
- 11:59you
- 11:59take
- 12:00your
- 12:00hands
- 12:00off
- 12:00the
- 12:00keyboard
- 12:01and
- 12:01it's
- 12:01there.
- 12:02And
- 12:02it's
- 12:02pretty
- 12:03accurate.
- 12:03Yes,
- 12:03it
- 12:03still
- 12:04does
- 12:0480%
- 12:05of
- 12:05work
- 12:05for
- 12:05you,
- 12:06but
- 12:07the
- 12:07impact
- 12:08is
- 12:08amazing.
- 12:08Now
- 12:09you
- 12:09can
- 12:11augment
- 12:11your
- 12:12senior
- 12:12like
- 12:12your
- 12:13team
- 12:13so
- 12:13much
- 12:14that
- 12:14you
- 12:15might
- 12:15actually
- 12:15cut
- 12:16your
- 12:16headcount
- 12:16request
- 12:17by
- 12:17half
- 12:18like
- 12:18this.
- 12:18Interesting.
- 12:19So
- 12:19what
- 12:19I
- 12:20and
- 12:20usually
- 12:21engineering
- 12:22teams,
- 12:22digital
- 12:22teams
- 12:23are
- 12:23the
- 12:23one
- 12:23who
- 12:23adopt
- 12:23these
- 12:24things
- 12:24easier.
- 12:26So
- 12:26what
- 12:26I
- 12:26expect
- 12:27to
- 12:27see
- 12:27this
- 12:27year
- 12:27more
- 12:28like
- 12:29this
- 12:29kind
- 12:29of
- 12:30AI
- 12:30agent,
- 12:31tools
- 12:31and
- 12:31other
- 12:32departments,
- 12:32finance,
- 12:33marketing,
- 12:34operation.
- 12:34Because
- 12:35I
- 12:36work
- 12:36with
- 12:36these
- 12:36people
- 12:36a
- 12:36lot
- 12:37and
- 12:37I
- 12:37appreciate
- 12:38the
- 12:38work,
- 12:38but
- 12:38they
- 12:39have
- 12:39to
- 12:39deal
- 12:39with
- 12:39so
- 12:40much
- 12:40mana
- 12:41work.
- 12:41Excel
- 12:42crunching,
- 12:43Excel
- 12:43crunching
- 12:43systems
- 12:44like
- 12:44legacy
- 12:45systems.
- 12:45So
- 12:45this
- 12:45is
- 12:45something
- 12:46that
- 12:46can
- 12:46make
- 12:47a
- 12:47significant
- 12:47impact
- 12:48on
- 12:48the
- 12:48team
- 12:48efficiencies
- 12:49and
- 12:50let
- 12:50people
- 12:50focus
- 12:51on
- 12:51like
- 12:51where
- 12:51they
- 12:52can
- 12:52actually
- 12:52deliver
- 12:53something
- 12:54unique
- 12:54based.
- 12:55Because
- 12:55we
- 12:56hire
- 12:56smart
- 12:57people.
- 12:57We
- 12:57hire
- 12:57them
- 12:57to
- 12:57do
- 12:57smart
- 12:58things,
- 12:58not
- 12:58necessarily
- 12:59typing
- 12:59formals
- 13:00in
- 13:00Excel
- 13:00sheet.
- 13:01So
- 13:01you
- 13:01are
- 13:01really
- 13:02excited
- 13:02about,
- 13:02if
- 13:03I
- 13:03paraphrase
- 13:03this
- 13:04correctly,
- 13:04you're
- 13:04really
- 13:04excited
- 13:05about
- 13:05the
- 13:05opportunity
- 13:06to
- 13:06take
- 13:07the
- 13:07heavy
- 13:07lifting
- 13:08off
- 13:08of
- 13:08your
- 13:08teams
- 13:09right
- 13:09away
- 13:09to
- 13:09be
- 13:09able
- 13:10to
- 13:10start
- 13:10to
- 13:10use
- 13:11that
- 13:12agentic
- 13:12AI
- 13:13in
- 13:13order
- 13:13to
- 13:13kind
- 13:14of
- 13:14help
- 13:14them
- 13:14get
- 13:14to
- 13:14the
- 13:15next.
- 13:15Best
- 13:15action,
- 13:16unleash
- 13:16their
- 13:16creativity
- 13:17by
- 13:17200%.
- 13:18Okay,
- 13:19so
- 13:19you're
- 13:19tapping
- 13:19into
- 13:20your
- 13:20human
- 13:21associates
- 13:21by
- 13:22really
- 13:22making
- 13:23sure
- 13:23that
- 13:23they
- 13:24are
- 13:24able
- 13:24to
- 13:24query
- 13:25in
- 13:25a
- 13:25different
- 13:25way
- 13:26or
- 13:26poke
- 13:26and
- 13:26prod
- 13:27based
- 13:27on
- 13:27like
- 13:28having
- 13:28that
- 13:28first
- 13:28amount
- 13:29of
- 13:29work
- 13:29in
- 13:29front
- 13:29of
- 13:30them
- 13:30taken
- 13:30care
- 13:30of
- 13:31and
- 13:31then
- 13:31they
- 13:31put
- 13:31their
- 13:32own
- 13:32spin
- 13:32on.
- 13:33Okay,
- 13:34excellent.
- 13:34Wow,
- 13:35this
- 13:35is
- 13:36so
- 13:36fascinating.
- 13:36Well,
- 13:37Andre,
- 13:37thank
- 13:37you
- 13:37so
- 13:38much
- 13:38for
- 13:38making
- 13:38time.
- 13:39Thank
- 13:39you
- 13:39so
- 13:39much.
- 13:40People
- 13:41are
- 13:41going
- 13:41to
- 13:41be
- 13:42walking
- 13:42around
- 13:42on
- 13:42Etail,
- 13:43so
- 13:43make
- 13:43sure
- 13:43to
- 13:43look
- 13:44out
- 13:44for
- 13:44Andre
- 13:45and
- 13:45ask
- 13:45him
- 13:45about
- 13:46C
- 13:46Suite
- 13:46Synergy
- 13:47Agentic
- 13:48AI,
- 13:49the
- 13:49newest
- 13:49car
- 13:50fragrances
- 13:51that
- 13:51we
- 13:51talked
- 13:51about
- 13:51on
- 13:52our
- 13:52Fast
- 13:52five
- 13:52a
- 13:52couple
- 13:53weeks
- 13:53ago.
- 13:54Big
- 13:54thank
- 13:55you
- 13:55again
- 13:55to
- 13:55Net
- 13:55Elixir
- 13:56for
- 13:56making
- 13:56all
- 13:56of
- 13:57our
- 13:57coverage
- 13:57here
- 13:57from
- 13:57ETEL
- 13:58possible.
- 13:58And
- 13:59until
- 13:59next
- 13:59time,
- 14:00be
- 14:00careful
- 14:00out
- 14:00there.