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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:01is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton,
- 0:03and
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:03live
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04Retail
- 0:05Technology
- 0:05show
- 0:06in
- 0:06London
- 0:07from
- 0:07the
- 0:07exclusive
- 0:08Fusion
- 0:09podcast
- 0:09studio.
- 0:10Now,
- 0:10joining
- 0:10me
- 0:11is
- 0:11a
- 0:11man
- 0:11that
- 0:12I'm
- 0:12very
- 0:12excited
- 0:12to
- 0:13get
- 0:13to
- 0:13talk
- 0:13to
- 0:13today,
- 0:14and
- 0:14that
- 0:14is
- 0:14George
- 0:15Sullivan,
- 0:15who's
- 0:15the
- 0:16founder
- 0:16and
- 0:16CEO
- 0:17of
- 0:17the
- 0:17Soul
- 0:18Supplier.
- 0:18George,
- 0:19welcome
- 0:19to
- 0:19omnitalk.
- 0:20Thanks
- 0:20for
- 0:20joining
- 0:20us.
- 0:21Chris,
- 0:22you're
- 0:22the
- 0:22man
- 0:23with
- 0:23the
- 0:23most
- 0:23energy
- 0:24in
- 0:24the
- 0:24room
- 0:24that
- 0:24I've
- 0:24met.
- 0:26I
- 0:26get
- 0:26that
- 0:26a
- 0:26lot.
- 0:26I
- 0:26get
- 0:27that
- 0:27a
- 0:27lot.
- 0:27Well,
- 0:28let's
- 0:28start
- 0:28off.
- 0:28Tell
- 0:28us
- 0:28about
- 0:29yourself
- 0:29and
- 0:29also
- 0:29about
- 0:30how
- 0:30you
- 0:30came
- 0:30to
- 0:31create
- 0:31the
- 0:31sole
- 0:31supplier
- 0:32and
- 0:32what
- 0:32sole
- 0:32supplier
- 0:32is.
- 0:33So
- 0:34around
- 0:3414
- 0:35years
- 0:35ago,
- 0:36I
- 0:36was
- 0:36on
- 0:36my
- 0:3710th
- 0:37job.
- 0:38Okay.
- 0:38Kicked
- 0:38out
- 0:39of
- 0:39school.
- 0:39Okay.
- 0:39In
- 0:40recruitment,
- 0:41and
- 0:41I
- 0:41got
- 0:41obsessed
- 0:42with
- 0:42shoes.
- 0:43I
- 0:43started
- 0:44buying
- 0:44shoes
- 0:44when
- 0:44I
- 0:44started
- 0:45earning
- 0:45good
- 0:45money
- 0:46for
- 0:46the
- 0:46first
- 0:46time
- 0:46in
- 0:46my
- 0:47life.
- 0:47Right.
- 0:47They
- 0:48were
- 0:48like
- 0:48my
- 0:48identity.
- 0:49I
- 0:49got
- 0:49a
- 0:50lot
- 0:50of
- 0:50compliments.
- 0:50Okay.
- 0:51And
- 0:51after
- 0:5118
- 0:51months,
- 0:52I
- 0:52knew
- 0:52a
- 0:52lot.
- 0:52I
- 0:52had
- 0:5340
- 0:53pairs.
- 0:54Yeah.
- 0:54Dad
- 0:54was
- 0:54like,
- 0:54stop
- 0:55wasting
- 0:55your
- 0:55money.
- 0:56But
- 0:56I
- 0:56said,
- 0:57I've
- 0:57got
- 0:57a
- 0:57plan.
- 0:58And
- 0:58I
- 0:58realized,
- 0:58you
- 0:59know,
- 0:59a
- 0:59lot
- 0:59of
- 0:59people
- 0:59are
- 1:00asking
- 1:00me,
- 1:00where
- 1:01can
- 1:01I
- 1:01get
- 1:01these
- 1:01shoes?
- 1:02Yeah.
- 1:02How
- 1:03do
- 1:03I
- 1:03get
- 1:03my
- 1:03hands
- 1:04on
- 1:04them
- 1:04before
- 1:04they
- 1:04sell
- 1:04out?
- 1:05So
- 1:05I
- 1:05started
- 1:05the
- 1:05website
- 1:06to
- 1:06help
- 1:06others
- 1:06like
- 1:07me,
- 1:07okay.
- 1:08Find
- 1:08great
- 1:08pairs
- 1:09of
- 1:09shoes
- 1:09from
- 1:10all
- 1:10of
- 1:10the
- 1:10retailers.
- 1:11Okay.
- 1:11Started
- 1:12as
- 1:12a
- 1:12site
- 1:12that
- 1:12aggregates
- 1:13all
- 1:13of
- 1:13the
- 1:14best
- 1:14shoes
- 1:14from
- 1:14all
- 1:14of
- 1:15the
- 1:15places.
- 1:16Okay.
- 1:16And,
- 1:18yeah,
- 1:18yeah.
- 1:19Journey
- 1:19started
- 1:19from
- 1:19there.
- 1:20And
- 1:20so
- 1:20are
- 1:20we
- 1:20talking
- 1:20all
- 1:20types
- 1:21of
- 1:21shoes?
- 1:21Are
- 1:21we
- 1:21talking
- 1:22trainers,
- 1:22as
- 1:22you
- 1:22call
- 1:22them,
- 1:23over
- 1:23here?
- 1:23Like,
- 1:23what
- 1:23are
- 1:23you.
- 1:23What
- 1:24are
- 1:24we
- 1:24talking
- 1:24about
- 1:24specifically?
- 1:25Lifestyle
- 1:25style,
- 1:25fashion.
- 1:26Okay.
- 1:27Performance
- 1:27now.
- 1:28Okay?
- 1:28A
- 1:28broad
- 1:28section
- 1:29of
- 1:29shoes
- 1:29and
- 1:30today
- 1:30the
- 1:30full
- 1:31outfit.
- 1:31Because
- 1:32today,
- 1:32right.
- 1:32People
- 1:33don't
- 1:33just
- 1:33buy
- 1:33trainers
- 1:34anymore,
- 1:34especially
- 1:35in
- 1:35the
- 1:35west,
- 1:36where
- 1:36things
- 1:37are
- 1:37a
- 1:37bit
- 1:37more
- 1:37pricey.
- 1:38They
- 1:38look
- 1:38at
- 1:38how
- 1:39can
- 1:39I
- 1:39get
- 1:39the
- 1:39full
- 1:39outfit,
- 1:40the
- 1:40full
- 1:40look?
- 1:41So
- 1:42that's
- 1:42a
- 1:42big
- 1:42change
- 1:42from
- 1:43where
- 1:43we
- 1:43were
- 1:43a
- 1:43lot
- 1:43of
- 1:43years
- 1:44ago.
- 1:44Okay?
- 1:44Sneakers.
- 1:45Got
- 1:45it,
- 1:46got
- 1:46it,
- 1:46got
- 1:46it.
- 1:46Okay.
- 1:47So
- 1:47your.
- 1:47Your
- 1:47community
- 1:48philosophy
- 1:48has
- 1:48been
- 1:49described
- 1:49as
- 1:49you
- 1:50only
- 1:50push
- 1:50shoes
- 1:51that
- 1:51you
- 1:51believe
- 1:51are
- 1:52good.
- 1:52And
- 1:52push
- 1:52might
- 1:52not
- 1:53even
- 1:53be
- 1:53the
- 1:53right
- 1:53word,
- 1:53but
- 1:53you're
- 1:54only
- 1:54standing
- 1:54behind
- 1:55shoes
- 1:55that
- 1:55you
- 1:55think
- 1:55are
- 1:55good.
- 1:56You
- 1:56kind
- 1:56of
- 1:56said
- 1:56that
- 1:56there
- 1:57in
- 1:57your
- 1:57answer
- 1:58and
- 1:59not
- 1:59what
- 1:59brands
- 2:00are
- 2:00going
- 2:00to
- 2:00just
- 2:00make
- 2:00you
- 2:00the
- 2:01most
- 2:01revenue,
- 2:01which
- 2:01is
- 2:02something
- 2:02I
- 2:02respect
- 2:02a
- 2:02lot
- 2:03and
- 2:03talk
- 2:03a
- 2:03lot
- 2:03about
- 2:03on
- 2:03my
- 2:04show.
- 2:05How
- 2:05do
- 2:05you
- 2:05view
- 2:05that
- 2:06editorial
- 2:06independence?
- 2:07Do
- 2:07you
- 2:07think
- 2:07that's,
- 2:08like,
- 2:08one
- 2:08of
- 2:08your
- 2:08big
- 2:08assets
- 2:09that's
- 2:09made
- 2:09you
- 2:09successful?
- 2:11So
- 2:11we
- 2:11work
- 2:11with
- 2:1230
- 2:12different
- 2:13global
- 2:14brilliant
- 2:15brands
- 2:16from
- 2:16Nike
- 2:16to
- 2:17Adidas
- 2:17to
- 2:17Lego
- 2:18to
- 2:18Ugg
- 2:18to
- 2:19Dr.
- 2:19Martin.
- 2:19It's
- 2:19our
- 2:20job
- 2:20to
- 2:20help
- 2:21them
- 2:21grow
- 2:21and
- 2:21make
- 2:22them
- 2:22culturally
- 2:22relevant.
- 2:23The
- 2:23only
- 2:23way
- 2:24we
- 2:24can
- 2:24do
- 2:24that
- 2:25is
- 2:25if
- 2:25we
- 2:26are
- 2:26true,
- 2:27authentic
- 2:27media
- 2:28platform,
- 2:29if
- 2:29we
- 2:29have
- 2:30a
- 2:30real
- 2:30voice
- 2:30that
- 2:30people
- 2:31trust,
- 2:31if
- 2:32we
- 2:32are
- 2:32culturally
- 2:32relevant.
- 2:33So
- 2:34we're
- 2:34placing
- 2:34these
- 2:34brands
- 2:35in
- 2:35the
- 2:35culture,
- 2:35but
- 2:36if
- 2:36we're
- 2:36selling
- 2:37out
- 2:37the
- 2:37culture,
- 2:38then
- 2:38we
- 2:39can't
- 2:39do
- 2:39that
- 2:39authentically.
- 2:41So
- 2:41we
- 2:42only
- 2:42work
- 2:42with
- 2:42brands
- 2:43that
- 2:43we
- 2:43know
- 2:43we
- 2:43can
- 2:43tell
- 2:43a
- 2:44story
- 2:44for,
- 2:44and
- 2:45we
- 2:45only
- 2:45work
- 2:45on
- 2:46products
- 2:46with
- 2:46those
- 2:46brands
- 2:47that
- 2:47we
- 2:47know.
- 2:47Again,
- 2:48we
- 2:48can
- 2:48talk
- 2:48to
- 2:49our
- 2:49audience
- 2:49about
- 2:49in
- 2:50a
- 2:50real
- 2:50way
- 2:50that
- 2:51it
- 2:51has
- 2:51something.
- 2:52Yeah.
- 2:52And
- 2:52if
- 2:52it
- 2:52doesn't,
- 2:53we
- 2:53have
- 2:53to
- 2:53tell
- 2:53brands
- 2:54sometimes.
- 2:54Yeah.
- 2:55Guys,
- 2:55this
- 2:55isn't
- 2:55going
- 2:55to
- 2:55work.
- 2:56The
- 2:56audience
- 2:57aren't
- 2:57ready
- 2:57for
- 2:57this.
- 2:57Yeah.
- 2:58Maybe
- 2:58you
- 2:58should
- 2:58think
- 2:59about
- 2:59this
- 2:59or
- 2:59we'll
- 2:59do
- 3:00this.
- 3:00Yeah,
- 3:00yeah.
- 3:01Some
- 3:01brands
- 3:01don't
- 3:01like
- 3:01it,
- 3:01but
- 3:02some
- 3:02brands
- 3:02love
- 3:02that.
- 3:03Right.
- 3:03I
- 3:03bet
- 3:03it
- 3:04actually
- 3:04engenders
- 3:04them
- 3:04more
- 3:05to
- 3:05you
- 3:05at
- 3:05the
- 3:05end
- 3:06of
- 3:06the
- 3:06day.
- 3:06Yeah.
- 3:07The
- 3:07right
- 3:07brand.
- 3:08Yeah.
- 3:08Right.
- 3:09Some
- 3:09brands
- 3:09are,
- 3:09like,
- 3:10fluid.
- 3:10They're
- 3:10ready
- 3:10to
- 3:11listen
- 3:11to
- 3:11the
- 3:11customer
- 3:12and
- 3:12the
- 3:12culture
- 3:13and
- 3:13they
- 3:14want
- 3:14to
- 3:14make
- 3:14the
- 3:14best
- 3:14of
- 3:15it.
- 3:15But
- 3:15some
- 3:15brands
- 3:15are
- 3:16like,
- 3:16this
- 3:16is
- 3:16our
- 3:16plan
- 3:16and
- 3:17we're
- 3:17sticking
- 3:17to
- 3:17it.
- 3:17Yeah,
- 3:17yeah,
- 3:18yeah.
- 3:18It
- 3:18actually
- 3:18sounds
- 3:19a
- 3:19lot
- 3:19like
- 3:19my
- 3:19business
- 3:20model,
- 3:20too.
- 3:20That's
- 3:20exactly
- 3:21the
- 3:21approach
- 3:21I
- 3:21take,
- 3:21too,
- 3:22is
- 3:22like,
- 3:22you
- 3:22know,
- 3:22I'll
- 3:22get
- 3:23inquiries
- 3:23from
- 3:23people.
- 3:24I'll
- 3:24say,
- 3:24yeah,
- 3:24you
- 3:24know
- 3:24what?
- 3:24That
- 3:25just
- 3:25doesn't
- 3:25feel
- 3:25right
- 3:25for
- 3:25me
- 3:26because
- 3:26I
- 3:26just
- 3:26don't
- 3:26buy
- 3:26into
- 3:27what
- 3:27it
- 3:27is
- 3:28you're
- 3:28doing.
- 3:28And
- 3:28I
- 3:28can't,
- 3:29you
- 3:29know,
- 3:29authentically
- 3:30talk
- 3:30about
- 3:30that
- 3:31on
- 3:31my
- 3:31show.
- 3:32So,
- 3:32yeah,
- 3:32I
- 3:32get
- 3:32what
- 3:32you're
- 3:33saying.
- 3:33How
- 3:33hard
- 3:33is
- 3:33it
- 3:34for
- 3:34you
- 3:34to
- 3:34stick
- 3:34to
- 3:35that,
- 3:35though?
- 3:35Because
- 3:35sometimes,
- 3:36you
- 3:36know,
- 3:36sometimes
- 3:36it
- 3:36could
- 3:37be
- 3:37a
- 3:37challenge.
- 3:37It's
- 3:38difficult,
- 3:38you
- 3:38know,
- 3:38especially
- 3:39when
- 3:39brands
- 3:39put
- 3:39a
- 3:40lot
- 3:40of
- 3:40money
- 3:40on
- 3:40the
- 3:40table.
- 3:41You
- 3:41know,
- 3:41we've
- 3:41had
- 3:42that
- 3:42over
- 3:42the
- 3:42years
- 3:42where
- 3:43it's
- 3:43like.
- 3:44But
- 3:44getting
- 3:45that
- 3:45money
- 3:45now
- 3:46can
- 3:46damage
- 3:46the
- 3:47brand
- 3:47and
- 3:48our
- 3:48audience
- 3:48in
- 3:48the
- 3:48long
- 3:49term.
- 3:49And
- 3:49we've
- 3:50seen
- 3:50that,
- 3:50you
- 3:50know,
- 3:51we've
- 3:51taken
- 3:51the
- 3:52money
- 3:52before.
- 3:52I've
- 3:52learned
- 3:53from
- 3:53this
- 3:53experience.
- 3:54We've
- 3:54taken
- 3:55the
- 3:55big
- 3:55check,
- 3:55let's
- 3:56say,
- 3:56to
- 3:56promote
- 3:57a
- 3:57product,
- 3:58and
- 3:58it
- 3:58falls
- 3:58flat
- 3:58on
- 3:59the
- 3:59channels.
- 4:00And
- 4:00then
- 4:00we've
- 4:00had
- 4:00the
- 4:01hard
- 4:01conversation
- 4:01of
- 4:02saying
- 4:02that
- 4:02to
- 4:02the
- 4:02brand.
- 4:03So
- 4:03our
- 4:04team
- 4:04looked
- 4:04bad.
- 4:04The
- 4:05audience
- 4:05didn't
- 4:05like
- 4:05it.
- 4:06No
- 4:06one
- 4:06likes
- 4:06it.
- 4:08Yeah,
- 4:08no,
- 4:09Say
- 4:09whatever
- 4:09you
- 4:09want
- 4:09to,
- 4:10by
- 4:10the
- 4:10way,
- 4:10on
- 4:10this
- 4:10podcast.
- 4:11Yeah.
- 4:11We're
- 4:11not
- 4:11holding
- 4:12back.
- 4:12Yeah.
- 4:13So,
- 4:13yeah,
- 4:14no,
- 4:14that
- 4:14that.
- 4:14That's
- 4:15100%
- 4:15right.
- 4:15I
- 4:15think
- 4:15it's
- 4:16an
- 4:16important
- 4:16thing
- 4:16to,
- 4:16to
- 4:17keep
- 4:17in
- 4:17mind,
- 4:18especially
- 4:18as
- 4:19an
- 4:19entrepreneur
- 4:19and
- 4:20especially
- 4:20in
- 4:20the
- 4:20content
- 4:21business
- 4:21too.
- 4:21Like,
- 4:22I
- 4:22think,
- 4:22I
- 4:22think
- 4:23as
- 4:23well,
- 4:23Chris,
- 4:23we've
- 4:23got
- 4:24people
- 4:24in
- 4:24our
- 4:24team
- 4:24that
- 4:24live
- 4:25and
- 4:25breathe
- 4:25the
- 4:26culture.
- 4:27They
- 4:27know
- 4:27what's
- 4:28good
- 4:28and
- 4:29they're
- 4:29connected
- 4:30with
- 4:30the
- 4:30audience
- 4:30that
- 4:31they
- 4:31actually
- 4:31speak
- 4:31to.
- 4:32Right.
- 4:32In
- 4:32the
- 4:32community.
- 4:33We,
- 4:33we
- 4:33generally
- 4:34hire
- 4:34marketing
- 4:35people,
- 4:35especially
- 4:36that
- 4:36Right.
- 4:36From
- 4:36like
- 4:37the
- 4:37audience.
- 4:38So
- 4:39our
- 4:39team
- 4:40feel
- 4:40off
- 4:41if
- 4:41they're
- 4:41being
- 4:42asked
- 4:42to
- 4:42do
- 4:42stuff
- 4:43for
- 4:43money.
- 4:43Right.
- 4:44They're
- 4:44like,
- 4:44really?
- 4:45They
- 4:46every.
- 4:47They'll
- 4:47accept
- 4:47a
- 4:48little
- 4:48bit.
- 4:48Look,
- 4:48we
- 4:48need
- 4:48to
- 4:49do
- 4:49this
- 4:49for
- 4:49Nike
- 4:49because,
- 4:50you
- 4:50know.
- 4:50Yeah.
- 4:51Or
- 4:51we
- 4:51need
- 4:51to.
- 4:51Adidas
- 4:52want
- 4:52us
- 4:52to
- 4:52do
- 4:53for
- 4:53this
- 4:53reason.
- 4:54Okay.
- 4:54But
- 4:55if
- 4:55most
- 4:56of
- 4:56the
- 4:56days
- 4:56like
- 4:56that,
- 4:57the
- 4:57team
- 4:57are
- 4:57going
- 4:57to
- 4:57be
- 4:57pissed
- 4:58off.
- 4:58Right.
- 4:58Because
- 4:58it's
- 4:59not
- 4:59real
- 4:59for
- 4:59them.
- 4:59Right.
- 5:00Because
- 5:00they
- 5:00live
- 5:01and
- 5:01breathe
- 5:01this
- 5:01stuff.
- 5:01Right,
- 5:02Right.
- 5:02It's
- 5:02not
- 5:02just
- 5:02about.
- 5:03It's
- 5:03about
- 5:03the.
- 5:04How
- 5:04big
- 5:04is
- 5:04the
- 5:05team
- 5:05now?
- 5:0535.
- 5:0635.
- 5:06Okay.
- 5:07Split
- 5:07between,
- 5:07like,
- 5:08strategy,
- 5:08marketing
- 5:09and
- 5:09development.
- 5:10Okay,
- 5:10Got
- 5:10it,
- 5:10got
- 5:10it.
- 5:11And
- 5:11where
- 5:11do
- 5:11you
- 5:11operate?
- 5:12Where
- 5:12does
- 5:12the
- 5:12business
- 5:12operate
- 5:13and
- 5:13sell
- 5:13to?
- 5:13We're
- 5:14in
- 5:14Shoreditch.
- 5:15Okay.
- 5:15We.
- 5:16I've
- 5:16always
- 5:16focused
- 5:17on
- 5:17the
- 5:17UK.
- 5:17Okay.
- 5:18Bootstrapped.
- 5:19Okay.
- 5:19Have
- 5:20been
- 5:20for
- 5:2012
- 5:20years.
- 5:20Wow.
- 5:21I
- 5:21mean,
- 5:21I
- 5:21haven't
- 5:21thought
- 5:22about
- 5:22investment,
- 5:23but
- 5:23the
- 5:23truth
- 5:23is
- 5:24I
- 5:24focus
- 5:25the
- 5:25efforts
- 5:25in
- 5:25the
- 5:25UK.
- 5:26Okay.
- 5:26We
- 5:26are
- 5:26the
- 5:26leading
- 5:27media
- 5:27voice.
- 5:27We
- 5:28reach
- 5:28four
- 5:28and
- 5:28a
- 5:28half
- 5:28million
- 5:29a
- 5:29month.
- 5:29Wow.
- 5:30We
- 5:30have
- 5:30done
- 5:31over
- 5:31400
- 5:32million
- 5:33now
- 5:33in
- 5:33GMV
- 5:34for
- 5:34brands.
- 5:35Okay.
- 5:35That
- 5:35we
- 5:35work
- 5:35with.
- 5:36Tracked.
- 5:36I
- 5:37can't
- 5:37think
- 5:37of
- 5:37how
- 5:37much
- 5:38that's
- 5:38untracked.
- 5:39Right.
- 5:39That's
- 5:39actual
- 5:40track.
- 5:40Right,
- 5:40right,
- 5:40right,
- 5:40right,
- 5:41right,
- 5:41right.
- 5:42Attributed.
- 5:42Yeah.
- 5:42And
- 5:43that's.
- 5:43That's
- 5:43heavily
- 5:44UK
- 5:44focused.
- 5:45Right.
- 5:45Yeah.
- 5:45We
- 5:45dominate
- 5:46here.
- 5:46Wow.
- 5:46That's
- 5:46a
- 5:46pretty.
- 5:47Wow.
- 5:47Okay,
- 5:48so
- 5:48talk
- 5:49me
- 5:49through
- 5:49what
- 5:49the
- 5:49experience
- 5:49is
- 5:50like,
- 5:50so
- 5:50if,
- 5:50you
- 5:50know,
- 5:51you
- 5:51know,
- 5:51if
- 5:51I'm,
- 5:51you
- 5:52know,
- 5:52if
- 5:52I'm
- 5:52in
- 5:52the
- 5:52sole
- 5:53supplier
- 5:53experience,
- 5:54what
- 5:54am
- 5:54I
- 5:54as
- 5:54a
- 5:55consumer
- 5:55seeing?
- 5:55How
- 5:55am
- 5:55I
- 5:56interacting
- 5:56with
- 5:56it?
- 5:57How
- 5:57personalized
- 5:58is
- 5:58it,
- 5:58you
- 5:58know,
- 5:59does
- 6:00it
- 6:00know
- 6:00my
- 6:00styles,
- 6:01my
- 6:01preferences,
- 6:02my
- 6:02shoe
- 6:02size,
- 6:02all
- 6:02those
- 6:03types
- 6:03of
- 6:03things?
- 6:03Honestly,
- 6:04man,
- 6:04this
- 6:04is
- 6:04the
- 6:05most
- 6:05exciting
- 6:05time
- 6:06for
- 6:06us.
- 6:06Like,
- 6:06I'm
- 6:06glad
- 6:07you
- 6:07asked
- 6:07that.
- 6:07Yeah.
- 6:08That
- 6:08wasn't
- 6:08planned
- 6:09by
- 6:09the.
- 6:09No,
- 6:10no,
- 6:10no.
- 6:10It's
- 6:10more
- 6:11like
- 6:11the
- 6:11Soul
- 6:12Supply
- 6:12app
- 6:12is.
- 6:12Is
- 6:13doing
- 6:13something
- 6:14that
- 6:14no
- 6:14one
- 6:14else
- 6:15is
- 6:15doing
- 6:15right
- 6:15now
- 6:15in
- 6:15the
- 6:16uk,
- 6:16especially
- 6:16in
- 6:16this
- 6:17industry.
- 6:17This
- 6:18is
- 6:18a
- 6:18social
- 6:18commerce
- 6:19experience
- 6:19at
- 6:19its
- 6:20finest.
- 6:20It
- 6:20blends
- 6:21premium
- 6:21content
- 6:22with
- 6:23a
- 6:23real
- 6:23community
- 6:24and
- 6:25commerce
- 6:25into
- 6:26one
- 6:26feed
- 6:27that
- 6:27in
- 6:27the
- 6:27next
- 6:27two
- 6:28weeks
- 6:28will
- 6:28be
- 6:28personalized
- 6:29completely
- 6:29to
- 6:29you.
- 6:30Okay.
- 6:30That's
- 6:30the
- 6:31next
- 6:31step.
- 6:31That's
- 6:31where
- 6:31you're
- 6:32taking
- 6:32it
- 6:32right
- 6:32now.
- 6:32It's
- 6:33content,
- 6:34commerce
- 6:34and
- 6:34community
- 6:35in
- 6:35one
- 6:35feed.
- 6:36You
- 6:36can
- 6:36like
- 6:37comment,
- 6:37discuss,
- 6:38follow,
- 6:38find
- 6:38your
- 6:38tribe
- 6:39and
- 6:39you
- 6:39can,
- 6:40you
- 6:40can
- 6:40browse
- 6:40premium
- 6:41content
- 6:41about
- 6:42outfits,
- 6:43fashion,
- 6:43advice,
- 6:44the
- 6:44next
- 6:45thing,
- 6:45as
- 6:46well
- 6:46as
- 6:46shop
- 6:47products
- 6:47personalized
- 6:48for
- 6:48you.
- 6:48So
- 6:48this
- 6:48is
- 6:49like
- 6:49game
- 6:49changing
- 6:50for
- 6:50us.
- 6:50Okay.
- 6:51We
- 6:51just
- 6:51launched
- 6:51it
- 6:51at
- 6:52the
- 6:52start
- 6:52of
- 6:52April
- 6:52properly.
- 6:53Okay.
- 6:53We've
- 6:54had
- 6:54the
- 6:54app
- 6:54for
- 6:54a
- 6:54number
- 6:54of
- 6:55years
- 6:55with
- 6:55quite
- 6:55a
- 6:55few
- 6:56million
- 6:56downloads,
- 6:57but
- 6:57this
- 6:57is
- 6:57the
- 6:57next
- 6:58wave
- 6:58for
- 6:58us.
- 6:58Okay.
- 6:59Awesome.
- 6:59And
- 6:59it's
- 6:59where
- 7:00I
- 7:00think
- 7:00the
- 7:00Internet's
- 7:00going
- 7:01as
- 7:01well.
- 7:01People
- 7:01are
- 7:01fed
- 7:02up
- 7:02with
- 7:02big
- 7:02social
- 7:02media.
- 7:03It
- 7:03feels
- 7:04too
- 7:04perfect.
- 7:05It's
- 7:06saturated.
- 7:07It
- 7:07is.
- 7:07It
- 7:07doesn't
- 7:08feel
- 7:08safe
- 7:08anymore.
- 7:09People
- 7:09don't
- 7:09want
- 7:09to
- 7:09post
- 7:09like
- 7:10they
- 7:10used
- 7:10to.
- 7:11So
- 7:11our
- 7:12solution
- 7:12to
- 7:12that
- 7:12was
- 7:13a
- 7:13safe
- 7:14community
- 7:16for
- 7:16this
- 7:16industry,
- 7:16this
- 7:17niche
- 7:17street
- 7:18fashion
- 7:18and
- 7:18sneakers
- 7:19in
- 7:19our
- 7:19app
- 7:19and
- 7:20blend
- 7:20it
- 7:20with
- 7:20the
- 7:20content
- 7:21and
- 7:21the
- 7:21commerce.
- 7:22That's
- 7:22a
- 7:22really
- 7:22interesting
- 7:23idea.
- 7:23I
- 7:23haven't
- 7:23thought
- 7:23about
- 7:24that
- 7:24much.
- 7:24It's
- 7:24really
- 7:24interesting
- 7:24to
- 7:25hear
- 7:25you
- 7:25talk
- 7:25about
- 7:25that.
- 7:25Yeah.
- 7:25You
- 7:25know,
- 7:26Cause
- 7:26when
- 7:26you're
- 7:26on
- 7:26those
- 7:26social
- 7:26media
- 7:26apps,
- 7:27you're
- 7:27also
- 7:27getting
- 7:27fed
- 7:27things
- 7:28that
- 7:28you
- 7:28don't
- 7:28want
- 7:28to
- 7:29see.
- 7:29So
- 7:29if
- 7:29you
- 7:29want
- 7:29to
- 7:29be
- 7:29in
- 7:30the
- 7:30mood
- 7:30to
- 7:30shop
- 7:30your
- 7:31niche
- 7:31or
- 7:31just
- 7:31not
- 7:32even
- 7:32shop,
- 7:32but
- 7:32be
- 7:32immersed
- 7:33in
- 7:33your
- 7:33niche,
- 7:34there's
- 7:34probably
- 7:34a
- 7:35better
- 7:35way
- 7:35to
- 7:35do
- 7:35that
- 7:35than
- 7:36through
- 7:36traditional
- 7:36social
- 7:37media.
- 7:37People
- 7:37are
- 7:37saying,
- 7:38like,
- 7:39I
- 7:39have
- 7:39friends.
- 7:40And
- 7:40we're
- 7:40like,
- 7:40we
- 7:40want
- 7:41to
- 7:41just
- 7:41browse
- 7:41outfits
- 7:41today
- 7:42from
- 7:43people
- 7:43that
- 7:43we
- 7:43like.
- 7:44Right.
- 7:44You
- 7:44know,
- 7:44that's
- 7:45what
- 7:45some
- 7:45of
- 7:45my
- 7:45friends
- 7:45use
- 7:46Insta
- 7:46and
- 7:46TikTok
- 7:46for.
- 7:46They
- 7:47just
- 7:47want
- 7:47to
- 7:47get
- 7:47inspired
- 7:48for
- 7:48the
- 7:48fits.
- 7:48Right.
- 7:49So
- 7:49we
- 7:49built
- 7:49part
- 7:50of
- 7:50that
- 7:50in
- 7:50the
- 7:50community.
- 7:51Like
- 7:51you
- 7:51can
- 7:51browse
- 7:51fits.
- 7:52Right?
- 7:52Right.
- 7:53Personalized
- 7:53soon
- 7:54to
- 7:54you.
- 7:54Yeah.
- 7:55All
- 7:55right.
- 7:55So
- 7:55I
- 7:55want
- 7:55to,
- 7:55I
- 7:55want
- 7:56to,
- 7:56I
- 7:56want
- 7:56to
- 7:56push
- 7:56you
- 7:56a
- 7:56little
- 7:57bit
- 7:57too
- 7:57though,
- 7:57because,
- 7:58you
- 7:58know,
- 7:58we've
- 7:58been
- 7:59talking
- 7:59about
- 7:59authenticity.
- 7:59We've
- 8:00been
- 8:00talking
- 8:00about
- 8:00how
- 8:00people
- 8:00want
- 8:01to
- 8:01interact
- 8:01with
- 8:01brands
- 8:02socially.
- 8:04AI,
- 8:04you
- 8:05know,
- 8:05it's
- 8:05the
- 8:05topic
- 8:05of
- 8:06the
- 8:06day.
- 8:06Topic,
- 8:06definitely
- 8:07at
- 8:07this
- 8:07conference.
- 8:08How
- 8:08does
- 8:09that
- 8:09impact
- 8:09what
- 8:10you're
- 8:10trying
- 8:10to
- 8:11do?
- 8:11What
- 8:12are
- 8:12you
- 8:12excited
- 8:12about?
- 8:13What
- 8:13are
- 8:13you
- 8:13concerned
- 8:14about
- 8:14as
- 8:14you
- 8:14try
- 8:14to
- 8:14maintain
- 8:15the
- 8:15brand
- 8:16and
- 8:16its
- 8:16authenticity
- 8:17going
- 8:17forward,
- 8:17knowing
- 8:18that
- 8:18AI
- 8:18is
- 8:18going
- 8:18to
- 8:18be
- 8:19part
- 8:19of
- 8:19the
- 8:19equation.
- 8:20AI
- 8:20is
- 8:21integrated
- 8:21into
- 8:21our
- 8:22business.
- 8:22Okay.
- 8:23You
- 8:23know,
- 8:24from
- 8:24our
- 8:24strategy
- 8:25thinking
- 8:26to
- 8:26our
- 8:27development
- 8:27pipeline,
- 8:28to
- 8:29how
- 8:29we
- 8:29monitor
- 8:30and
- 8:30optimize
- 8:30ads,
- 8:31to
- 8:32how
- 8:32we
- 8:32analyze
- 8:32data,
- 8:33it's
- 8:33integrated
- 8:34into
- 8:34all
- 8:34departments.
- 8:36But
- 8:37street
- 8:37fashion
- 8:38and
- 8:38fashion
- 8:38in
- 8:38general
- 8:39is
- 8:40a
- 8:40human
- 8:40experience.
- 8:41You
- 8:42know,
- 8:42you
- 8:42get
- 8:42inspired
- 8:43by
- 8:43other
- 8:43people
- 8:44who
- 8:44wear
- 8:44something
- 8:45cool,
- 8:45whether
- 8:45that's
- 8:46a
- 8:46friend,
- 8:46a
- 8:46family
- 8:47member,
- 8:47a
- 8:47celebrity,
- 8:47an
- 8:48influencer,
- 8:49whether
- 8:49you
- 8:49know
- 8:49it
- 8:49or
- 8:50not.
- 8:50And
- 8:50you
- 8:50make
- 8:50your
- 8:51decisions
- 8:51off
- 8:51the
- 8:51back
- 8:52of
- 8:52other
- 8:52people's
- 8:53general
- 8:53style.
- 8:54So
- 8:55that's
- 8:55our
- 8:55game.
- 8:56It's
- 8:56human
- 8:56inspiration.
- 8:57That's
- 8:57where
- 8:58it
- 8:58starts.
- 8:59I
- 8:59think
- 9:00that
- 9:00that
- 9:00will
- 9:00always
- 9:01exist.
- 9:01Okay.
- 9:02And
- 9:02until
- 9:02robots
- 9:03are
- 9:03wearing
- 9:04stuff
- 9:04and
- 9:05defining
- 9:05culture,
- 9:06I
- 9:06think
- 9:06that
- 9:07a
- 9:07business
- 9:08like
- 9:08the
- 9:08Soul
- 9:08Supplier,
- 9:08that
- 9:09doubles
- 9:09down
- 9:09on
- 9:09culture
- 9:10and
- 9:10human
- 9:10authenticity
- 9:12and
- 9:12curates
- 9:13that
- 9:13and
- 9:13helps
- 9:13you
- 9:14understand,
- 9:14tap
- 9:15into
- 9:15that,
- 9:15it's
- 9:16more
- 9:16important
- 9:16than
- 9:16ever.
- 9:17And
- 9:17the
- 9:17brands
- 9:17that
- 9:18we
- 9:18work
- 9:18with
- 9:18think
- 9:18similar
- 9:19as
- 9:19well.
- 9:20They're
- 9:20investing
- 9:21more
- 9:21into
- 9:21publishers
- 9:22like
- 9:22us
- 9:23because
- 9:23they
- 9:23think
- 9:24that,
- 9:24yes,
- 9:24AI
- 9:25is
- 9:25going
- 9:25to
- 9:25take
- 9:25a
- 9:25lot
- 9:25of
- 9:26transactional.
- 9:27Right.
- 9:28Queries
- 9:28and
- 9:28sales.
- 9:29Right.
- 9:29People
- 9:29will
- 9:30check
- 9:30out
- 9:30on
- 9:30AI
- 9:31just
- 9:31like
- 9:31they
- 9:31did
- 9:31with
- 9:31Google
- 9:32Shopping.
- 9:33But
- 9:33when
- 9:33it
- 9:33comes
- 9:34to
- 9:34the
- 9:34inspiration,
- 9:35the
- 9:35curation,
- 9:36the
- 9:37finding
- 9:37a
- 9:37fit
- 9:38from
- 9:38someone
- 9:38that
- 9:39you
- 9:39like,
- 9:39the
- 9:40creator
- 9:40part,
- 9:40the
- 9:41human
- 9:41essence,
- 9:42that's
- 9:42not
- 9:42going
- 9:43anywhere
- 9:43for
- 9:43a
- 9:43long
- 9:43time.
- 9:44And
- 9:44that's
- 9:44where
- 9:44we
- 9:44double
- 9:44down.
- 9:45So
- 9:45shire
- 9:45between
- 9:46the
- 9:46lines
- 9:46there
- 9:46too,
- 9:46that
- 9:46then
- 9:47you.
- 9:47You're
- 9:47believing
- 9:48in
- 9:48truly
- 9:48authentic
- 9:49created
- 9:49content
- 9:50going
- 9:50forward.
- 9:50Like
- 9:51you're
- 9:51not
- 9:51going
- 9:51to
- 9:51lean
- 9:51into
- 9:51AI
- 9:52generated
- 9:52content
- 9:53for
- 9:53your
- 9:53community
- 9:54or
- 9:54how
- 9:54do
- 9:54you
- 9:54think
- 9:54about
- 9:55that
- 9:55with
- 9:56ads?
- 9:57We're
- 9:57testing
- 9:58different
- 9:58AI
- 9:59generated
- 10:00ads.
- 10:00Okay.
- 10:00You
- 10:00are,
- 10:02for
- 10:02instance,
- 10:04a
- 10:04UGC
- 10:05image
- 10:05we've
- 10:05already
- 10:06shot
- 10:06or
- 10:06with
- 10:06a
- 10:07model
- 10:07that
- 10:07we've
- 10:07already
- 10:07worked
- 10:08with.
- 10:08How
- 10:09can
- 10:09we
- 10:09take
- 10:09that
- 10:09image?
- 10:10Right
- 10:11place
- 10:11a
- 10:11new
- 10:11shoe.
- 10:12Oh,
- 10:12that's
- 10:12really
- 10:13interesting.
- 10:13Yeah.
- 10:13So
- 10:14it's
- 10:14a
- 10:14real
- 10:14image,
- 10:15real
- 10:15model
- 10:15that
- 10:16we've
- 10:16worked
- 10:16with
- 10:16and
- 10:16paid
- 10:17for.
- 10:17Right.
- 10:17But
- 10:17how
- 10:18do
- 10:18we
- 10:18restyle
- 10:19that
- 10:19model
- 10:20without
- 10:20doing
- 10:21it
- 10:21in
- 10:21person?
- 10:22Oh,
- 10:22that's
- 10:22why.
- 10:22That's
- 10:23a
- 10:23whole
- 10:23element
- 10:23to
- 10:23this
- 10:24conversation
- 10:24that
- 10:24I've
- 10:24never
- 10:24thought
- 10:25about.
- 10:25Yeah.
- 10:25We
- 10:25were
- 10:25just
- 10:25having
- 10:26this
- 10:26conversation
- 10:26on
- 10:26my
- 10:26weekly
- 10:27podcast
- 10:27about
- 10:28one
- 10:28of
- 10:28the
- 10:29American
- 10:29Eagle
- 10:29brands
- 10:29coming
- 10:30out
- 10:30and
- 10:30saying,
- 10:30we're
- 10:31not
- 10:31gonna
- 10:31use
- 10:32AI
- 10:32generated
- 10:33models.
- 10:34But
- 10:34that's
- 10:34an
- 10:34interesting
- 10:35extrapolation
- 10:35to
- 10:35say,
- 10:36like,
- 10:36yeah,
- 10:36you
- 10:36can
- 10:36use
- 10:36human
- 10:37models,
- 10:37but
- 10:37there's
- 10:37things
- 10:37you
- 10:38can
- 10:38do
- 10:38with
- 10:38AI
- 10:39that
- 10:39allow
- 10:39you
- 10:39to
- 10:39showcase
- 10:40the
- 10:40products
- 10:41that
- 10:41you're
- 10:41selling
- 10:41in
- 10:41new
- 10:42ways.
- 10:42Yeah.
- 10:42But
- 10:42it
- 10:42is
- 10:43tricky
- 10:43though.
- 10:43Yeah.
- 10:43And
- 10:44we
- 10:44haven't
- 10:44rolled
- 10:44it
- 10:44out
- 10:45yet,
- 10:45but
- 10:46what's
- 10:46going
- 10:46on
- 10:46right
- 10:46now
- 10:46is
- 10:47everyone's
- 10:47costs
- 10:47on
- 10:48Meta
- 10:48have
- 10:48gone
- 10:48up.
- 10:49Everyone's
- 10:50facing
- 10:50this
- 10:50big
- 10:50brands
- 10:51small
- 10:51brand
- 10:52panel.
- 10:52I
- 10:52was
- 10:52just
- 10:53hosting
- 10:53the
- 10:53small
- 10:53D2C
- 10:54brands.
- 10:54All
- 10:55facing
- 10:55it.
- 10:55Yeah.
- 10:56And
- 10:56that's
- 10:56because
- 10:56meta
- 10:57is
- 10:57now
- 10:57saturated
- 10:57with
- 10:58content
- 10:58more
- 10:58than
- 10:58ever.
- 10:59Yeah.
- 10:59Because
- 10:59people
- 10:59are
- 11:00spinning
- 11:00up
- 11:00AI
- 11:01content
- 11:01like
- 11:01no
- 11:01tomorrow.
- 11:02So.
- 11:03So
- 11:03it
- 11:03becomes
- 11:03a
- 11:03game
- 11:03of
- 11:04if.
- 11:04If
- 11:04I'm
- 11:04doing
- 11:04everything
- 11:05manually
- 11:06and
- 11:06I
- 11:06can
- 11:06get
- 11:07out
- 11:0710
- 11:07pieces
- 11:07of
- 11:07creative
- 11:08a
- 11:08week.
- 11:08Right.
- 11:09But
- 11:09this
- 11:09guy
- 11:09over
- 11:09there
- 11:10is
- 11:10spinning
- 11:11up
- 11:11500
- 11:12using
- 11:12a
- 11:12method,
- 11:12like
- 11:12I've
- 11:13just
- 11:13said.
- 11:13Right.
- 11:14Who's
- 11:14going
- 11:14to
- 11:14get
- 11:14the
- 11:15better
- 11:15optimized
- 11:15ads?
- 11:16Probably
- 11:16this
- 11:16guy.
- 11:17Right.
- 11:18So
- 11:18we're
- 11:18at
- 11:18a
- 11:18real
- 11:19tricky
- 11:19time
- 11:19where
- 11:19you
- 11:20need
- 11:20to
- 11:20adapt,
- 11:21you
- 11:21need
- 11:21to
- 11:21stay
- 11:21authentic,
- 11:24but
- 11:25you
- 11:25might
- 11:25be
- 11:25wiped
- 11:26out
- 11:26if
- 11:26you
- 11:26don't
- 11:26level
- 11:27up
- 11:27in
- 11:27some
- 11:27way
- 11:27and
- 11:28integrate.
- 11:28But
- 11:28it's
- 11:29doing
- 11:29it
- 11:29in
- 11:29a
- 11:29way
- 11:29that
- 11:30is
- 11:30real
- 11:30for
- 11:30you
- 11:30and
- 11:31your
- 11:31customer
- 11:31without
- 11:32pissing
- 11:32them
- 11:32off
- 11:32because
- 11:33it
- 11:33will
- 11:33damage
- 11:33your
- 11:33brand
- 11:33otherwise.
- 11:34Really
- 11:34tricky.
- 11:35Yeah,
- 11:35that's
- 11:35really
- 11:36well
- 11:36said
- 11:36too.
- 11:36Really
- 11:37well
- 11:37said.
- 11:38How
- 11:38about
- 11:38the
- 11:39agentic
- 11:39commerce
- 11:40side
- 11:40of
- 11:40things?
- 11:41How
- 11:41do
- 11:42you
- 11:42think
- 11:42that's
- 11:42going
- 11:42to
- 11:43play
- 11:43into
- 11:43things?
- 11:44And
- 11:44does
- 11:44the
- 11:45culture
- 11:45of
- 11:45what
- 11:45you're
- 11:46doing,
- 11:46does
- 11:46that
- 11:46make
- 11:46you
- 11:47more
- 11:47resilient
- 11:47in
- 11:48the
- 11:48agentic
- 11:48commerce
- 11:49world?
- 11:49If
- 11:49and
- 11:49when
- 11:49it
- 11:50does
- 11:50come
- 11:50about,
- 11:50like,
- 11:50how
- 11:51do
- 11:51you
- 11:51think
- 11:51about
- 11:51that?
- 11:52You
- 11:52know
- 11:53what?
- 11:53I'm
- 11:53yet
- 11:54to
- 11:54see
- 11:54it.
- 11:54Yeah.
- 11:54Okay,
- 11:55Great
- 11:55to
- 11:55hear.
- 11:55I'm
- 11:56yet
- 11:56to
- 11:56see
- 11:56our
- 11:57audience.
- 11:57Yeah,
- 11:58like
- 11:59none.
- 12:00We
- 12:00speak
- 12:00to
- 12:00our
- 12:00audience
- 12:01a
- 12:01lot.
- 12:01Our
- 12:01team
- 12:01are
- 12:02the
- 12:02audience.
- 12:02No
- 12:02one's
- 12:02using
- 12:03Agenda
- 12:03to
- 12:04check
- 12:04out
- 12:04real
- 12:04fashion
- 12:05and
- 12:05sneakers
- 12:05right
- 12:05now.
- 12:06Right.
- 12:08But
- 12:08it
- 12:09will
- 12:09get
- 12:09there.
- 12:09You
- 12:09think
- 12:10so?
- 12:10It
- 12:10will
- 12:10get
- 12:11there,
- 12:11but
- 12:11our
- 12:12goal
- 12:12with
- 12:12the
- 12:12Soul
- 12:12supplier
- 12:13app
- 12:13is
- 12:13to
- 12:13own
- 12:13the
- 12:14experience
- 12:14of
- 12:15you
- 12:15browse,
- 12:16you
- 12:16get
- 12:16inspired,
- 12:17you
- 12:17find
- 12:17your
- 12:17tribe,
- 12:18and
- 12:18then
- 12:19it
- 12:19understands
- 12:20what
- 12:20you
- 12:20like
- 12:21and
- 12:21then
- 12:21you
- 12:21can
- 12:21buy
- 12:21a
- 12:22product
- 12:22straight
- 12:22via
- 12:22us.
- 12:23So
- 12:23am
- 12:23I
- 12:23worried
- 12:24about
- 12:24agentic
- 12:24commerce?
- 12:25Not
- 12:25right
- 12:25now.
- 12:25Yeah.
- 12:26Because
- 12:26I
- 12:26just
- 12:26think
- 12:27it's
- 12:27a
- 12:27different
- 12:27buying
- 12:28journey.
- 12:28Well.
- 12:29And
- 12:29if
- 12:29you
- 12:29know
- 12:29what
- 12:29you
- 12:29want.
- 12:30Yeah.
- 12:31If
- 12:31you're.
- 12:32If
- 12:32your
- 12:32philosophy
- 12:33plays
- 12:33out,
- 12:33then,
- 12:33yes,
- 12:33you
- 12:34are
- 12:34more
- 12:34resilient
- 12:34to
- 12:34it.
- 12:35I
- 12:35mean,
- 12:35by
- 12:35default,
- 12:36you
- 12:36know,
- 12:36I
- 12:36think
- 12:36in
- 12:36a
- 12:37lot
- 12:37of
- 12:37ways,
- 12:37so.
- 12:38All
- 12:38right,
- 12:38well,
- 12:38let's
- 12:39get
- 12:39you
- 12:39out
- 12:39here
- 12:39on
- 12:39this.
- 12:39It's
- 12:40been
- 12:40a
- 12:40great
- 12:40conversation.
- 12:41What's
- 12:42the
- 12:42next
- 12:42chapter
- 12:42look
- 12:43like
- 12:43for
- 12:43you?
- 12:43What,
- 12:43what,
- 12:44what
- 12:44do
- 12:44you
- 12:44got
- 12:44planned
- 12:44in
- 12:45the
- 12:45year
- 12:45ahead?
- 12:45Like,
- 12:45you
- 12:46sounds
- 12:46like
- 12:46you've
- 12:46got
- 12:46a
- 12:46big
- 12:47new
- 12:47launch
- 12:48coming.
- 12:48What's
- 12:48going
- 12:48on?
- 12:49What's
- 12:49next
- 12:50for
- 12:51us?
- 12:52Facebook
- 12:52groups,
- 12:53where
- 12:53the
- 12:53culture
- 12:53and
- 12:54sneakers
- 12:54and
- 12:54streetwear
- 12:54started
- 12:55are
- 12:55dead.
- 12:55Discord
- 12:56is
- 12:56too
- 12:56niche.
- 12:57Reddit
- 12:57is
- 12:58too
- 12:58clinical.
- 12:58Okay.
- 12:59And
- 12:59big
- 12:59social
- 13:00is
- 13:00too
- 13:00scary
- 13:01and
- 13:01saturated.
- 13:03So
- 13:03if
- 13:03you
- 13:03love
- 13:04sneakers
- 13:04in
- 13:04streetwear
- 13:05fashion,
- 13:05the
- 13:05sole
- 13:06supplier
- 13:06app
- 13:07is
- 13:07a
- 13:07safe,
- 13:08friendly,
- 13:09fun
- 13:10place.
- 13:10To
- 13:10be
- 13:11like
- 13:11the
- 13:11early
- 13:11blossoming
- 13:12of
- 13:12where
- 13:12social
- 13:13media
- 13:13started,
- 13:13when
- 13:14it
- 13:14was
- 13:14fun,
- 13:15when
- 13:15you
- 13:15could
- 13:15post
- 13:15what
- 13:16you
- 13:16wanted
- 13:16and
- 13:16where
- 13:17there
- 13:17was
- 13:17love
- 13:17in
- 13:17the
- 13:18community
- 13:18and
- 13:19mixed
- 13:19in
- 13:19with
- 13:19that
- 13:20premium
- 13:20content
- 13:21and
- 13:21commerce.
- 13:22So
- 13:22if
- 13:22you're
- 13:22a
- 13:22sneakers
- 13:23and
- 13:23streetwear
- 13:23fan,
- 13:24this
- 13:24is
- 13:24the
- 13:24app
- 13:25for
- 13:25you
- 13:25that
- 13:26can
- 13:26inspire
- 13:26you
- 13:26and
- 13:26help
- 13:27you
- 13:27shop.
- 13:27Right.
- 13:27And
- 13:28like,
- 13:28that's
- 13:28the
- 13:28vision
- 13:28really
- 13:29for
- 13:29me,
- 13:29it's
- 13:29like
- 13:29going
- 13:30all
- 13:30in
- 13:30on
- 13:30that
- 13:31the
- 13:31app
- 13:31is
- 13:32the
- 13:32place
- 13:32to
- 13:32be.
- 13:33And
- 13:34alongside
- 13:34that,
- 13:34I
- 13:35hope
- 13:35that
- 13:35means
- 13:35we
- 13:35get
- 13:36more
- 13:36customer
- 13:36data
- 13:37and
- 13:37understanding,
- 13:38we
- 13:38can
- 13:38improve
- 13:39revenue,
- 13:39we
- 13:40can
- 13:40service
- 13:40our
- 13:41brands
- 13:41better,
- 13:41but
- 13:42ultimately
- 13:42it's
- 13:42better
- 13:42for
- 13:43the,
- 13:43for
- 13:43the
- 13:43audience.
- 13:43Yeah.
- 13:44And
- 13:44this
- 13:44is
- 13:44what
- 13:45they're
- 13:45looking
- 13:45for,
- 13:45I
- 13:45think,
- 13:46right
- 13:46now.
- 13:46Yeah,
- 13:46it's
- 13:47really.
- 13:47That's
- 13:47a
- 13:47really
- 13:47great
- 13:48nugget
- 13:48to
- 13:48end
- 13:48on
- 13:48because,
- 13:48you
- 13:49know,
- 13:49we
- 13:49talk
- 13:49a
- 13:49lot
- 13:49about
- 13:50the
- 13:50rise
- 13:50of
- 13:50micro
- 13:51influencers,
- 13:51but,
- 13:51you
- 13:51know,
- 13:52in
- 13:52a
- 13:52lot
- 13:52of
- 13:52ways
- 13:52what
- 13:52you're
- 13:52talking
- 13:52about
- 13:53is
- 13:53the
- 13:53potential
- 13:54similar
- 13:54thing
- 13:54happen
- 13:55in
- 13:55social
- 13:55media
- 13:55where
- 13:55you're
- 13:56going
- 13:56to
- 13:56see
- 13:56a
- 13:56fragmentation
- 13:57of
- 13:57social
- 13:57media
- 13:58into.
- 13:59Into
- 13:59like
- 13:59micro
- 14:00social
- 14:00media
- 14:00experiences
- 14:01and,
- 14:02and
- 14:02us
- 14:02as
- 14:03no
- 14:03great
- 14:03thing
- 14:03about
- 14:04the
- 14:04world
- 14:04we
- 14:04live
- 14:05in
- 14:05from
- 14:05a
- 14:05technology
- 14:05perspective
- 14:06is
- 14:06we
- 14:06can
- 14:06choose
- 14:06our
- 14:07own
- 14:07adventure
- 14:07of
- 14:07what
- 14:07we
- 14:08want
- 14:08to
- 14:08interact
- 14:08with.
- 14:08So,
- 14:09yeah,
- 14:09there's
- 14:09something
- 14:10to.
- 14:10What
- 14:10something.
- 14:11What
- 14:11you're
- 14:11saying,
- 14:11George?
- 14:12Yeah,
- 14:12other
- 14:13micro
- 14:13communities,
- 14:13like,
- 14:14popping
- 14:14up
- 14:14for,
- 14:14like
- 14:15running.
- 14:15Right.
- 14:15And
- 14:16other
- 14:16sports
- 14:16and
- 14:16wellness.
- 14:18There's
- 14:19like
- 14:19one
- 14:19called
- 14:19Sup
- 14:19well,
- 14:20which
- 14:20is
- 14:20about
- 14:20running
- 14:21and
- 14:21stuff.
- 14:21The
- 14:21Guy
- 14:22had
- 14:22a
- 14:22YouTube
- 14:22channel.
- 14:22Micro.
- 14:23There's
- 14:23a
- 14:23lot
- 14:24of
- 14:24this
- 14:24going
- 14:24on.
- 14:24Yeah,
- 14:25but
- 14:25where
- 14:26does
- 14:26it
- 14:26stop
- 14:26you.
- 14:26You're
- 14:27gonna
- 14:27have
- 14:27like
- 14:2720
- 14:27different
- 14:28apps
- 14:28for
- 14:28micro
- 14:28communities.
- 14:30I
- 14:30know,
- 14:30right?
- 14:30Yeah.
- 14:30It's
- 14:30kind
- 14:30of
- 14:30what
- 14:31Reddit
- 14:31is.
- 14:31Yeah,
- 14:31right.
- 14:32It
- 14:32looks
- 14:32like
- 14:32it's
- 14:33sold
- 14:33out.
- 14:33Yeah,
- 14:33yeah,
- 14:34yeah,
- 14:34yeah.
- 14:34Brands
- 14:35are
- 14:35just
- 14:35pushing
- 14:35products
- 14:35and
- 14:36comments
- 14:36and
- 14:36it's.
- 14:38It's
- 14:38saturated
- 14:39now.
- 14:39Yeah.
- 14:40I
- 14:40mean,
- 14:40it's
- 14:40funny
- 14:41like,
- 14:41as
- 14:41you're
- 14:41saying
- 14:41that,
- 14:41like,
- 14:42that's
- 14:42why
- 14:42podcasts
- 14:43exist.
- 14:43That's
- 14:43why
- 14:43I
- 14:43do
- 14:43what
- 14:44I
- 14:44do.
- 14:44I
- 14:44have
- 14:44a
- 14:44niche
- 14:44community
- 14:45where
- 14:45I
- 14:45built
- 14:46a
- 14:46business
- 14:46talking
- 14:46about
- 14:46retail
- 14:47technology.
- 14:48So
- 14:48we're
- 14:48all
- 14:48playing
- 14:49in
- 14:49the
- 14:49same
- 14:49kind
- 14:49of
- 14:49sphere
- 14:50here.
- 14:50So
- 14:50it's.
- 14:50It's
- 14:51really
- 14:51interesting
- 14:51to
- 14:51hear
- 14:51you
- 14:51say
- 14:51that,
- 14:52man.
- 14:52Well,
- 14:52thanks
- 14:53for
- 14:53making
- 14:53time
- 14:53for
- 14:53me.
- 14:54Thanks,
- 14:54Chris.
- 14:54Yeah,
- 14:54it's
- 14:55really
- 14:55great
- 14:55to
- 14:55meet
- 14:55you.
- 14:55I
- 14:56really
- 14:56enjoyed
- 14:56this.
- 14:57Yeah.
- 14:58So
- 14:58George
- 14:58Sullivan,
- 14:58the
- 14:59founder
- 14:59and
- 14:59CEO
- 14:59of
- 14:59the
- 14:59sole
- 15:00supplier.
- 15:00I'm
- 15:00going
- 15:00to
- 15:01check
- 15:01it
- 15:01out
- 15:01for
- 15:01sure.
- 15:01Everyone
- 15:02knows
- 15:02how
- 15:02much
- 15:02I
- 15:02love.
- 15:03I
- 15:03love
- 15:03a
- 15:03good
- 15:03shoe
- 15:04as
- 15:04well.
- 15:04So
- 15:05thanks
- 15:05to
- 15:05Vuzion
- 15:06and
- 15:06the
- 15:06retail
- 15:07technology
- 15:07show,
- 15:08for
- 15:08helping
- 15:09us
- 15:09put
- 15:09together
- 15:09all
- 15:10this
- 15:10great
- 15:10content
- 15:10with
- 15:11great
- 15:11interviewees
- 15:12like
- 15:12George
- 15:12here.
- 15:13And
- 15:13thanks
- 15:14to
- 15:14everyone
- 15:14back
- 15:15home
- 15:15listening.
- 15:15And
- 15:16to
- 15:16everyone
- 15:16out
- 15:16there
- 15:16on
- 15:17behalf
- 15:17of
- 15:17Omnitalk,
- 15:18be
- 15:18careful
- 15:18out
- 15:18there.