Beyond The Shelf
This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind E-Commerce. Through conversations with innovators in the space, we learn the stories of these leaders and their strategies for E-Commerce success. You can join our mailing list and access more content at itsrapid.ai.
David's past guests have included: Bryan Gildenberg from the CPG Guys, Todd Hassenfelt from Colgate-Palmolive, Anne Zybowski from Circana, Randy Mercer from 1WorldSync, Jared Taitel from PepsiCo, David Novak from Salsify, Harvey Ma from Albertsons Media Collective, Carter Jensen from General Mills, Pam Perino from Ghirardelli Chocolate, and many more.
Beyond The Shelf
Reflecting on the Early Days of eCommerce with Deloitte Digital's Paul do Forno
Dave welcomes Paul do Forno, Partner / Managing Director - Commerce Practice at Deloitte Digital, to the show. Paul's career stretches back over 30 years, to the nascent years of the web, and his insights are rooted in that experience.
Paul's shares his time as a digital consultant in the early web days (3:02), an overview of Deloitte Digital (10:44), his explanation of "B2B Commerce" (13:51), why retail isn't dead (17:08), his two main takeaways from 2023 (24:03) and how he thinks AI could enable the full supply chain to be dynamically mobilized (27:18).
Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldoforno/
Follow Paul on X: https://twitter.com/dofornop
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Theme music: "Happy" by Mixaud - https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
Producer: Jake Musiker