OFFBounds Retail

By Paula Macaggi

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OFFBounds is a podcast where commerce executives share their perspectives, successes, and lessons learned in their careers to inspire other global leaders in their journey and decision-making.

Every week, the host Paula Macaggi meets industry leaders to discuss business strategies, careers, and leadership in one-on-one conversations challenging the limits of borders and boundaries.

Paula unveils the person behind the leader and brings to her audience of commerce executives experiences to relate, motivate, and reflect on decisions that are shaping commerce.

OFFBounds is the first podcast recorded in person with audio and video featuring executives in commerce from around the world.


Episode Date
Criteo's President of Retail Media, Sherry Smith: “You cannot operate retail media in silos anymore.”
Dec 09, 2025
96. Enactor's Director,Julius Carrell: “In modern retail, your blueprint is your competitive edge.”
Dec 02, 2025
95. NRF's SVP of Content, Jill Dvorak: "One trillion dollars in holiday spend is the highest we have ever forecast.”
Nov 25, 2025
94. Norrøna's CCO, Martin Lien: “You have to be for real when you build a community.”
Nov 18, 2025
93. M7 Innovations' Founder Matt Maher: "Search behavior is evolving rapidly."
Nov 11, 2025
[RIA4] Rebuilding the marketing tech stack for what's next with Ometria's CEO Ivan Mazour and CSO Djalal Lougouev
Oct 23, 2025
92. Tariffs and US Holiday Season 2025 with Richard Kestenbaum
Oct 21, 2025
[RIA3] How AI fuels speed, insight, and story-doing with Miami Dolphins' Former CMO, Pri Shumate and Ometria's CSO, Djalal Lougouev
Oct 16, 2025
91. (Trends) Kidulting, Experiences and Storytelling: A Revisit to Build-a-Bear's Growth
Oct 14, 2025
[RIA02] How to stay authentic in the age of AI with 8thirtytwo's Fractional CMO, Julie Channing and Ometria's CEO, Ivan Mazour
Oct 09, 2025
90. Illy Caffè's VP of Marketing & Digital, Cristian Arcangeli: “Growth starts when you understand your customer and stay consistent.”
Oct 07, 2025
[RIA01] Finding your direction in implementing AI with Knix' CCO, Nicole Tapscott and Ometria's CSO, Djalal Lougouev
Oct 02, 2025
89. Matt Marcotte's Book, Built on Belief: Why Cultures of Commitment Are the Competitive Advantage
Sep 30, 2025
88. Ferrero's SVP of Media and Marketing Services, Danielle Sporkin: "ROAS is only the starting point."
Sep 23, 2025
87. NVIDIA's VP and GM of AI for Retail, CPG and QSR, Azita Martin: "Physical AI is the next big wave"
Sep 16, 2025
86. Danone North America's CMO, Linda Bethea: "Health and wellness is at a tipping point in America"
Sep 09, 2025
85. Papa Johns' CMO, Jenna Bromberg: “Your attitude determines your altitude.”
Sep 02, 2025
84. Grendene's CDO, Jessica Alsing: “Authenticity and community will always beat the playbook.”
Aug 26, 2025
83. April Sabral on Positive Retail Leadership: “If you don’t believe it, you won’t achieve it — and neither will your team.”
Aug 19, 2025
82. Loblaw's CDO Lauren Steinberg: "We were able to create the market demand."
Aug 12, 2025
81. Ulta Beauty's SVP Digital and Ecommerce, Josh Friedman:"We just hit 45 million loyalty members."
Aug 05, 2025
80. (Recorded Live) How Happy Employees Create Better Retail Customer Experiences | NRF APAC 2025
Jul 29, 2025
79. Mecca Brands' CRO, Ian Burl: "The way you make an experience better is by thinking about emotion."
Jul 22, 2025
78. DingDong Fresh's VP, Shaoming Yang: “We digitized everything and all decisions are made by AI.”
Jul 15, 2025
77. Myntra's CEO, Nandita Sinha: "Myntra is shaping the Indian fashion market."
Jul 08, 2025
76. Lotte Retail's Group CEO, Sam Kim: "In Korea, there is no online or offline, there is just shopping"
Jul 01, 2025
75.NRF APAC 2025: What Asia-Pacific Is Teaching the World About Retail
Jun 24, 2025
74. Tony's Chocolonely's Head of North America, Dusan Vujovic: “Transparency isn’t a marketing strategy. It’s a responsibility.”
Jun 17, 2025
73. Vitamin Shoppe's COO, Andrew Laudato: "IT teams have to earn the right to innovate"
Jun 10, 2025
72. About You's Co-CEO, Tarek Müller: "We want to become the global number one"
Jun 03, 2025
71. East Side Story: Why APAC Is Retail’s Hottest Market
May 27, 2025
70. Catalyst Brands' CDO, Mike Dupuis: "AI is changing retail profoundly."
May 20, 2025
69. Hamley's CXO, Paul Porter: "Consumers demand memorable experiences."
May 13, 2025
BONUS EPISODE: A Quick Fire Chat with Shoptalk's Ben Miller
May 08, 2025
68. Ron Thurston's New Book: Human Pride
May 06, 2025
67. Selfridges' CTO, Ross Beaumont: “If you don’t notice the tech, that means it’s working.”
Apr 29, 2025
66. Currys' COO, Lindsay Haselhurst: "Profit and purpose go hand in hand."
Apr 22, 2025
65. Kingfisher PLC's Global CTO, Christopher Blatchford: "Diversity drives better business outcomes."
Apr 15, 2025
64. Endeavour Group's Head of Insights, Benjamin Thompson: "Innovation is a double-edged word."
Apr 07, 2025
63.Schwarz Digital's SVP of Innovation, Mirko Saul: "Sovereignty is really important for the group"
Apr 01, 2025
62. Co-op's MD of Ecommerce, Chris Conway: "Our USP was the fact that we've got 2,500 stores"
Mar 25, 2025
61. Rewe Group's Head of Retail Media Connect, Christian Raveaux: "Retail media is the future of advertising."
Mar 18, 2025
60. Tendam's CRO, Javier Figar: "We need to trust and empower the people in the store"
Mar 11, 2025
59. Holland and Barrett's CPO, Katya Denike: "Unlearning is as important as learning"
Mar 04, 2025
58. JD Group's CDO, Arianne Parisi: "Stores are the most important asset for JD"
Feb 25, 2025
56. Vista Alegre's CDO, Carla Graça: "If brands don’t take advantage of AI, they will be left behind"
Feb 11, 2025
57. Shoptalk's Head of Content, Joe Laszlo: "It's about balancing inspiration and tactical news"
Feb 08, 2025
55. Retail Trends 2025: A NRF Recap
Feb 04, 2025
54. Dyson's Global Head of Product, Stuart Frelick: "Not making a decision is the worst thing you can do"
Jan 28, 2025
53. Former Nike, Greg Merrill: “You can’t cut your way to growth. Companies that thrive invest in building what’s next.”
Jan 21, 2025
52. The Retail Events You Should Attend This Year
Jan 14, 2025
51. Larroudé's CEO, Ricardo Larroudé: "The cheapest shoe to make is the shoe that's already sold"
Jan 07, 2025
50. Throwback Episode: The Power of Storytelling with Tiago Quaresma
Dec 24, 2024
49. A Year in Retail – OFFBounds 2024 Recap
Dec 17, 2024
48. Trends | Premiumization: What-Shein-Can’t-Do
Dec 10, 2024
47. Carrefour Links' MD, Emmanuel Malkor: "It's a way to create a more data-driven ecosystem"
Dec 03, 2024
46. LabelVie Europe's CEO, Brahim Lemseffer: "Atacadão is about having a buying-centric position"
Nov 26, 2024
45.Trends | How Brands Are Embracing the Running Boom
Nov 19, 2024
44.Markets | Understanding the Chinese Luxury Market
Nov 12, 2024
43. Clarks' CIO, Simon Clarke: "Customer centricity is at the heart of everything"
Nov 05, 2024
42. OFFBounds Markets | Sharon Gai: "Commerce in China feels a lot more entertainment oriented versus America"
Oct 29, 2024
41. Casper's CEO, Joe Megibow: "Turnarounds like this is wartime and wartime is messy"
Oct 22, 2024
40. [Shoptalk Fall] True Religion's CMO, Kristen D'Arcy: "We could become a billion-dollar brand"
Oct 15, 2024
39. [Shoptalk Fall] Crate & Barrel's President, Alicia Waters: "Omni-channel is about meeting customers where they are."
Oct 08, 2024
38. [Shoptalk Fall] ThredUp's CEO, James Reinhart: "A leader needs to love the problem"
Oct 01, 2024
37. [Shoptalk Fall] Build a Bear Workshop's CTO, Dara Meath: "If you want to have a great experience, you've got to make it simple, easy, and effective"
Sep 24, 2024
36. [Shoptalk Fall] Pandora's President of North America, Luciano Rodembusch: "We are performing better than the US market for 10 quarters in a row"
Sep 17, 2024
35. [Shoptalk Fall] Vera Bradley's CMO, Alison Hiatt: "Rebranding can be exhilarating and terrifying at the exact same time"
Sep 10, 2024
34. What Does the Future Hold for Starbucks and Its New CEO?
Aug 27, 2024
33. How Former Athletes Excel as Successful Business Leaders w/ Jenna Posner and Brian Librach
Aug 20, 2024
32. 8 Books for Commerce Leaders Read This Summer
Aug 13, 2024
31. OFFBounds Trends | The Rise of Recommerce
Aug 06, 2024
30. H2O Retailing's CIO & CDO, Toru Koyama: "Integrated data should be a value to support the customer's next needs and wants"
Jul 30, 2024
29. AEON Group Malasya's CMO, Ngai Yuen Low: "We are always asking, where is the differentiation? Where is exclusivity?"
Jul 23, 2024
28. Wesfarmers OneDigital' MD, Nicole Sheffield: "Shop goes up 25% as soon as a customer join our program"
Jul 16, 2024
27. OFFBounds Markets | NRF APAC Recap: What's happening in Asia Pacific
Jul 09, 2024
26. Sommsation's CEO, Danielle Diliberti: "We want to focus on a modern tech stack that is meant to power the future of the entire wine industry"
Jul 02, 2024
25. Steve Dennis' Book: 'Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption'
Jun 25, 2024
24. Pepsico Europe's VP of Ecommerce, Celso Shimabukuro: "We need to deliver outrageous growth"
Jun 18, 2024
23. Aldo's CIO, Matthieu Houle: "You have to say yes and embrace the change"
Jun 10, 2024
22. Carl Boutet and Charles de Brabant: The Mission of Training the New Retail Leadership
Jun 04, 2024
21. Rick Watson | DTC Brands, Replatforming, Walmart's Evolution
May 28, 2024
20. OFFBounds Markets | Brazil's Commerce Industry
May 21, 2024
19. Oliver Banks' Book | Driving Retail Transformation
May 14, 2024
18. PRIMARK's Chief Architect: "We need to be data-informed, not data-driven"
May 07, 2024
17. OFFBounds Markets | Navigating China's Retail Revolution
Apr 30, 2024
16. Uri Levine's Book | Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Apr 23, 2024
15. OFFBounds Markets | Let's Discover Retail in APAC!
Apr 16, 2024
14. O Valor do Tempo's Managing Director, Tiago Quaresma: "Innovation isn't necessarily about technology"
Apr 09, 2024
13. Worten's CTO, Rui Cohen: "We have infinite offers for fulfilling the customer needs"
Apr 02, 2024
12. Is Apple Vision Pro a Game Changer for Commerce?
Mar 26, 2024
11. AllSaints' CIO, James Reid: "We have to be where our customers are"
Mar 12, 2024
10. Lindex's Head of Technology, Florian Westerdahl: "You should just put new expectations on AI"
Mar 05, 2024
09. Kicks Group's EVP, Carola Lundell: "Live shopping success is about what happens after"
Feb 27, 2024
08. Adlibris' CEO, Jonas Karlén: "Don't let a good crisis go to waste"
Feb 20, 2024
07. Sunglass Hut's NA President, Giorgio Pradi: 'Investing in people first then technology'
Feb 13, 2024
06. SOK's CMO, Lauri Toivonen: "You have to think Marketing as Business"
Feb 06, 2024
05. Board Director, Silvia Mazzuchelli: "First-party data is crucial to increase marketing effectiveness"
Jan 30, 2024
04. FNAC Darty's CEO, Enrique Martinez: "The sustainability revolution is here"
Jan 23, 2024
03. OBI's CIO, Tim Engler: "Tech is a question of business enablement"
Jan 16, 2024
02. Carrefour's Global CTO, Olivier Gibert | "We are making data accessible to everyone"
Jan 09, 2024
01. Solo Brand's CDO, Jenna Posner | "We need to be advocates of our good tech"
Jan 09, 2024
Every Tuesday: Meet the Top Global Commerce Leaders on OFFBounds
Jan 04, 2024