Commerce Beyond Borders
von Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker
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Predictability Over Speed: What Retail Supply Chains Need Now
Predictability Over Speed: What Retail Supply Chains Need Now
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Hosted by Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker, Commerce Beyond Borders is a future-forward perspective on the rapidly evolving world of commerce and global growth strategies, providing critical insights, innovative tactics and transformative trends shaping the future of global commerce.
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- Predictability Over Speed: What Retail Supply Chains Need Now · 26 Min. · Folge 27Supply chain used to be treated as a cost center. Hans Elmegaard, who has held leadership roles at Agility, DSV, Maersk/Damco, Panalpina and Scan Global Logistics and is now…
- Why Most DTC Brands Are Scaling the Wrong Way with Jon Blair · 42 Min. · Folge 26Most DTC brands pick their channel first and figure out the economics later. Jon Blair, Founder of Free to Grow CFO and founding team member of Guardian Bikes, says that's why so…
- How Korea Became a Global Culture Engine, with Dominika Kustosz-Lee · 45 Min. · Folge 25Korea has just 51 million people and a GDP under 2 trillion dollars, yet it was the fifth-largest luxury market in the world in 2023 and continues to export culture, from beauty…
- Attribution, AI Agents, and the New Rules of Discovery with Roshni Nambiar · 38 Min. · Folge 24Roshni Nambiar, Senior Director of DTC Analytics & Strategy at Unilever Prestige Group, joins Renee Hartman and Chris Baker to unpack how AI, social commerce, and shifting…
- Web Summit's Casey Lau on Why China is Moving Faster Than Anyone Realizes · 32 Min. · Folge 23Guest: Casey Lau, EVP at Web Summit and Co-founder of Startups HK Casey Lau has spent close to 30 years in Hong Kong building community at the intersection of startups, tech, and…
- Ribs and Robots: How Tony Roma's is Modernizing a 50-Year-Old Brand · 27 Min. · Folge 22Host Renee Hartman interviews Mohaimina (Mina) Haque, CEO of Tony Roma’s, about the brand’s international franchise operations and adoption of AI and robotics. Haque, a lawyer…
- Inside Tesco With Dr. Sumit Mitra: AI at Scale and India's Retail Revolution · 37 Min. · Folge 21Dr. Sumit Mitra is CEO of Tesco Business Solutions and Tesco India, overseeing a team that spans payroll and finance to AI, property, supply chain, and customer contact — serving…
- The Strategy Trap: Why Great Plans Fail at Execution · 28 Min. · Folge 20Most companies are pretty good at writing strategies. Far fewer are good at executing them. That gap — and what to do about it — is exactly what Kevin Ertell has spent his career…
- Remove Friction, Not Humans: Rethinking Retail Technology with João Correia · 48 Min. · Folge 19What does it take to turn around 12 supermarkets during a COVID lockdown? Or build a centralized logistics operation under economic sanctions? João Correia has spent 25 years…
- The New Wave of Chinese Brands Disrupting Everyone · 54 Min. · Folge 18Why are both international luxury brands and established Chinese players losing market share to local upstarts? In this episode, we sit down with Xiaofeng Gu, founder of Jingzhi…
- Content Is the Game: Inside the Real State of Social Commerce with Dave Morrissey (ex-TikTok & Meta) · 50 Min. · Folge 17In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, we go deep into what actually works in social commerce today — and what doesn’t. From London, former Meta & TikTok executive Dave…
- Entertainment, Community, Trust: Palmstreet’s Playbook for Livestream Commerce · 32 Min. · Folge 16Palmstreet is building what they call the world’s online “Main Street”—and the engagement is wild. In this episode, Chen Li (Founder & CEO, Palmstreet) joins Renee and Chris to…
- Make Your Own Luck: Scott Kronick on Global Growth, China Lessons & Saying Yes to the Meeting · 44 Min. · Folge 15In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, host Renee Hartmann and co-host Chris Baker sit down with communications leader Scott Kronick (ex–Ogilvy & Mather) for an energizing…
- Collaboration at Scale: How Indie Beauty Brands Grow Together with Lynn Power · 35 Min. · Folge 14In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, hosts Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker sit down with Lynn Power, a former advertising executive turned entrepreneur behind several…
- Retail Is Everywhere: Platform Commerce, Trust, and the Future of Immersive Shopping · 40 Min. · Folge 13In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker sit down with Michael Zakkour—founder of Five New Digital and Managing Director at The Sell Side…
- A VC’s View on the Future of Shopping: How Vincent Diallo Sees the Game Changing · 40 Min. · Folge 12In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, hosts Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker sit down with Vincent Diallo, venture capitalist, Investment Partner at Progression and General…
- The Perfect Storefront: Digital Commerce Excellence with Swagat Choudhury · 29 Min. · Folge 11In this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, hosts Chris Baker (Vancouver, Canada) and Renee Hartmann (Sintra, Portugal) sit down with Swagat Choudhury, Global Digital Commerce…
- Inside Barbour’s Global Strategy: Quiet Luxury, Localization & Growth with Neil Parker · 31 Min. · Folge 10In this insightful episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, hosts Chris Baker and Renee Hartmann engage with Neil Parker, Managing Director of Global Distributors at Barbour. With a…
- Deglobalization in Action: What’s Next for Brands and Borders? · 30 Min. · Folge 9Renee Hartman joins Chris Baker from opposite sides of the globe — Galway, Ireland and Seoul, South Korea — to unpack the latest developments in global trade, retail innovation…
- Commerce at a Crossroads · 35 Min. · Folge 8Welcome to another episode of Commerce Beyond Borders! This week, your hosts Renee Hartmann and Chris Baker sit down—just the two of them—for a candid, insightful conversation on…







