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Popable Podcast#017 // Revolutionizing Retail: Zenus AI’s Ethical Facial Analysis – Panos MoutafisIn this episode of the Popable Podcast, Scott and Steve delve into the innovative world of AI with Panos Moutafis, the CEO and co-founder of Zenus AI. Panos shares his company's journey through the pandemic, their strategic pivot, and how they're transforming the retail industry with ethical facial analysis technology. Instead of individual recognition, Zenus AI focuses on anonymous, aggregate data to enhance customer understanding and business forecasting. With a wide array of applications from airports to retail stores, Zenus AI is poised to change the way brands interact with consumers.
The episode dives deep into the...2024-01-1520 min
Popable Podcast#016 // Discover & Work with Social Media Influencers for Pop-up Retail – David BenolielGrow your business with DIY Influencer marketing made simple, secure, and 100% free to use.
Ainfluencer is a smart marketplace, matching brands and the best-suited social media influencers using the power of AI and workflow automation. Their vision is to make influencer marketing available to all by reducing the complexity and cost associated with micro-influencer marketing.
David Benoliel is an entrepreneurial and energetic business leader with 30 years of experience founding, growing, and managing numerous companies, both domestically and internationally. Career-long dedication to software and internet-powered businesses.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenoliel/
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Popable Podcast#015 // Maximizing Ancillary Income Solutions for Shopping Centers & Malls – Michael MongiardoMichael is the SVP of Operations at EPM-Eminent Property Management. EPM’s core competencies are conventional property management and ancillary income management. Our property management services are offered locally throughout the tri-state area with headquarters in Long Island, NY. Our ancillary income management division operates nationwide. EPM connects property owners with innovative solutions to build property value and maximize income potential. They work with 5,000+ properties mainly consisting of open-air shopping centers and regional shopping malls nationwide.
If you are looking to focus or expand in a certain state or region, they can provide opportunities to do so with e...2022-05-1122 min
Popable Podcast#014 // How Pop-Up Stores Get A 40% Lift In Revenue From Gift Cards – Todd TomlinTodd Tomlin is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ncentiva and the Founder and Managing Director of Consummo Consulting. Todd has 12 years of experience in managing gift card programs for brands such as Expedia's Hotels.com, Hyatt Hotels, Cinemark Theatres, and the Atlantis Bahamas. His consulting firm focuses on helping brands realize the full potential of their gift card program, or if they don't have one, Consummo Consulting provides the business case, go-to-market strategy, implementation, and more.
As COO of Ncentiva, Todd and his team are building a world-class platform that allows consumers to trade in unneeded items such...2022-05-0518 min
Popable Podcast#013 // Local Store Pickup for eCommerce & Digitally Native Brands with Lucky Labs – Sneh ParmarSneh is the cofounder of Lucky, an omnichannel fulfillment platform for any brand and retailer to work together. Prior to starting Lucky, Sneh helped launch an accelerator/fund and led the consumer purchasing behavior team at an agency. He's worked with founders to launch their DTC brands, eCommerce stores, and map out inventory and logistics. Outside of work, Sneh loves pushing the boundaries of fashion, music, and art by either learning or creating.
In this episode, we talk about local order fulfillment at retail partners that’s driven by the eCommerce site of the brand, along with th...2022-03-1820 min
Popable Podcast#012 // Investing In Your Vacancies. White Box Spaces Impact On Pop-Up Leasing – Bil IngrahamBil Ingraham is a marketing and business development executive helping brands & small businesses increase customers & sales. At Centennial, he manages a team that books space in their shopping centers throughout the country for local, regional & national brands, positioning them in the heart of their communities via stores, events, sponsorship, media, and pop-ups. Additionally, Bil has opportunities for tech companies & brands looking to be a part of hundred-million-dollar multi-use community redevelopments with retail at their core.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bil-blane-ingraham-5ab8355/
https://centennialrec.com/
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Popable Podcast#011 // Retail Pride - Empowering Your Retail Sales Team In A Gig Economy – Ron ThurstenRon Thurston is a highly accomplished retail leadership Executive, Board Advisor, and Amazon Bestselling Author with extensive experience leading retail operations for America’s most prominent brands. He is adept at turning around underperforming businesses, developing and implementing innovative growth strategies, architecting improved training programs, building high-performing and dedicated teams, launching new brands, expanding brands into new markets, and ensuring customer growth and satisfaction.
In 2021 and 2022, Ron was named one of the top 100 Retail Influencers globally, is a board member of GOODWILL NY/NJ, and currently sits on the advisory boards of several emerging retail technology brands, in...2022-02-1724 min
Popable Podcast#010 // Pop-Up Retail with Spirit Halloween. Secret Insights from the Landlord to Brand Perspectives – Greg ParsonsGreg Parsons is a Sr. Manager of Real Estate at Spirit Halloween in the SW region and previously worked with Brookfield Properties, Taubman, and Simon giving him a unique perspective on the popup shop industry going from the landlord side to the brand. Graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University, he now resides in Texas where he’s been helping retailers and landlords improve profitability for over 20 years.
https://www.spirithalloween.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryparsons/
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- Scott Blair, Co-Founder of Popable
- Stephen Brooks, The...2021-11-1922 min
Popable Podcast#009 // Being FLAWSOM. How to Amplify Your Difference to Stand Out in the Marketplace – Stan PhelpsStan is a Forbes Contributor, TEDx Speaker, IBM Futurist, Certified Speaking Professional, and best-selling author of the Goldfish Series. He is an Instructor for the ANA School of Marketing and Rutgers Business School.
A show and tell speaker, Stan empowers audiences to take action that delivers bottom-line impact. He strives to change the paradigm of marketing by encouraging audiences to focus on experiences as the ultimate competitive differentiator. He believes purposeful DX wins the hearts of employees and customers, and differentiation ultimately boosts loyalty, retention, referrals, and results.
A masterful storyteller who quickly connects with audiences, Stan has delivered keynotes and...2021-09-2223 min
Popable Podcast#008 // 3 Visual Merchandising Must Haves for a Successful Popup Shop – Nichole SimmsNichole Simms is the CEO and founder of Creative Visual Solutions, a Retail and Sales Consultant company that helps Boutique and Small Retail Owners grow their businesses through proven Merchandising and Sales strategies.
She has 30 years of Retail Management, Marketing, Sales, and Visual Merchandising experience. She has a BA of Science in Retail degree from Purdue University. Milwaukee, WI is her hometown and now she resides in Paramount, CA.
Throughout her career she has had the privilege of driving results and collaborating with some of the country's best retailers such as The Gap, Ann Taylor...2021-09-1521 min
Popable Podcast#007 // How to Get Started with a Pop-up Shop from Experienced Consultant - Andy BailenAndy Bailen has been a senior executive in retail and CPG businesses for over 30 years. He is currently the Managing Director of 3Pe Consulting, which provides advisory services in business turnarounds, franchise development, general retail & pop-up stores, direct to consumer initiatives, private equity/ M&A, and more. 3Pe Consulting clients have included ASDA, Five Below, Barnes & Noble, The Jim Henson Company, Penguin Books, Propel Equity, Macellum Capital Management, and The Ivy League.
Andy's career includes roles as President & CEO of KB Toys, Head of Specialty Retail at Toys "R" Us, EVP of Merchandising & Marketing at Party City...2021-09-0124 min
Popable Podcast#006 // Disrupting the Retail Space Model - Sook is the World’s First Community Retail Platform with John HoyleJohn Hoyle is a Proptech Founder, Real Estate Professional and experienced MD across international markets. Committed to developing social ventures for profit in the UK and beyond he launched Sook in 2019 with the goal of maximizing the utility of spaces across our towns and cities.
Sook Spaces is the world’s first community retail platform. Establish physical space on a weekly basis and create meaningful connections with your customers at the times that work for you, leaving the rest of the week for other businesses to use. Our hourly rental model and adaptable solution offers you a lo...2021-08-2521 min
Popable Podcast#005 // Why Pop-Up Stores at Grocery Anchored Shopping Centers Are on The Rise with Laura McLaughlinLaura McLaughlin is a Director of Specialty Leasing for Brixmor Property Group.
Laura is responsible for the national specialty leasing efforts focusing pop up, emerging brands & seasonal retailer stores, common area events such as fireworks, the recycling program, Out-Of-Home advertising/experiential marketing and parking lot community events.
Laura earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Marketing from St. Joseph’s University.
Brixmor is a leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air shopping centers with more than 380 retail centers in the United States.
https://www.brixmor.com
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Popable Podcast#004 // How I Started My Streetwear Pop-Up Collective - Local Heroes with Darnell KingDarnell King is the Owner of NOLOGO and Co-Owner of LOCAL HEROES flagship retail store in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
Darnell began studying Art at a young age, falling in love with drawing. He has always admired many genres of Art, such as abstract, tattoos, graffiti, and cinematic.
He’s extensively studied color, shade, shape and texture and is well versed in many textiles and garments. DK’s inspiration for designing derives from street and runway fashion. This fashion got him featured in three GQ magazine editions during the summer of 2017.
NOLOGO is the prod...2021-08-1120 min
Popable Podcast#003 // Ephemeral Retailing – The Evolution, Application and Future of Pop-up Stores with Ghalia BoustaniGhalia Boustani is a researcher at Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and holds a Doctorate degree from Ecole Supérieure des affaires. Her main research interest is in ephemeral retailing; she has developed her first research on pop-up stores in the Middle East and now is focusing her research on studying pop-up stores in Europe.
Ghalia has published “Ephemeral Retailing: Pop-up stores in a Postmodern consumption era”, “Pop-up retail. The Evolution, Application and Future of Ephemeral Stores” and presented her research in different marketing and retailing colloquy. Throughout her academic journey, Ghalia also worked closely with professionals and entreprene...2021-08-0428 min
Popable Podcast#002 // How to Manage Your Pop-up Shop Inventory with Dan JablonsDan Jablons worked in retail while attending the Ohio State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Production. He has worked with retailers such as Walmart, Target, JC Penney, American Apparel, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, Jimmy Choo, Charles David, Diesel, Oakley, Tumi, Hollywood Bowl, and many others. He has worked for a clothing manufacturer where he piloted vendor-managed inventory programs, a leading point-of-sale provider (where he installed systems and provided merchandising help to retailers large and small) and internet marketing (where he helped retailers establish a presence on the web.)
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Popable Podcast#001 // Introduction to The Popable PodcastScott Blair and Stephen Brooks sit down and talk about the concept behind the Popable Podcast. If you're in retail, entertainment, or the commercial real estate industries, then this podcast is built around strategies to help you grow your pop-up shop business.
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