Sebastian and the rest of the Talon.One team are the first I know of to extend Google's UCP. They built out a whole loyalty / promotions extension that Sebastian joins me to discuss! His viral LinkedIn may be found at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/haas-sebastian_agentic-commerce-is-more-than-a-channel-share-7420410178757558272-2UAk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABIk90BajMmOMdE1FcLgzdxuG_mXl3CM0Q. As always, we discuss in 15 minutes or less

Vicki's role in our ecosystem is hard to explain - longtime brand CIO/COO, community builder, advisor to vendors, super connector, award ceremony host and friend/mentor/advisor to many. All in one, always with a smile on her face. She was kind enough to join me to discuss the Vendors in Partnership award ceremony that she just hosted in New York. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vickicantrell_vendorsinpartnership-activity-7420291234419613696-5CD_/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABIk90BajMmOMdE1FcLgzdxuG_mXl3CM0Q

What will replace the website? Brunello Cucinelli executive and CEO of Solomei AI (a spinoff of Brunello Cucinelli), Francesco Bottigliero, joins me to discuss the all-new AI-native https://www.brunellocucinelli.ai. No more pages - each screen is dynamically rendered using AI. From design all the way back to raw rendering of experiences using Groq chips, Francesco walks us through it - all in 15 minutes or less.

In our most viral LinkedIn post yet (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7401741009501806594/), Alexandra makes the case for why we need to stop attaching shame to public job searches. In this spirited discussion, we discuss why modern careers almost always include periods of job search, whether the best always have their next roles lined up, the positives and negatives of using the green "Open to Work" ring, and more - all in 15 minutes or less.

"20% of our website visitors ever see our home page" - so why does everyone internally obsess over the home page? In Craig's viral post, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7401315673622269952/, he poses the question and asserts that the PDP is now king. In this podcast interview, Craig explains why the home page is declining and why the PDP is on the ascendency

Glenn's post on his discomfort with AI-based pricing went viral. AI is new / controversial, and it already appears as if a backlash against AI is forming. I had a different view, which I posted at https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7402086820379074561?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7402086820379074561%2C7402382089003687936%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287402382089003687936%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7402086820379074561%29. I asked him to join this podcast to have a deep dive and he was gracious enough to accept my offer. We had a very nice discussion and came away realizing that our views are (shock!) more aligned than one would think by looking at our back and forth on a LinkedIn comment thread

Tarek is a veteran builder of SIs and his post announcing his new SI, Valliance, of course went viral. Tarek talks about their strict pay-for-outcomes pricing model, AI-only focus, and their specialization in ontologies. If you built a new SI from scratch focused on AI, this is how you'd do it and Tarek walks us through it all.

What would happen if CROs and CMOs switched jobs, like in the popular "Wife Swap" show? Whose job is harder? Why has there historically been so much tension in the relationship? Should CMOs report to CROs? If a typical CRO and CMO found themselves in a cage match, who would win the fight? We explore these topics and more in the latest episode of In the Spotlight. Jen's viral LinkedIn post may be found at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/demandjen1_youtube-show-idea-wife-swap-but-for-activity-7391848053105750016-bsah?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABIk90BajMmOMdE1FcLgzdxuG_mXl3CM0Q