Retail Legends
Designed for retail leaders and retail lovers alike, the RETAIL Legends podcast is designed to provoke thoughts, challenge ideas, encourage growth and, most importantly, offer leadership and insight to help retailers be both prepared and proactive to retail’s always evolving and constantly demanding needs. For a good chunk of Americans, the slow trudge out…
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How to Harness AI to Craft a Unique Customer Experience: Retail Legends
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Retail Legends podcast. This program’s mission is to provoke thoughts, challenge ideas, encourage growth, and offer leadership and insight to promote prepared and proactive retail. Host Nicole Leinback Reyhle kicked things off at the National Retail Federation’s 2020 Vision Big Show in NYC with interviews with Brian…
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Driving Frontline Efficiency and Customer Experiences in Retail: Retail Legends
On this episode of Retail Legends, host Nicole Leinbach Reyhle was joined by Brett Patrontasch, co-founder of mobile-based workforce management app Shyft, and Astound Chief Experience Officer Andrew Leibowitz. Patrontasch and Reyhle spoke at length about how Shyft is working to engage hourly staff members and drive frontline efficiency for retailers. Specifically, Patrontasch highlighted…
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Retail Legends: Introducing A New Retail Podcast
Designed for retail leaders and retail lovers alike, The Retail Legends podcast is designed to provoke thoughts, challenge ideas, encourage growth and, most importantly, offer leadership and insight to help retailers be both prepared and proactive to retail’s always evolving and constantly demanding needs. From consumer expectations to store marketing strategies, operational tactics and…
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Complex AI Software Should Be Delivered as a Managed Service
Artificial intelligence software is increasing in complexity. Delivery models typically include traditional licensing or a managed service approach. The structure used to deploy these systems can influence how they operate in production environments. The CEO of Amberd, Mazda Marvasti, believes platforms at this level should be delivered as a managed service rather than under…
High Hyperscaler GPU Costs and Infrastructure Limits Drove Move to QumulusAI for Fixed-Cost AI Services and Greater Flexibility
Providing managed AI services at a predictable, fixed cost can be challenging when hyperscaler pricing models require substantial upfront GPU commitments. Large upfront commitments and limited infrastructure flexibility may prevent providers from aligning costs with their delivery model. Amberd CEO Mazda Marvasti encountered this issue when exploring GPU capacity through Amazon. The minimum requirement…
AI Enables Faster Business Decisions, Giving Startups an Edge Over Traditional Companies
Speed in business decisions is becoming a defining competitive factor. Artificial intelligence tools now allow smaller teams to analyze information and act faster than traditional organizations. Established companies face increasing pressure as decision cycles shorten across industries. Mazda Marvasti, CEO of Amberd, says new entrants are already using AI to accelerate business decisions. He…
Amberd Delivers Real-Time Business Insights, Cutting Executive Reporting From Weeks to Minutes With ADA
Many organizations struggle to deliver real-time business insights to executives. Traditional workflows require analysts and database teams to extract, prepare, and validate data before it reaches decision makers. That process can stretch across departments and delay critical answers.. The CEO of Amberd Mazda Marvasti states that the cycle to answer a single business question…