
Beyond The Shelf
This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind E-Commerce. Through conversations with innovators in the space, we learn the stories of these leaders and their strategies for E-Commerce success. You can join our mailing list and access more content at itsrapid.ai.
David's past guests have included: Bryan Gildenberg from the CPG Guys, Todd Hassenfelt from Colgate-Palmolive, Anne Zybowski from Circana, Randy Mercer from 1WorldSync, Jared Taitel from PepsiCo, David Novak from Salsify, Harvey Ma from Albertsons Media Collective, Carter Jensen from General Mills, Pam Perino from Ghirardelli Chocolate, and many more.
Podcasting since 2023 • 89 episodes
Beyond The Shelf
Latest Episodes
Sustainability That Sells: Turning Purpose into Action - with Marie-Agnés Daumas
This week we're joined by Marie-Agnès Daumas. With a background spanning TerraCycle and Colgate-Palmolive, Marie-Agnès brings a career's worth of insight into retail leadership, sustainability strategy, and how to connect with the modern consum...
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Episode 89
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25:57

How to Launch (and Win) with Influencers and Algorithms - with ProductWind's Tim Wilson
Dave’s guest today is Tim Wilson, Chief Revenue Officer at ProductWind, a platform helping brands use influencer marketing to drive real results—especially in retail environments like Amazon and Walmart.Tim’s career has spanned eComm, te...
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Episode 88
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34:40

The Science of Shopping - with Behavioral Researcher & Author Paco Underhill
This week’s guest is Paco Underhill, renowned behavioral researcher, retail anthropologist, and best-selling author of Why We Buy.Paco has spent decades studying how and why we shop—and what our behavior reveals about the changi...
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Episode 87
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35:38

How to Drive Smarter Retail Execution – with Spectrum Brands’ Mir Zaman
What do rocket science and commercial operations have in common? More than you think!In this episode, Mir Zaman, Vice President of Commercial Operations at Spectrum Brands, shares what he brought with him from the aeropsace industry to A...
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Episode 86
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32:45

Smarter Media Measurement and Incrementality – with Clerdata’s Meghan Corroon
This week we’re joined by Meghan Corroon, Co-Founder and CEO of Clerdata. In a world full of spend reports, inflated ROAS claims, and buzzwords like "directional" or "efficiency," Clerdata helps brands see clearly which investments are moving t...
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Episode 85
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28:01
