CartStars

CartStars is the most exclusive friendwork for eCommerce’s top 5%—a curated space where leaders build, learn, and scale together.

What Makes CartStars Different
- Invitation-only—membership is earned through participation, not fees.
- Peer-driven—no sales pitches, just trusted advice from industry leaders.
- Curated vendor ecosystem—only partners recommended by members.
- Beyond digital—private platform, local meetups, and executive retreats.

Why It Matters
Great businesses aren’t built alone. CartStars brings together the brightest minds in retail and eCommerce—leaders who are shaping the future and willing to share what they know.

Know a CartStars member? Ask them for an invite.

Founder & CEO

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Founder

Inveterate, Inc

 Director Of Partnerships

Gladly

Trusted by hundreds of companies including Crate & Barrel, Ralph Lauren, and Warby Parker, Gladly is the people-centric CX platform that puts customers and agents at the center of every conversation to kickstart and nurture more natural relationships, driving long-term brand loyalty, revenue, and support efficiency.

Based in San Francisco, Gladly was founded in 2014 and is privately backed by industry leaders including Greylock, GGV Capital, NEA, Glynn Capital, FutureFund, and JetBlue Ventures.

Manager, Strategic Partner Program

dotdigital

The dotdigital platform is an omnichannel marketing solution for B2C, B2B, and NFP marketers in the Americas. Import data, build segments and triggers and create relevant marketing campaigns that engage your customers on their favorite channels. Don’t limit yourself to email marketing; personalize your marketing messages across SMS, push notifications, live chat, and social ads.

Speed and ease of use are at the core of what we do, so our omnichannel marketing features can help you reach your goals faster. If you want to increase marketing ROI, boost sales revenue, drive more qualified leads, or boost donor growth – dotdigital is the single-sign-on platform you need.

Sr. Enterprise Account Executive

SAG-AFTRA

Actress

Demandforce

The Demandforce software-as-a-service application is used by thousands of customers to grow revenue, keep clients coming back, and manage operations more effectively. Demandforce connects Demandforce clients to over 100 million consumers via email communications, text messaging, and online services. Demandforce has achieved 26 quarters of over 80% year-over-year quarterly growth and is led by a management team with over a decade of experience developing and delivering web-based applications that drive real, tangible business value. As of February 2016, Demandforce is proud to now be a part of the Internet Brands family.

Senior Account Executive

Yelp

Account Executive

Lion Management Group, Inc.

CEO at CartStars | Cultivating an Empathetic & Resilient Community for eCommerce Leaders

Two years ago, I had a lightbulb moment.

As a newly minted Director of Partnerships, I gathered seven experienced colleagues to get their honest feedback on a tech solution I was evaluating. No agendas. No sales pitches. Just real advice from people who understood my KPIs.

Their insights saved me $40,000 and a year of frustration.

That’s when it hit me:
 In an industry with 8,000+ tech tools and 4x as many agencies, leaders don’t need more noise. They need trusted, agenda-free connections.

That’s why I built CartStars.

CartStars is the exclusive friendwork for eCommerce’s top 5%—a curated, high-trust space where senior brand, retail, and eCommerce leaders ($10M+ revenue) connect with peers to share insights, solve challenges, and build real relationships.

What makes CartStars different?
✅ Invitation-only—membership is earned through contribution.
✅ No sales pitches—just real, peer-driven conversations.
✅ A curated partner ecosystem—only solutions recommended by members.
✅ Digital + in-person—our platform and executive events create real impact.
✅ Your friendwork in your pocket—get answers instantly from trusted peers.

We believe the best executives don’t scale alone. They grow by building relationships with other smart, kind, and engaged leaders—without wasted time, bad deals, or endless sales cycles.

CartStars is invite-only. If you know a member, ask them to invite you.

🔗 Learn more at CartStars.com

Debbie Kemunto Pearce

We’re finally out.


For almost three years, CartStars felt like one long sprint inside a burning building.
 
Build the thing.
Fix the thing.
Hope it holds long enough to build the next thing.

Chaotic. Ridiculous…Beautiful.
The kind of pace only founders understand.

But somewhere along the way, the rhythm changed.

For the first time, we’re ahead.
Preparing with intention.
Planning next year… in the year before it. (Who am I? 🤣)

I used to watch our members plan Black Friday in February and think,
What is this life? Teach me your peaceful ways!

But the truth is, this feels right.

Because when the fires quiet down, you finally see the things that matter.

The people you want to build with.
The standards you refuse to lower.
The future you can shape on purpose, not by accident.

And that’s where this next decision came from.
Depth over breadth.
Two partners per category.
Chosen by the CartStars, not by us.
Chosen because the humans behind the work are good to work with.

That’s our North Star for 2026.
 
What’s yours?

#CartStars #retail #ecommerce #partnerships #growth #thoughtleadership

Founder, CartStars | Building the room where top retail and eCommerce minds grow together.

No one owes you anything.


Not their time.
Not their trust.
Not their belief in what you’re building.

I learned that early.

Maybe that’s why the last three years have meant so much to me.

Because the only reason CartStars works,
is that the best service providers in this industry decided to give us something they didn’t have to:
Their partnership.
Their excellence.
And their reputation… long before we had one of our own.

Every partner who has ever worked with us was recommended by our members.
Which means before they ever worked with CartStars, they worked with you.
They earned your trust first.
We simply inherited it.
And I don’t take that lightly.

So today I just want to say thank you.

To every team that showed up for our members, solved real problems, and made this ecosystem better.

So here’s to the partners who have been part of this journey,
past, present, and now officially, 2026.

85SIXTY, AB Tasty, Absolute Web, adMixt, AthenaHQ, Bark-Ai, BTR Media, CommerceNext, Flexport, Friendbuy, Instant, Intelligems, Keynes Digital, Kimonix, Klaviyo, KODIF, LettrLabs, Loop, Loop Subscriptions, ShipHero, Nishe, Nostra, Oceans Talent, Opensend, OrderProtection.com, Passport, Poplar/ Share Local Media, Power Digital Marketing, Redo, Retention.com, Rise.ai, Rivo, SARAL - The Influencer OS, SiteVibes, Skio, Stay AI, Stord, & the rest in the comments!

We see you.
We appreciate you.
And CartStars is better because of you.

If you’re reading this and you’ve worked with any of them,
tag them below.
They deserve it.

#CartStars #retail #ecommerce #trust #partnerships

You can’t buy this.


“So what’s the difference between a sponsorship and a partnership at CartStars?”

I get why they ask.

From the outside, the difference looks cosmetic.
A nicer word.
A softer label.

But I’ve never liked soft labels.

A sponsorship is transactional.
You pay. You get visibility. Your logo shows up somewhere it wasn’t yesterday.
Fair enough.

But a partnership is different.
A partnership is work.
An agreement to grow together.

Our partners show up for our members.
We show up for their teams.
Both sides bring something the other can’t.

That is why we are so strict about who becomes a partner here.
You are not buying a list.
You are entering an ecosystem.

If you are here only to take, you will hate it.
If you are here to give, you will feel at home.

Because you don’t get anywhere good by taking without giving.
Not in this industry. Not in this community.

And for CartStars, “partner” is not a nicer word for sponsor.
It’s a promise.

You bring your best work.
We bring our best people.

And when both sides grow from that,
It doesn’t need to be defined. It's felt.

#CartStars #retail #ecommerce #partnership #thoughtleadership #growth

Speed over space. 


If something didn’t click quickly,
I assumed it was wrong.
Or I was.

So I’d look at people who welcomed a slow start and feel almost envious.
They got time.
Time to build processes.
Time to make mistakes without an audience.
Time to breathe before they had to prove anything.

But CartStars never gave me that.
It felt like a long, quiet hallway.
No hockey stick.
No “we blew up overnight” story to tell on a podcast.

At first, I thought that meant we were behind.
But now, the view from the climb feels different. 

Like The Pillars of the Earth.
Ken Follett spent ten years on that book.
ten years tracing every stone,
every choice,
every consequence.

A world built slowly enough that the foundation actually holds.

It’s the kind of story you can’t speed through,
because it wasn’t written that way.

CartStars unfolded the same way.
Carved into place, not rushed into existence.

That’s why I’m grateful we did not get everything we wanted quickly.

You can engineer speed.
But you can’t fake depth.
And depth is what we’re here for.
So I plan to take my time.

Because overnight success is a fallacy.

#CartStars #retail #ecommerce #growth #journey #thoughtleadership

We've heard the whispers. 


"CartStars has too many rules." 
"Other platforms get 6X the sponsorship."

But here's what we keep hearing: "Other rooms don't feel the same."

Because vendors can't pay to be in the room. 
They have to be recommended by members who've used them. 

And they don't make astronomical investments, which means there's air.

Not pressure and pitches.

This year, Allison Gagnon from Tibi sat next to the Videowise team at Torrisi.
No topic. Just dinner.

Twenty-seven live shopping episodes later: $2 million in sales.

Everyone wins. 
Leaders discover what works from peers. 
Vendors doing great work grow. 

And we get to keep building the room.

Receipts in comments :)

#CartStars #retail #ecommerce

Can we fight about it?


When Justin texts you with:
“Hey… what about a boxing match for charity?”

You know something that sounds unhinged,
is about to make perfect sense.

Raising $1,000,000 for charity, 
across clean water, emergency medical care, and cancer research.
That kind of purpose has a way of settling everything into place.

So here we are.
Eight exhibition matches.
Sixteen brave (or slightly unhinged) eCommerce leaders.
Five hundred people in the audience.

All of us trying to do something that looks a little impossible.
And therefore all the more worth it.

I’m part of the donations and boxers team alongside
Anas Hoque at Klaviyo and Bradley Johnston at Opensend.

And yes…
I may or may not be stepping into the ring myself.
You’ll have to show up to find out.

Huge thanks to the incredible group making this real:
Justin Silver (our fearless Chair),
Ben Walter, Emmanuel Kamau, Alexander Lazoff,
Jess Cervellon, Bryce Alsten, Lauren Sawyer ☀️,
Ian Korer, Grace Nicklas,
Bill Murphy, and Josh Garellek!

See you in Vegas on March 24th at The Space.
Let’s make this count. 🥊


#retail #ecommerce #charity #fightforcharity #shoptalk #shoptalk2026

I said yes.


To new ideas.
New experiments.
A few questionable decisions I’m still pretending were strategic.

Eventually, the team started saying I was “subscribing” to everything.
And honestly… fair.
My credit card has been through character development this year. 😬

But when our members started nominating their picks for the 2026 CartStars partnerships in the subscription category,
something unusual happened.
No noise.
No debate.
No fourteen-way tie.
(If you’ve been in eCom long enough, you know that alone is a miracle.)

So if you lean in closely,
I’ll tell you what I’m subscribing to next year:
Skio and Loop Subscriptions!

Chosen by members who don’t just plug into a stack.
They stay in it. 
With skin in the game.
And receipts in their dashboards.

So…yes, I’ve said yes to a lot this year.
But this is the subscription I’d sign twice!
Everything else can stay on free trial 😏


#CartStars #retail #ecommerce #partnerships #subscription

Rachel J.

Andzen

Working with Andzen in a Board Member capacity, with a specific focus on strategic growth of the agency, providing insights and recommendations, and supporting key decision-making.

Agency Board Advisor

Klaviyo

Klaviyo Community Champions are Klaviyo’s most passionate and experienced advocates. Hand-selected through an application process, Champions have a deep understanding of Klaviyo products, marketing best practices, and are eager to help others achieve success. Klaviyo recognizes Champions for their exceptional leadership, love for knowledge sharing, and dedication to fostering innovation and growth within the Klaviyo Community.

Klaviyo Community Champion

Polaris Growth

Supporting Polaris through their next phase of growth as Fractional COO to define growth opportunties, build out a management structure and statically grow the agency.

Fractional COO

Cartstars

Providing strategic advice as the CartStars community continues to grow and crossing over our collective community of brands and agencies where it makes sense.

Business Advisor

Alpha Inbound

As a Non-Executive Director, I support senior leadership teams to drive growth, streamline operations, and prepare for successful exits. 

With almost a decade of experience in guiding 100s of agencies, with multiple 7 and 8-figure exits, I bring strategic insights and tailored solutions to help agencies scale and thrive.

VideoWise - Shoppable Video

The best shoppable video experience on Shopify to increase engagement & boost growth for innovative eCommerce brands.

Advisor (Agency Enablement & Partnership Strategy)

Investor

Quickfire Digital - Shopify Plus Agency

Working with Quickfire in a Board Member capacity, with a specific focus on operationalising the agency, I provide strategic insights and recommendations, contributing to key decision-making.  

With almost a decade of experience in guiding 100s of agencies, with multiple 7 and 8-figure exits, I bring strategic insights and tailored solutions to help agencies scale and thrive.

Agency Board Advisor 

Rainy City Agency - Award-Winning Shopify Plus Agency

As a Non-Executive Director, I support senior leadership teams to drive growth, streamline operations, and prepare for successful exits. 

With almost a decade of experience in guiding 100s of agencies, and multiple 7 and 8-figure exits, I bring strategic insights and tailored solutions to help agencies scale and thrive.

ROSWELL

Harris Web Works - eCommerce Services

#1 Trusted Advisor for Ecommerce Agencies | Simplifying the Process of Scaling Ecommerce Agencies | Founder of Ecommerce Partnerships & Ecommerce Agency Growth | Grade A Shenanigator ☘️

Leading trusted advisor for ecommerce agencies. Dedicated to enabling agency owners to get out of the day-to-day of running their agency so they can focus on taking it to the next level. As former COO of a leading ecommerce agency, I've support 100+ ecommerce agencies across the globe as fractional-COO, non-executive director, and board advisor.  

Number 1 authority in implementing best practice operations, systems, and processes to scale ecommerce agencies profitably and efficiently. From building scalable retainer models to coaching high-performing leadership teams, I work with ecommerce agencies to simplify the next steps in scaling their ecommerce agency.

Feel free to contact me directly: rachel@ecommercepartnerships.com

Fractional Chief Operations Officer

At Smart Solutions, our goal is to build great websites that increase overall revenue for your business and provide an easy way for customers to connect with you online. 

We are dependable, certified eCommerce experts who will help you strategize, execute, and grow. We are a privately held, boutique agency founded in 2004 and exclusively focused on eCommerce. We have an excellent team of employees and a great group of partners who take your business success personally. We do what is right for our customers, not what is easy.

I've pinpointed a concerning trend with LinkedIn - it's quickly becoming a pay to play model! Despite all the best practice advice from all the LinkedIn 'gurus': be consistent, don't use AI to write content, use images etc...it's clear that things are moving towards an increasingly commercialised model. 

I've posted consistently for a year, I hand write all my content (occasionally using AI to consolidate when I've gone over the word count - story of my life), managed to dig out a handful of photos. And yet, here we are...

I'm being pushed into boosting posted immediately after they go live. And the engagement numbers are directly related to the posts that LinkedIn seems to recommend as one to boost. 

I've kept a close eye on this in the last month and there is a direct correlation which means this is not really about writing unique content, or providing value. It's about 'hacking' the algorithm, or jumping on the bandwagon of generic click bait nonsense, sharing swipe files of little to no value or uploading what can only be described as Tinder worthy pictures.

If that's the case, I'm out. Why there isn't an alternative to LinkedIn by now is shocking...I know I'm ready for a new platform! 


#linkedIn #business

Rachel Jacobs

#1 Authority in Scaling Ecommerce Agencies

What kind of leader are you: do you enable or empower?

Here's the truth: the people you hire can make or break you as a leader.

I see two types of leadership styles in agencies:
👉 Those who micro-manage
👉 Those who empower

Empowering sounds great, and it is. But there's a catch...If you hire the wrong profile, empowerment turns into enabling. 

Suddenly, you're carrying dead weight because you've handed freedom to task-completers who can't thrive without constant direction.

That’s why hiring goes beyond core skills. You need to look for qualities:
✅ Self-motivation
✅ Initiative-driven problem-solving
✅ Proactive ownership

Skip this, and you’ll end up frustrated and micromanaging anyway. Get it right, and you’ll build a team that operates like a well-oiled machine, even when you’re not in the room.

So ask yourself: are you hiring problem-solvers or ticket-takers?



#leadership #business #agencygrowth

As I start onboarding new agencies for 2026, I’m noticing some trends that I believe will influence 2026: a pull back in the traditional one-size-fits-all full service model in favour of a deeper focus on single service expertise.

And the best agencies, they're cutting the dead wood and being intentional about doubling down on what they do best.

One thing is very clear: there’s a shift toward depth, not breadth. Expertise, not volume. And I’m not surprised, it's about time agencies cleaned up.

One could argue that AI is speeding this up, but not because it’s replacing people - because it’s replacing inefficiency. Clients no longer need agencies to 'do' as much, they need partners who think, advise, and deliver results faster.

If you’re still being paid as a ticket taker, you’re in trouble.
If you’re not investing in AI and automation, you’ll get left behind.
If you’re not revising services for what clients need now, you’ll be forgotten.

Industry leading agencies that I work with are using this as an opportunity to simplify. And simplicity leads to excellence (thanks Bruce Lee)

They’re stripping out low-margin services, refocusing on core expertise, and refining who they serve.

One agency I onboarded recently decided to cut two service lines that weren’t profitable and rebuild their positioning around one specific niche. Within a quarter, they had clearer messaging, happier clients, and a 9% lift in margins.

That’s what happens when you go deeper instead of wider.

Now is the time to consolidate. Remove the stuff holding your team back. 

Decide what you want to be known for, and build around that.

Because if you look like everyone else, sound like everyone else, and sell what everyone else does, you’ll get the same results as everyone else.

As you plan for 2026, ask yourself:
 • What are we truly world-class at?
 • What needs to go to make space for that?

Wanna know what leading agencies are focusing on next year? Perhaps it's time to join Ecommerce Agency Growth, a growing community of global ecommerce agencies who are sharing their insights with eachother.

#agencygrowth #ecommerceagency #strategy #ai

As we start the enrollment process for 2026, below is a brief overview of what's included in the Ecommerce Agency Growth community, created for your entire agency to have access to best practice processes, practical tools, and hands-on guidance: 

- Private Slack Community: Build your partner channel with access to 100s of agency owners and trusted partners who want to partner and hear from you

- Mastermind Peer Groups: Small-group sessions with agencies at a similar stage so you can troubleshoot and move faster, for both owners and leaders

- In-Person and Virtual Events: Curated gatherings that deepen relationships and open doors to referrals and partnerships with speaking opportunities

- Live Coaching and AMAs: Interactive sessions with coaches where we solve real-life agency challenges in real time without the sales pitches

- Training Library and Recordings: On-demand access to agency-specific workshops on growth, operations, hiring, sales, delivery, and leadership 

- Agency Resources: Access to 1000s of best-practice systems, SOPs, agency resources, templates, and documentation in the community platform Circle

- Agency Growth Cohort: A structured 10-month group program based on best practice, to support profitable agency growth

Leaving you to make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and maintain momentum. DM to join the community starting in 2026.

#eagcommunity #ecommerceagency #ecommercepartnerships #agencygrowth

If you're like lots of ecommerce agencies in my network, you're likely looking ahead at your events scheduled for 2026. Here’s where you can connect with likeminded agencies in Q1:

→12 Jan, NYC — NRF Agency Workshop https://luma.com/vuxw98q9

→19 Jan, Colombia —  Annual Planning Agency Workshop https://luma.com/zuvfqnvm

→12 Feb, London —  Agency Workshop: Marketing  https://luma.com/dfdc6xee

→24 Mar, Vegas — Shoptalk US: Opening Night Meetup https://luma.com/l5ikequp

→25 Mar, Vegas — Shoptalk US: Agency Masterclass https://luma.com/0dur800o

→25 Mar, Vegas — Shoptalk US: Private Dinner https://luma.com/1mdvalig

If you want to connect with other ecommerce agencies in 2026, join us! 

#eagcommunity #ecommerceagency #agencygrowth

It's that magical time of year when common courtesy exits the building and ghosting suddenly becomes an acceptable communication style.

So here is a gentle reminder for the people who seem to forget how basic communication works:
No saves time.
Maybe wastes time.
Yes moves things forward.

Ghosting is never ever an acceptable approach.
It's a complete disrespect of someone’s time. 
No one should ever be that guy or gal. 
Integrity and reputation is priceless.

And to the seasoned ghosters who circle back six months later in crisis mode, expecting me to eagerly jump in to save the day after ignoring countless emails and calls when I previously helped for free, your pattern is noted.

If you're guilty of this, here's some free advice that will save your reputation and everyone else's sanity: just say no if you aren't interested.

Or say the timing isn't right and you'll follow up when you're ready, which is a polite way of saying they can expect to never hear from you and you indeed wasted their time with no intention of ever paying for their time or services. 

Just say anything other than nothing so at least we can write you off our list and avoid wasting any further time.

And please, for the love of God, when you next see me at one of my events that you always seem to have time for, as long as it is free (am I right?!), don't awkwardly avoid me or, worse, act like we're best pals telling everyone how unbelievably fantastic I am and how grateful you are for everything I do.

Either don't come, email ahead or address it in person out of respect. No one should have to apologise for making a choice, just be an adult and communicate clearly.

Yours sincerely,
Every single entrepreneur


#business #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship

As part of 2026 annual planning workshops with my 1:1 agencies, I've had a lot of conversations about the anticipated impact of AI on agencies.

Ultimately, those who start planning now will have the competitive advantage. The agencies that resist will die off, while those who embrace it will become leaner, more profitable, and more valuable. 

Here’s how you can stay ahead:

1. Automate Low-Value Work to Focus on Strategy

AI tools are replacing manual reporting, ad optimiations, and cookie-cutter campaign execution. 

✅ Automate execution using AI

Use ChatGPT or Claude for content drafts, product descriptions, and ad copy.

Use Supermetrics to pull automated reports instead of manually compiling data.

✅ Reposition your services

Change 'we run ads' to 'we build AI-powered growth systems' Package AI automation as a benefit, not a threat. 

❌ Old: $10K/month for media buying

✅ New: $10K/month for AI-driven media buying + human oversight + strategic growth planning

2. Charge for Thinking, Not Just Doing

Agencies that rely on execution alone are at risk. AI does the tasks faster, cheaper, and often better. Clients will not pay premium prices for something they can automate.

✅ Sell strategy, not just execution

Instead of just running ads, offer growth roadmaps, data-driven insights, and brand positioning strategies. If AI optimises ads, optimise customer journey touchpoints.

✅ Focus on AI integration consulting

Offer workshops or training on how brands can use AI in their own teams. 

✅ Make AI your selling point

“We don’t replace humans with AI - we use AI to make humans 10x more effective.”

3. Use AI to Run a Leaner, More Profitable Agency

Big agencies with bloated teams will struggle. AI allows smaller teams to do more with less, give boutique agencies a competitive advantage.

✅ Increase output with a lean team

Cut repetitive roles and reinvest in higher-level strategists. Instead of 3 media buyers, 1 strategist using AI tools can handle the same workload.

✅ Charge based on impact, not hours

AI reduces execution time, so stop billing based on hours. Move to performance-based retainers or value-based pricing.

✅ Focus on profit, not just revenue

Fewer team members = lower costs = higher margins. A lean, AI-optimised agency can be more profitable at $2M revenue than a bloated agency at $5M.


Bottom line - AI is a competitive advantage, if you use it right. The future belongs to agencies that leverage AI strategically, not the ones that ignore it.


✔ Audit your services: Identify what AI can replace and where humans add value
✔ Integrate AI tools: Automate reporting, media buying, and content generation
✔ Reposition your agency: Shift from execution only to strategy-driven value
✔ Run leaner: Reduce unnecessary hires, improve efficiency, and increase margins

AI isn’t a threat, it’s a multiplier for those who leverage it correctly.

#ai #artificialintelligence #agency

ANNUAL PLANNING AGENCY WORKSHOP, 19-23 JANUARY, COLOMBIA 

Most agency teams start the year reacting instead of leading. Without protected time to plan, it’s easy to fall back into the same patterns that kept the agency stuck the year before.

The Annual Planning Workshop creates the space to step out of day-to-day execution and make decisions with clarity. Our 2026 edition in Colombia brings together agency leaders who want structure, alignment, and a plan their teams can actually follow.

Throughout the session, we’ll refine financial priorities, sharpen marketing focus, and set measurable goals that support intentional, sustainable growth. The value comes from the work you do in the room, and from collaborating with operators who understand the realities of building an agency the right way.

🔗 Event details: https://luma.com/zuvfqnvm

If you want to learn more about the community or join future learning experiences, feel free to reach out.

#agencygrowth #agencyplanning #ecommerceagency

A hill I'm *almost* willing to die on, and when I say die I mean have a wee bit of verbal jousting and remain unswayed: Gemini is far superior to Chat GPT.

Having used CGPT for the last year, I spend more time correcting the repeated mistakes and navigating the unpredictability of what can only be described as digital bipolar, whereas Gemini requires next to no context and gets the job done...well!

I haven't really dabbled with Claude, and I hear great things from my team who are obsessed with it...but I'm going all in on Gemini.

Anyone feel brave enough to challenge me?!

#chatgpt #claude #gemini #ai #LLM

Loved joining Nihar on the ROSWELL podcast where we talked about all things agencies, partnerships and growth in an ever changing market!

Having supported Nihar in his role as MD for the last 5 years, we've navigated some interesting ups and downs together. What's been most impressive is his growth as a leader. 

He goes out of his way to share insights and is an inspiration to so many agencies in our Ecommerce Agency Growth community across the global.

Looking forward to 2026 together 🚀  💪 

#agencygrowth

🚀 New Orbit episode is live — featuring one of the true community leaders in our ecosystem, Rachel Jacobs!

We’re excited to share our latest conversation with Rachel Jacobs, a standout force in eCommerce partnerships and someone who continuously strengthens the connective tissue of this industry.

In this episode, Rachel dives into:
 ✨ The principles behind building authentic, high-value community
 🤝 What great partnerships actually look like in practice
 🔍 How to show up with intention — across brands, technology, and agencies
 🌱 Why long-term relationships, not quick wins, drive real growth

Rachel has become a trusted voice and connector for so many in our space, and we’re proud to spotlight the impact she makes across the broader eCommerce ecosystem.

👉 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eT7Xdu8F 👉 Or listen here: https://lnkd.in/eKYXYkMD
If you’re invested in partnerships, retention, or community-led growth, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

#TheOrbit #RoswellNYC #ecommerce #partnerships #communitybuilding #podcast #dtc #shopify #marketingleaders

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