In this insightful new installment of the Global e-Commerce Leaders Podcast, host Michael LeBlanc reconnects with Jim Okamura, Co-Founder of the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum (GELF) , to discuss the future of global retail, the evolving mission of GELF, and how the community is responding to today’s rapidly changing international marketplace. They begin by reflecting on the legacy of the late Kent Allen , a fellow GELF Co-Founder whose passing deeply impacted the organization and the broader e-...
Apr 09, 2025•23 min•Season 4Ep. 1
My special guest on this episode is Dan Brewster, the Senior Vice President of Marketing for ESW . ESW empowers the world's best-loved retailers and brands to make global shopping better, safer, simpler and faster end-to-end. Dan shares timely insights into the evolution of cross-border commerce and the transition to a multi-local solution. Stay tuned as we explore the impact of data, AI, and global trends on e-commerce and international retail. This podcast is brought to you by Stream Commerce....
Dec 05, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode, we meet the force of nature, Jenna Flateman Posner, just two months into her new gig with innovative home products brand, wholesaler and direct-to-consumer retailer Solo Brands. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, not unlike what Jenna did as a University athlete and member of the USA Women’s Sevens rugby team. Hear more about how Solo Brands has dedicated country sites, distribution in Canada and Europe, and the best days. Learn how Jenna prioritized technology investme...
Nov 27, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode, I welcome back to the podcast Sophie Abrahamsson , President of Americas @ Bambuser . With Sophie is Julian Guevara , Senior Vice President of Direct to Consumer with What Goes Around Comes Around. I had the opportunity to visit Julian's store in SoHo recently and was super impressed by the business, their live-streaming studio and the team behind this innovative retailer. One quick note: I had a mic gremlin early in the interview with Shopie's mic, but I resolved it quickly for...
Nov 20, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Greetings and welcome to Season Three of the Global eCommerce Leaders #podcast, picking up from the New York edition of the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum, where I met and chatted with some of the most interesting global commerce leaders in the world live in person in the Stream Commerce podcast studio, gathered as part of the thriving GELF community. This season is brought to you by Stream Commerce, a full-service consultancy that ideates, strategizes, and executes growth marketing solutions fo...
Nov 13, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 1
On Thursday October 12th, the Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum (GELF) community will be back in New York City live and in-person for another full day of learning, sharing and networking. Join global ecommerce leaders from leading DTC and retail brands for keynotes, breakout sessions, peer/executive discussions/meetups and networking as we return to Convene Midtown Westin October! In this episode, GELF co-founders Kent Allen and Jim Okamura give us an exclusive preview of the fantastic speakers and...
Aug 15, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
Jun 27, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
May 16, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
Apr 17, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
Apr 03, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
Mar 20, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the Los Angeles Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in early 2023. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service Shopify Plus eCommerce agency delivering world-class Shopify Plus digital storefronts & growth marketing solutions. Stream Commerce can help you navigate the new Markets, Markets Pro and Global-e international capabilities native to Shopify and work hand-in-han...
Mar 06, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought together tho...
Feb 20, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought together tho...
Feb 13, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought together tho...
Feb 08, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought together tho...
Jan 05, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought together tho...
Jan 05, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Dec 30, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Dec 15, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Nov 30, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Nov 01, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Oct 19, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Greetings and welcome to a special episode recorded live in the on-site Stream Commerce podcasting studio at the New York City Global eCommerce Leaders Forum in September 2022. These episodes are presented by Stream Commerce, a full-service, full-funnel e-commerce consultancy bringing together the boldest and brightest innovators, strategists, and e-commerce experts. They are the Shopify Plus expert that does more than just build sites. The Global eCommerce Leaders Forum NYC 2022 brought togethe...
Oct 10, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The 2022 Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum brings together the top thought leaders and players in the global cross-border industry and in this episode meet Beauty Industry Group’s Director of Value Creation, Kevin Runolfson , and Global-e’s CEO, North America, Matthew Merrilees . Together they discuss how multi-portfolio businesses can capitalize on the cross-border eCommerce opportunity as a group while still supporting each of their brands’ unique identities, empowering them to expand their glob...
Sep 23, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Recorded live in New York, GELF Co-Founder Kent Allen sets the stage and gets us ready for the NYC GELF event happening September 29th back in New York The 2022 Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum brings together the top thought leaders and players in the global cross-border industry and in this episode Kent outline the key issues on the minds of top executives that will make up the agenda for this years event. If you liked this podcast, you can follow us on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music podca...
Aug 31, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Greetings and welcome to a special episode of the podcast recorded live in the on-site podcasting studio at the L.A. Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum April 2022. For these episodes we are joined by GELF friend & supporter Rick Watson who takes his turn on the mic as our podcast host for this LA podcast series. In this episode, Rick talks to Hamaad Akmal, International Operations, GOAT Group If you liked this podcast, you can follow us on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music podcast channel or y...
Jun 20, 2022•12 min
Greetings and welcome to a special episode of the podcast recorded live in the on-site podcasting studio at the L.A. Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum April 2022. For these episodes we are joined by GELF friend & supporter Rick Watson who takes his turn on the mic as our podcast host for this LA podcast series. In this episode, Rick talks to Kathy Ando (back for a second time on the podcast!) and Karaline Goldmark, both from Tile. If you liked this podcast, you can follow us on Apple iTunes, Sp...
May 26, 2022•15 min
Greetings and welcome to a special episode of the podcast recorded live in the on-site podcasting studio at the L.A. Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum April 2022. For these episodes we are joined by GELF friend & supporter Rick Watson who takes his turn on the mic as our podcast host for this LA podcast series. Let's listen in now. In this episode, Rick talks to Kevin Cushing, Business Development Manager, E-Commerce at Singapore Airlines. Kevin is spearheading the introduction of Parxl, a new ...
May 13, 2022•16 min
In this special episode GELF Co-Founders Kent Allen and Jim Okamura take us through a recap of the GELF event held recently in 2022. If you liked this podcast, you can follow us on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music podcast channel or your favorite podcast platform, please rate and review with a five star rating and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail and cross-borders commerce industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you...
May 03, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome back to Global E-Commerce Tech Talks, episode 23! I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and in today’s episode, a preview to the great thought leadership live in person on the stage at the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum happening April 21st in L.A., I get a sneak preview chatting with June Van Heel , Head of International at Bala, Isabel Gan , Founder/CEO of Rose Planet International Brand Management Inc and Nicole Granucci, Vice President of Product Marketing of Citcon. Together with GELF co-f...
Apr 14, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 23
