Today
Anthropic Throws Jabs at OpenAI's Ad Plan & Super Bowl-Olympics Preview
Episode 774: Neal and Toby preview the biggest headlines ahead of the Super Bowl, starting with Anthropic throwing jabs at OpenAI. Then, a report shows January was a bad month for the job market with layoffs being the highest in years. And, Caterpillar gets a boost on its power a ... Show More
29m 24s
Yesterday
AI Sparks Software Stock Meltdown & Bezos Axes 30% of Washington Post Staff
Episode 773: Neal and Toby dive into what’s behind the wipeout of software stocks. Then, the Washington Post just announced massive job cuts across the board as it struggles to grow its subscriber base. Also, the Super Bowl is coming up, which means bettors are flooding platforms ... Show More
29m 7s
Nov 2024
Starbucks Teams Up With DoorDash, Wonder Buys Grubhub & Amazon Halts Fertility Project | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app (Source)Amazon shutting down a secret ... Show More
41m 31s
Jan 2025
Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed:The appointment of Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel to head up Amazon’s grocery strategy (Source)Whe ... Show More
49m 28s
Jul 2024
🫏“Kamala-nomics” — The VP’s biz plan. Sabrina Carpenter’s ice cream strategy. Mercedes & Goldman’s electric cars.
President Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris… so we jumped into “Kamala-nomics.”Taylor Swift dropped 34 different versions of her latest album… it’s a growth hack inspired by ice cream.Starbucks, Mercedes, and Goldman Sachs just partnered up… for elec ... Show More
26m 9s
Aug 2024
Can Brian Niccol turn Starbucks around?
Last week in a major shakeup, Starbucks announced the appointment of Brian Niccol as its new chairman and CEO. Niccol, then CEO of Chipotle, will succeed Starbucks’s Laxman Narasimhan, who is stepping down immediately from the position he’s held for only 17 months. For a company ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2024
🐔 “Man’s new best friend” — Tractor Supply’s real estate insight. Whirlpool’s espresso machines. AI = Corporate Ozempic.
We won the Webby Award for “Best Business Podcast”! And we can’t thank you enough. 🎊Tractor Supply, the publicly-traded farm store, sells live chickens and is enjoying a record high stock price — And it’s winning because Millennials are migrating from the city to the country (st ... Show More
23m 30s
Episode 387: Neal and Toby chat about the big executive change between two powerhouse companies with Starbucks stealing Chipotle’s CEO. Can the new guy turn the coffee shop around? Then, a wind turbine blade falls and washes up ashore in Nantucket that sets the wind energy business in a tailspin. Next, Indonesia is nearing its costly relocation of its capita ... Show More