This week on Superlative, host Ariel Adams, founder of aBlogtoWatch.com, welcomes Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of BVLGARI and the Head of LVMH Watches, for an in-depth and inspiring conversation about the future of luxury watchmaking. Our guest shares how BVLGARI continues to evolve by merging Italian creativity and Swiss precision, bringing emotion and innova ... Show More
Nov 17
Building the Future of American Watchmaking with Josh Shapiro of J.N. Shapiro Watches
<p> On this episode of Superlative, host Ariel Adams sits down with Josh Shapiro, the founder and CEO of J.N. Shapiro Watches, for a deep look into how one of the most impressive independent American watchmaking operations has taken shape in Southern California. Josh shares the e ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 10
Inside the World of Watch PR with Pascal Brandt
<p>In this episode of Superlative, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams sits down with Pascal Brandt, a longtime journalist and communications executive whose public relations career has spanned some of the most prestigious names in Swiss watchmaking, including Panerai, Vach ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 27
Tamas Piros on Modernizing the Watch Collector’s Experience with WatchAnchor
<p>In this episode of Superlative, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams sits down with Tamas Piros, the creator of WatchAnchor.com, a digital platform that helps collectors manage their watch collections and protect their investments. Tamas shares how his background in IT an ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2025
Mickey Drexler: The Art of Selling with Retail's Merchant Prince
This episode will transform how you think about style, aspiration, and the art of knowing what people want before they know it themselves. From working in department stores to advising Steve Jobs on Apple’s retail strategy when it didn’t have retail at all, Drexler’s career trace ... Show More
54m 55s
Apr 2024
Mauro Porcini (PepsiCo) | How to Lead with a Kind and Human-Centric Approach Through Design
<p>Joining Jim this week on The CMO Podcast is Mauro Porcini, the SVP and Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo, the $91 billion company by revenue. Pepsi’s founding dates back to 1893 with the invention of Pepsi-Cola in a small town in North Carolina. In 1965, the Pepsi company combin ... Show More
42m 16s
Sep 2024
Building a Profitable Clothing Brand on Shopify
<p>Join Alex Drexler, the founder of the New York City-based clothing brand Alex Mill, as he shares his journey of creating the perfect shirt. That single garment transformed his company into an iconic fashion label, a label that’s on Shopify. </p><p>Drexler and CEO Roxanne Stahl ... Show More
23m 47s
Dec 2019
One ring to rule them all: How the Azza Fahmy brand became a precious heirloom that was nourished into a global luxury powerhouse
After taking over the helm at Azza Fahmy back in 2006, Fatma Ghali, along with her sister Amina, built on the legacy of their mother, spearheading the expansion of the brand outside of Egypt and added a contemporary perspective to the company’s designs. They established a foothol ... Show More
29m 30s