{"podcast":{"title":"The Inner Chief","slug":"the-inner-chief-7022988","podcast_index_feed_id":7022988,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/98803/destinations/515680.xml","website_url":"https://www.chiefmaker.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/a/d/6/cad6ec99271a3334e55e3c100dce7605/Inner_Chief_Podcast_Tile_-_June_2024-20240717-2bhfzs5iia.png","author":"Greg Layton","episode_count":475,"summary":"The Inner Chief is a leadership podcast for managers and leaders who want to accelerate their career and build high performing teams. Every episode is dedicated to helping leaders rise above the pressure of work to establish a more meaningful career and life. Through a series of CEO interviews and minisodes, listeners are guided through practical leadership strategies, executive performance habits, career tips and business advice. https://www.chiefmaker.com/connect","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inner-chief-7022988"},"episode":{"title":"384. Optimising the retail value chain, adapting your pace of leadership, and championing AI innovation, with Jamie Kristow, CEO of Cotswold Outdoor Group","slug":"384-optimising-the-retail-value-chain-adapting-your-pace-of-leadership-and-championing-ai-innovation-with-jamie-kristow-ceo-of-cotswold-outdoor-group","published_at":"2026-03-23T22:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inner-chief-7022988/384-optimising-the-retail-value-chain-adapting-your-pace-of-leadership-and-championing-ai-innovation-with-jamie-kristow-ceo-of-cotswold-outdoor-group","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inner-chief-7022988","url":"https://theinnerchief.libsyn.com/384-optimising-the-retail-value-chain-adapting-your-pace-of-leadership-and-championing-ai-innovation-with-jamie-kristow-ceo-of-cotswold-outdoor-group","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theinnerchief/384._Jamie_Kristow_-_MIXED.mp3?dest-id=515680","summary":"\"Understanding how the customer journey is changing and how you adapt is going to radically change retail in the coming years.\" In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Jamie Kristow, CEO of Cotswold Outdoor Group , on optimising the retail value chain, adapting your pace of leadership, and championing AI innovation. 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/384 👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult Jamie is the CEO of Cotswold Outdoor Group, a leading outdoor clothing and equipment retail group based in the UK. His career has spanned more than 25 years globally and includes direct-to-consumer retail experience across Australia, UK, Canada and South Africa. Jamie has led incredible merchandising transformations for big brands like Target, Myer, Woolworths, Hudson's Bay and Sussan Group, while championing innovation such as a retail media network. He is just a wonderful operator with a brilliant track record of delivering results through data-driven decision-making, empowered teams and customer-first thinking. In this Retail Masterclass, we talk about: ✅ A wonderful explanation of the busy and complex retail value chain, and how to optimise for each component. ✅ Following the \"rivers of money\" and building product range through evolution not revolution. ✅ Why time in store and walking in a customer's shoes are vital to turnarounds, and ✅ How shifting search behaviour, retail media and AI pricing are reshaping retail growth. Stay epic, Greg Connecting with Jamie Kristow You can connect with Jamie via LinkedIn . Similar Episodes on retail Julie Mathers, Founder of Flora and Fauna and CEO of Snuggle Hunny, on Being adventurous, bootstrapping a business, and first mover advantage Angus McPherso…","meta_description":"\"Understanding how the customer journey is changing and how you adapt is going to radically change retail in the coming years.\" In this episode of The Inn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3305,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-inner-chief-7022988/episodes/384-optimising-the-retail-value-chain-adapting-your-pace-of-leadership-and-championing-ai-innovation-with-jamie-kristow-ceo-of-cotswold-outdoor-group/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inner-chief-7022988/384-optimising-the-retail-value-chain-adapting-your-pace-of-leadership-and-championing-ai-innovation-with-jamie-kristow-ceo-of-cotswold-outdoor-group.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}