Episode 204

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11th Jan 2025

Fast Five Shorts | A Waymo Win Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Waymo Win Lightning Round

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Speaker A:

What's one thing that the lack of driver improved about your journey and one thing you miss about having a driver behind the wheel?

Speaker B:

Oh, and I miss nothing.

Speaker B:

I love not having to drive behind the wheel.

Speaker B:

Yeah.

Speaker B:

Oh, my God, it was so.

Speaker B:

I mean, God, you.

Speaker B:

Many times we've gotten into Ubers, and we have, like, disgusting old McDonald's bags in the front seat, and the guy smells like.

Speaker B:

Like, you just smoked, like, 16 joints, you know, as well.

Speaker B:

Like, that's just not there anymore.

Speaker B:

I love it, and I have the confidence that the machine knows how to drive better than the person does, actually, so I think I'm hooked.

Speaker B:

Waymo is the future.

Speaker B:

And you also don't have to tip, which is just amazing as well.

Speaker B:

So, you know, you don't have to give a rating on it either.

Speaker B:

You know, it's just.

Speaker B:

It's great.

Speaker A:

All right, three stars, Waymo.

Speaker A:

Three stars.

Speaker B:

Yeah.

Speaker B:

I mean, my brother, my wife, everybody, we all just absolutely loved it.

Speaker B:

It was such a fun experience, and we tried to do it as much as we could.

Speaker B:

All right, number two, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster recently stepped out hand in hand for a dinner date in L.

Speaker B:

A.

Speaker B:

And if you could date one of the X Men, which X Men would it be?

Speaker A:

Let me just Google.

Speaker A:

Who are X Men?

Speaker A:

Quick.

Speaker A:

I.

Speaker A:

I don't even know.

Speaker A:

I think the people that come to mind for me are, like, Mike, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Rudd.

Speaker A:

But they're not X Men.

Speaker A:

Right there.

Speaker B:

No, they're not.

Speaker B:

They're technically not X Men.

Speaker B:

And I wasn't actually going for the actor.

Speaker B:

I was actually going for the.

Speaker B:

The comic book character.

Speaker B:

Like, would you date Wolverine?

Speaker B:

Would you date Cyclops?

Speaker B:

Would you date.

Speaker A:

I don't know who they are, Chris.

Speaker A:

I don't even know any of these people.

Speaker A:

Like, I know that, you know.

Speaker A:

Like, I know Mark Ruffalo played the Hulk.

Speaker A:

Like, I guess him, but he's not even.

Speaker A:

Oh, God, I don't know.

Speaker B:

Yeah, no, you're fine.

Speaker B:

You're fine.

Speaker A:

Hulk is sitting for my personality.

Speaker A:

I think, actually, like, now that I.

Speaker A:

Now that I'm thinking about it, like, okay, yeah, the Hulk, sure.

Speaker A:

Just.

Speaker A:

Powerful person.

Speaker B:

Yeah.

Speaker B:

So I'm thinking big, bad Colossus fits your personality type.

Speaker A:

Who plays that?

Speaker A:

Who's Colossus?

Speaker B:

Nobody.

Speaker B:

It's never been a big.

Speaker B:

It's never been a big feature, but you should check him out.

Speaker B:

I think he's your type.

Speaker B:

Of course, he's all metal as well, so.

Speaker B:

So that might.

Speaker B:

Might provide a few difficulties for you.

Speaker B:

But I think when he's non metal state.

Speaker B:

I think you'd like him a lot.

Speaker A:

Oh, my God.

Speaker A:

All right, Chris Target just launched a new athleisure apparel line in conjunction with with creator Cassie Ho called Blog a Lotties.

Speaker A:

ting Omnitok the blog back in:

Speaker B:

Oh, my God.

Speaker B:

First of all, Blog A Lottie sounds like something I would 100% create, doesn't it?

Speaker B:

Like that sound like a name that.

Speaker A:

I thought of that immediately when I saw the press release about Blogilates.

Speaker A:

I was like, oh, God, Chris is loving this so much.

Speaker A:

Right?

Speaker B:

I know.

Speaker B:

Yeah, I know.

Speaker B:

Right?

Speaker B:

And who knows how it's doing too?

Speaker B:

But you know, it makes me curious about.

Speaker A:

It's like sold out.

Speaker A:

It's crazy.

Speaker B:

Yeah.

Speaker B:

How much.

Speaker B:

How much did they buy to, you know, that whole thing, like, you know.

Speaker B:

I'm sure it is, but so this one was fun.

Speaker B:

And so for me, I think I would.

Speaker B:

I would debut a line of OmniTok inspired Canadian tuxedos because you asked me to go back in time because very.

Speaker A:

On trend right now.

Speaker B:

I know it's on trend.

Speaker B:

And our first Omnitox followers were overwhelmingly Canadian because I think they like our sense of humor and our self deprecating sense of humor.

Speaker B:

So.

Speaker B:

So, like, I think I'd go with the Canadian tuxedo.

Speaker B:

I'm not sure how much they're fans of Canadian tuxedos, but.

Speaker A:

Well, Trudeau is available now.

Speaker A:

Trudeau's available to be our spokesmodel, so.

Speaker B:

Right.

Speaker A:

Let's just dive on him.

Speaker B:

Sure.

Speaker A:

Oh, yeah.

Speaker B:

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Speaker B:

Good looking gentleman.

Speaker A:

All right.

Speaker B:

And Peter Yarrow of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

Speaker B:

I just lost my headphone.

Speaker B:

Coincidentally, the first concert I ever attended died yesterday at age 86.

Speaker B:

Yeah, it's very sad.

Speaker B:

And it was literally the first concert I ever did.

Speaker A:

I know that.

Speaker B:

So I ask you, are you more Stuball was a racehorse or a Puff the Magic Dragon fan?

Speaker B:

Because I know you're a big music.

Speaker A:

Yeah.

Speaker A:

I was not familiar with Stuball, so I listened to that one last night.

Speaker A:

But Puff the Magic Dragon for sure.

Speaker A:

That just goes down.

Speaker A:

Anytime I can talk about Jackie Paper and Hana Lee, I.

Speaker A:

It just brings a smile to my face.

Speaker A:

So for sure, pop the Magic Dragon, without a doubt.

Speaker B:

I have no surprise there.

Speaker B:

Panama Red.

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Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. It covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.

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Anne Mezzenga

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Anne Mezzenga is an entrepreneurial Marketing Executive with nearly 20 years in the retail, experience design, and technology industries.

Currently, she is one of the founders and Co-CEOs of Omni Talk.

Prior to her latest ventures, Anne was most recently the Head of Marketing and Partnerships for Target’s Store of the Future project. Early in her career, Anne worked as a producer for advertising agencies, Martin Williams and Fallon, and as a producer and reporter for news affiliates NBC New York and KMSP Minneapolis.

Anne holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

When Anne is not busy blogging, podcasting, or sharing her expertise with clients, she loves spending time with her husband and two boys and partaking in all the Minneapolis food scene has to offer.

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