Episode 17 features Mani Grewal, Senior Technical Product Manager, partnering with the team responsible for driving AI strategy at Yelp. Mani shares insights from her tech journey, spanning engineering to product management at CVS Health and RepairPal, to break down how AI is reshaping search, why businesses must now optimize for AI agents alongside human buyers, and how human value in the workplace is shifting from execution to strategy. Plus, she discusses her mission to uplift underrepresented voices in tech, her AI coaching, and her book, Mastering AI Prompts: A Complete Guide for Product Managers. Also, check out the Agent Experience Index from Fullstory, to see if your site is AI-readable.

This "Sweet 16th" edition of the Agents of E-commerce Podcast brings us Tom Davis, a seasoned pro with lots to share from his time with brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Sirius, Puma, and Cartier. Tom has a unique approach to working with multi-national, omnichannel brands that he has honed over his 27 years since his early days of trying to sell the vision of eCommerce to retailers in 1997. For those interested in contacting Tom he can be reached via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmdavis/.

Episode 15 brings us Jared Blank and our discussion of some of the sins that permeate the marketing landscape. We discuss the good, the bad, and the just plain silly. This drove Jared to create Gobbledy, his platform, newsletter, and podcast.