Ep 3: The reluctant technologist who accidentally inspired this entire podcast. No pressure.We bring in a Queen fan with a badge phobia and a global job he doesn’t think should exist.

Meet Philipp Labkovskiy. Global ecom director. Podcast host. Accidental futurist.
And now: karaoke captain of the Struggle Bus.

In this episode, Philipp explains why:

• eCommerce is just commerce (but with fewer lunch breaks).

• Job descriptions are a 19th-century fantasy.

• Leadership is about setting the climate, not managing people.

• AI won’t take your job—Jenny in Logistics might

We also cover:
🧠 Why he hid his badge at conferences to avoid B2B badge-hunters.
📊 The myth of “managing outcomes” in a world where most people can’t manage their own breakfast.
🤖 The industrial hangover still shaping how orgs are built.
🎤 Why Queen’s “I Want It All” is the only acceptable Monday morning anthem.

And then we get into the real stuff:

• How roles are blending into fluid career soup.

• Why motivation is overrated (even he can’t convince himself to run in the rain).

• And how AI is just going to make lean orgs leaner, faster, and more unpredictable.

It’s not a TED talk.
It’s not a LinkedIn Live.
It’s just a brilliant, funny, grounded chat about the reality of managing, leading, surviving, and evolving in a world where marketplaces now run the mall and your CRM is smarter than your CEO.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever AI still hasn’t replaced humanity:
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