Uh oh, is your shopping cart sentient? In this episode of Keeping Commerce Weird, host Travis Hess and Sharon Gee dive headfirst into the great AI unknown — where data is power, agents are customers, and shopping might just outsmart us all. Tune in to see why in the race to the future, weird is the winning strategy. Plus, don't forget to check out our BigSummit Youtube playlist for more AI insights.
Last year, shoppers spent a staggering $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday — and 2025 is already shaping up to be another wild ride. In this episode of Keeping Commerce Weird, host Travis Hess chats with B2C VP Al Williams about her winding road to Commerce and her first-hand survival tips for navigating the holiday rush. Along the way, Travis launches an unapologetic anti–pumpkin spice campaign, we uncover a few questionable holiday gifts from our guest's past, and everyone agrees that weird is the real holiday spirit.Check out our New Modes report with Future Commerce, plus explore our featured Commerce customers for gift ideas: Holliball and Skeeball
Last year, shoppers spent a staggering $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday — and 2025 is already shaping up to be another wild ride. In this episode of Keeping Commerce Weird, host Travis Hess chats with B2C VP Al Williams about her winding road to Commerce and her first-hand survival tips for navigating the holiday rush. Along the way, Travis launches an unapologetic anti–pumpkin spice campaign, we uncover a few questionable holiday gifts from our guest's past, and everyone agrees that weird is the real holiday spirit.Check out our New Modes report with Future Commerce, plus explore our featured Commerce customers for gift ideas: Holliball and Skeeball
In this inaugural episode of Keeping Commerce Weird, Commerce CEO Travis Hess and CMO Michelle Suzuki dive into the wonderfully strange side of modern commerce — where quirky ideas, bold brands, and unexpected customer stories redefine what it means to stand out. From sharing BigSummit conference insights to recounting some of their favorite Commerce customers (cuckoo clocks, anyone?) to discussing and the merits of drinking while ice fishing, Travis and Michelle prove that the future of commerce is anything but ordinary.
For a closer look into this year's BigSummit sessions, explore our Youtube playlist.
Browse this episode's featured merchants: Cattle Visions, Bavarian Clockworks, and Norsland Lefse.