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Angela Gearhart

Retail Is Your Business - retailtech and retail innovation

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Richard Kestenbaum

Ron Thurston

Stephan Schambach

Mike Provance

Melissa Gonzalez

Paul Greenberg

Dominique Lamb

Julie Lyle

Timothy Aquino

Dorie Smith

Chris Briglin

Tracy Hansen

Jason Goldberg

Katia Beauchamp

Vikas Bhambri

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A bed is a really personal purchase. It’s something that you touch and feel every day. So how do bed sales work when people don’t want to go to the store? Today’s guest is Angela Gearhart, the Vice President of brand experience at Sleep Number. Listen to today’s interview to hear about what Angela’s thinking about innovation now, how consumer behavior and purchasing decisions have changed, and what changes Sleep Number has made in the store experience due to COVID.   Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: ✔ Angela’s background and role at Sleep Number ✔ Angela’s thoughts about the future of innovation ✔ Biggest changes Angela’s seen in consumer behavior patterns ✔ How purchasing decisions have changed ✔ Whether recent consumer behavior changes will stick ✔ Changes Sleep Number has made in the store experience since the pandemic ✔ Other brands with experiences that Angela appreciates ✔ Advice Angela would give to smaller retailers about starting to create a good brand experience ✔ Whether experiences are meaningful or just a buzzword ✔ Future technologies that stand out to Angela ✔ What to do in Minneapolis   Resources: Angela Gearhart     QUOTES: “I think it’s a really a great time for innovation.” “As we shift hopefully out of this soon, retailers will need to think about how to engage consumers and really give them a good reason to leave their house.” “From a retail perspective, those consumer exchanges are not going to change. They’re not going back. The world has changed.”

A bed is a really personal purchase. It’s something that you touch and feel every day. So how do bed sales work when people don’t want to go to the store? Today’s guest is Angela Gearhart, the Vice President of brand experience at Sleep Number. Listen to today’s interview to hear about what Angela’s thinking about innovation now, how consumer behavior and purchasing decisions have changed, and what changes Sleep Number has made in the store experience due to COVID. Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: ✔ Angela’s background and role at Sleep Number ✔ Angela’s thoughts about the future of innovation ✔ Biggest changes Angela’s seen in consumer behavior patterns ✔ How purchasing decisions have changed ✔ Whether recent consumer behavior changes will stick ✔ Changes Sleep Number has made in the store experience since the pandemic ✔ Other brands with experiences that Angela appreciates ✔ Advice Angela would give to smaller retailers about starting to create a good brand experience ✔ Whether experiences are meaningful or just a buzzword ✔ Future technologies that stand out to Angela ✔ What to do in Minneapolis Resources: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-gearhart-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angela Gearhart</a> QUOTES: “I think it’s a really a great time for innovation.” “As we shift hopefully out of this soon, retailers will need to think about how to engage consumers and really give them a good reason to leave their house.” “From a retail perspective, those consumer exchanges are not going to change. They’re not going back. The world has changed.”

PODCAST 44: Angela Gearhart

At CES 2020, Sleep Number (offering adjustable beds, memory foam mattresses, kids beds, bedding, pillows &amp; more) unveiled an award-winning new bed that uses advanced technology to create a personalized microclimate, gathers data, and advances sleep health, making it achievable for those who suffer from sleep deprivation. To offer insight into the thought process behind products, commerce strategy, delivering customer experience, and response to the changing retail industry, Angela Gearhart (Vice President of Brand Experience with Sleep Number),  joins host Marc Raco and guest host Joe Yakuel (CEO of Agency Within) on location at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At CES 2020, Sleep Number (offering adjustable beds, memory foam mattresses, kids beds, bedding, pillows &amp; more) unveiled an award-winning new bed that uses advanced technology to create a personalized microclimate, gathers data, and advances sleep health, making it achievable for those who suffer from sleep deprivation. To offer insight into the thought process behind products, commerce strategy, delivering customer experience, and response to the changing retail industry, Angela Gearhart (Vice President of Brand Experience with Sleep Number),  joins host Marc Raco and guest host Joe Yakuel (CEO of Agency Within) on location at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Angela Gearhart of Sleep Number - Selling Sleep, Health, and Data