Commerce Talks with Alexander Graf

This episode of Commerce Talks sees one of the most exciting ecommerce execs join Alex and his co-host Lina Gallagher - Tala AlSahsah, Chief Executive Officer and founder of grocery delivery app, Doos. Founded less than one year ago, Doos is already breaking even thanks to a combination of low rider salaries, cheaper store rentals, and a well-designed business model...

In this episode of Commerce Talks recorded at Seamless KSA, Alex is joined by his co-host Lina Gallagher, and the duo welcome to the podcast Sadeq Abdulrasool, the Chief Digital Officer at Homiez, Bahrain’s largest non-food marketplace. Homiez buys and sells products in 30 different categories, focusing on electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, perfumes, and fashion. The company has seen rapid growth since its formation five years ago...

In another episode recorded at the recent Seamless KSA event – this time with Alex’s occasional co-host, Lina Gallagher – they are joined by Mamoun Hmedan, the Chief Commercial Officer and MD-MENA and India at Wego, one of the leading online travel marketplaces in the GCC, MENA, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia. Wego simplifies travel planning by offering flights, hotels, and more, connecting travelers with airlines, travel agencies, and partners for a one-stop shopping experience...

In this episode of Commerce Talks recorded recently at Seamless KSA, Alex interviewed Mohammed Almashjari, the Chief Strategy Officer of Global Healthcare Co., a leading player in the Saudi Arabian health and beauty care market. Global Healthcare Co (GHC) is a holding company that owns retail and distribution interests. With more than 200 stores, GHC retail comprises WHITES (the first KSA company to stock makeup in a pharmacy) and Kunooz...

In this episode of Commerce Talks, Alex is once again presenting from Seamless KSA and welcomes Saeed Omar, the CEO of Makesy. Makesy is a company specializing in fashion production on demand. It aims to provide fashion designers with the means to bring their designs to life by offering services such as fabric sourcing, accessory procurement, and manufacturing...

This episode sees Alex interview Mahmoud Gao, the CEO and founder of Mr. Draper, a curated shopping service for men. The interview took place at the recent Seamless event in Riyadh, where Mahmoud explained how Mr. Draper operates, the company's journey, and its business model. That business model involves simplifying the fashion shopping experience for men. Customers create profiles, providing style preferences, favorite brands, budgets, colors, and sizes...

You might not associate social commerce with diplomats, but that was a key discussion point in Alex's recent podcast interview with Chrissina Tonks, Digital Director at International Diplomatic Supplies (IDS). IDS supplies alcohol and other products to embassies, consulates, NGOs, and military bases enjoying diplomatic privilege...

Alex has a longstanding interest in cars, so this episode with Salah Yamout, COO of Arabian Automobile Company is one of his absolute favorites. It's another podcast from Seamless Middle East in Dubai earlier this year, and Alex is joined again as co-host by Lina Gallagher. AAC sells cars, services cars, and supplies spare parts, three related but distinct propositions...

Finnish company KONE moves more than one billion people every day across its global portfolio of elevators and escalators. But it’s so much more than that, as Alex found out in the latest edition of Commerce Talks, where he spoke with Johannes Rastas, KONE’s SVP of R&D. Johannes regards KONE as a tech firm, focused on improving the flow of urban life. He explains KONE’s approach to innovation and how it is ensuring the buildings of the future are nice places to live and work.

With just a few weeks until the Seamless KSA event in Riyadh, Alex caught up with ‘godmother of the metaverse’ Cathy Hackl to talk about the latest emerging tech and how it is being used by leading brands. The discussion covered the metaverse (of course), the most advanced piece of consumer technology ever created, and Cathy’s upcoming keynote at Seamless KSA.