Life in the Cloud

Using Tech to Renew Retail Therapy with Greg Sakorafis of THE YES

Episode Summary

Greg Sakorafis is the head of shopping experience engineering at THE YES. With its AI machine learning model, THE YES aims to bring more enjoyment and ease back into retail.

Episode Notes

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"There are many opportunities for new companies to offer a fresh voice to reset people's expectations on what's possible for fashion companies and retail."

Greg Sakorafis is the head of shopping experience engineering at THE YES. With its AI machine learning model, THE YES aims to bring more enjoyment and ease back into retail.

“It used to be called retail therapy, and I feel like a lot of the time it’s retail anxiety.” Greg gives his take on how the shopping experience has changed in the last several years.

With technology, we have more awareness of the impact on people’s mental well-being. Greg emphasizes the need for careful application and consideration of the emotions involved in the retail and fashion industry. 

At the core, businesses should be serving people to make their lives better. To have an overall positive effect for people and then repeat it within the company. 

THE YES is currently hiring for several positions. Learn more on their careers page.

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