Audio: https://www.thepozcast.com/305
I am excited to welcome Ken Pilot to E304 of #thePOZcast! Ken is a seasoned retail executive and shares his journey in the retail industry and his experiences as an entrepreneur building Ken Pilot Ventures. He discusses his role in building the Gap outlet business and the challenges he faced. Ken also talks about the failure of Robot Galaxy and the lessons he learned from it. He shares insights on the survival and failure of legacy retailers and the success of Crocs.
Ken discusses the launch of Ken Pilot Ventures and his role as an investor and advisor in the retail technology space. Finally, he talks about his podcast, The Retail Pilot, and his plans for the future. I enjoyed our conversation about podcasting, the greatest retailers of all time, balancing corporate responsibility, and finding one's North Star.
For more on Ken, please check out: https://kenpilotventures.com/theretailpilot
Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/64611c4d-85ea-4b6e-95c9-6846db88ab6e
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-retail-pilot/id1679065325
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9346QTT9nNXR17WDflyDoA
Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner and all past shows at www.thePOZcast.com
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:03 Entering the Retail Industry
08:43 Intrapreneurship at Gap
14:08 Lessons from the Failure of Robot Galaxy
19:31 Survival and Failure of Legacy Retailers
25:51 The Success of Crocs
27:57 Launch of Ken Pilot Ventures
32:48 The Retail Pilot Podcast
38:05 The Key to Podcasting
39:21 Greatest Retailers of All Time
42:19 Balancing Corporate Responsibility
44:20 The Greatest Piece of Advice
45:38 Ken Pilot's North Star
