Jeanne Anderson, SVP Saatchi Art and Kate Delhagen, Strategic Advisor and Investor talk shop, moving luxury online, investing in people and the path forward for online retail in the COVID era

On this episode we’re off to L.A. to meet Jeanne Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Saatchi Art.  With decades of global eCommerce experience including back in the beginning of the .com boom in the late ‘90s with eToys, Jeanne and I talk shop, what makes a luxury online site thrive and all about this this global marketplace for art that democratizes the art buying experience and puts money back into the hands of the artist. Next, I’m in Portland catching up with a long time friend and colleague Kate Delhagen, Strategic Advisor & Consultant, Board Director and Founder of Oregon Sports Angels. From the late ‘90s as a pioneering Forrester analyst to over a decade as a senior executive with Nike and developing the digital / omnichannel business for thousands of their account partners worldwide and now a venture capitalist, we talk about the current state of eCommerce and the tradecraft of investing in the right people, business ideas and companies.