In The Open Podcast we discuss a wide variety of topics, interesting for digital agencies who want to grow smarter, sell better, and stay adaptable in a fast-moving market. Make sure to follow our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital commerce businesses stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, Sander Mangel sits down with Radu Barbu, Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead, about how AI is changing his approach to prototyping, from the first conversation with a client to gathering feedback on a working prototype.
20 Aug 2026
Why community matters now
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital commerce businesses stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, Sander Mangel sits down with community strategist and founder of Sifa.id, Guido Jansen to break down what happens when generative AI changes how people search for answers and shifts the underlying economics of online communities.
15 Jul 2026
How to Validate, Scale, and Outmaneuver Legacy Brands
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital commerce businesses stay ahead of the curve. In part 2 of this D2C playbook series on The Open Podcast, Sander Mangel continues the conversation with Mateusz Oktaba and maps out the practical mechanics of lean validation, the reality of retail margins, and the agility strategies required to outmaneuver multinational giants.
12 Jul 2026
D2C is an operating model, not merely a webshop
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital commerce businesses stay ahead of the curve. In this two-part episode on The Open Podcast, Sander Mangel sits down with Mateusz Oktaba to break down why entering D2C requires a profound shift from tech-led product capacity to human-led "need-state" thinking.
19 Jun 2026
Taking back control of your data flows
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital commerce businesses stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, Sander sits down with Samuel Crudge Hill, Product Manager at Shopware. They discuss why data integrations between your online store and external systems keep breaking, and how Shopware's new native integration layer, Nexus, is shifting data routing from a developer-only concern to something business teams can actually own and control.
22 May 2026
No relationship, no deal. The human side of ABM.
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world. In this episode, Sander continues the ABM deep dive with Jorg Wiedijk, Head of SDR at Worldline, covering the final three phases: Engagement, Hand Off, and Retargeting.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/) and let us know your thoughts!
Missed Part 1? Sander and Jorg covered the first three phases of ABM: Identification, Awareness, and Intention in the previous episode (https://theopenpodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/from-loud-to-trusted-the-abm-playbook).
19 May 2026
From Loud to Trusted: The ABM Playbook
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world. In this episode, Sander sits down with Jorg Wiedijk, Head of SDR at Worldline, to break down the first 3 phases of Account-Based Marketing and why the loudest brand in the room is no longer the one that wins. They cover how to map the full buyer group, why un-gating your content might be the smartest move you make this year, and how intent signals tell you exactly when to act.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/) and let us know your thoughts!
Stay tuned for part 2. Sander and Jorg will cover the final three phases of ABM in the next episode.
29 Apr 2026
GEO is not a revolution. It's a wake-up call
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/) and let us know your thoughts!
22 Apr 2026
On outsourcing with Rens Gerritsen/ Tre Plus
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/) and let us know your thoughts!
24 Mar 2026
Beyond the demo: independent e‑commerce platform decisions in 2026
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy/) and let us know your thoughts!
3 Mar 2026
Crossing borders without stumbling: a strategic approach to international expansion
This is The Open Podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
Read the related article on our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-commerce-consultancy) and let us know your thoughts!
30 Dec 2025
Prototyping in the AI Era
This is the Adaptive Agency podcast, and this week we break with tradition and we'll switch to a Dutch interview. An English article based on this interview, including a Tools list and Prototype Checklist is available as LinkedIn Article on our page.
Vandaag spreken we met Jeroen van Mierle en Christ Constandse, oprichters van Pragmai, over rapid prototyping met AI.
16 Dec 2025
The Uncomfortable Conversations We Need to Have
This is the Adaptive Agency podcast, where your host Sander Mangel shares strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
29 Sept 2025
How To Get The Most From Techpartners
This is the Adaptive Agency podcast, where your hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel share strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
This episode they talk about how to get the most from techpartners.
29 Aug 2025
Adopting Emerging Tech Early
This is the Adaptive Agency podcast, where your hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel share strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
This episode they discuss about adopting emerging tech early.
6 Aug 2025
Delivering the Convenience of SaaS with Open Source Solutions
This is the Adaptive Agency podcast, where your hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel share strategies and insights to help digital agencies thrive in a changing world.
In this episode, they explore how to deliver SaaS-like benefits while maintaining open source control and flexibility.
1 Jul 2025
Defining Your ICP
Hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel define the Ideal Customer Profile for digital agencies, emphasizing its crucial role in achieving sustainable growth in this interview episode.
10 Jun 2025
Navigating Tough Times
Hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel discuss strategies for digital agencies to navigate challenging times and adapt to industry changes in this episode.
20 May 2025
How to run effective presales meetings
Hosts Katy Wilson and Sander Mangel discuss strategies for conducting impactful presales meetings, which helps digital agencies improve project success.
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