Boosting E-Commerce Growth through Hyper-Personalization with Barada Sahu, Founder & CEO of Mason
Release Date: 10/18/2024
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info_outlineIn this episode of the Ecommerce Optimizers podcast, we are joined by Barada "Barry" Sahu, Founder and CEO of Mason, an AI-driven platform empowering Ecommerce brands to deliver hyper-personalized shopping experiences. With an extensive background in enterprise software development and Ecommerce personalization, Barry lays out how Mason helps brands, big and small, understand customer behavior intimately and maximize revenue. Barry explains how personalization is moving beyond just segmenting customers and toward crafting experiences for individual buyers—where every interaction is hyper-personalized across emails, storefronts, SMS, and social media.
Throughout the conversation, Barry and Scott unpack the practical steps Ecommerce brands can take to eliminate friction in the online shopping journey, using AI to enhance customer engagement, increase conversions, and make marketing spend far more efficient. Barry also highlights key trends like the rise of shoppable experiences and shares impactful use cases of Mason’s solution in action. Ecommerce professionals looking to enhance customer intimacy and streamline the path to purchase won’t want to miss this insightful discussion.
ABOUT BARADA SAHU:
Barada Sahu is the founder & CEO of mason - the AI for Commerce. With over 20+ years of technology leadership, Barada is reshaping retail with AI-powered Retail Solutions that empower global brands and retailers with Retail Gamification & Hyper Personalisation across online & offline. With over 20+ years of technology leadership, Barada is reshaping retail with AI-powered Retail Solutions that empower global brands and retailers with Retail Gamification & Hyper Personalisation across online & offline. Before Mason, Barada's entrepreneurial journey showcased his visionary approach. His commitment to innovation was notable in his stint at Walmart’s Group, to whom he sold his previous company in 2014-15. At Walmart Group, he shaped the Group’s personalisation platforms and revenue engines in Asia.
Barada is a recognized figure in the tech community and has been an Official Member of the Forbes Technology Council since 2022. Barada's professional journey includes solutions for Citi, Daimler & more across Berlin, Boston & Bangalore. Beyond commercial success, Barada has a strong commitment towards social impact and he built a renewable networked system for rural markets back in the 2010’s. Graduated from the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with alums such as Sundar Pichai & Suresh Vasvani, President @Dell
LINKS:
Barada Sahu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baradas/
mason: https://getmason.io/
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This episode is sponsored by Ecommerce Optimizers.
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