Anya Cheng: The Intersection of Technology and Business Growth: Lessons from a Visionary Entrepreneur
Release Date: 04/02/2025
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info_outlineAnya Cheng is an accomplished and award-winning Product Head with extensive experience in leading product initiatives for top technology, eCommerce, food-delivery, and retail organizations. As the Founder and CEO of Taelor, Anya specializes in creating product vision, strategy, and roadmaps while building and managing high-performing teams. Her expertise spans product management, design, development, go-to-market strategies, and monetization processes.
As a product management and marketing guru, helped build Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Shopping and worked on eBay’s emerging business and AI, Target’s (the 2nd largest retailer in the U.S.) mobile/table eCommerce app, and McDonald’s global food delivery business. Anya is adept at managing stakeholders and responding to industry trends in fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environments.
Her achievements have earned her over 20 awards, including the Girls in Tech "40 Under 40" and the Webby Award for Best App of the Year. A TEDx Talk speaker, she also teaches at Northwestern University and brings a strong background in website and app product management, growth/product marketing, and analytics.
During the show we discussed:
- Inspiration behind starting Taelor and the growth journey.
- Challenges faced while scaling and how they were overcome.
- Technology driving business growth and efficiency.
- The role of data in decision-making.
- Expanding into new markets.
- Using AI to improve customer experience.
- Key tech trends businesses should adopt.
- AI's impact on streamlining operations.
- AI's potential beyond eCommerce.
- Lessons from working with global brands.
- How Taelor stands out in fashion rental through technology.
- Leading successful teams in fast-changing environments.
- Advice for aspiring tech and business leaders.
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