11 min
Mayfield CXO Of The Future Podcast - Season 2 - "The Three Questions": Kartik Kumar, Global VP - Brand, Commercial and AI Technology at Levi Strauss & Co The CXO of the Future
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Today we welcome Kartik Kumar, Global VP - Brand, Commercial and AI Technology at Levi Strauss & Co. to our CXO of the Future Podcast (“The Three Questions” edition). He is currently working with Levi Strauss & Co. as Global Vice President, leading digital transformation and associated product and technology portfolios. During the last 5 years of his tenure, he dramatically increased direct to consumer business revenues and championed digital transformation for the company globally. He also started several initiatives to create new revenue streams.
Additionally, Kartik led the Beyond Yoga acquisition and integrated the new business with LS&Co successfully. Prior, he served five years as VP, Software Development & Integrations at Lululemon Athletica and set up the technology office in San Francisco. In this role, Kartik had accountability for Global eCommerce, in-store, digital, and enterprise integrations strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end delivery of solutions. Kartik was instrumental in setting up the technology innovation labs based in San Francisco which co-created digital experiences across various guest touchpoints.
Listen in while he discusses our three big questions:
1. What was your first job, and how did it help you build your career?
2: What is the most important leadership skill that you have learned over your career that's had a positive impact? Can you explain with an example?
3. Do you have a prediction of one key technical skill or key technology that you believe is either underappreciated, or is just growing in importance?
Today we welcome Kartik Kumar, Global VP - Brand, Commercial and AI Technology at Levi Strauss & Co. to our CXO of the Future Podcast (“The Three Questions” edition). He is currently working with Levi Strauss & Co. as Global Vice President, leading digital transformation and associated product and technology portfolios. During the last 5 years of his tenure, he dramatically increased direct to consumer business revenues and championed digital transformation for the company globally. He also started several initiatives to create new revenue streams.
Additionally, Kartik led the Beyond Yoga acquisition and integrated the new business with LS&Co successfully. Prior, he served five years as VP, Software Development & Integrations at Lululemon Athletica and set up the technology office in San Francisco. In this role, Kartik had accountability for Global eCommerce, in-store, digital, and enterprise integrations strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end delivery of solutions. Kartik was instrumental in setting up the technology innovation labs based in San Francisco which co-created digital experiences across various guest touchpoints.
Listen in while he discusses our three big questions:
1. What was your first job, and how did it help you build your career?
2: What is the most important leadership skill that you have learned over your career that's had a positive impact? Can you explain with an example?
3. Do you have a prediction of one key technical skill or key technology that you believe is either underappreciated, or is just growing in importance?
11 min