Rising Stars Podcast
Star Micronics
Immerse yourself in the dynamic world of point-of-sale (POS) with the Rising Stars Podcast by Star Micronics, hosted by industry pro, Kate Orara. Twice a month, we explore the fascinating journeys of innovators and businesses navigating the challenges of technology's rapid pace.
In every episode, Kate Orara, Partner Development Manager at Star, takes listeners on an exploration of emerging retail technology trends and strategies with global industry giants. She's spent her entire career meeting all the right people, and now listeners everywhere can benefit from this vast network of channel gurus.
Always leading and always innovating, Star Micronics, a pioneer in POS and customer experience technology for over 60 years, welcomes you to join in helping shape a brighter future in the retail, hospitality, and cannabis industries.
Together, we rise!
Follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram to stay up-to-date on all things Star:
https://instagram.com/starmicronics
https://facebook.com/StarMicronicsSMA
https://twitter.com/starmicronics
https://linkedin.com/company/star-micronics
Explore our website and blog:
https://starmicronics.com
https://starmicronics.com/blog/
https://podcast.starmicronics.com
#StarMicronics #RisingStarsPodcast #PointOfSale #RetailTech #RetailerSolutions #POSSolutions #RetailInnovation
Visit https://podcast.starmicronics.com for more information.
Explore our website: https://starmicronics.com
In every episode, Kate Orara, Partner Development Manager at Star, takes listeners on an exploration of emerging retail technology trends and strategies with global industry giants. She's spent her entire career meeting all the right people, and now listeners everywhere can benefit from this vast network of channel gurus.
Always leading and always innovating, Star Micronics, a pioneer in POS and customer experience technology for over 60 years, welcomes you to join in helping shape a brighter future in the retail, hospitality, and cannabis industries.
Together, we rise!
Follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram to stay up-to-date on all things Star:
https://instagram.com/starmicronics
https://facebook.com/StarMicronicsSMA
https://twitter.com/starmicronics
https://linkedin.com/company/star-micronics
Explore our website and blog:
https://starmicronics.com
https://starmicronics.com/blog/
https://podcast.starmicronics.com
#StarMicronics #RisingStarsPodcast #PointOfSale #RetailTech #RetailerSolutions #POSSolutions #RetailInnovation
Visit https://podcast.starmicronics.com for more information.
Explore our website: https://starmicronics.com
Episodes
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Aug 4, 2021 • 27min
RetailNOW Recap: Education, Sponsors, and Emerging Trends
This week’s episode is a special one: it’s an RSPA RetailNOW 2021 recap! Join host Brianna Moriarty as she takes a deep dive into the hottest trends she spotted at the show, and interviews special guests including RSPA’s President and CEO, John Kirk, as well as TRG’s Adam Jatich and Worldnet Payments’ Sabina Osorio. As always, to stay up-to-date on all things Star, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Jul 14, 2021 • 39min
Becoming a Trusted Advisor with RSPA’s Jim Roddy
Today on the Rising Stars podcast, host Brianna Moriarty sits down with Jim Roddy, RSPA’s VP of Marketing to discuss balancing multiple achievements, how to build a business advisor framework, tips on hiring top talent, which kinds of VARs and ISVs benefit the most from coaching, highlights of Jim’s book “The Walk-On Method,” and more. And speaking of RSPA, get a glimpse of what’s to come at RetailNOW 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee on July 25 through July 28.Click here to connect with Jim on LinkedIn. And as always, to stay up-to-date on all things Star, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.To learn more about Brianna’s qualifications for the RSPA Board of Directors election, please click here to connect with her on LinkedIn.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Jun 30, 2021 • 38min
Bringing Brick and Mortar Back to the Omnichannel
Today on the Rising Stars podcast, host Brianna Moriarty chats with two members of the Shopify team, Sean Buckley, Retail Partnerships Lead, and Manit Jain, who leads Product Partnerships. In this episode, explore what a successful omnichannel strategy entails, how omnichannel retailing boosts long-term business, how to boost in-store traffic, and more.To learn more about Star’s POSShield, please visit https://www.starmicronics.com/pages/posshield-portable-plexiglass-sneeze-guard-retail-pos.Click here to connect with Sean on LinkedIn and click here to connect with Manit on LinkedIn. As always, to stay up-to-date on all thingsStar, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Jun 16, 2021 • 33min
Entrepreneurship and Exploring the Payment Industry
In today’s episode, host Brianna Moriarty chats with Danny Mikhail, Founder and CEO at Zuza, a business management platform helping merchants expand their businesses. Brianna and Danny discuss his humble beginnings as a young entrepreneur, as well as Zuza’s partner-friendly strategy to sell its software through ISOs, the benefits of white-labeling, what it takes to create one solution for multiple markets, and more.Click here to connect with Danny Mikhail on LinkedIn, and to stay up-to-date on all things Star, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Learn more about Star Cash Drawers at https://starmicronics.com/pages/pos-cash-register-drawers.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Jun 2, 2021 • 30min
Optimizing the Dine-In Restaurant Experience
In today’s episode, host Brianna Moriarty meets with Jacky Yamada, Assistant Manager of New Products at Star Micronics’ headquarters in Japan. Together they serve up global restaurant insights, chatting about topics like what the restaurant market looks like today in Japan, the importance of geo-targeted marketing to bolster relationships between restaurants and their diners, challenges of dine-in service versus delivery, ghost kitchen trends, and more.Click here to connect with Jacky Yamada on LinkedIn, and to stay up-to-date on all things Star, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
May 19, 2021 • 27min
The Future of Retail, Omnichannel, and Consumer Habits
In this episode, host Brianna Moriarty meets with Brett Payette, Sales Team Lead at Vend, to discuss emerging markets and trends in the retail space. Brett has spent years working directly with retailers and takes us on a journey to explore the ways that the pandemic has accelerated adaptation and innovation as retailers anticipate “the retail rebound.” Trends discussed include Instagram Live and Facetime shopping, omnichannel and loyalty program refinement, contactless payment adoption, the value of providing relevant content and resources to retailers, and more.To learn more about Star Micronics mPOP, please visit https://starmicronics.com/pages/mpop. Click here to connect with Brett Payette on LinkedIn, and to stay up-to-date on all things Star, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
May 5, 2021 • 53min
Digital Marketing "Do and Don'ts" for VARs and ISVs
In this episode, Brianna Moriarty dives into the topic of digital marketing with James Korte, Manager of Digital Marketing Strategy at BlueStar. As the world continues to experience a digital transformation, James and Brianna discuss marketing do’s and don’ts for ISVs and VARs looking to succeed in today’s everchanging market.Click here to connect with James Korte on LinkedIn, and to stay up-to-date on all things Star, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Apr 21, 2021 • 34min
Everything ISVs Need to Succeed
In this episode, host Brianna Moriarty sits down to chat with guest Jon Levin, Director of Product Management at Star Micronics, about the number one mistake POS ISVs should avoid, top tips to enter a new market, characteristics of the most successful ISVs, emerging trends and what they mean for ISVs, and more.Click here to connect with Jon Levin on LinkedIn, and to stay up-to-date on all things Star, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe now to never miss a beat, and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a review.
Apr 6, 2021 • 58sec
Rising Stars: Trailer
Welcome to the Rising Stars podcast! Listen to our trailer to prepare yourself for everything to come.
