Ep. 18: E-Commerce, Digital Transformation & New Business Opportunities in a Post COVID Economy with Evan Burkosky

In this episode, we sit down with Evan Burkosky and take an anecdotal approach to exploring the evolution of e-Commerce and digital transformation in Japan. Evan is the Japan country manager for Dynamic Yield, where he channels 2 decades of e-commerce insights to improving the customer experience (CX) by digitalizing the internationally renowned customer service concept of Omotenashi. We begin the conversation with a very candid recap of entrepreneurship and learn about Evan's experience as being one of the first evangelists of e-commerce and the digital economy. We then dive into the some of the non-obvious influencers behind the slow adoption of technology among Japan Inc. while giving equal focus to the tangible opportunities that present themselves to businesses who can stomach risk.

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Below are some timestamps of our conversation so you can quickly navigate the topics most relevant for you.

Key Takeaways

💡 03:30  |  A personal journey of almost 2 decades in e-commerce
💡 35:05  |  10 years of growth in 90 days & the internet democratizing the playing field in Japan.
💡 40:00  |  Social shifts and the wider impact on consumer behavior.
💡 45:30  |  Challenges for Japan Inc. in responding to the pressure of COVID-19.
💡 51:00  |  Non-obvious barriers to digitalization; natural disasters.
💡 55:40  |  The ultimate goal of a corporation and trust ecosystem of the sub-contracting structure.
💡 1:02:50  |  New business opportunities and mindset barriers to digital transformation 
💡 1:20:20  |  What's next?

Connect with Evan on LinkedIn.