Zebra's Your Edge Podcast

Zebra’s New Chief Revenue Officer Explains What’s Changing and What’s Not at the Company and in the Channel

Richard Hudson made one thing very clear: trust is everything. So are people. Find out what he will be doing in the coming months to help ensure you feel fully supported, whether you’re a customer, partner, employee or another key stakeholder for Zebra. 

Is Generative AI Really Going to Change the Retail Experience as Some Experts Claim?

Consumers and retail associates who participated in the 16th Annual Global Shopper Study hope it will, and top AI engineers think it will. Find out how we may all come to lean on this type of AI in stores sooner than later by tuning into this conversation between Zebra's EMEA Retail Industry Leader, Mark Thomson, and Zebra's Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technologies, Stuart Hubbard. Then check out this blog post in which Mark details where he and others are already seeing big gen AI opportunities for both associates and shoppers.

Why We Should Be Gifting More Books to Increase Access to Books Around the World

As UNESCO calls out, “Literacy empowers and liberates people.” And there are millions of people around the world whose lives could be vastly improved if they just had access to books. Kristen Daniels, Executive Director of Bernie's Book Bank, has some ideas on how to ensure books are available to those who need them most - beyond the distributions that the book bank is leading. Listen to her ideas in this 20-minute Your Edge podcast episode. 

Is There Really a Difference Between Private 4G and Private 5G Wireless Network Performance? Or Private Wireless and Wi-Fi Network Performance?

Ericsson and Zebra mobility experts answer important questions in this new roundtable discussion, including where private wireless technology delivers the most value and the ROI you can expect. After you tune in, check out other experts' perspectives on when you should use Wi-Fi and/or private wireless technology. https://www.zebra.com/us/en/blog/posts/2023/is-there-really-difference-between-private-4g-and-private-5g-or-private-wireless-and-wifi.html

Industrial Automation Insider: Manufacturing Millennial Says Automation (and People) are Severely Misunderstood, and That’s Hurting Your Production Capacity

A manufacturing veteran agrees, adding that you need to start thinking about IT/OT convergence differently as well. You must create more synergies among people and machines, and that requires a new strategy. Hear what Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial, and Sath Rao, the Director of Global Manufacturing Strategy at Zebra, recommend you do to make manufacturing jobs more attractive to a broader group of people. They also explain why automation is misunderstood and what you can do to help dispel myths. Listen now.

Searching for Answers? Your Mobile Device Could Soon “Know It All” (or At Least Help Ensure You and Your Employees Do)

Google and Zebra are pulling out all the stops around mobility (and AI and AR) so you and your employees can source the info needed to more confidently do your jobs and secure more wins. Hear what’s unfolding. 

Industrial Automation Insider: How Machine Vision is Helping You Better See What’s Happening with Your Favorite Fast Food, Sports Teams and More

Marcin Kowalski from Avicon Vision Systems in Poland pulls the veil back on some very cool ways this technology is being used to track ball movements, confirm the quality of a chicken’s life, and more.  

Zebra’s Chief Supply Chain Officer Says, “It’s Time to Get Back to Basics”

In her first interview since moving into this leadership role, Tami Froese talks about her disciplined approach to collaboration, execution and performance measurement – and what supply chain “resiliency” really means.  

“Can’t is a Cuss Word.” I Swear.

It's this mantra that helped Jenny Krummenacher, Director of Channel Sales at Zebra, repeatedly prove the impossible possible. Listen to her story to find out how she has built a career and life she loved with humor and grit.

“This Has Been a Dream Come True”: Hunt Country Components CEO Howard Hellwinkel Finally Found a Way to Use RFID “Like the Big Companies” in His Upholstered Furniture Manufacturing Operation

With the help of his daughter and a trusted advisor at ValuTrack, Hunt Country Components CEO Howard Hellwinkel implemented an RFID system that reports work in process to customers in real time, eliminates under/over/mis ships, and simplifies payroll. Hear all about what he did, why he did it, and the moment realized that RFID was in fact a financially feasible option for his growing operation.