Roundtable discussions aimed towards growing long-lasting relationships with other influential leaders across the US
Research-driven thought leadership on people experience design and strategy tailored, tailored towards the workforce of 2022
Best practice collaboration to equip your organization with people-improving factors to succeed this year
We'll keep things fairly informal, but will make sure to cover the following:
Introductions and a brief spotlight on the heads of AI at Footlocker and Crocs to stage the conversation.
Roundtable discussion focused on practical, real-world ways retailers are harnessing AI to boost sales, streamline operations efficiency, and improve customer service while reducing overhead.
Q&A and best-practice collaboration on actionable AI roll-outs, from pilot to scale, that empower teams and boost profitability as we go into 2026.
Craig Foldes most recently served as Global Head of AI at Crocs, where he led enterprise-wide adoption of everyday AI across Crocs and HEYDUDE. He is now the Founder & CEO of ChatWalrus, training $50M+ retail, CPG, and F&B brands to turn AI into faster, sharper team output. Craig also runs Off the Record, a private community where 400+ founders and CEOs learn directly from multibillion-dollar brand leaders. Earlier in his career he led growth and product at Shinesty, founded Dirt Road Travels, and earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Dale has over four decades of experience in business strategy and operations, is a seasoned entrepreneur, and a former enterprise technology consultant. She has successfully founded and led companies in the restaurant, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors, giving her firsthand insight into what it takes to grow in competitive, fast-moving markets.
Today, as the founder of Drive Growth With AI, Dale helps mid-sized retail and service businesses turn disconnected tools and frontline challenges into a unified, AI-powered system for growing customer loyalty and sales—while reducing overhead to scale more profitably. She empowers both executive and frontline teams with practical insights and software tools to improve customer service, streamline operations, and personalize marketing.
We enable mid-sized retailers to punch above their weight using proven strategies and AI powered technology that the top 1% of organizations use to give them a competitive advantage. Our process is designed to help accelerate growth in both sales and profits.
We implement an integrated, plug-and-play platform for mid-sized retailers with real-time communications, business systems automation and AI that gets all your data in one place and uses AI to help you find and remove growth blockers and realize growth opportunities. Get customer experience, employee experience, marketing and operations management working together to drive growth.
