rich 1.0 LifeBlood: We talked about Ron's career journey from Target to Apple to JCPenney, the current state of physical and omnichannel retail, go-to-market strategy, relationship-based customer experience, the influence of AI on retail and employment, and Steve Jobs' leadership style, with Ron Johnson, former Head of Retail with Apple, and former CEO of JCPenney. You can learn more about Ron at RonJohnsonShopsDifferent.com (https://ronjohnsonshopsdifferent.com/#story) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shopdifferent/?isSelfProfile=false) . Get your copy of Shop Different here: https://link.amazon/B0cJvRgaw Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast Learn more at GeorgeGrombacher.com (http://georgegrombacher.com) Copyright LifeBlood 2026. LifeBlood https://audioboom.com/channels/5135975-lifeblood Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/41858256/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8925586/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>