Building Store Tech That Lets Your Products Shine | Gustavo Cardona | Levain Bakery

Gustavo Cardona is VP of Technology at Levain Bakery, where he leads IT infrastructure and data strategy to bridge innovative technology with the operational reality of a craft-focused, omnichannel retail business. 

He's responsible for building Levain's enterprise systems, including integrating Toast, NetSuite, and CrunchTime into a unified data platform, migrating the organization to real-time reporting with Tableau, and developing a multi-year technology roadmap. Gustavo's approach focuses on what he calls the "adoption challenge"—ensuring technology actually gets used rather than just implemented.

 He's currently leading Levain's Emerging Tech Strategy with a focus on operational efficiency, product innovation, and decision intelligence through responsible AI governance. 

In This Conversation We Discuss:

[00:00] Intro [02:35] Networking with peers at conferences  [06:10] Sponsor: Klaviyo [08:17] Leveraging past experience in a new role  [11:36] Sponsor: Intelligems [13:36] Cultivating adaptability and resourcefulness [15:54] Identifying bottlenecks in daily operations  [19:29] Sponsor: Electric Eye [20:41] Identifying team pain points on the ground [23:17] Callouts  [23:27] Keeping a human in the loop for AI tools  [27:51] Making your product the hero instead of tech 

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