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Lessons in happiness, creativity and innovation from inside Europe's leading fashion and lifestyle destination. Our host Janine Matos invites the thinkers, dreamers and builders from the worlds of fashion and tech to share three Pieces of Me: objects that tell the story of their lives and careers.To find out more about careers at Zalando visit: zln.do/3tdbumj

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Juan Garcia, strategy expert in go-to-market initiatives in Sports at Zalando, joins Janine to explain how sports is at the cutting edge of shaping customer experience online. And to unveil his team’s strategic partnership with the iconic German Foot... more

Giannina Rengifo, Senior Buyer in Zalando’s Sports category, joins Janine Matos to explore how passion, data, and new AI technology are coming together in one of fashion’s fastest-growing areas.

Giannina shares how the sports category has evolved - ... more

Virginie Duigou, Head of Buying for Beauty at Zalando, joins Janine Matos to explore the relatively new and dynamic world of beauty e-commerce.

How do you sell beauty products online, when customers traditionally need to touch, smell and discover ne... more

Max Thompson, Head of Executive Recruiting at Zalando, joins Janine to lift the lid on how global organisations find and hire new leaders.

Max opens up about how Zalando approaches executive hiring; from shaping the roles, understanding the values a... more

Paul O’Neill, Head of Creator Programs at Zalando, joins Janine Matos to explore how influencer collaborations, storytelling, and data come together to shape modern fashion marketing.

Paul explains how Zalando works with hundreds of creators across ... more

Kayla Parker, Creator Manager at Zalando, joins Janine Matos to explore the innovative and fast-evolving world of creator live-streams in fashion and lifestyle e-commerce.

Kayla shares how live streaming is a marketing space full of opportunity, and... more

Katja Schmökel, Team Lead in Partner Communication at Zalando, joins Janine Matos to explore what it takes to help Zalando’s partners thrive in a fast-moving but highly regulated industry.

Katja explains how partner communication sits at the heart o... more

Lilli Ferreira, Global Social Media Manager at Zalando, joins Janine Matos to unpack what it takes for brands to build community on social media.

Lilli explains Zalando’s social team social strategy and execution, how they react in real time to big ... more

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Juan Garcia
Junior Manager Strategy and GTM, GoToMarket in sports
Zalando
Episode: Changing The Game; the future of sportswear
Virginie Duigou
Head of buying and marks and propositions for the beauty category
Zalando
Episode: Selling Emotion; the world of beauty e-commerce.
Max Thompson
Head of executive recruiting and services at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: Everything You Need to Know about Leadership Recruitment
Paul O'Neill
Head of Creative Programs at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: The Influencer Playbook in Fashion Marketing
Kayla Parker
Creator Manager at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: Is Live Streaming the Future of Fashion?
Lilli Ferreira
Global Social Media Manager at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: Speed, Trust and Pop Culture Moments; the Secrets of a Career in Social.
Carlos Cardenas
Principal Analyst at Zalando Data Foundation
Zalando
Episode: The Great Data Question
Pia Ahlgren
Site Operations Lead at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: Pieces of Me, The 2025 Collection
Dunja-Maria Bischof
Site Operations Lead at Zalando
Zalando
Episode: Pieces of Me, The 2025 Collection

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Janine Matos
Host of Pieces of Me podcast by Zalando

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Selling Emotion; the world of beauty e-commerce.
Q: Does your team cover all the beauty subcategories such as hair care, skin care, fragrances, and makeup under one umbrella, or are they separated by category?
Virginie explains that her team buys across all beauty categories with separate sub-teams for makeup and accessories, skincare, fragrance and bath and body, hair care, and gifting, while keeping current beauty aligned with skincare and other category strategies.
Everything You Need to Know about Leadership Recruitment
Q: How do you balance internal candidates with external search?
We start with internal talent mapping as a core part of the process, then broaden to the external market while calibrating profiles to help leadership teams see where trade-offs can be made to solve the business problem.
Everything You Need to Know about Leadership Recruitment
Q: What does it mean that you recruit on an executive level?
Executive recruitment covers director level and above, supporting both external market searches and internal mobility to find leaders across functions, with a strong emphasis on aligning the role with organizational needs and culture.
Flowers, Fashion and Friendship; Inside Zalando’s Partner Communication Engine
Q: How does AI support your work?
AI supports the preparation and review of content and communication for partners, helping to enhance content and ensure consistency.
Speed, Trust and Pop Culture Moments; the Secrets of a Career in Social.
Q: Have you ever posted a post that you had to take down?
Yes, even sometimes it can be really simple that it doesn't fit into our current Instagram feed.

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What is Pieces of Me about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show spotlights tech-forward fashion and retail leadership, with in-depth conversations that pull back the curtain on how a major European fashion and lifestyle platform operates at scale. Episodes commonly explore live commerce, data governance, AI-driven workflows, sustainability, private labels, social media strategy, and cross-functional culture—often anchored by real-world anecdotes, internal processes, and practical takeaways for teams building innovative customer experiences. A standout pattern is the emphasis on collaboration across marketing, product, operations, and technology, plus a strong focus on company-wide impact through social good, inclusion, and experimental approaches to work. The format often features senior Zalan... more

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