Retail innovation isn’t just about technology - it’s about accountability, risk-taking, and building empowered teams. Anna Farberov reveals how PepsiCo Labs started with 80% art and 20% process, learning through hustle, mistakes, and collaboration, now achieving an 80% process, 20% art approach to innovation with startups.
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*HIGHLIGHT REEL*
from *The Retail Razor: Retail Transformers* #podcast
*S1E4 How PepsiCo’s Anna Farberov is Revolutionizing Startup Innovation*
*Released on November 20, 2025*
Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Discomfort and Innovation
00:47 The Beginnings of Labs: Art and Process
01:12 Challenges in Corporate Innovation
01:45 Evaluating Solutions and Avoiding Vaporware
02:28 Focus on Adoption and Real-World Impact
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