#693: Optimizing the post-click customer experience with Riikka Söderlund, Katana Cloud Inventory

The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlstrom

The Agile Brand

Business, Marketing

5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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What if your biggest customer experience problem isn’t your marketing… but your inventory spreadsheet? In the era of one-click checkouts, Prime delivery expectations, and endless online channels, brands are pouring millions into customer acquisition—only to lose customers post-purchase. Why? Because they can’t deliver what they just sold. Today’s guest says the future of e-commerce success doesn’t lie in a flashier storefront or a new influencer strategy—it lies in mastering the messy, invisible world of inventory. I’m excited to welcome back Riikka Söderlund, now Chief Operating Officer at Katana Cloud Inventory. About Riikka SoderlundRiikka Söderlund is the Chief Commercial Officer at Katana Cloud Inventory, where she leads the company’s go-to-market strategy, driving growth across marketing, sales, and customer success. With a background as CMO and a proven track record in building scalable systems and high-performing teams, she brings deep expertise in data-driven growth, B2B SaaS, and customer-centric strategy. Her work at Katana has helped power over $2 billion in annual sales order volume by enabling small and medium-sized manufacturers to modernize their operations and scale efficiently. Resources Katana: https://katanamrp.com/ The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Online Scrum Master Summit is happening June 17-19. This 3-day virtual event is open for registration. Visit www.osms25.com and get a 25% discount off Premium All-Access Passes with the code osms25agilebrand Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company

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0:00.0	What if your customer experience and culture strategy didn't just create value but actually funded your growth?
0:05.5	I'm inviting you to join me in a powerful mastermind group.
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0:16.0	And it brings together CX and culture leaders who want to drive change, build stronger internal collaboration,
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0:27.6	You'll get monthly virtual sessions, one-on-one coaching, quarterly workshops, and access to
0:32.5	the value accelerator tools focused on strategy, cultural alignment, and voice of customer. Plus, you'll connect with
0:38.7	leaders across functions, from marketing to product to ops, who are facing the same challenges
0:43.6	and pushing towards the same goals. Up to four team members can participate from your organization,
0:48.6	so you're building alignment while building momentum. Want in? Learn more and sign up at
0:53.6	journey spark consulting.com slash mastermind.
0:57.6	That's journey spark consulting.com slash mastermind. Let's turn your CX investment into a growth engine.
1:05.1	The Agile brand. Welcome to Season 7 of the Agile brand, where we discuss the trends and topics
1:19.2	marketing leaders need to know.
1:21.2	Stay curious, stay agile, and join the top enterprise brands and MARTEC platforms as we explore
1:26.7	marketing technology,
1:28.2	AI, e-commerce, and whatever's next for the Omnichannel customer experience.
1:33.4	Together we'll discover what it takes to create an agile brand, built for today and tomorrow,
1:37.8	and built for customers, employees, and continued business growth.
1:42.2	I'm your host, Greg Kilstrom, advising Fortune 1000 brands on Martec, AI, and marketing operations.
1:48.0	The Agile Brand Podcast is brought to you by Tech Systems, an industry leader in full-stack technology services,
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