At The Coalface Podcast - Hosted By Jason Greenwood

In this episode we have Peter Ratcliffe on the show. Peter is a longstanding digital expert and Head of Digital for Retail Apparel Group in Australia. He manages omni-channel operations for RAG and offers his advice on how to organise digital teams and drive digital transformation within organisations.Peter won the Trailblazer award from Magento at Magento Live in late 2016 in recognition of his contribution to eCommerce innovation & leadership.# TIMESTAMPS1:20 - Background in IT3:00 - Digital Teams5:00 - Digital Skillsets8:35 - Who Owns the Data?10:25 - Importance of Business Skills11:50 - Advice for Young Guns of Digital14:40 - Practical Skills17:00 - Merchant Side Experience20:00 - A Passion for Fashion23:30 - Magento Trailblazer26:30 - Magento 2 & Large Scale Project Management31:00 - Selecting the Right Technology & Partners40:10 - Who Stands Out?44:00 - Change Management & The C Suite46:00 - Staying on the Cutting Edge49:35 - Gray Hairs vs Young Guns55:20 - Goals & Aspirations