Brock Weeks (Savi CEO) on AI-Powered Retail Insights, Scaling Sales & Saying 'No' to Shiny Objects | Growth Elevated
Description
How can AI-powered video analytics transform retail and restaurant operations without drowning in complexity?
In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, Julian Castelli sits down with Brock Weeks, CEO and co-founder of Savi, to uncover how his team is turning security cameras into real-time operational tools for cutting costs, reducing theft, and dramatically improving customer experiences.
Key Takeaways:
From Security to Profitability - How Savi repurposes existing cameras to track labor efficiency, theft, and wait times (saving brands $15K/site!).
Scaling Sales the Right Way - Why Brock delayed hiring until his CAC metrics proved scalability (and the costly mistake most startups make).
The Power of ‘No’ – How focusing on restaurants first (not banks or pharmacies) unlocked Savi’s 10,000-site growth.
Leadership Lessons - Building a durable company culture with Radical Candor, OKRs, and Andy Grove’s High Output Management.
COVID Pivot to Profit - Launching weeks before lockdowns and why narrowing their niche saved the business.
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