Amish Tolia_ Redefining the Retail Platform for Modern Brands with Data, Systems, and Scale at LEAP Inc

1. Amish Tolia: Redefining the Retail Platform for Modern Brands with Data, Systems, and Scale at LEAP Inc Technology plays a very essential role in the retail and e-commerce industry. With Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Software and Hardware, POS Devices, Machine Learning, and Automation, the use and integration of advanced technology brings a company’s operations to the next level. The management of inventory, shopping experience, customer service, payouts, forecasting, etcetera places AI and Analytics at the forefront of the current trends in the retail industry. Several companies and businesses around the world face challenges in establishing their brands in or around locations that dive up more customer visibility and brand awareness. The supply chain management may also lack the required experienced talent and technologically skilled workers to carry out operations with the best tools and resources. The need to strategically adopt omnichannel solutions marketing methods is also a huge concern for current and emerging brands. To address such challenges where modern brands especially, quickly recognize the growing importance and benefits of having a customer-focused brand, as it directly drives the brand’s awareness and sales up as well as improves customer insights and shopping experience. Having a platform where retail brands and owners don’t have to stress about anything else apart from growing their companies and raking in profits simultaneously having customers leave their shop completely satisfied with the purchases made. Therefore in this article, we will be talking about one such company based in the „Big Dream City‟ of the United States of America - New York. At Leap Inc., co-founded by Amish Tolia, the company is customer-focused offering its services by providing modern brands with a retail platform that advocates for all their needs and requirements related to brand-building, real estate, omnichannel operations, more customers, etcetera. These brands are powered with an immersive customer experience and data-driven operations so that they can establish more e-commerce stores at premium locations while being risk-free, cost and time-effective. The Man Behind It All - Redefining the Retail Platform for Modern Brands in the US: The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Leap Inc. is Amish Tolia. Amish wanted retail owners and brands to expand and grow more parallelly alongside newer innovations and technological advancements like technology, systems, and data, without overspending and over-risking it all. The main aim and goal of Leap Inc. is to establish and enable an omnichannel marketing strategy and method for a more efficient and effective experience in- store, online, and on social media platforms for both owners and customers alike.

2. Amish studied Finance at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Science Honors in Real Estate Finance and Entrepreneurship at the Indiana University - Kelley School of Business. During his first job as an Intern Analyst at UBS Investment Bank, Amish realized his potential lay even higher than what he was working on at the time. He soon founded Campus Threadz (a custom apparel utility for students by students). He again worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at HSBC Securities before co-founding an advertising service provider - Pear (formerly Apparel Media Group) and again went on to co-found Viking Investment Management and Brand Innovators Labs. Finally in the year 2018, Amish co- founded Leap Inc. alongside co-CEO Jared Golden. About Leap Inc: LEAP Inc. was co-founded by Amish Tolia and Jared Golden who were also co-CEOs at the company. Leap offers its services by providing clients - brand owners and retailers, with a retail and omnichannel platform to help and enable modern brands to create and establish scalability, efficient, technological, and successful retail strategies. Being named one of “America‟s Best Startup Employers” by Forbes this year in 2024, Leap Inc. sees success in leveraging its data, systems, and scale to power an omnichannel marketing strategy and method. Leap also helps owners and retail brands throughout the entire omnichannel establishment process ensuring that costs, time, and the potential risks are substantially reduced. Leap provides functions focusing on areas such as real estate management, the store’s design and development, retail omnichannel operations, marketing strategies, talent and recruitment, training and engineering, product management, and data science. Establishing retail stores at premium locations, offering world-class retail strategic operations, cost and time-effective processes, fewer risks and distractions, and overhead costs. Leap operates leased retail spaces in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C, San Francisco, New York City, Texas, Chicago, Arizona, and Florida. Aiming for a more national reach and to leave a local impact, Leap is responsible for over 115 leased retail spaces that are ready for brand owners and retailers to choose from as per their target demographic and their products and services. The platform is trusted by many modern brands such as LUNYA, Set Active, Goodlife, POKETO, Bad Birdie, ASTER, HOBO, Marcella, True Classic, Dolce Vita, Hey Harper, Ring Concierge, and many more. Leap Inc. currently sees 100 actively operating stores, around 175+ brand partnerships and trust, 120k+ monthly customer in-store visits, 2 million+ SKUs, and 50M+ omnichannel customers. Data-driven, beautifully designed and built, a platform managed, and continuously improved for better brand optimization, Leap Inc. is by far building itself to becoming “the world‟s largest network of branded retail stores”.