---
title: "AI, Recession & Scale on Optimized Store Owner Show"
description: "Samir joins Aaron and Christian on The Optimized Store Owner Show to talk AI predictions, navigating a recession, and when to focus on scale vs. profitability."
author: "Samir Balwani"
published: 2023-03-06
canonical: https://www.weareqry.com/blog/elevate-your-e-commerce-game-on-the-optimized-store-owner-show
categories: ["Industry & Marketplace"]
---

# AI, Recession & Scale on Optimized Store Owner Show

I had a great time on "The Optimized Store Owner Show" with Aaron and Christian. It was an amazing conversation. We talked about things like:

- The [future of AI and our predictions for the industry](/blog/mastering-growth-in-a-fragmented-media-landscape-strategies-for-modern-marketers)

- How to [navigate the recession](/blog/the-big-ecommerce-recession-session-on-the-cmo-convo-podcast)

- [When to focus on scale or profitability](/blog/how-to-profitably-scale-your-media-spend)

![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/41gjzj83/production/2beaa526eee396bd852b9e724f57d07bbcf163d8-626x626.webp?w=1600)

Check out the full episode [here](https://www.bitbranding.co/podcast/elevate-your-e-commerce-game-samir-balwani-shares-ai-and-cost-reduction-secrets).