This week Bill and I are joined by our guest Tomasz Pindel, co-founder and CEO of Voucherify. Voucherify is a Customer Incentive and Loyalty Engine that has built a reputation for enabling businesses to rapidly deploy and test promotions, discounts, and loyalty solutions through its API-first, composable platform. Based in Poland, Voucherify works with customers across Europe and now North America, counting the likes of Breville, Altitude Sports, McDonald’s, and Michelin among their many customers.Voucherify recently launched Vincent, an AI agent aimed at streamlining promotion and incentive workflows while connecting to other agents to bring forward market and customer insights. In the episode we get further into what Vincent does and why it matters.Our conversation covers a lot of ground: the incentive and promotion landscape, the pain points that drive enterprises to seek out a composable Incentive and Loyalty solution, and how brands are not ready for shopping agents yet. We also get Tom's view on how AI has impacted product development from someone who is living it firsthand.So please pour yourself something along with us and enjoy our conversation with Tom.Cheers!Please share! There is plenty of room for others at the cocktail party!This week’s drink: The Szarlotka RiffThe Szarlotka is a beautifully simple drink of Żubrówka bison grass vodka poured over apple juice with a pinch of cinnamon. ‘Szarlotka’ is Polish for “apple pie”, and indeed this drink tastes like warm slice of pie in a glass. Żubrówka is one of the more distinctive spirits in the world: a Polish rye vodka infused with bison grass from the Białowieża Forest, giving it faint notes of vanilla, fresh hay, and a kind of meadowy sweetness that slots perfectly alongside apple. Bill took that Szarlotka foundation and built on it for a C&C riff - adding pear brandy for depth, a house-made cinnamon-cardamom syrup for spice and warmth, a squeeze of lemon for balance, and a few drops of saline to pull everything together. The result keeps the apple-pie soul of the original but gives it more structure and nuance. An egg white is optional but adds a silky texture that rounds out the spice nicely.Cheers!Cocktail Spec: The Szarlotka Riff 1.5 oz. - Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka0.75 oz. - Fresh unfiltered apple juice (fresh-pressed if you can get it)0.5 oz. - Pear brandy (St. George or similar)0.25 oz. - Cinnamon-cardamom syrup (see below)Scant 0.25 oz. - Fresh lemon juice2 drops - Saline solution (20% solution, pinch of sea salt as an alternative)0.5 oz. - Egg white (optional, for texture)Garnish - Cinnamon stick and fresh thyme sprigSteps: If using egg white, dry shake all ingredients without ice for 10–15 seconds to emulsify. Add ice and shake again until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and thyme sprig.How to make the Cinnamon-Cardamom Syrup1 cup sugar + 1 cup water2–3 Ceylon cinnamon sticks6–8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushedSteps: Stir sugar and water over low heat. Add cinnamon and cardamom. Steep until fragrant, tasting often - the cardamom will turn to a medicinal flavor if left too long. Strain and cool. Add a capful of high-proof vodka to preserve which helps keep it for a couple of months if refrigerated.Enjoy!Please subscribe! We want to be sure you make it to the next party! Cheers!As always, it’s great to have you here! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share, rate (it helps!), and let us know your thoughts. We love to hear from our listeners.Be well, drink well, and here is to good business! Cheers! - Brian & BillCocktails & Commerce™ is a wholly owned subsidiary of StrategyēM, LLC. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocktailsand.substack.com

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