Brent Peterson is a five-time Magento Master and recognized authority in e-commerce innovation, now exploring the intersection of AI agents and search optimization. As “The Agentic Commerce Guy,” he helps businesses navigate the transformation from traditional SEO to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and AI-driven search experiences.
With over three decades in the commerce ecosystem, Brent brings a vendor-neutral perspective on how autonomous AI systems are reshaping how customers discover and purchase products. He’s a regular speaker at Magento and Adobe Commerce events, eTail conference moderator, and founder of the Big Dam Run, the official running event at Magento Imagine for nearly a decade.
Beyond e-commerce, Brent has completed 31 marathons (hopefully he is at 33 by the time the event happens), bringing an endurance athlete’s mindset to business challenges: preparation, strategy, and persistence when technology meets reality. He volunteers as a run mentor with Mile in My Shoes, using running as a tool for transformation in underserved communities.
Based in Kona, Hawaii, Brent helps e-commerce heroes transform complexity into competitive advantages through human-first strategy amplified by cutting-edge technology.
This 90-minute interactive workshop guides Magento merchants through the evolution of search from keyword-driven SEO to AI-powered discovery and provides a practical roadmap for boosting product and content visibility across today’s modern search experiences. Attendees will learn why traditional SEO is no longer enough, how search has shifted toward answers, generative summaries, and AI overviews, and how to optimize their stores using a unified AEO, GEO, and AIO framework. The session covers structured data, schema markup, answer-ready product content, FAQs, Q&A modules, and techniques for creating authoritative, citation-worthy guides and category content that AI engines trust. It also explores preparing Magento stores for Google’s AI Overviews, strengthening E-E-A-T signals, implementing essential extensions, improving site structure and speed, and leveraging internal linking for topical authority. The workshop concludes with a 30-day implementation plan covering auditing, schema setup, content creation, and performance tracking along with guidance on monitoring AI citations, featured snippets, and key search-layer metrics.
By the end of this workshop, participants will gain: