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The CPG Guys

The CPG Guys

CPG commerce industry icon Sri Rajagopalan & consumer loyalty expert Peter V.S. Bond explore how brands and retailers understand and engage with consumers in-store, online and everywhere in between.

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The CPG Guys

Recent Episodes

Nov. 2, 2024

Retail Media Insights With FMI’s Mark Baum and NielsenIQ’s Liz Buchanan

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration Officer at the Food Marketing Institute and Liz Buchanan, North America President of NielsenIQ. FMI & NielsenIQ are collectively performing a joint re…
Oct. 31, 2024

Building Your Content Future with Contentful's Gabriel Dillon

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Gabriel Dillon, bringing you the ongoing value proposition of contentful. He is the Principal, Strategic Alliance Manager, and is back at Contentful after a stint and ninetailed, br…
Oct. 30, 2024

Omnichannel High Engagement Loyalty Platforms with TCC Global's Rick Swinkels

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Rick Swinkels, CEO of TCC, which creates high participation, high engagement loyalty campaigns and platforms that influence, recognise and reward shopper behaviour in-store and onli…
Oct. 29, 2024

Connected Stores with Instacart's David McIntosh

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. …
Oct. 26, 2024

ERP makes it's Debut with DOSS' Wiley Jones

The CPG GUYS are joined in this episode by Wiley Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Doss, ARP—a lightweight ERP system focused on building tools for teams that work in the real world. Wiley has worked in product design and hardwar…
Oct. 23, 2024

Amazon unBoxed 2024 Recap

Sri speaks with PVSB about his recent trip to Austin TX where he attended the 2024 Amazon unBoxed conference which showcases all of the new advertising capabilities being introduced by the world’s leading retail media platfo…

About the Hosts

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Sri Rajagopalan

Co-Founder & Co-Host

Sri Rajagopalan has over 30 years of leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies, overseeing eCommerce and P&L for some of the most recognizable CPG brands in the world.
He has worked as Chief Customer officer at General Mills, Senior Vice President of eCommerce & Digital Sales at Revlon, Vice President of eCommerce & New Business Models at Johnson & Johnson, and General Manager of Sales & eCommerce at PepsiCo.

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Peter V.S. Bond

Co-Founder & Co-Host

Peter is the Partnership Acceleration Lead at Flywheel Digital, the leading global, real-time platform that powers eCommerce.. Previously, Peter held leadership roles at Fetch Rewards, PowerReviews, CVS Health, dunnhumby, IRi and priceline.com. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University, a MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University and Executive Education Certificates from the Business Schools at Columbia University and Cornell University.

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Jeff Malmad

Host - The Mindshare Retail Media Minute

As Head of Global Commerce at Mindshare North America, Malmad helps brands understand the opportunity that emerging technology and connected devices present and pioneers the latest programs in mobile technology. His mobile-first view drives strategy and innovation across the Mindshare NA client base​; Mindshare has been awarded Mobile Marketing Association’s Global Mobile Agency of the Year twice in the last three years alone, on top of honors such as Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year Awards, IAB MIXX Awards, Mobile Marketer’s Agency of the Year, and more.

Throughout his career, Malmad has showcased his passion for digital. He joined Mindshare from Joule, a WPP subsidiary where he led marketing programs for Dell and Unilever. Previously, he built integrated programs based on consumer insights at MediaCom and separately developed sponsorship programs at startup 24/7 Media for clients such as Comedy Central, AT&T, and Yahoo!.

Malmad holds a BA from Ohio State University, and is a member of the 4As Mobile Task Force. A respected industry thought leader, he’s presented for numerous conferences from Advertising Week, IAB, MediaPost, and the 4As. His insights on mobile technology and marketer opportunities have been featured in Advertising Age, Adweek, Financial Times, Mashable, Entrepreneur, and more.

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Sean Halter

Host - “CPG Bites”

Sean is the host of the weekly video series “CPG Bites” which appears on the CPG Guys LinkedIn page every Monday. He is the CEO & Founder of MiO Marketplace, the leading media intelligence tool for buyers & sellers of media. Sean also Principal at Connectivity Holdings which invests in emerging companies in the digital, data science, media and marketing landscapes. Sean hosts two notable podcasts: “The CMO Suite” and “Social Barbarians.”