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Season 1

Aug. 25, 2021

Grocery Digital Growth Strategies and Technologies with Groceryshop's…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Joe Laszlo, VP of Content for Groceryshop which brings together leaders from the entire grocery ecosystem, including established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, ...

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Aug. 21, 2021

Solving Problems Through AI & Analytics with Fractal's Dipita Chakrab…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by CPG Chief Practice Officer, Dipita Chakraborty and CPG Principal Consultant Prateek Trivedi from Fractal, one of the leading providers of AI and analytics globally to ...

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Aug. 18, 2021

Alcohol eCommerce with Freixenet’s Bryan Melo

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Bryan Melo, Senior Director of eCommerce at Freixenet-Mionetto USA, one of the largest sparkling wine companies in the U.S. Follow Bryan Melo on LinkedIn at: https://w...

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Aug. 14, 2021

Product Information Management with Syndigo's Mark Detelich

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Mark Detelich, Chief Product Officer at Syndigo which enables commerce by supporting the efficient transfer of product information through its network of brands and th...

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Aug. 11, 2021

Experience Relationship Management with AnyRoad's Daniel Yaffe

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Daniel Yaffe, the co-founder & COO of AnyRoad, the leading Experience Relationship Management (ERM) platform enabling global brands to properly measure, scale, and im...

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Aug. 7, 2021

Enabling Contextual Commerce with The Mars Agency's Ethan Goodman & C…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Ethan Goodman, SVP of Commerce, Media & innovation at The Mars Agency & Jason Young, President of Chicory a NYC-based tech firm and the leading digital …

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Aug. 4, 2021

Cannabis Home Delivery with Lantern's Meredith Mahoney

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Meredith Mahoney, President of Lantern, a home-delivery cannabis business that was incubated within Drizly. Follow Meredith Mahoney on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedi...

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July 31, 2021

Scaled Data Analytics with Danone's Suresh Ganapathy

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Suresh Ganapathy, VP of Enterprise Analytics at Danone & Anil Kaul CEO of Absolutdata , an Infogain company. Absolutdata transforms how the world makes decisions by …

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July 28, 2021

Going Omnichannel with American Fireglass CEO Matt Doll

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Matt Doll, founder & CEO of American Fireglass, the world's premier manufacture of Fireplace, Fire Pit Glass and related burner products. Follow Matt on LinkedIn at: …

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July 24, 2021

CPG & Retail Mobile Loyalty Platforms with Fetch Rewards' Wes Schroll

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Wes Schroll, co-founder & CEO of Fetch Rewards, a mobile shopping platform that rewards shoppers for buying the brands they love. Follow Wes on LinkedIn at: …

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July 21, 2021

Accelerating Omnichannel & eCommerce with Crossmark's Chris Moye

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Chris Moye, CEO of Crossmark, a leading sales and marketing services agency that specializes in growing retail brands throughout nearly every category of the consumer ...

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July 17, 2021

Retail Media with Sam's Club's Abi Subramanian

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Abi Subramanian, Senior Director & head of advertising & brand partnerships at Walmart's Sam's Club division. Follow Abi on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ab...

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July 14, 2021

Scaling Brands Through Digital Tooling with Isomr Group's Michael Ha…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Michael Hauck, founding partner & CEO of Isomr Group, a global digital consulting firm that works with industry-leading organizations to transform and grow their busin...

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July 10, 2021

Health & Wellness Product Attributes with Label Insight's Tim Whiting…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Tim Whiting , VP of Marketing at Label Insight and Josh Goldman VP NA Product Operations at NielsenIQ. In May of 2021, NielsenIQ announced the acquisition …

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July 7, 2021

Retail Rank Punditry with Morning News Beat's Kevin Coupe

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Kevin Coupe, renowned author and also editor of Morning News Beat, Kevin Coupe. Follow Kevin Coupe on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-coupe-6872196/ Fol...

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July 3, 2021

Transforming CPG Decision-Making with Absolutdata's Anil Kaul & Rohit…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Anil Kaul CEO and Rohit Nagpal , Chief Customer Officer for Absolutdata , an Infogain company. Absolutdata transforms how the world makes decisions by building AI-base...

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June 30, 2021

Consumables Replenishment with Replenium's Tom Furphy

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Tom Furphy, CEO of Replanium, an auto replenishment platform that uses machine learning and customer tools to improve order economics and customer loyalty. Follow Tom ...

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June 26, 2021

Brand-Powered Shoppable Recipes with Chicory's Joey Petracca & Megan …

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Joey Petracca , co-founder & Meagan Howard VP of Sales from Chicory a NYC-based tech firm and the leading digital shopper marketing platform for CPG and …

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June 23, 2021

Grocery Retail Loyalty with TCC’s Simon Hay

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Simon Hay, CEO of TCC Global, an international marketing company that specializes in creating loyalty platforms and campaigns that change the way shoppers think, act a...

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June 19, 2021

In-Home Brand Experience with Brandshare’s Alan Verdun

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Alan Verdun, the President at brandshare , the leader in Connected Sampling that creates omnichannel brand experiences to accelerate purchase conversion. Through curat...

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June 16, 2021

Covering Omnichannel Grocery News with Grocery Dive's Jeff Wells

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Jeff Wells, Senior Editor of Grocery Dive. Grocery Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the most impactful news and trends shaping the grocery industry. ...

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June 12, 2021

Making the World Smile through Personalization with Mars' Sam Chang

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Sam Chang , Global Head of Data Science & Advanced Analytics at Mars. Sam is also joined by Risa Crandall from Aki Technologies. Aki Technologies has …

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June 9, 2021

Global Commerce Platform for Brands with Wish's Heidi Burns - EPISODE…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this special 100th episode by Heidi Burns , Senior Category Manager for CPG Brands at Wish , a mobile e-commerce platform that connects hundreds of millions of consumers with …

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June 5, 2021

Improving SEO with Label Insight's Dagan Xavier & NielsenIQ's Roy Woo…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Dagan Xavier , co-founder & CPO of Label Insight & Roy Woodhouse NA Commercial Lead for Brandbank at NielsenIQ . In May of 2021, NielsenIQ announced …

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June 2, 2021

Digital Beauty Experiences with E.L.F. Beauty's Ekta Chopra

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Ekta Chopra , Chief Digital Officer at E.L.F. Beauty which builds brands designed to disrupt industry norms, shape culture and connect communities through positivity, ...

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May 29, 2021

Connected Sampling with Brandshare's Doug Guyer

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Doug Guyer , Co-Founder & Director of Strategic Development at Brandshare , the leader in Connected Sampling that creates omnichannel brand experiences to accelerate p...

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May 26, 2021

Contextual Commerce with Chicory's Yuni Sameshima & Joey Petracca

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Yuni Sameshima & Joey Petracca , co-founders of Chicory a NYC-based tech firm and the leading digital shopper marketing platform for CPG and grocery brands. Its …

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May 22, 2021

Personalization at Scale with PepsiCo's Kate Brady

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Kate Brady , head of media innovation and partnership development at PepsiCo NA. Kate talks about how PepsiCo leverages Aki Technologies to deliver powerful personaliz...

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May 19, 2021

Analyzing CPG Performance with RBC Capital's Nik Modi

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Nik Modi, Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets , where he oversees the coverage of the Beverage and Household Personal Care sectors. Follow RBC Capital online …

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May 15, 2021

Product Label Transparency & Searchability with Label Insight's Todd …

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Todd Morris , CEO of Label Insight which drives growth for CPG brands and retailers through unparalleled product transparency. As the trusted partner of over 300 …

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May 12, 2021

Primary Research in the Digital Age with Ipsos's Alison Chaltas

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May 8, 2021

Omnichannel Measurement with NielsenIQ's Liz Buchanan & Natalie Willi…

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Liz Buchanan and Natalie Williams from NielsenIQ , the leader in providing the most complete, unbiased view of consumer behavior, globally. NielsenIQ has partnered wit...

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May 5, 2021

Delivering Immediate Needs with Gopuff's Alina Bilger & Andy Berman

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Alina Bilger Chief of Staff to the CEOs & Andy Berman VP Marketing Solutions from Gopuff, an immediate needs home delivery business. Follow Gopuff online at: …

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May 1, 2021

Personalized Digital Acceleration with Aki Tech's Risa Crandall

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Risa Crandall, SVP CPG Strategy at Aki Technologies which empowers brands and retailers to reach people by targeting pivotal moments in the consumer journey with perso...

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April 28, 2021

Advertising & Privacy in 2021 with StitcherAds Declan Kennedy

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Declan Kennedy , CEO of StitcherAds , a Facebook Marketing Partner helping advertisers and agencies scale full-funnel performance marketing campaigns on Facebook & In...

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April 24, 2021

The Walmart Way with 8th & Walton's Jeff Clapper

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Jeff Clapper , CEO of Arkansas-based 8th & Walton , a consulting & training group which supports Walmart Suppliers in three ways: Walmart Training Classes Advisory …

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April 17, 2021

Enabling Brand DTC Part 3 with GSK's Carolina Flores

In this episode of The CPG Guys podcast, Sri & PVSB speak with Carolina Flores , Associate Digital Marketing Manager at GSK . Carolina speaks about how several brands within the GSK portfolio have adopted Shoppable , a distri...

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April 15, 2021

Unified Commerce Insights with Stonehenge Tech Labs' Meagan Kinmonth …

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Megan Kinmonth Bowman , founder & CEO of Stonehenge Tech Labs , the company behind Stopwatch, a cloud-based, omni-channel commerce software delivering unified commerce...

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April 10, 2021

Taste Intelligence with Halla's Henry Michaelson & Spencer Price

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode Spencer Price & Henry Michaelson , 2 of the 3 founders of Halla , a real-time personalization AI engine designed for grocers generating increases in basket size …

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April 8, 2021

Winning Federal Government Work with Merzier Process Group's Darnley …

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Darnley Merzier-Bryan , founder & President of Merzier Process Group, a CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business informatio...

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April 3, 2021

Why We Buy with Author Paco Underhill

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Paco Underhill , legendary author of the seminal book on shopping behavior, " Why We Buy " which has been in continuous print for 20+ years. …

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March 24, 2021

Enabling Brand DTC Part 2 with Shoppable's Heather Marie Udo

In this episode of The CPG Guys podcast, Sri & PVSB speak with Heather Marie Udo . the founder & CEO of Shoppable , a distributed commerce technology company with a suite of e-commerce products surrounding Shoppable's patente...

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March 22, 2021

Neighborhood Discount Retailing with Big Lots! Erica Fortune

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Erica Fortune , SVP of eCommerce at Big Lots! , the neighborhood discount retailer with over 1,400 locations. Erica's team is responsible for e-Commerce, Mobile, Prod...

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March 19, 2021

Instacart for CMOs with Kiri Masters & Stefan Jordev

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Kiri Masters & Stefan Jordev , co-authors of the new book " Instacart for CMOs " Kiri is the founder & CEO of Bobsled Marketing where …

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March 18, 2021

DTC Shipping & Fulfillment SaaS with ShipHero's Aaron Rubin

The CPG Guys Sri & PVSB welcome to this episode Aaron Rubin the founder and CEO of ShipHero , a SaaS solution to help eCommerce DTC sellers with fulfillment & shipping. Aaron got tired of eCommerce shipping software that suck...

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March 15, 2021

Winning at Target with J&J's Russ Heilbrun

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Russ Heilbrun , Director of eCommerce, Category Management & Business Insight at Johnson & Johnson supporting Target . Russ answers these questions posed to him: Your …

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March 9, 2021

Digital Commerce Design with Astound Commerce's Michael Kahn

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in this episode by Michael Kahn , CEO of Astound Commerce . At Astound Commerce, they live and breathe the customer experience. They design interactions that forge lifelong brand loyalty...

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March 5, 2021

Enabling Brand DTC Part 1 with Shoppable's Holly Boni

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , are joined in the first of a 3 part episode arc on enabling DTC with Holly Boni, the Director of Sales & Partnerships at Shoppable , a distributed commerce technology company with …

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March 1, 2021

Unified Commerce with 5 New Digital's Michael Zakkour

The CPG Guys , Sri & PVSB , welcome to the podcast Michael Zakkour , the founder & CEO of 5 New Digital , a brand consultancy focused on enabling unified commerce across enterprises. He is also the author of …

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Feb. 26, 2021

Rating Retail Media Platforms with EnsembleIQ's Cyndi Loza

The CPG Guys Sri & PVSB welcome to this episode Cyndi Loza , Associate Editor at EnsembleIQ 's Path to Purchase Institute division. Cyndi recently reported on a survey that the Institute fielded related to the value shopper m...

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