The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Sean Summers, EVP Mercado Ads & CMO at Mercado Libre. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mercado Libre is Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company. Through its primary platforms, MercadoLibre.com and MercadoPago.com, it provides solutions to individuals and companies…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Molly Hjelm, Corporate VP of Red Vest Media, the retail media division of Ace Hardware, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,900 locally-owned and operated hardware stores in 71 countries. Follow Molly on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyhjelm/ Follow Ace Ha…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jenny Holleran, VP Media Insights & Incentives at Kroger Precision Marketing / 84.51 and Mariama Kamanda, Associate Director Data & Analytics at Barilla Group. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Follow Jenny Holleran on LinkedIn at: Follow Kroger Precis…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Heather Land, Senior Director of Grocery Merchandising at Dollar General which strives to make shopping hassle-free and affordable with more than 20,000 convenient, easy-to-shop stores in 48 states. Follow Heather on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-land-97382817/ Follow Dollar General on L…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Emily O'Hara, VP Global Head of Brand and Media at eBay and Lisa Clunie, co-founder & CEO of the agency Joan. This episode focuses on the partnership between an agency and how a relationship with a brand helps develop its long term equity. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Fes…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Alanna Handelman, Head of U.S. Commerce & Canada Mid-Market Sales at Snap Inc., a technology company that contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. Follow Alanna on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ala…

The CPG Guys Sri Rajagopalan & Peter VS Bond muse current industry topics. Find Sri Rajagopalan on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-rajagopalan-09a0062/ Find Peter VS Bond on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvsbond/ Find the CPGGUYS on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/company/cpgpodcast/ The CPG Guys cover these t…

This episode was shot LIVE at the Cannes Lions festival of creativity at Cannes, France. **A reminder - LIVE episodes are taken from conference floors, there may be background noise or interference** The CPGGUYS are joined by @Jody Hallman, VP of integrated marketing at Perdue farms & SVP of account management at Colle McVoy - Kate Frank. This epis…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Laurie Lam, Chief Brand Officer at E.L.F. Beauty & Josh Rosenberg, the founder & CEO of Day One Agency. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Follow Laurie on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurielam/ Follow E.L.F. Beauty on LinkedIn at: https:/…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kheri Holland Tillman, Chief Marketing Officer of Primo Brands & David DeMuth, CEO of Doner Partners Network. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Follow Kheri on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kheri-holland-tillman-1601563/ Follow Primo Brands …

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Lacorazza, CMO of U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States & Mike Barrett, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Supergood, a full-service advertising agency that combines human ingenuity and judgment with AIpower and insights. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes …

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jamil Ghani, VP & Worldwide Leader of Prime at Amazon. Follow Jamil on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilghani/ Follow Amazon on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon/ Jamil answered these questions: How do you define the core value proposition of Prime beyond loyalty—what makes …

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Abby Laursen, Senior Director of Ads Product Marketing at Snap Inc., a technology company that contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festiva…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Ajay Salpekar, the GM of Brand & Creator Commerce at TikTok, the world's leading social destination for short-form video. Follow Ajay on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salpekar/ Follow TikTok on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiktok/ Follow TikTok online at: http://ads.tiktok.com A…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Dan Bonert, SVP of Retail Analytics and Retail Media at NielsenIQ. Dan has a background in media from his days at Amazon and was able to share quite a few insights on today's environment LIVE from the NielsenIQ c360 conference down in Hollywood, FL. Ajay Sharma, VP of ecommerce + omnichannel was our guest …

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Cristina Preston - Director of Digital Marketing at Schnuck Markets, Inc., a supermarket chain based in the St. Louis area. The company was founded in 1939 and currently operates over 100 stores in four states throughout the Midwest. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Digital Food & Beverage Summit Foll…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jeff Cohen, Tech Evangelist at Amazon Ads as we discuss the key themes discussed at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Follow Jeff on LinkedIn at: http://linkedin.com/in/jeffreycohen Follow Amazon Ads Partners on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amazon-ads-partners/ F…

The CPG Guys are joined in their 500th episode by Tanner Elton, Vice President of US Advertising Sales at Amazon. Follow Tanner on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannerelton/ Follow Amazon Ads on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amazon-ads-partners/ Follow Amazon Ads online at: https://advertising.amazon.com/ Tanner answers …

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kevin Host, SVP of Pharmacy at Walmart. He is the current chair of NACDS (National association of chain drug stores) and we've had the pleasure of hearing him speak LIVE from Palm Beach at the NACDS annual this year. As a career pharma veteran he is well known for his partnership with center store and this…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kathryn Mazza, CMO & President of Red Media at Hy-Vee, the midwest retailer. She leads the growth of the platform. Prior to, she was at Dick’s Sporting Goods. This was a conversation ranging from customer loyalty building, retail media, data measurement and of course 'back to basics' in store today. Find K…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Lucas Barros, Head of Walmart Connect and Pamela Castro, Commercial Manager for Walmart Phronesis at Walmart Chile, the largest grocery retailer in Chile, operating under the "Lider" banner. Follow Lucas on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-barros-631955103/ Follow Pamela on LinkedIn at: http…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco, the world’s largest club format omnichannel retailer. Follow Mark on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkwilliamson/ Follow Costco on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/costco-wholesale/ Follow Costco online at: https://www.costco.com/f/-/c…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Jeff Clark, VP of Product & Commercialization at Walmart Connect, the retail media division of Walmart. Follow Jeff on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffclark/ Follow Walmart Connect on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walmart-connect/ Follow Walmart Connect online at: https://www.…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Joe Davis, Managing Director of Tree Line Strategy Group which helps companies with strategic planning, customer development, digital commerce & sales strategy. Follow Joe on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-davis-co/ Follow Tree Line Strategy Group on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/com…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jack Shannon, Co-Founder & CEO of Recess, which helps brands drive velocity at retail with turnkey sampling partnerships that reach shoppers who frequent Target, Walmart, Kroger, and 6,000+ top retailers, and Mike Feldman, strategic advisor & former SVP Head of retail Media at VaynerMedia. Follow Jack on L…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Daniël van Gool, VP of Fulfillment Strategies & Solutions at Ahold Delhaize USA. Find Daniel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvangool/ Find AD USA on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahold-delhaize-usa/ Find AD USA online at: https://www.adusa.com/ Daniël answers these questions: Y…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Delta 181 plane crash survivor from 1985 and now founder/CEO of the nutritional wellness brand Lucky Energy. This is the story of resilience, tenacity, courage and curiosity. Laver's daughter, Kate, had cerebral palsy and couldn't eat solid foods. He created a plant-based protein shake, which led to the fou…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Nicole Collida Davis, Managing Director & SVP US National Accounts and Jennie Bell Managing Director & SVP US Global Clients at NielsenIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. Today NI…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Alison O'Keefe, Partnership Director at WHSmith North America Media Network, Powered by SMG. WHS Media is the first-ever in-store travel Retail Media Network, connecting brands to consumers across travel hubs in North America. Find Alison on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-o-keefe-42b1a830/…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Vice President of grocery merchandising at Wakefern Food Corp. Jeff is a remarkable example of a pharmacist expert and leader now transformed into an everyday grocery merchant. We were so impressed by his leadership, he is the winner of the DSN (Drug store news) + CPGGGUYS retail merchandiser of the year fo…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Shaan Modi, from New Jersey. Shaan is still in high school but was spotted by us at CAGNY (the annual consumer analysts gathering with senior CPG brand leaders) down in Florida in February. We observed him attend several sessions, and we quite surprised to see someone from Gen Z in this conference. We asked…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Brandon Nutter, co Founder and CTO of Ampd, which connects Google Ads directly to the world’s largest marketplaces like Amazon and turn incremental revenue all the way up, and Steve Pet, Antitrust Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Find Brandon Nutter on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bran…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by returning guest Nik Modi, Co-Head of Global Consumer & Retail Research at RBC Capital Markets. In this episode, Nik discusses his recent communication equity research newsletter called “Attention CPG Management/Boards: It’s Time to Cut EPS Significantly” Nik argues that cutting numbers significantly would …

In this episode, Sri interviews Jordan Berke, founder & CEO of TOMORROW, a leading digital retail advisory firm, enabling global retailers to accelerate growth through digitization. Sri and Jordan tour an Amazon Fresh store as they unpack Amazon's omnichannel grocery strategy live from the original Amazon Fresh store in Los Angeles. While much of A…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Greg Pulsifer, SVP of eCommerce at Sam’s Club, the club format division of Walmart. Find Greg on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregpulsifer/ Find Sam’s Club on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sam's-club/ Find Sam’s Club online at: https://corporate.walmart.com/about/samsclub/sams-…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode straight from Sydney, Australia by Imteaz Ahamed, founder and CEO of an artificial intelligence platform called Applied Intelligence. This episode is contextual for the CPG industry and covers many topics related to what YOU as a listener - either from a brand or retailer are faced with today. Find Imteaz Aha…

The CPG Guys are joined by Michael La Kier, Vice President Brand Development at the Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) the largest affiliation of independent grocers in the U.S. andaround the world, boasting 2,500 U.S. stores and 7,500+ globally. This episode was recorded at the 2025 Commerce Media Brand Summit produced by WB Research. Find Michael…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Cristian Arcangeli, Vice President of Omnichannel and Customer Experience at illycaffè, an Italian family business, founded in Trieste in 1933 and committed to offering the greatest coffee to the world. Find Cristian on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carcangeli/ Find illycaffè on LinkedIn at: ht…

The CPG Guys welcome the senior editor of the Path to Purchase Institute, Cyndi Loza, to discuss the latest retail media networks benchmarking report produced by them and the results. Some outcomes will surprise you, some are a confirmation and some retail media networks have missed the opportunity completely. Apply to join the Cornell retail media…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by the founder of Doughlicious - the London dough company. Indulgent, yet healthy cookies - yes, that's whipping up treats in her kitchen to becoming London’s cookie queen, Kathryn Bricken turned her American baking magic into a sweet success story. Her legendary homemade cookies, crafted with clean, premium …

The CPGGUYS cover the recently concluded Shoptalk spring 2025 from Las Vegas. What a show! Besides our opening networking reception, we had a chance to meet up with many brands, retailers and of course all our sponsors. This episode is collectively sponsored by Epsilon, Dunnhumby, Osmos, Apply to join the Cornell retail media program https://ecorne…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by NA GM for Mars Pet Nutrition - Alanna McDonald. With brands such as L'Oreal & Procter & Gamble in her background, we knew this would be a solid foundational discussion on ways to think through today's category shaping trends and opportunities. This episode was shot LIVE at New York City at their office. App…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Sargento Foods General Manager, Erin Price. She is a General manager with significant experience in strategic planning, marketing, communications and brand management at leading CPG firms like General Mills, Johnson & Johnson & spectrum brands. Apply to join the Cornell retail media program https://ecornell…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Tracey Massey, Chief Operating Officer at NielsenIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. NIQ combined with GfK in 2023, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled gl…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Simone Lumsden, SVP of Triangle Loyalty & Retail Media at Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”), one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and CT REIT. Their retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which provides Canadians with pr…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Emma Helsloot and Ana Laura Zain - cofounders of the Women in Retail Media Collective. Their mission :Connect, grow, and lead via a community designed to empower women to shape the future of retail media. Find Emma Helsloot on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-helsloot-78767a64/ Find Ana Laur…

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Chelsey Alexander, Vice President, Emerging Digital Platforms at Bayer Consumer Health. The episode was recorded in Atlanta GA at the Commerce Brand Media Summit in March 2025. Follow Chelsey Alexander on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsey-alexander-a3269757/ Follow Bayer on LinkedIn at: htt…

The CPGGUYS Sri Rajagopalan & Peter VS Bond muse the month that passed by. February means CAGNY - the annual Wall St analyst conference (Consumer Analyst Group of NY). Here, we got to meet several of the financial analysts and were able to discuss and learn what 2025 holds for us in the CPG industry. Find Sri Rajagopalan on Linkedin here : https://…

In this episode, the CPG guys speak with Carrie Sander, Chief Customer Officer at Kellanova, formerly the snacks division of The Kellogg Company. Find Carrie on LinkedIn at: http://linkedin.com/in/carrie-sander-b634b04 Find Kellanova on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kellanova/ Find Kellanova online at: https://www.kellanova.com/us/e…

The CPGGUYS were joined live at CES during the annual show in Las Vegas by Sam's club Chief experience officer & EVP - Diana Marshall. This is a leadership class for vendors on how to be successful at Sam's club and her own leadership of people, data and MAP. This is the first episode of Women's month. In March, we will feature the amazing female l…