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The FMCG GuysThe CPG Guys: Cannes Lions 2025 Recap with Amazon’s Jeff Cohen 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 2025-07-1248 minThe FMCG GuysHow to Hire, Connect, and Lead with Trust – with The FMCG Guys' Daniel Torres Dwyer (Bonus - Guest Podcast)Daniel was recently invited by David Feinleib (CEO at ITSRAPID) to his phenomenal "Beyond the Shelf" Podcast. The origninal show notes: What do hiring, podcasting, and great marketing all have in common? If you ask Daniel Torres Dwyer, the answer is the same: it’s about trust, not transactions. Daniel wears a few hats—he’s the Co-Host of The FMCG Guys podcast and Director of Executive Search at Dwyer Partners—and at the heart of both roles is one thing: helping people find the right fit. Whether that’s matching a candidate to a role...2025-05-2827 min
Beyond The ShelfHow to Hire, Connect, and Lead with Trust – with The FMCG Guys' Daniel Torres DwyerWhat do hiring, podcasting, and great marketing all have in common? If you ask Daniel Torres Dwyer, the answer is the same: it’s about trust, not transactions.Daniel wears a few hats—he’s the Co-Host of The FMCG Guys podcast and Director of Executive Search at Dwyer Partners—and at the heart of both roles is one thing: helping people find the right fit. Whether that’s matching a candidate to a role, a guest to a show, or a brand to its story.In this episode, Daniel and Dave dig into:- What mak...2025-05-2027 minThe FMCG GuysThe CPG Guys: Shoptalk 2025 RecapThe 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://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/marketing/retail-media-strategy/ Find Sri Rajagopalan on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-rajagopalan-09a0062/ Find Peter VS Bond on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvsbond/ Find CPGGUYS on Lin...2025-04-3054 minThe FMCG GuysThe CPG Guys: What's Brewing in Omnichannel with illycaffè's Cristian ArcangeliIn this episode, our US Partners 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: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illycaffe/ Find Illycaffè online at: https://www.illy.com/en-us Apply to join the Cornell retail media program https://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/marketing/retail-media-strategy/ Cristian answers these q...2025-04-2341 minThe FMCG GuysThe CPG Guys: Benchmarking Retail Media Networks with The Path to Purchase Institute’s Cyndi LozaOur sister podcast in the US, 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 program https://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/marketing/retail-media-strategy/ Find Cyndi Loza on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndiloza/ Find Path to Purchase Institute on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the...2025-04-0947 min
Product & Packaging PowerhouseEp. 33 - "Kickoff 2025 Trends & Transitions Pt 1” with Megan Young Gamble, PMP®, Chief Project Officer @ GLCIn this episode of "Product & Packaging Powerhouse," host Megan Young Gamble kicks off 2025, highlighting key trends in beauty and packaging, and her personal and business transitions. She reflects on her journey with the podcast, mentioning how it's part of expanding her company, GLC, into a media division. Megan announces a new company objective for GLC to become the leading beauty operations firm in North America, Canada and Latin America By 2026, along with welcoming a new team member, Baby Gamble, in March 2025. Megan discusses navigating personal changes, such as motherhood, and the importance of being adaptable and agile both in he...2025-01-2032 min
The FMCG Guys210. Jenny Holleran, Director, Media - Kroger Precision Marketing: US Grocery Retail MediaIn this episode, we get a perspective of what’s going on in Retail Media at the other side of the Atlantic with Jenny Holleran from Kroger, one of the US’ leading Grocery propositions. In this conversation, which was recorded in person at this year’s Retail Media Summit UK in London, we go over the fast evolution of Retail over the last 10 years, how FMCGs (or CPGs in the US) are getting great data from retailers and, ultimately, what makes Kroger different as a Retailer and Retail Media Network. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9oicmqpMLXg ...2024-12-0413 minProduct & Packaging PowerhouseEp. 32 - "How Connected Packaging Shapes Sustainability and Traceability” with John Dwyer, Smart Packaging Expert at Smurfit Westrock & Maurizio Carano, Innovation & Marketing Director IML @ MCC LabelIn this episode of Product & Packaging Powerhouse, host Megan Young Gamble along with guests John Dwyer and Maurizio Carano discuss the evolving landscape of packaging, focusing on essential functions like product protection, aesthetics, sustainability, and traceability. They explore connected packaging, serialization for anti-counterfeiting, and technological advancements to enhance the supply chain and circular economy. The conversation also highlights regulatory impacts, particularly the differences between US and European standards, and the challenges faced by industries. The episode concludes with personal anecdotes from the guests, emphasizing the need for technological solutions to modern packaging challenges.2024-11-1857 min
The FMCG Guys200. Rick Swinkels, CEO at TCC: Next Generation LoyaltyOur guest for this episode 200 is Rick Swinkels, CEO at TCC. The head of the Loyalty company joins Daniel and Peter Bond from The CPG Guys live from Groceryshop in Las Vegas to speak about his unique career, his industry insights and how their loyalty programs deliver exponential value beyond price, creating communities around Retailers. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xJOotPI7Jkc TCC Website TCC LinkedIn Topics Covered: Rick’s career in Retail prior to TCC TCC’s proposition: creating high participation, high engagement loyalty campaigns and platforms that influence, recognise and reward shopper behaviour in-st...2024-10-3044 min
The FMCG Guys190. Neel Arora, Global Head of eCommerce at Nestlé: Building an eCommerce Center of Excellence (hosted by The CPG Guys)The CPG Guys are joined by Neel Arora, Global Head of eCommerce at Nestlé, the world's largest food & beverage consumer goods manufacturer. Joining PVSB in co-hosting this episode is FMCG Guys host Daniel Torres Dwyer. Follow Neel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-arora-60912130/ Follow Nestlé on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-/ Follow Nestlé online at: https://www.nestle.com/ Listen to Neel's first episode of the CPG Guys podcast: http://cgguys.com/neelarora Neel answers these questions: You took a sabbatical and were able to do s...2024-09-1434 min
The CPG GuysBuilding an eCommerce Center of Excellence with Nestlé's Neel AroraThe CPG Guys are joined by Neel Arora, Global Head of eCommerce at Nestlé, the world's largest food & beverage consumer goods manufacturer. Joining PVSB in co-hosting this episode is FMCG Guys host Daniel Torres Dwyer.Follow Neel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-arora-60912130/Follow Nestlé on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-/Follow Nestlé online at: https://www.nestle.com/Listen to Neel's first episode of the CPG Guys podcast: http://cgguys.com/neelaroraNeel answers these questions:You took a sabbatical and were able to...2024-08-2236 min
The FMCG Guys179. Jay Richman, VP of Product & Technology at Amazon : AI & User Experiences (Co-Hosted with The CPG Guys)Jay Richman, VP of Product & Technology at Amazon, joins Daniel and The CPG Guys' Co-Host Sri live from Cannes Lions. Customer obsession, experimenting with new technology are at the core of Amazon. In this episode, we discuss everything from today's artificial intelligence trends to user experience improvements and of course creativity. Topics Covered: The intersection between Product, Technology and AI at Amazon Connecting AI with Amazon's customer obsession How Amazon is helping brands' journey of content and scale with AI Amazon Ads: how they are using AI to help brand creators scale amid large volumes of c...2024-08-0330 min
The FMCG Guys171. Christoph Sterkel, Head of eCommerce Europe at Kellanova: Digital Food Growth (Live from Shoptalk, with guest co-host Sri Rajagopalan from The CPG Guys) The FMCG Guys take center stage at Shoptalk Europe with this live episode. Our guest is Christoph Sterkel, Head of eCommerce Europe (B2B, D2C, Marketplace) at Kellanova (Kellogg’s, Pringles). This podcast is also co-hosted by The CPG Guys’ Sri Rajagopalan, who also leans into the big topic of this conversation: the confluence between Foods and Digital. Tune into this conversation to learn about: Kellanova’s various routes to consumer Building both B2C and B2B capabilities How to manage the different challenges along the way The next horizon of capability building Plus so...2024-07-0335 minThe CPG GuysShoptalk Europe Omnichannel Retail Recap with The FMCG Guys & The CPG GuysThe CPG Guys and FMCG Guys collaboratively recap the recently concluded Shoptalk Europe conference. Sri Rajagopalan & Daniel Torres Dwyer attended the conference LIVE and are interviewed by CPGGUYS co-host Peter VS Bond as he digs deep on trends, retail participation and what's next.Follow Sri Rajagopalan on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-rajagopalan-09a0062/ Follow Daniel Torres Dwyer on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltorresdwyer/ CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://NextUpisnow.org/cpgguys2024-06-1256 min
The FMCG Guys166. Shoptalk Europe 2024 Recap with The CPG GuysDaniel is joined by Sri and PVSB from our sister podcast The CPG Guys to go over the main highlights of this year's Shoptalk Europe! More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ 2024-06-1254 min
The FMCG Guys163. Christophe Mahaut, SVP Supply Chain Operations at Brooks Running: Scaling OperationsChristophe Mahaut heads up supply chain at one of the most exciting sports brands right now: Brooks Running. Currently the leader in the performance running category in North America, the Berkshire Hathway owned, Seattle Based company, has really ramped up in the last decade to become a global player. This growth wouldn’t be possible without a solid operational backbone, which is already preparing for the next growth stage. Tune into this podcast to learn how Christophe is preparing to reach more consumers and shares his thoughts on: His career beginnings and how he ended up in...2024-05-2944 min
The FMCG Guys162. Russell Close, Global eCommerce Director at Carlsberg: Beer Commerce Russell Close is Carlsberg’s Global eCommerce Director. In this unique role, he overlooks the Danish Brewer's Digital Strategy across Global Markets, from Europe to Asia. Having worked in Online for many years at the likes of Coty, he comes to the show to explain the uniqueness and what attracted him to the category, the current status of it and the key routes of growth. Christina and Daniel really enjoyed this conversation, which covered: Russ' current role and career path prior What he learnt setting up eCommerce in Beauty Taking a role in a much less dig...2024-05-2537 min
The FMCG Guys161. Gemma Spence (VML) and Anja Spielmann (Mars): 2024's Digital ShelfWith 66% of FMCG's growth coming from Digital Platforms, it's obviously a no-brainer to invest in this channel. But with all the layers of complexity that have been added in the last few years, where do you start? Our two guests today, Gemma Spence, Chief Digital Commerce Officer at VML and Anja Spielmann, Global Brand Experience Director at Mars, join the show to show us the different levers brands can pull to win on the famous Digital Shelf in 2024. In this conversation, you'll learn about how to turn up online through: The evolution of the Digital Shelf...2024-05-2254 min
The FMCG Guys160. Stephanie Lilley, General Manager Hygiene UK & Ireland at Reckitt: Transparent LeadershipOur guest is Steph Lilley, General Manager for Reckitt’s Hygiene Business Unit in their home market, the UK, and Ireland. She joins Christine and Daniel to speak about her career from a graduate program to becoming a General Manager, with some international moves in between, but always focusing on development and with a prominence of P&L roles. Tune into this conversation to hear about: Steph’s first leadership experience The learning curve when taking an international assignment in Russia The leadership style she’s developed in time Balancing being genuine with “getting results” Her experience...2024-05-181h 01
The FMCG Guys159. Joris de Bruyne (CEO at EyeSee) and Joanna Dumont (VP Insights): Insight to Innovation How can companies come up with new, relevant innovations without proper quality insights? Our guests Joris de Bruyne (CEO at EyeSee) and Joanna Dumont (VP Insights with experience at Danone and Colgate) join us to explain how today’s technologies can give better, more complete and accurate answers to the classic questions when it comes to understanding the consumer. Get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating world of consumer insights through: Answering questions: the primary role of insights and market reasearch across time Eyesee's unique mix-method research approach - the synergy of behavioral methods an...2024-05-151h 02
The FMCG Guys158. Maddy Booker-Price, Head of eCommerce at Urban Outfitters: Total Retail Our guest today is one of the rising stars in Retail. With a background in Retail blue chips like Arcadia and Levi’s, Maddy Booker-Price is now the Head of eCommerce at Urban Outfitters. She joins the podcast to speak about how the role of Digital has become more central in Retail organizations during her career through: The role of an omni-channel Director in 2024 Working with cross-functional peers The importance of listening to the consumer Her vision of what an online store has to be Leaderships lessons learnt along the way More: Follow us on Instagram: http...2024-05-1137 min
The FMCG Guys157. PriceSpider's Rae Guimond & Brett Banner: Unboxing Commerce The consumer journey in today’s connected world is more complex and blurry then ever. In this episode, we bring you two experts from PriceSpider, the world’s leading commerce platform: Rae Guimond, Director GTM Strategy and Brett Banner, SVP Strategy. With them, we’ll aim to unpack all the complexity and deliver actionable outcomes for progressive FMCG brands. Coinciding with the publishing of their Strategies for Grocery Brands to Thrive Amid Economic Uncertainty, North American & European Brands Ecommerce Survey 2023, and they come to the show to speak about: Take-aways from their recent consumer survey Top priorit...2024-05-0841 min
The FMCG Guys151. Claire Wyatt, VP Business Strategy & Marketing Science at Albertsons Media Collective: A Cookieless FutureClaire Wyatt is the VP of Business Strategy & Marketing Science at Albertsons Media Collective, the Retail Media Network of one of the US' top grocers: Albertsons. She joins Daniel live from Path to Purchase's Retail Media Summit Canada. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KmInwjw_8EM Listen to Claire Wyatt on The CPG Guys in 2022: https://www.podpage.com/cpgguys/claire-wyatt/ In this conversation you'll hear about: ABS Media Collective's Leadership and Retail Media journey A cookieless world: activating safe 1st party data and how to measure Approaching Retail Media as a Fu...2024-04-1714 min
The FMCG Guys140. Tomasz Kozlowski, VP Global Sales at Softserve Business Systems: Mythbusting FMCG Digital TransformationDoes Digital Transformation have to be hard? Is there a way to dodge some of the common headaches and understand the reality versus the myths? Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKP3JMn8nzU&t=2057s Meet Tomasz Kozlowski, the VP of Global Sales at SoftServe Business Systems. He’s not just any expert; he’s a mythbuster who’s spent the last 15 years helping FMCG companies find clarity in the complicated world of tech. In this episode, co-hosted by Daniel and The CPG Guys' Peter VS Bond we review the most co...2024-03-061h 00The FMCG Guys123. Mert Damlapinar on how to win in FMCG eCommerce in 2024Mert Damlapinar, also known as Ecommert, is an author, speaker and recognized authority in the Digital/eCom FMCG world. He's also currently Managing Principal at EPAM Systems after a tenured career in Digital with the likes of Mondelez or L'Oréal. This Episode is brought to you by Bolt Chat AI! Visit them here: https://www.boltchatai.com/ He joined Daniel live at Henkel's Regional HQ in Vienna to speak about: The Bermuda Triangle: sales, marketing and data Using Data as a common language to break cross-functional silos The eras of eCommerce: Dawn, Bricks-to-Clicks and...2024-01-0622 minThe FMCG GuysThe CPG Guys: Building Omnichannel Capabilities with Bayer's Ajay SharmaGuest Episode! The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Ajay Sharma, North America VP of eCommerce & Omnichannel for Bayer Consumer Health, manufacturer of iconic brands like One-A-Day, Claritin, Alka-Seltzer, & Miralax. Follow Ajay Sharma on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-sharma-26900360/ Follow Bayer on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer/ Follow Bayer online at: https://www.bayer.com/ Ajay answers these questions : Take us through your career journey from school in the UK to pharmacy management to Coca-Cola to Bayer and now as an ecommerce leader in our industry? How do you...2023-12-3052 minThe FMCG Guys117. Michael Schuh, VP Media Strategy & Product at Kroger/84.51˚: Personalization for Customer LoyaltyMichael Schuh is the VP, Media Strategy & Product, Kroger Precision Marketing at 84.51˚, the Retail Media Network of the US-based grocer. He sat down with Daniel at the Retail Media Sumit UK to speak about: Developing Retail Media at Kroger: Turning insights into actions Kroger's USP linked to their loyalty card Media Standardization as a purpose & way to raise the bar for the consumer How can FMCG Brands leverage Retailers to perform better in Retail This episode is brought to you by CommerceIQ. Download the free chrome extension here: https://growth.commerceiq.ai/fmcgguys Listen to Mich...2023-12-1316 minThe FMCG Guys93. Bryan Gildenberg and Peter V.S. Bond from The CPG Guys: Analyzing FMCG Company ResultsWant to know what the latest Consumer Goods company results mean? Peter and Bryan from The CPG Guys will join us to go over the main players' results. Join us for a fun and informative chat!2023-08-301h 01The FMCG Guys59. Christian von Alten from Microsoft: FMCG in the CloudChristian von Alten joins us from Microsoft, where he helps FMCG companies accelerate their digital journey through cloud solutions. He's an industry veteran who's previously worked at the likes of Nestlé, Mondelez and Google. In this episode, in which we were lucky to be joined by Peter VS Bond (AKA PVSB), from our sister podcast The CPG Guys, as a co-host, we cover: Christian's career journey What does the Cloud mean for FMCG companies How can companies adapt to the constant growht of Data The link between data, the cloud and AI and its impact on th...2023-03-0845 minThe FMCG GuysThe Social Corner Ep.11: Predictions for Social Media Marketing | Part 4: TwitterDo you know what will happen to Twitter in 2023? We are back with another episode of #TheSocialCorner, with Rafael Schwarz sharing his predictions for Twitter and how those changes will impact social media marketing for #CPG brands. More #marketing news, insights and updates every Thursday - powered by The FMCG Guys and TERRITORY Influence (Bertelsmann Group).2023-02-2501 min
The CPG Scoop's PodcastThe FMCG Guys: Efrain Rosario and Daniel Torres DwyerJennifer and Risa discuss the state of eCommerce in Europe with Efrain Rosario and Daniel Torres Dwyer, the FMCG guys.2022-12-0133 minThe FMCG Guys36. ITK - CPG Guys & FMCG Guys LinkedIn LiveThe CPG Guys & The FMCG Guys (Daniel, Efrain, Sri & Peter) got together for a LinkedIn Live event where they discussed all of the latest trends in CPG/FMCG omnichannel retail, such as: - Consumer Spending in a Volatile Environment - Retail Media - QR Code: has it come of age? - The Metaverse - War on Talent And many more!2022-07-2047 minThe CPG GuysData as a Strategic Asset with Mars' Paola Peretti & Tiger Analytics' Kishor GummarajuHAPPY NEW YEAR!The CPG Guys, PVSB and his guest co-host Daniel Torres Dwyer (co-host of the new FMCG Guys podcast) are joined in this episode by Paola Peretti Global Vice President, Digital & Consumer Experience at Mars & Kishor Gummaraju, Chief Customer Officer of Tiger Analytics which develops bespoke insight solutions powered by data and technology for several Fortune 500 companies.This is a the second in a 2-episode partnership with Tiger Analytics where Paola and Kishor discuss opportunities for leveraging data and insights to drive Omnichannel excellence.Visit https://www.tigeranalytics.com/omnichannel/ to...2022-01-0143 min
StrategyCastEpisode 220: Focusing on the Human Touch with Erin Dwyer of Drunk Elephant“You might think you know what the customer wants and needs. But, sometimes as marketers, we have to get off our high horse and ask the consumer what they think. You might realize that you don’t know.” Erin Dwyer, vice president of digital at the skincare brand, Drunk Elephant, is a dynamic marketing executive with a 15-year progressive career and unique blend of experience that bridges gaps at the intersections of digital marketing, strategy, product, and technology. She is a confident strategist with a contagious passion for harnessing online landscapes, web platforms, social sites, and eme...2018-10-0432 min