Episodes

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: 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...

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/cyndil...

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 ingredients and free from artificial nasties, sparked such a frenzy among friends—who begged for her secret dough to bake at home—that she knew she ha...

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://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/marketing/retail-media-strategy/ Find Sri Rajagopalan on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-rajagopalan-0...

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.cornell.edu/certificates/marketing/retail-media-strategy/ Follow Erin Price on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-price-5199008/ Fo...

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 global reach. Today NIQ has operations in 95+ countries representing 97% of the world’s GDP. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive cons...

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 products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal & Gardening categories. Party City, PartSource and Gas+ are key ...

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 Laura Zain on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/analaurazain/ Find WRMC on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-retail-med...

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: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer/ Follow Bayer online at: https://www.bayer.com/en/personal-health/better-health-for-all Chelsey answers these q...

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://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-rajagopalan-09a0062/ Find Peter VS Bond on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvsbond/ Find the CPGGUYS on L...

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/en/home.html Carrie answers these questions: You’ve spent almost the entirety of your professional career with the same company. What were some ...

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 leaders who have shaped the CPG industry and Omnichannel retail. **NOTE : at the time of this recording, Diana's title was Chief growth officer, and...

The CPG Guys interview RBC Capital Markets' Managing Director Nik Modi at the 2025 Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference in Orlando FL. Follow Nik Modi on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nik-modi-675926/ Follow RBC Capital Markets on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rbc-capital-markets/ Follow RBC Capital online at: https://www.rbccm.com/en/ We Ask Nik about these topics: Volume Growth projections universally flat…what’s up? Price Points & Inflation…how ca...

In this episode, the CPG Guys analyze the 2025 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference. To learn more about CAGNY, click here: https://consumeranalystgroupny.com/ To access all of the CAGNY presentations, click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10E493RGHHjB3nwV7-Ga-t-RPCdLm719R?usp=drive_link LA fire relief : https://www.directrelief.org/ (always research before giving) Apply to join the Cornell retail media program https://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/marketi...

This special episode of The CPGGUYS features four guests - the WINNERS of our 2024 Omnichannel awards - 'The OMNIES'. The Omnies recognizes a select few every year that have dedicated a career to evolving from brick & mortar to being truly omnichannel and championing it in the industry. Our four winners this past year have done exactly that. Our sincere CONGRATS to Doug Jossem from Walmart Connect, Tonya Douglas from Giant Foods (part of the ADUSA family), Cely Moreno from PepsiCo and Cara Pratt...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by the CEO of Nature's bakery - Steve Gardiner. He has previously held roles in commercial leadership at Henkel and PepsiCo. We personally love the portfolio and the Fig bars are our favorite. As such, this was both a fun and informative discussion. Find Steve on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-gardiner-6092b11/ Find Nature's bakery on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/nature-s-bakery/ Find Nature's bakery online at : h...

This is a special episode from our partner podcast - The FMCG Guys. They recently had Christian Stammkoetter, who is Danone’s President AMEA (Asia Middle East Africa) and Member of the Executive Committee. He joins Efrain and Daniel to speak about how, in the course of his career, has worked on multi-billion mergers, moved geographies, led teams, grown as a leader and developed a reliable routine to manage frequent long-haul travel. Find Christian Stamkoetter on Linkedin at : https://www.link...

In this episode, the CPG Guys review all of the television ads that played in Super Bowl 59, February 9, 2025. This episode is sponsored by Recess - 'helps CPG brands connect with their key retail shoppers, delivering experiential sampling in high-impact locations like gyms, colleges and community events to drive trial and conversion. Now integrated into retail media leading to measurable in-store sales.' LA fire relief : https://www.directrelief.org/ (always research before giving) App...

PVSB himself is the guest in this episode as the tables are turned and he is interviewed by Lucas Barros, Head of Walmart Connect Chile. This episode was recorded in December 2024 at the Walmart Chile Accelerate Suppliers Summit. Find Lucas Barros on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-barros-631955103/ Find Walmart Connect Chile on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walmart-connect/ Find Walmart Connect Chile online here: https://walmartconnect.cl/ CPG Guys Websi...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode with Cornell University executive director for the food industry programming and faculty at the Johnson School of Management to discuss the first Executive Education programming on retail media offered May 5-8 at New York City. This program has been carefully designed in partnership with us at the CPGGUYS. Sri Rajagopalan has a decade plus experience of omnichannel retail and is an OG and pioneer of retail media. Partnering with the CPGGUYS for day 4 is mo...

The CPGGUYS host Parbinder Dhariwal - VP of CVS Media Exchange and Andrew Lipsman from Media, Ads + Commerce for a LIVE fireside chat while at CES. This discussion is all about the latest retail media budget sentiment executed by Andrew and CPGGUYS surveying brands and retailers and where we stand in the industry. Find Andrew Lipsman on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lipsman-10b2162/ Find Media, Ads + commerce on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/media-ads-commerc...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by FMI CCO Mark Baum. FMI, the food industry association, provides leadership to retailers and wholesalers of food, beverage, and consumer products, along with their manufacturer/supplier trading partners, by facilitating growth and collaboration, and promoting their role in feeding families and enriching lives. Find Mark Baum on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-baum-28b8822/ Find FMI on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmithefo...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Liz Roche, VP for media and measurement at Albertson's media collective. AMC was the amongst the first to work with IAB to establish metrics and measurement standards. Claire Wyatt is replaced by Liz, and we spoke to her day one on the job - yes, we mean day one, week one at CES live. Find Liz Roche on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/eroche1/ Find AMC on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons-media-collective/posts/?feedView=...

The CPG Guys feature a special episode that our very own Sri Rajagopalan hosted with his Thinkblue partner Manish Sharma & Greg Welch - partner at Spencer Stuart in the executive practice. They had a discussion on how board seats, CEO's, and C-suite leaders are found and placed at the world's largest market cap brands. Find Greg Welch on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwwelch/ Find Spencer Stuart on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/spencer-stuart/posts/?feedView=all Fin...