The CPG View

From Insights to the Shelf: Building the Next Generation of CPG Brands (Andrew Thomas, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Archer Meat Snacks)

You’ve led marketing efforts across startups and large CPGs before taking the helm at Archer. What have been some of the most defining moments in your journey that shaped

The Next Marketplace Battleground: AI, Profitable Growth & Winning in 2027 (John LeBaron, Chief Revenue Officer at Pattern)

  As online marketplaces mature, where do you see the next major battleground for brands—customer acquisition, profitability, loyalty, data, or something else entirely?Wi

Back to the Fundamentals: The New Rules of Sustainable CPG Growth (Andrea Bielli, Founder & Managing Partner at Sevendots)

What are the fundamentals that brands need to get right first in order to create sustainable growth? Why does penetration matter so much, and what are companies getting

Beyond Fulfillment: The Future of Delivery Commerce (Glory Linsley, Head of CPG Brand Partnerships & Ad Sales at DoorDash)

Consumer expectations around convenience have changed dramatically, especially since the pandemic. From your perspective, how has last-mile delivery evolved from a tactic

Beyond the Amazon Playbook: Building, Scaling & Reinventing in Commerce (Ryan Mulvany, Growth at Growvana)

Would you mind introducing yourself and the company you’re with? Before you became the “Amazonaholic” and recovering thought leader, who were you? What did the early day

The New Rules of Commerce Media: Winning in an Agentic AI World (Melissa Burdick, Co-founder & President of Pacvue)

What has changed most in commerce media, and what should brands and retailers be paying attention to right now? With the pace of change accelerating so quickly, how shou

Beyond the Shiny Objects: Winning Digital Commerce (Arthur Sylvestre, VP Media & Digital at Danone North America)

Can you walk us through your journey to becoming VP of Digital Commerce at Danone and share one or two pivotal experiences or decisions that shaped your path? In your ro

The Commerce Strategy Playbook: Navigating the Next Era of Retail Growth (Bryan Gildenberg, Founder & CEO, Confluence Commerce).

You have spent years analyzing the intersection of retail, commerce, and organizational strategy. From your perspective, what are the biggest assumptions about modern com

Leading Through the Noise: The People, Decisions & Clarity That Drive Performance (Jason Baumgarten, Partner at Spencer Stuart )

Let’s start with your journey. You’ve gone from strategy consulting to now leading Spencer Stuart’s CEO and Board Practice globally. Looking back, what moments or experie

The eCommerce Inflection Point: Where Retail Growth Is Really Coming From (Jack O'Leary, Director, eCommerce Strategic Insights at NielsenIQ)

  What Changed? What leaders must understand now 4 the shifts in market structure, regulation, or competitive dynamics that demand attention this week?   What Leaders

Amazon Vendor Negotiations: Protecting Profitability & Driving Growth (Martin Heubel, Strategy & Amazon Consultant at Consulterce)

AVNs are often treated as annual tactical negotiations. Why do you believe they should be approached as a long-term strategic lever instead, and what are the most common

Commerce Intelligence & AI: Turning Data Into Competitive Advantage (Karthik Bettadapura , CEO & Co-Founder at DataWeave)

Commerce has become significantly more transparent over the last decade, especially around pricing, assortment, promotions, and competitive behavior. From your perspectiv

Winning Together: Building Retail Media That Works for Everyone (Molly Hjelm, Corporate Vice President, Head of Retail Media at Ace Hardware Corporation)

You’ve built your career at the intersection of sales, marketing, and retail transformation. what were the pivotal moments that led you to step into the Corporate Vice Pr

Winning the AI Shelf: Why Product Experience Is the New Competitive Advantage (Simon Angove, Chief Executive Officer at Syndigo)

Product content used to be viewed as a relatively tactical function. Today, it increasingly feels like core commerce infrastructure. From your perspective, what changed?

Building What's Next: Leadership in the Age of Retail Media (Elizabeth Neubauer-Donovan, EVP, Head of Commerce & Retail Media Networks + Growth Monetization at Acxiom)

You’ve consistently been at the forefront of first-party data and omnichannel monetization/ What was an early moment in your career when you realized data would fundament

Winning the Next Chapter of Retail Media Networks: Relevance, Loyalty & Execution (Sherry Smith, President, Retail Media at Criteo)

Retail media has evolved incredibly quickly over the last few years, but the conversation has also become far more financially scrutinized. From your perspective, what ph

Content & Conversion Intelligence: The New Competitive Advantage ( Jehan Hamedi, Founder & Executive Chairman of Vizit)

Content has traditionally been treated as a creative output, but increasingly it is being measured like a performance variable. From your perspective, what has fundamenta

The Consumer Connections Playbook: Measurement, Media & Modern Marketing (Vinny Rinaldi, Vice President, Consumer Connections at The Hershey Company)

Vinny, the 'Trifecta' measurement strategy isn't a new concept, yet most brands still can't bridge the gap between brand and commerce. In your experience, what is the mos

The New Marketplace Playbook: Winning in the Age of AI, Agentic Commerce & Social Discovery (John LeBaron, Chief Revenue Officer at Pattern)

What leaders must understand now 4 the shifts in market structure, regulation, or competitive dynamics that demand attention this week. What Leaders Are Getting Wrong? D

Scaling Digital Commerce at PepsiCo: Strategy, Transformation & Leadership (Avinava Banerjee, Head eCommerce Strategy & Tranformation GCC at PepsiCo)

Can you tell us about your journey? What first drew you into eCommerce and analytics and how did those early experiences shape the way you approach digital transformation