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 consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the ..read more

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 consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the ..read more

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 parts of the Canadian Tire networkalong with Mark's, a leading source for casual and industr ..read more

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-media-collective/ Find WRMC online here: https://wrmcollective.com/ Click here to join: https://wrmc ..read more

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 questions: Tell us about you the person. Take us through your career growth from starting in the ..read more

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 Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/company/56451211/ Find the CPGGUYS online here : https://www.cpgg ..read more

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 of the specific experiences that you felt prepared you for your current remit as Chief Customer Officer? W ..read more

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 since then her role has evolved to be the first ever Chief Experience Officer for Sam's Club.** Fi ..read more

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/ Nik’s thoughts heading into CAGNY: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YiOhWzZWjMiBSkfd_JB3HXWcEeCjj7IV/view?usp=drivesdk We Ask Nik about these topics: Volume Growth projections universally flat…what’s up? Price Points & In ..read more

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/marketing/retail-media-strategy/?utm_source=cpg+guys&utm_medium=multi-channel_campaign&utm_campaign=mktgs ..read more