The FMCG Guys

"Creating a recipe for disruption ... " our upcoming guest, Antoine Durieux, EVP of Retail & Network Strategy at Salsify, has an amazing background, having founded Alkemics in his 20s, creating a collaboration data & analytics platform for global brands and retailers to sell on the digital shelf. Check out the latest FMCG Guys episode here, as Antoine shares his leadership story and covers an emerging disruptive trend in retail - quick commerce. This new digitally-native channel, which delivers groceries in incredibly short amounts of time, has scaled rapidly across Europe. Some of the topics of this discussion include: Antoine's journey from founding Alkemics to joining forces with Salsify The biggest opportunities in FMCG right now How q-commerce benefits consumers, brands and retailers Top FMCG categories and key occasions at play The 3 key imperatives for FMCG brands to win in q-commerce How Salsify helps its clients thrive in this new reality

The FMCG Guys are joined by Henkel's SVP Beauty EMEA Antoine Collette on this episode. In this conversation, you'll learn about Antoine's leadership journey across different countries and companies, from his first leadership experience through his current role heading up a multi-country region, and all the learnings in between, such as: Leading a team for the first time Balancing hands-on execution and strategy Managing up and down in an organization Giving your team opportunities to shine Setting a vision with purpose and clear action Managing different cultures when going abroad Leaning into curiosity doing COVID

Efrain & Daniel outline what's to come on the Podcast in 2022.

Thanks all for following the podcast in 2021! You'll find here a brief announcement of a big change coming to the Podcast in 2022.

One of the main challenges in the corporate world is connecting the top levels with the nitty gritty, day to day, operations and details, which ultimately can make the business win. John Bauer has led big teams at the highest levels of organizations like Target, Starbucks and TJX. In this discussion, I hope to understand how a Supply Chain C-Level leader can get involved in business execution, for example by leveraging technology.

Fiona McDonnell is a well known executive who has led teams and P&L in companies like NIKE, McCormick and Amazon. She recently temporarily stepped out of the corporate world to write "Two Mirrors and a Cheetah", a book that aims to empower professionals by gaining self awareness and bringing their full self to the workplace. Where to follow Fiona and find the book: www.fionamcdonnell.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Mirrors-Cheetah-Differently-Yourself/dp/1739926307 Two Mirrors And A Cheetah by Fiona McDonnell | Waterstones Two Mirrors and a Cheetah: Think Differently, Own Your Career and Succeed by Being Yourself by Fiona McDonnell, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com) Two Mirrors and a Cheetah eBook by Fiona McDonnell - 9781739926311 | Rakuten Kobo United Kingdom Two Mirrors And A Cheetah : Fiona McDonnell : 9781739926304 (bookdepository.com)

Over 50% of consumers changed brands over Covid. That made a lot of brand marketers ask themselves: "What do I need to do to build and maintain brand loyalty from consumers?". On this episode, host Daniel Torres is joined again by co-host Efrain Rosario to speak with Filiberto Amati, a Growth Consultant who works with some of the top consumer goods companies worldwide. In this episode you'll learn more about how to position a brand for success today, with a special focus on purpose and brand architecture.

The office, the traditional place where we go to work, has been put in question in the last months. Will offices cease to exist? Will everyone work remote? Or, how can we build the right office for our employees? These questions are very relevant, especially now that offices are reopening. Hannah Nardini is a Workplace Consultant who works with blue chip companies globally helping them design the workplace of the future. We had the pleasure to have her on board with us to better understand what the workplace of the future will look like.

The global Supply Chain issues that we are seeing are having an impact on the Consumer Goods and Retail, especially their bottom lines. We invited two experts to discuss the topic. One is Fabio Grazioli, VP at BSH, who we already had the opportunity to have on the podcast months back. The second is Federico Marchesi, from Brembo. In this episode, we review the current state of the global Supply Chain and its current issues but also a look into the future.

Ecommerce, DTC and new routes to market were on an unstoppable growth path that only accelerated with COVID 19. But building this type of capability is not as easy as meets the eye. A solid business case, Influencing internally to find resources and, finally, executing and finding a fit with the "traditional" business model. To understand this challenge better, we invited Matthew Dean, Senior Vice President eCommerce at Hugo Boss. Also we have the pleasure to be joined by a co-host: Efrain Rosario, former Coca-Cola Executive and currently Partner at Grounded.World, an award-winning and certified B-corporation social impact, sustainability, and nonprofit brand activation agency.