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The CPG Guys

The CPG Guys

CPG commerce industry icon Sri Rajagopalan & consumer loyalty expert Peter V.S. Bond explore how brands and retailers understand and engage with consumers in-store, online and everywhere in between.

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Recent Episodes

Feb. 20, 2025

Scaling Better For You Brands with Nature's Bakery CEO Steve Gardiner

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 fa…
Feb. 15, 2025

The Big Picture with Danone's Christian Stammkoetter

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 …
Feb. 10, 2025

Super Bowl 2025 Ads Recap

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 experi…
Feb. 8, 2025

Live from Chile at Walmart Connect's Accelerate Supplier Summit with PVSB

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 Su…
Feb. 5, 2025

Retail Media Executive Education May 2025 with Cornell University's Dan Hooker

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 ret…
Feb. 2, 2025

Brand Retail Media Spend Sentiments from CES LIVE with CVS Media Exchange’s Parbs Dhariwal and Andrew Lipsman

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 execut…

About the Hosts

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Sri Rajagopalan

Co-Founder & Co-Host

Sri Rajagopalan has over 30 years of leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies, overseeing eCommerce and P&L for some of the most recognizable CPG brands in the world.
He has worked as Chief Customer officer at General Mills, Senior Vice President of eCommerce & Digital Sales at Revlon, Vice President of eCommerce & New Business Models at Johnson & Johnson, and General Manager of Sales & eCommerce at PepsiCo.

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Peter V.S. Bond

Co-Founder & Co-Host

Peter is the Partnership Acceleration Lead at Flywheel Digital, the leading global, real-time platform that powers eCommerce.. Previously, Peter held leadership roles at Fetch Rewards, PowerReviews, CVS Health, dunnhumby, IRi and priceline.com. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University, a MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University and Executive Education Certificates from the Business Schools at Columbia University and Cornell University.

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Jeff Malmad

Host - The Mindshare Retail Media Minute

As Head of Global Commerce at Mindshare North America, Malmad helps brands understand the opportunity that emerging technology and connected devices present and pioneers the latest programs in mobile technology. His mobile-first view drives strategy and innovation across the Mindshare NA client base​; Mindshare has been awarded Mobile Marketing Association’s Global Mobile Agency of the Year twice in the last three years alone, on top of honors such as Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year Awards, IAB MIXX Awards, Mobile Marketer’s Agency of the Year, and more.

Throughout his career, Malmad has showcased his passion for digital. He joined Mindshare from Joule, a WPP subsidiary where he led marketing programs for Dell and Unilever. Previously, he built integrated programs based on consumer insights at MediaCom and separately developed sponsorship programs at startup 24/7 Media for clients such as Comedy Central, AT&T, and Yahoo!.

Malmad holds a BA from Ohio State University, and is a member of the 4As Mobile Task Force. A respected industry thought leader, he’s presented for numerous conferences from Advertising Week, IAB, MediaPost, and the 4As. His insights on mobile technology and marketer opportunities have been featured in Advertising Age, Adweek, Financial Times, Mashable, Entrepreneur, and more.

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Sean Halter

Host - “CPG Bites”

Sean is the host of the weekly video series “CPG Bites” which appears on the CPG Guys LinkedIn page every Monday. He is the CEO & Founder of MiO Marketplace, the leading media intelligence tool for buyers & sellers of media. Sean also Principal at Connectivity Holdings which invests in emerging companies in the digital, data science, media and marketing landscapes. Sean hosts two notable podcasts: “The CMO Suite” and “Social Barbarians.”