Podcast appearances and mentions of Del Monte Foods

Hi! I'm back! I missed you. Did you miss me? Well it's a completely different show now, and I can't wait to share more with you. Tiffany McNeil is the coolest brand, innovation, and insights exec you'll ever meet. Tiffany and I worked together at Del Monte Foods way back in 2010 (!) on the consumer insights and strategy team, specifically consumer food innovation for baby boomers. This was the perfect conversation to kick things off. Here's what we cover: Let's first define consumer insights and strategy in B2C; When I came over to B2B from B2C, there was no customer research, insights, or strategy that came from that work. It was super strange. So naturally, I just did the work. What is the work; Why is consumer insights important? How does this carry over to B2B; What's new in consumer insights that's shaping the industry; What do you still find challenging with consumer research; Tiffany asks me her burning question. Tiffany on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-mcneil-9b1615a  Oaktown Strategy: www.oaktownstrategy.com For more content, subscribe to Building With Buyers on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show. Music by my talented daughter. Anna on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov Website: furmanovmarketing.com

Is it possible to balance a legacy brand and innovative ideas for a food company? Bibie Wu, chief communications and technical development officer with Del Monte, shares how her company respects its past while looking to the future, and how her dual roles in marketing and product development inform each other and improve the company. More About Bibie Wu: Bibie leads marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, environmental, social & governance, and product and packaging R&D for Del Monte Foods' powerful portfolio of brands. She has over 20 years of CPG marketing leadership experience with many well-known and respected brands at General Mills and Campbell's, and laundry and home care at Henkel. Prior to joining the company in 2018, Bibie served as VP of Marketing, Head of Laundry Conditioners and Home Care at Henkel. She was also responsible for Henkel's omni-channel and visual branding departments. She is a graduate of Amherst College and received an MBA from Dartmouth. More About Del Monte Foods: For more than 138 years, Del Monte Foods has been driven by our mission to nourish families with the earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Kitchen Basics®, JOYBA®, Take Root Organics™ and S&W®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we grow and produce our products using sustainable and earth-friendly practices for a healthier tomorrow. Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and is not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd., Conagra/Productos Del Monte, or Del Monte Panamerican. For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com.

Send us a textIn this episode, Bibie Wu joins On Top of PR host Jason Mudd to discuss how Del Monte Foods balances innovation and tradition in its PR strategies.Tune in to learn more!Our Guest:Our episode guest is Bibie Wu, chief communications and technical development officer at Del Monte Foods. She leads marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, product and packaging research and development, and environmental, social, and governance for Del Monte Foods' powerful portfolio of brands.Five things you'll learn from this episode:1. Balancing a 130-year-old heritage brand legacy with innovation2. Staying relevant with emerging trends 3. The launch and strategic plan behind Joyba Bubble Tea 4. Engaging Gen Z and Zillennials through influencer marketing 5. The importance of synergy across teams during campaigns  Quotables“We like to say, ‘This is not your grandmother's Del Monte.' You can make so much more than just a green bean casserole. We're innovating for today's consumer and staying on top of what's popular in culinary flavor trends.” — @Bibie Wu“People are getting their ideas and the recipes from social, from TikTok, etc., so we're incorporating those trends into our product.” — @Bibie Wu“It's all about synergy — integrating the PR agency, digital team, brand team, or internal media planning, it's important to make campaigns that can be meaty across all those platforms.” — @Bibie Wu“We've been putting more of our efforts behind developing products and marketing campaigns that speak to these younger millennials and Gen Z because they're going to be the families of tomorrow.” — @Bibie Wu“That's why we name the show On Top of PR — because there are so many topics, tips, and trends that our audience has to stay on top of that we do our best to try to bring those relevant topics to the table.” — @JasonMudd9If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to share it with a colleague or friend. You can also support us through buy me a coffee or by leaving us a quick podcast review.About Bibie WuBibie Wu has more than 20 years of experience in consumer packaged goods marketing leadership with many well-known and respected brands at General Mills and Campbell's. Before joining Del Monte in 2018, she served as Henkel's vice president of marketing and head of laundry conditioners and home care. She was also responsible for Henkel's omnichannel and visual branding departments. She is a graduate of Amherst College and received an MBA from Dartmouth College.Guest's contact info and resources:Bibie Wu on LinkedInDel Monte Foods websiteAdditional Resources:How influencer partnerships can boost PR campaignsSupport the show On Top of PR is produced by Axia Public Relations, named by Forbes as one of America's Best PR Agencies. Axia is an expert PR firm for national brands. On Top of PR is sponsored by ReviewMaxer, the platform for monitoring, improving, and promoting online customer reviews.

In this episode of FP&A Tomorrow, host Paul Barnhurst is joined by Jim Caltabiano, a seasoned finance leader with over 30 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) across various industries, including consumer packaged goods and food and beverage. The discussion centers around the evolving role of FP&A, the importance of insights over data, and strategies for building effective finance teams that can drive business value.Jim Caltabiano brings a wealth of knowledge from his extensive career in FP&A and finance leadership roles at major companies such as Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Campbell Soup Company, Ajinomoto Foods, and Del Monte Foods. With a background in both finance and marketing, Jim offers a unique perspective on how FP&A professionals can go beyond traditional financial functions to become true business partners.Expect to Learn:Insights over data and the importance of connecting financial insights to drive business decisions.Strategies to move from a siloed finance function to a business-first approach.How FP&A professionals can better understand and contribute to business goals.Techniques for making sound decisions when data is less than perfect.Insights from Jim's experience as a CTO on the role of data cleanliness and AI in future finance functions.Here are a few relevant quotes from the episode:"Great FP&A is all about the insights. It's all about being able to connect insights for the business." - Jim Caltabiano"Thinking of data as a product rather than just a system changes how you manage and use it." - Jim Caltabiano"Active listening is the most underutilized skill in business; it's key to building relationships and understanding the business." - Jim CaltabianoIn this episode, Jim Caltabiano shares valuable insights on the evolving role of FP&A professionals in today's dynamic business environment. By adopting a holistic approach to data, leveraging multiple data sources, and focusing on active listening, FP&A professionals can elevate their role from number crunchers to strategic business partners. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to sharpen their FP&A skills and drive meaningful impact within their organization.Follow Jim:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimcaltabiano/Email - j.caltabiano@icloud.comFollow Paul: Website - https://www.thefpandaguy.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguyWorld-class Digital FP&A Course Bundle: Signup for over ten hours of video content with 4 different courses and 8 modules on FP&A topics including: Business Partnering, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling Design Principles, and Modern Excel. Use code Podcast to save 25%. What are you waiting for signup now: https://bit.ly/4decOf3Enroll for Financial Planning & Analysis Certificate Program:Sign up for the 8 week online financial planning & analysis certificate program by Wharton Online and learn the art of forecasting, analysis, business partnering and financial storytelling:

Nonprofit organizations can play a very important role in building healthy communities by providing services that contribute to community stability, social mobility, public policy, and decision-making. Today we're speaking with Kathy Higgins, CEO of the Alliance for Healthier Generation. The Alliance is a nonprofit organization, a well-known one at that, that promotes healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong good health. Interview Summary   Kathy, it's really wonderful to reconnect that you and I interacted some when you were in North Carolina and head of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, and then you got called upon to be the CEO of the Alliance, a really interesting position. It's really wonderful to be able to talk to you again. Let's start maybe with a little bit of the history of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Can you tell us a bit about how it got started and over the years, how it's evolved? We've existed for almost 19 years now. We celebrate our 20-year anniversary next year. And we were started by two vital public health forces: the Clinton Foundation and President Clinton and also the American Heart Association. They came together 20 years ago and began discussing childhood obesity and what could a leading public health organization do to really work in systems change across the country at a local level. It is those two organizations that we look to as our founders and who helped us advance our work. It's a time flies story because it seems like just yesterday that the Alliance was created. There was a lot of excitement at the time for it, and over the work. It's done some really interesting things. So, in today's iteration of the Alliance, what are some of the main areas of focus? As I mentioned, we are a systems change organization. What we do is take a continuous improvement approach to advancing children's health. So, we are working typically in schools or after school time and certainly in communities to work on policy and practice change that are about promoting physical activity and healthy eating. And then addressing critical child health and adolescent health issues, which as we know, were exacerbated with the pandemic. Things like food access and social connectedness are just so important. Quality sleep, which our children are not getting enough of, or other things like vaping and tobacco sensation and on time vaccinations. Another thing that we know is that the pandemic had a dramatic impact on families and children on time vaccinations. So, this is the work that we do and working with the policy and practice change so that there there can be opportunity for healthy environments for the children. I think most everybody would probably agree that the targets that you're working on, healthy diet, physical activity, smoking, vaping habits and things like that are really important. But people might be a little less familiar with what you mean by addressing systems. Could you give some examples of what you mean by that? Right. What we know is that in United States, in fact, every public school must have a wellness policy and areas that need to be addressed. But what we'll do is work with the school in making sure that those policies are best suited for the families, the community, and the school, and what they want to do to support the health of children from a collaborative and supportive role. What we know is that we can create great change when that occurs. We work with more than 56,000 schools across the United States, and one of the things that we know is that our approach is really reflected in the America's Healthiest Schools recognition program each year. It's interesting to hear you talk about schools as an example of system change. And boy, working with 56,000 schools is pretty darn impressive. And it allows for out-sized influence of an organization like yours because if you can affect things like these school wellness policies and that gets multiplied across a ton of schools, it can really affect a lot of children. Exactly. We will work school to school, but we also work in districts and that allows us then to make even a bigger impact in the number of schools that we're reaching with these changes. It also brings the community together because then they're all operating under the same principles or the same focus areas of the work that they're committed to doing. What we do see is that we're able to assist them in implementing what are typically best practices in all sorts of topic areas. Whether it's strengthening the social emotional health and learning environment for the children, but also focusing on staff wellness. The whole notion, Kelly, of putting your oxygen mask on first before assisting others is something that has been incredibly important to us. We've certainly been very supported to do that work from a variety of funders. The other area that we've been able to make great strides in is this increasing of family and community engagement, which has been really significant for us. We've been honored to have Kohl's as a major supporter of our work. Their investment and then reinvestment and then once again, another reinvestment, really helped us engage with strategies that focused on increasing family wellbeing. So really then our three-legged stool becomes the school environment, the family environment, and the community environment, which we find is just really effective. So can we talk a little bit more about the community engagement and why is it important and how do you go about making it happen and what sort of impacts do you see it having? I think I may have mentioned already that we do use a continuous improvement model that we find is just really effective for when we're working in the school or school district level. It allows us to serve in a role of being a convener and bringing people together. What we know now is certainly after COVID that schools are no longer for walls of learning. They have a central role to the health of the community because of the services that they're providing or the services that families need them to provide. So, when we're working with a school, we're able to convene the right people that are in their community. They may be in the same zip code, they may be down the street, they may be across town. But they haven't come together around the same table to start to address issues that they may have prioritized that are impacting a host of things. It could be impacting attendance rates, it could be impacting academic achievement. And we're really able to work with them to dismantle the barriers to what would lead to success. To give a couple examples in North Carolina, in fact, we work in both Bertie and Roberson County and on vaccination adherence, and also making sure that the children that may have deferred their well-child visits or their age-appropriate vaccinations during COVID that we've worked with convening just as mentioned, the right players, the right people in the community to come together. And in both those counties we've been able to have nearly 250 students that are healthy back to school and fully vaccinated as they should be and that they deserve to be and as their families wanted them to be, but the time the resources just wasn't there or convenient enough to do. And so, this really has allowed the community to have a great win. It's a great example of just the importance of sitting down together, looking at the data and thinking about how we can all make a difference. Kathy, what you've reminded me of as you've been talking about this is that there's sort of a sweet spot that you've attained. If all you paid attention to were best practices, you'd say, well, okay, everything that works in these other places is going to work in your place, which of course might only be partially true. But if you only work locally, then you'd miss the opportunity to be learning what's happening elsewhere that might help you. And you're kind of at the intersection of these things, aren't you? Thank you for saying that. That's exactly where we sit - at that intersection. Sometimes we feel in a continuous improvement model that there's a no wrong door, so to speak. And so, when we're engaging with a school, school community, a community, or even a school district, that we're able to sit with them in proximity and talk through what are the issues that they're facing, where their children are most at risk, and what is it that they are working to prioritize. Because we also know that if we can move them through a process and achieve success and really answer the question, is anyone better off? So to really be outcomes focused. Then, what we know is that there are other opportunities for improvement that we can continue that work. Part of the success here is just pausing and celebrating what good work this community is doing together. This school is doing together. Tell us if you will, a little bit about how the work of the Alliance is funded, because I know you draw support from a number of quarters. You mentioned Kohl's, but overall how is the work funded? Thanks for asking. You know, one of the things I did mention to start with is the Clinton Foundation and President Clinton, specifically with his leadership supporting the health of children and families and the Heart Association. But the significant financial supporter and strategic supporter at the time was the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They really put significant resources behind the creation of Healthier Generation. But the other thing that they did is put their brightest minds and public health leadership behind the creation of why we would exist and what would be the pillars of our organization that would serve well to make a difference. So having a technology backbone, which allows us to have an action center. Meaning that any school, any teacher, any administrator, any parent can access our training and our tools for free. Through our website, we have marketing and communication that follow best practices for how to create change and how to communicate change to the audiences that we're reaching out to our subject matter expertise and then measurement and evaluation. And it's this ability that really attracted funders like Kaiser Permanente. While schools have been central to our work, this digital platform really allowed our action center to help and support this access of no cost assessment tools, trainings, resources. Kaiser Permanente has been a key supporter of our work since 2013. I mentioned Kohl's as well, as such a significant supporter allowing us to reach 10 million families since the inception of our work together with them. Del Monte Foods is another significant supportive of ours. They allow us to implement the America's Healthiest School Awards program. I would be lost if I didn't mention Mackenzie Scott. She wanted to invest in whole child health equity and we were identified as an organization that was worthy of her funding and definitely was the largest single gift from a philanthropist that we've ever received. So, we were so grateful for that, that call called. That's wonderful affirmation. No question. It's nice to hear you have such a broad base of funding because that's a sign that people are thinking you're doing things right. I'm not sure I'm in a the best position to be completely objective about this because over the years I've received funding from through Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a number of projects. But it's amazing how often their imprint comes up when you talk about organizations that are doing creative work and you go back to the beginnings and Robert Wood Johnson was often there doing these things when nobody else was. And it's really wonderful to see the long-term consequence of that investment that they made. Well, let's talk about some new work you're doing in the schools. I know that a relatively new effort of the Alliance involves the expansion of resources in terms of a playbook in the schools. Can you explain what that's all about? Oh yes. This was really born out of the pandemic environment and our need and the schools need to know better guidance on the work that we can do to create healthier environments when so many demands are being put on us. We all know what happened to the food service staff of any school. They became the food service staff of the community during the COVID years. Kohl's wanted us to partner with selected communities across the country to implement what would be really a new family engagement strategy to support children's health and developing. What we call and refer to as our Healthy at Home playbook for schools to forge stronger relationships with families. We know that when schools and the families are working together and schools are understanding what families need, and families are able to be in a position to be heard and communicate what their needs are, that together they can really make a difference. We've been pretty excited the collection of resources. They're both in English and in Spanish on topics such as nutrition, staying active, mental wellbeing, social emotional health and stress and we've been pretty excited to have that implemented. I could see how you'd be excited about that. So, let me ask a final question. The word policy has come up several times. Is it part of the purview of the alliance to argue for policy changes? You mentioned schools. So, for example, would the Alliance be in a position to argue for tighter nutrition standards in schools or even something beyond the schools, like something dealing with food marketing directed at kids or front of package labeling or really anything like that? We stay out of the advocacy and lobbying lane, but we do focus on the small P policy change in schools so that we're helping schools manage their policies. But the area where we've had success is in creating a difference. We had a great partnership many years ago with McDonald's and worked with them on changes that they were committed to making in their healthy meals. And what we know is when McDonald's makes a big shift, so goes the market. Our body of work was the removing of sugary sodas from the menu board so that you would have to opt for that versus low fat milk or water and adding the sliced apples. I think that might be one of our hallmarks of the work that we've done over the years: sliced apples, carrot sticks, the GO-GURT that was being offered. And then removing either the higher sodium or higher fat items from the leaderboards so that they have to ask for them in order to have them as part of the Happy Meal. That was some significant work that we were able to do. And the other work we did in our early years was getting the three soda manufacturers, whether Pepsi and Coke and Dr. Pepper to agree to come together and remove sugar sodas from our public schools and replace it with a better price point of water. And it's something I know President Clinton is very proud of because I think a 90% of schools were on board with that work after about a three-year period. I think it really made a difference. Bio Kathy Higgins, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, is a national expert on health care and philanthropy, having previously served as the president and CEO of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. Higgins leads Healthier Generation's team of nearly 100 professional staff across the nation working to make the healthy choice the easy choice for all children. Prior to taking on the role of Healthier Generation CEO in January 2019, Higgins spent more than 30 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, where her roles span leading public health engagement, corporate communications, community relations, and corporate affairs. In 2000, Higgins led the launch of the Blue Cross NC Foundation. As president and CEO of the Blue Cross NC Foundation, Higgins led unprecedented growth, including the strategic investment of more than $150 million into North Carolina communities through more than 1,000 grants to improve the health of vulnerable populations, support physical activity and nutrition programs, and help nonprofit groups improve their organizational capacity. Higgins was also a significant advocate in Blue Cross NC's early adoption of Healthier Generation's decade-long innovative insurance benefit program, designed to encourage clinicians to extend weight management and obesity prevention services to kids and families. Higgins holds a bachelor's degree in education from West Virginia Wesleyan College and completed her master's work in community health education from Virginia Tech. She currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina and is the mother to twin boys.

It doesn't take magic to make content that resonates. You just have to be real. Show your audience that you “get” them by catering to their cares, frustrations, and the reality of their day-to-day lives.But to do this, you really have to know your audience and their lived experience. Just like how Jeff Kinney wrote a runaway hit inspired by his lived experience as a boy. The key is that though the main character, Greg, wasn't a hero, he was believable…and maybe a bit wimpy at times.That's right, we're talking about Diary of a Wimpy Kid today with Founder of Furmanov Marketing Consulting, Anna Furmanov. Together, we talk about making a comic, entertaining before educating, and writing in your audience's language.About our guest, Anna FurmanovAnna Furmanov is Founder of Furmanov Marketing Consulting, aka the Marie Kondo of startup marketing, helping clean up early stage startups. She has more than 12 years of marketing experience at big name brands like Groupon, Blistex, Del Monte Foods, and startups. She has also led marketing at two venture-backed Series A/B tech startups. She is the host of the Modern Startup Marketing podcast.About Furmanov Marketing ConsultingAt Furmanov Marketing Consulting, Anna acts as a Fractional Head of Marketing, helping VC-backed early stage startup founders and marketing leaders implement marketing programs that drive revenue. She helps startups in industries like  e-commerce, ed tech, higher ed tech, food tech, security tech, sales tech, martech, innovation tech, developer tech and more.About Diary of a Wimpy KidDiary of a Wimpy Kid is a children's book series about a boy named Greg Heffley. It's his journal about navigating middle school and his relationships with his friends and family. It was created by Jeff Kinney based on his own experience growing up. Jeff Kinney started working on Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 1998 as a nostalgic book for adults. And it wasn't until 2006 when he brought a sample manuscript to New York ComicCon when it was picked up by the publishing company Abrams. He signed a multi-book deal with them for a series and the first one was published in 2007. Now there are 17 books in 84 editions and it's been translated into 69 languages. More than 275 million copies have been sold globally. There are three spin-off books within the Awesome Friendly Kid series, four live action films, two animated films on Disney+, and a musical as well as tons of licensed products. There are even emojis and a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon of Greg.What B2B Companies Can Learn From Diary of a Wimpy Kid:Make a comic. Literally just turn your next blog post or ad into a comic. The style says anything BUT boring B2B marketing. Anna says, “This could really flip blog posts on their heads, right? Or case studies. If we would mimic something like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and how they lay things out with words and pictures to tell a story, that's essentially what Diary of a Wimpy Kid is. You could mimic that and create something that looks so different from a typical blog post or case study or any long form content. Because that's the beauty of marketing, right? It's about trying out new ideas and seeing what sticks.”Entertain, then educate. Prioritize sharing content tailored to your audience's interests, attitudes, and values. It shows that you “get” them. And your audience is more likely to re-share it.  Anna says, “A lot of content strategies are focused on educating and not as many are focused on entertaining. Kids want to get entertained. Adults want to get entertained, too. So don't forget about the entertaining side when you think about the purpose of your content. Like the absurdity of sales, the absurdity of marketing, the absurdity of your target buyer's workday experience. That could be entertaining, too. It could be funny. It hooks you in. It keeps you coming back.”Write like your audience talks. Use “wanna” and “gonna” instead of “want to” and “going to.” Show that there's a human behind the content by writing like you talk. At least in the formats that allow for a casual tone, like on LinkedIn or on your blog. Anna says, “You're not here to just be fake. You're here to be real. Creating a space for other people to be real with you. Which creates connection, which creates likability. So I use “wanna,” and “gonna,” and I think people connect to me much easier because of that. They like the posts I put out on LinkedIn, and I use those words when I post on LinkedIn. Sometimes I use it in my monthly newsletter. I never use that in my client contracts because I think that's going too far. But in my content, I'm going to use words like “wanna,” and “gonna,” because I think there's a place and a space to do that, and I pick that as my vibe. And Ian adds, “the message is not necessarily that you should use conversational language all the time. It's that you should use the conversational language of who you're selling to.”Quotes*”I've seen a lot of case studies that just look the same. They're boring. How can you weave more emotion into case studies? I know it's possible. Because one of the questions I like to ask in my Voice of Customer research work is, ‘How has this tool, platform, whatever, changed your life?' And that's a big deal. That's emotional. When you hear the answers, maybe it's something that you can blow up a little bit more, make people laugh, make people cry. Overall, how can you make people feel more connected over the emotional stuff?” - Anna Furmanov*”What is your personality? What's your vibe? A security startup might not want to use “wanna” or “gonna”. That's fine, but at least figure it out so that you have a direction and a roadmap for what you want your content to look like, sound like, feel like, because it's a package. You put it together, and the way that you show up online is a package of who you are and whether people will want to connect with that or not.” - Anna Furmanov*”When you live with children, you're in those moments and I think it's easier to write about. But tying back to B2B though, you don't live with your target buyer, right? But somehow you have to mimic that knowledge of what they're feeling, what they're frustrated about. So that's why it's so important to check in with them and to have these Voice of Customer research conversations. I can't emphasize enough how important it is to do that. You can't write a book about something from that perspective if you're not in it. You can't write content if you're not in some way in it, right? And super in the community, talking to people, understanding their goals and challenges and emotions and frustrations and what they're worried about and what they're excited about. You just can't. So since you don't live with them, you have to kind of artificially create that.” - Anna Furmanov*”Start with the foundational stuff like voice of customer research. Having these conversations with five to ten of your customers or prospects, understanding them, understanding how they relate to you, why they picked you, what's your differentiated value, all that is really important. And then tie that back into your content strategy.” - Anna Furmanov*”What's my wedge? What is my point of view? What point of view will I own? What's that unique insight that only I have, or very few people have, very few people are talking about? What are the stories that are not being told yet that should be told?” - Anna FurmanovTime Stamps[0:55] Meet Anna Furmanov, Founder of Furmanov Marketing Consulting[2:16] Why are we talking about Diary of a Wimpy Kid?[5:29] What does Anna's work at Furmanov Marketing Consulting entail?[8:16] What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid about?[12:09] What's remarkable about Diary of a Wimpy Kid?[22:36] What marketing lessons can we take from Diary of a Wimpy Kid?[38:02] What advice would Anna give other marketing professionals?LinksRead Diary of a Wimpy KidSubscribe to the Modern Startup Marketing podcastConnect with Anna on LinkedInLearn more about Furmanov Marketing ConsultingAbout Remarkable!Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both non-fiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Senior Producer). Remarkable was produced this week by Meredith Gooderham mixed by Scott Goodrich, and our theme song is “Solomon” by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise.

Cody Jerald Hudziak of the Weuaywega-Fremont Chapter in Wisconsin has two placements for his supervised agricultural experience (SAE): one at the aquaponics system in his agriculture classroom and the other at Del Monte Foods. He was manager of the aquaponics system, growing buttercrunch lettuce in the system that is grown in water with fish waste. At Del Monte, he worked to grow green beans, potatoes, carrots and beets. Hudziak is supported by his parents, Kimberly and Duane, and his FFA advisors Sandra Dykes, Connie Peterson and Jessica Magdanz.   Audio from National FFASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if you could indulge in the pleasure of chocolate without the guilt? Meet Glenn Gardone, the man who turned this dream into a reality with his delicious and guilt-free brand, Red Chocolate. Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Glenn's journey towards creating Red Chocolate was not just a business venture but a deeply personal one. Tune in to hear about his exciting journey of bringing this no-sugar-added chocolate brand to the US, a mere few months before the world was hit by a pandemic. Join us for an episode filled with business wisdom, personal stories, and a shared love for chocolate. Glenn Gardone is BS (Finance & Accounting), Multiple Award-Winning Chief Revenue Officer, with more than 15 years of revenue generation experience in building unified performance-based sales cultures and high-performing teams that consistently attained record-breaking growth and profit objectives for organizations ranging from private equity-funded startups to industry-leading organizations such as Del Monte Foods, Inc., The Kellogg Company, and Pepsico, Inc. He is known as an inspirational leader who energizes teams to excel & become increasingly competitive by implanting a supportive infrastructure, efficient processes, & a culture of continuous improvement. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenngardone/ Learn more about Red Chocolate: https://www.red-chocolate.com/ Episode highlights: [0:00] Intro [1:22] On launching Red Chocolate [2:24] The power of personal purpose [8:59] Building a successful non-sexy product [19:55] Finding the right people to work with him on this mission [24:10] The culture catalysts [26:03] You don't need to be the smartest person in the room [30:20] Planting the seeds that feed the team [35:33] How to connect with Glenn [37:32] Outro Follow and Subscribe to Jimmy Burroughes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyburroughes/ Website: https://www.jimmyburroughes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmybleadership/ ---------- Beat Burnout - Ignite Performance is now available to download. Grab a copy now at: https://jimmyburroughes.com/book

Glenn Gardone, a 30-year veteran of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry, is a proven growth strategist. Glenn is the President of Red Chocolate and shares his experience in finding his purpose, building a culture, and bringing a European chocolate company to the US. Glenn explains the importance of creating value for customers and building a culture. He also shares his personal advice for entrepreneurs: be positive, find people you can latch onto, and build relationships.Talking Points: {03:22} Glenn the whirling dervish{04:57} The defining moment{08:40} Tactics to help build a culture within teams and organizations{10:50} The Chocolate business{16:62} Bringing a European company to America{18:50} The Art of Deal-making{25:48} The process to understand the value continuumGlenn Gardone Bio:Glenn is a 30-year veteran of the consumer packaged goods industry. He has had the pleasure of leading and building amazingly successful teams while helping people enjoy their Sunday nights! He has played the role of Multiple Award-Winning Chief Revenue Officer, with more than 15 years of revenue generation experience in building unified performance-based sales cultures He has worked in industry-leading organizations such as Del Monte Foods, Inc., The Kellogg Company, and Pepsico, Inc.He is now the President of RED chocolate. www.red-chocolate.com.RED was born from the passion of European Master Chocolatiers. They envisioned chocolate with the expected delivery of divine creaminess, yet without the added refined sugars of commercialized chocolate. It wasn't intended to be a “healthy” alternative or a “dieter's” chocolate. The intent was to simply create chocolate emphasizing the natural sugars we experience when consuming fruits. He has worked at 4 of the top CPG (Consumer packaged goods) companies in the world in various positions such as sales, marketing, & finance. As an award-winning, entrepreneurial, multichannel growth strategist with a distinguished record of producing immediate results, along with massive sales growth for multinational Fortune 100 brands, including some of the largest direct store delivery (DSD) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the world— his experience is broad ranging & encompasses small startups to enterprise-scale businesses. Resources and Links:Website: https://www.red-chocolate.com Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Glenngardone Connect with Tom FinnLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinnYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinnTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinnTwitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinnPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn

How do you reinvigorate a 135-year-old brand to connect with new and changing customers? That's the question faced by Bibie Wu, CMO of Del Monte Foods. Customers have changed drastically in the last few years, especially in the food industry. Even with changing trends, Del Monte stays grounded in the goodness of fruits and vegetables. In fact, with more people eating at home, managing their household budgets, and trying to put great food on the table, Del Monte has never been more relevant. Blake Morgan is a customer experience futurist, keynote speaker, and author of the bestselling book The Customer Of The Future. 

Innovation is key to gaining a competitive advantage in today's business climate.  Can you enable a senior technology executive to move their business forward with a technology platform? Can you guarantee efficiencies, financial gain, optimization, and operational effectiveness?The role of technology executives has changed. Understanding what a business requires, what they have today, and how they can leverage technology in the future gets you a seat at the table Says Glenn. Understanding the C Suite conversation around roles, incentives and responsibilities put you in the trusted advisor position. Know that you are there to help them with creative ways to use technology.David is an industry leader with over 35+ years of experience as Global Technology & Business Operations executive. He has extensive expertise in leading global complex organizations as well as a successful track record consulting with small, medium-large organizations to deliver sustainable growth and value by leveraging technology to increase operational efficiency and produce measurable cost reductions.As a respected industry expert, David contributes to CIO and CIO Review Magazines as well as Keynote appearances on cloud adoption, corporation transformations, and technology trends and enablement. David is also a frequent speaker at the Gartner Infrastructure and Operations event.With industry-leading Go To Market strategies as well as depth as an industry expert. David has extensive experience as a senior executive, managing P&L for global organizations, and is recognized for driving growth / increasing profits and being a proven leader. He is a mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded people leader and manager with experience in executing and scaling an organization, leading an executive and mid-level management team, and developing a lean and results-oriented culture among a group of diverse individuals. Earning both an MBA and Ph.D. from  George Washington University, USA Dr. David Glenn author of several publications for CIO Review Magazine and The Office of The CIO at VMware  Was Glenn ·         Featured on Information Week 500 for leading the IT organization at Del Monte Foods lifting them to a rank of  #27 on the Fortune 500 lists.·         CIO Magazine Top IT Executive voted him as one of the most influential IT Executives in the US and was invited to ring the Opening Bell of NASDAQ.David has also served on the board of the Make A Wish Foundation, MDA as well as the Association of Information Technology Professionals.Let Us welcome Dr. David Glenn to the Follow the Brand Podcast where we are building a 5 sTAR BRAND THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW!

Molly Laverty, Senior Manager of Environmental, Social and Governance at Del Monte Foods Inc., joins us to discuss the company's climate response goals, which include using 25% recycled plastics in packaging. Del Monte Foods is one of the largest food packaging companies in the U.S. and is working to become a sustainable provider of fruits and vegetables through investments in regenerative farming. We talk about the recently released Del Monte sustainability report and its plan for environmental progress, and how the food supply chain may change in coming years. Del Monte's CropTrak system, for example, could provide consumers end-to-end transparency to see into the source and distribution of their food. On the plastics front, only 4% of Del Monte's total packaging by weight remains plastic-based—the rest is made of paper, metal and glass. By 2030, Del Monte aims to make 100% of its plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable.Del Monte is also entering regenerative farming, introducing the use of cover crop to prevent erosion and restore nitrogen and other nutrients in the soil between food crops. The company is also working to breed non-GMO sees that are drought resistant and reduce the need for pesticides. The company banned use of pesticides on their partner farms when pollinators are present to improve biodiversity in the soil and farmland. Del Monte also made progress on other ESG issues, including diversity in the senior executive ranks, surpassing the 50% level for participation by women and people of color in 2021. You can learn more at http://delmontefoods.com.

Seafood sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the world of environmentalism. This week's episode features an interview with International Seafood Sustainability Foundation's president Susan Jackson. We discuss ISSF's history, tuna sustainability, unique partnerships between industry, scientists and NGOs, transparency in the wake of cynicism and more. Susan Jackson is President of ISSF, a global partnership among scientists, tuna processors, and environmental nonprofits to undertake science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting a healthy marine ecosystem.  Prior to joining ISSF, Jackson was the vice president for government/industry relations and seafood sourcing for Del Monte Foods, where her responsibilities included government relations at the federal, state, and local levels, and acting as Del Monte's representative to trade and industry associations. Susan was also responsible for the purchase of all raw tuna and tuna co-pack manufacturing for Del Monte's StarKist brand. Susan joined the H.J. Heinz Company in 1997 as an attorney in the law department, later working with the company's seafood sourcing and other areas of procurement. What We Discussed in This Episode: What was the one tuna stock management failure that set ISSF in motion? What was unique for industry, scientists and NGOs to work together? How does transparency and auditing work in a multinational industry? What difficulties lay ahead for the seafood industry? What are the long-term challenges in regards to sustainability? How has ISSF become a model bigger than their niche? Resources Mentioned: Susan's TedTalk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlI25M91Kbc https://iss-foundation.org/ Nota Bene Episode 4, Creating a Socially and Environmentally Conscious Supply Chain with Susan Jackson (9.26.2018) Contact Information: Susan Jackson bio

Host Tom Bronson chats with guest Rick Robinson, Managing Director of Ramsee Consulting Group, on this week’s episode of the Maximize Business Value Podcast. The two discuss leadership development that leads to success including the three main goals of leaders and Rick’s four C’s: commitment, content, coaching and community. Tom regards company CEOs as the keeper of the company culture which is imperative because culture is the only sustainable competitive advantage businesses have in the marketplace. Interested in building a strong leadership team to maximize your business value? Listen now!As Managing Director of Ramsee Consulting Group, Rick Robinson has focused developing and delivering a variety of programs in the areas of Leadership Development, Project Management, ERP systems, Lean Manufacturing, Teambuilding, Quality Systems, Strategic Planning, Motivation, Measurement Systems and Change Management. In the last ten years Rick has facilitated a number of strategic and project planning sessions for a variety of clients, including Wingstop Restaurants, the Town of Addison, DeKalb Office, Malphurs Interactive, the City of Richardson, the City of Georgetown, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and Greenberg Farrow Architecture.  His inclusive and highly interactive style has earned him high praise from his clients and conference attendees. Rick earned degrees in Accounting and Finance from Texas A&M University in 1985 and taught Economics and Accounting in the Fiji Islands as a Peace Corps volunteer after college. His client list also includes GM, Chrysler, Nortel, Picker, Del Monte Foods, Steelcase, Texas Health Systems, Dallas HR, and Lloyds of London.Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transactions as either a business buyer or seller. As a business owner himself, he has been in your situation a hundred times, and he knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experience to do it. Want to chat more or think Tom can help you?  Reach out at tom@masterypartners.com or check out his book, Maximize Business Value, Begin with The Exit in Mind (2020).Mastery Partners, where our mission is to equip business owners to Maximize Business Value so they can transition their business on their terms.  Our mission was born from the lessons we’ve learned from over 100 business transactions, which fuels our desire to share our experiences and wisdom so you can succeed.

Mario DiFalco, VP of innovation and insights at Del Monte Foods, joins the Cold Corner with Austin Keating, multimedia specialist for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, to discuss the brand's Veggieful line of frozen foods, and in particular, their award-winning plant-based Pocket Pies.

Bienvenido! The Del Monte Duo is back! Come with us to celebrate the 200th episode! We here at the Del Monte Dispatch are the only true italo-brazilian, and leftist extremism podcast venture on the market. A huge shoutout to all Italians throughout the world. Our views reflect those of the Del Monte Foods corporation. In this episode: -The SEC Freedom of Information Act -S/o All Italians, Internationally -David Dell Monte’s Local Flavor -SuperBowl VR (Intimacy Premium) -“The Necklace” / Material v. Class Aspirations, Gratitude AND MORE. Questions? Comments? inquiries@delmontedispatch.br.co.biz SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES/SPOTIFY NEXT WEEK: “The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler 2021, Del Monte Foods Ltd., All Rights Reserved

In this episode of the Road to Growth podcast, we are pleased to introduce you to Ron Carucci. Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries.  He has a thirty year track record helping some of the world’s most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership.  From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents.  In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, (you can read his work at these links), he has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders.   He has helped CEOs, their executive teams, and senior executives tackle some of the most complicated transformations in spaces like biopharma Silicon Valley tech startup scaling, global culture change, and food science innovation. He has helped build leadership pipelines for global Fortune 100 companies, and accompanied executives on major career transitions. He is the bestselling author of 8 books. He led a ten year longitudinal study on executive transition to find out why more than 50% of leaders fail within their first 18 months of appointment, and uncovering the four differentiating capabilities that set successful leaders apart. Those findings are highlighted in his ground breaking Amazon #1 book Rising To Power, co-authored with Eric Hansen.  He has also served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. His clients have included Abbvie, Starbucks, Microsoft, Coronal Energy, CitiBank, Corning, Inc., Lamb Weston, The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, MMC, Edward Jones Investments, ConAgra Foods, GSK, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Learn more and connect with Ron Carucci by visiting him on Website: https://www.navalent.com/ on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v234mvaUQ4o&%3Bfeature=youtu.be Be sure to follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/to_growth on Facebook: facebook.com/Road2Growth Subscribe to our podcast across the web: https://www.theenriquezgroup.com/blog Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Cdmacc iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4zAcn Castbox: http://bit.ly/2F4NfQq Google Play: http://bit.ly/2TxUYQ2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JwTLX0I09-X1XN-Xv1h_Q?view_as=subscriber For any San Diego Real Estate Help please visit: Website: https:www.TheEnriquezGroup.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA?view_as=subscriber ****************************************************************************

This week Americans will kick off the winter holiday season with a Thanksgiving like no other in recent memory as the ongoing pandemic forces many people to eschew typical large gatherings in favor of smaller solo or household affairs – a change that may dampen some spirits, but which the CEO of Del Monte foods sees as an chance to engage with both new and long-loyal consumers.

Funky Marketing is a podcast in which we're talking with entrepreneurs, marketers, advertisers, designers, artists, and all those people that are doing a good job for good people. It is organized by Funky Marketing. Your host is Nemanja Zivkovic, CEO, and Founder of Funky Marketing. In this episode, our guest was Anna Furmanov. Ever since she was a child, Anna has been a creator. She loves to paint, build, design, and communicate. She also enjoys understanding people and what makes them tick. She helps startups and marketing teams implement marketing programs that drive revenue. Anna has 10+ years of marketing experience at big-name brands (Groupon, Blistex, Del Monte Foods), SMBs, and startups. She has led marketing at two tech startups. After that, she has started up her own marketing consultancy so that she could reach more startups and SMBs. Her sweet spot: Seed, Series A or Series B funded startups, and understanding the kind of marketing you need at a 10-person versus a 150-person startup to hit your growth numbers. You can find out more about what Anna does on the link https://furmanovmarketing.com/. We talked about many things. Expect a conversation around topics such as: How to prioritize marketing efforts for startups How to start a company during the pandemic and with kids ages 4 and 6 (!) What's been transformational about her journey.. It's very different to start your own thing vs. marketer in corporate; hint: it has to do with a personal brand Create a 1-page marketing plan your whole team understands and can reference She has been posting 3x per week on LI and still able to gain followers and profile views - very doable! Marketers need both the time (and space) to think. To dwell. To be creative. This "think time" can sometimes feel scarce, especially when you're in a full-time "all hands on deck" role. And especially if the entire family is home! So how do you work this time in? Enjoy the conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/funky-marketing/message

Del Monte Foods, one of the winners of Food Processing's 2020 R&D Teams of the Year, has a long history of producing vegetables for the masses. The company has undergone a change in the last few years that combines authenticity with agility. Learn how the original purveyors of the plant food movement have changed the way we know vegetables... and product development. Learn more about Del Monte Foods' R&D Team

Ashley and Robyn welcome Soren Bjorn to talk about the health benefits, access to, and secret recipe for Driscolls berries. The conversation dives deeply into the issues facing America’s farmers and all of us who enjoy berries as part of our food choices. You won’t want to miss this episode!Soren Bjorn is President of Driscoll’s of the Americas, the leading global brand for fresh berries. In his role, Mr. Bjorn leads the largest business unit for Driscoll’s and is responsible for all aspects of the business enterprise from the strategic planning process and to its financial success. Family owned for more than 100 years, Driscoll’s works with more than 700 independent growers around the world to create shared value in the communities where Driscoll’s berries are grown.Soren has been with Driscoll’s for more than eleven years and has led several key functional areas. He served as the company’s first senior vice president of international business and was responsible for oversight of Driscoll’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business, an Australia based joint venture and a new start-up venture in China. In addition, Soren has led Driscoll’s global research and breeding programs which focus on developing proprietary seedlings in order to deliver great tasting berries to consumers. This superior flavor is a competitive differentiator and one of the primary reasons Driscoll’s is the market leader in fresh berries.As a seasoned executive in the food industry, Soren spent six years with Del Monte Foods in San Francisco. There, his responsibilities included outsourcing of manufacturing operations globally, and the management of the company’s sales and operations planning department. Soren also held the role of President and CEO for UniMark Foods, Inc. Soren grew up in Silkeborg, Denmark. He earned an MBA from Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas and a BBA from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Today, Soren lives on the California Central Coast and is the father of three boys.

Today, Ian is joined by Chris Hsu, a West Point graduate, an Army veteran, and now CEO of Zibo, a digital financial services platform that provides individual landlords banking, insurance and payment services. Prior to founding Zibo and post-military, Chris held roles as Executive Vice President for Hewlett Packard and a Senior Vice President at HP. He also served as a top executive in private equity for six years, during which he advised entrepreneurs and led turnaround efforts at companies including Dollar General, U.S. Foodservice and Del Monte Foods. “I grew an unbelievable admiration for them [entrepreneurs] and what they had done. Entrepreneurship is not about the idea, it is about taking the idea and shaping it into something that actually works, building a company and a culture and being able to pivot and push through those things that are remarkably challenging,” says Chris.  On this episode, Ian and Chris discuss what it was like leaving the military, how Chris’ time in the service prepared him for the corporate world and how he went on to have success in private equity, where he advised start-ups, to now running his own company, Zibo.  — Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right! 

When one thinks about Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula one naturally associates the area with the golf course and for good reason. Pebble Beach Golf Links is internationally famous for its beauty and the challenge it presents to anyone fortunate enough to set foot on its historic premises. But the fame that is Pebble […]

In today’s conversation with Ron Caruuci, you will learn more about: Helping companies through periods of transformational change - accelerated growth - strategic pivots - cultural movements - leadership - getting out of holes Human endeavor at scale The importance of articulating your compelling, distinct storytelling and narrative How to define your story How business is the merging of two stories and the importance of being able to articulate your story in a compelling, distinct What are the fundamentals of distinction What most entrepreneurs fail to do Why language matters Ways to enroll all those around you in your story Biggest challenges in scaling Lessons on organizational design to increase efficiency and productivity Why most leaders rising in life fail in the first 18 months landmines put in front of leaders on the way up What the most successful leaders prioritize their stake-holds Role of context, breadth, choice, and connection in successful leadership Ron Carucci is a seasoned consultant with more than 25 years of experience working with CEOs and senior executives of organizations ranging from Fortune 50s to start-ups in pursuit of transformational change. His consulting has taken him to more than 20 different countries on four continents. He has consulted to some of the world’s most influential CEOs and executives on issues ranging from strategy to organization to leadership. His clients have included CitiBank, Corning, Inc., The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, ConAgra Foods, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Starbucks, Microsoft, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Connect with Ron: Web: http://www.navalent.com/transformation Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/navalent Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonCarucci E-mail: ron@navalent.com Ron’s newest book: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Power-Journey-Exceptional-Executives-ebook/dp/B00NFZK3K4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=ron+Carucci&qid=1551219412&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Maryanna Kersten, senior manager of global logistics at Del Monte Foods, discusses the challenges and opportunities of moving food around the globe, and how technology enables digital transformation in this episode of Supply Chain Radio.

Today we have Jaime Reeves, R and D Manager for Del Monte Foods. Funny story, I think I might have actually met her as an undergraduate. Jaime brings a ton of knowledge as she has developed products for huge companies and well, she has some interesting stories to tell. Jaime is a high energy, positive woman, and such a huge vat of knowledge. Her child-like enthusiasm is just so refreshing.  If you are a food scientist, I highly recommend this interview because she gives such great advice on how to flavor your products, and generally have fun in your job. We also dive deep into education, especially on the topics such as Non-GMO and Clean Label. If you enjoyed this episode, please, sign up on our email list at myfoodjobrocks.com, like us on facebook,  rate and review on itunes, and share with your friends. If you show interest in being interviewed, know someone who would be a great interviewer, or would like to join our team of volunteers, make sure to email us at podcast@myfoodjobrocks.com. Sponsor This episode is sponsored by FoodGrads, an interactive platform for the Food & Beverage Industry, which focuses on closing the gap between students/recent graduates and employers. With a broader mission to attract and retain people to a meaningful career in food. From Food Scientists to Farmers, Chefs to Plant Managers, QA Technicians to Dietitians or R&D to Sales, no matter what your passion--there's something for everyone in Food—and they will help you find it. Join FoodGrads for support, mentorship and guidance to start your career. You’ll see an amazing new website in Spring 2017. Just go to foodgrads.com Question Summary One Sentence: I’m a food scientist, but I’m not a chef. But I like cooking! It makes food tastes good and doesn‘t kill you. What do you do now?: Del Monte Foods – R+D Manager for Broth and Tomato – Collage-in Career Path: Grew up in Kermin California (Ag area) went to Cal Poly, thought she did nutrition and accidentally ended up in Food Science. Masters in Food Chemistry at Georgia. PHD in UC Davis. Employed in Dallas, Texas, moved to California for Del Monte Notes on Product Developing: Football inspired flavors such as Nacho Cheese Doritos and Grilled Meat Flavor Collaborating with Flavor Houses Collaborate with all players to develop amazing flavors. They taste what flavors in what time and what magic Consumer Testing. Sometimes you don’t win your favorite flavor. My Food Job Rocks: I get to meet the farmer and the food and see all of the process. What makes a good processing tomato?: A really hearty tomato. No seeds or juice. Have to be super tough Dream Job Title: The Willy Wonka of Food. Director of an R+D Group What do you look for in a job?: The people. And tasty products Broth Processing: Concentrated Chicken Carcasses get sent to the Del Monte plant. Food Trends and Technology: Brussel Sprouts, pre-shaved Brussel Sprouts; Balsamic Vinegar, Blue Cheese and Fig combo Biggest Challenge the food industry needs to face: Educating consumers about sound food science. Specifically GMO Who Inspired you to go into food: My mother. Also, I used to create “magic potions”. She taught me how to be creative. Favorite Book: The old lady that swallowed a fly Favorite Food: Life Cereal, but super, super, soggy and then put in the freezer Any advice in the food industry: It’s a fun industry and it’s small, which feels like a family. Yet so much to explore. Advice from your freshman year: Join IFTSA earlier. You meet people and learn a lot Other Links Kraft Foods Re-man – Put tomato pastes in big totes. Reconstitute to make extra products Hanford California (has tomatoes) Food Evolution Movie Supply Side West Clean Label If you give a mouse a cookie  

Success to Significance welcomes Cardiff Hall.
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   Today we have with us Cardiff Hall, an executive with Del Monte Foods with over 27 years experience in corporate environments and consumer packaged goods.   He is building his next business around coaching working professionals to accomplish their goals. He's leading colleagues inside Del Monte and coaching others as well. Cardiff helps individuals and companies revolutionize how they live or do business. He leads others to reach beyond their current level of success, so they can have sustained achievement.   Cardiff is also author of a new book Tide Turners, scheduled for release on January 17th, 2017.     Popular Links:   Kary Oberbrunner's How to Become an Author Webinar Joel Kessel's 30 Days to a Bigger Stage Access the show notes for Cardiff, including several quotes, links to his site and his book, Tide Turners HERE.  

Bestselling author, food critic, and judge on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, Ruth Reichl is a well-recognized and beloved culinary voice. The Seattle Times has called her “one of the nation’s most influential figures in the food world.” Most recognized as a writer and editor, Reichl was the Editor-in-Chief of Gourmet Magazine for ten years until its closing. Prior to this role, she was the restaurant critic of The New York Timesand both the restaurant critic and food editor of the Los Angeles Times. The Distinguished Speaker Series is sponsored by Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Ron is a seasoned consultant with more than 25 years of experience working with CEOs and senior executives of organizations ranging from Fortune 50s to start-ups in pursuit of transformational change. His consulting has taken him to more than 20 different countries on four continents. He has consulted to some of the world’s most influential CEOs and executives on issues ranging from strategy to organization to leadership. He has worked extensively in the health sciences, biotech, and healthcare provider sectors and in the technology, consumer products, and retail food and beverage industries. He has led work on several large-scale merger integrations and subsequent culture change initiatives and enterprise-level global organizational redesigns. Ron specializes in the areas of: Strategy formulation – helping companies establish strategic direction in a collaborative fashion that builds ownership Global organization design and enterprise governance – helping organizations configure capabilities and decision-making processes to execute strategy Organizational change – designing comprehensive approaches to enrolling organizations into the transformation journey Executive leadership development – building deeply impacting solutions to build individual and enterprise leadership capability across generations Enterprise talent strategy – building integrated HR mechanisms to help create competitively differentiated talent solutions for selection, development, and succession He has helped CEOs, their executive teams, and their enterprises redesign themselves and build appropriate talent strategies to ensure the current and next generation of leaders have the capabilities required by the organization. He has been chief architect of several major leadership development simulations and curriculums for global organizations focused on developing high-potential executive talent and connecting strategy execution to leadership capability. Ron has spent the last several years exploring his new passion of ushering in the next generation of leaders, helping organizations connect multigenerational workplaces, and helping emerging leaders discover their unique voice and leadership strengths. He has spoken around the world on numerous topics pertaining to developing leaders of tomorrow. Ron is a former faculty member at Fordham University Graduate School as an associate professor of organizational behavior. He has also served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. He is author/co-author of eight books, including the most recent best-selling Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives (Greenleaf 2014) with colleague Eric Hansen, The Value-Creating Consultant (AMACOM, 2000) Relationships That Enable Enterprise Change (Jossey-Bass, 2002), the acclaimed Leadership Divided, What Emerging Leaders Need and What You Might Be Missing (Jossey-Bass, 2006) and its companion Facilitator's and Field Guides, Bridging the Leadership Divide (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Future in-Formation: Choosing a Generative Organizational Life (Outskirts, 2008) with colleague Josh Epperson, and Leadership Stories from Tomorrow (Xulon, 2009). He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the issues of executive leadership and organizational change. His clients have included CitiBank, Corning, Inc., The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, ConAgra Foods, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Starbucks, Microsoft, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Seth Greene is a 6 Time Best Selling Author, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monsanto, Dupont, Bayer, Nestle, Pepsi, Coca Cola, General Mills, Del Monte Foods, and others are putting up about $28 million to put down California’s Proposition 37 “Right to Know About GMO” initiative, which leads us to ask…

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