Best Team Roc Podcasts (2025)

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Avanade on Preparing Organizations for a World of Stronger Cybersecurity Expectations 27:59

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What does the UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill actually mean for mid-sized businesses that sit quietly inside complex supply chains, often assuming the rules are aimed at someone else? In this episode of Business of Cybersecurity, I sit down with Jason Revill, Global Security Practice Technology Lead at Avanade, to unpack why this legisl…

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Episode 97: PoweRanking® 2025 - The Relevance Reset 56:43

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In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Jeff Maloy, vice president of retail, sales, and shopper, and Rohan Mazumdar, vice president of retail consulting, at Kantar, join hosts Rachel Dalton and Barry Thomas in a discussion about this year's PoweRanking® findings. Kantar's PoweRanking® report is the industry's leading assessment of best-in-class man…

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When IT Meets OT, Can Endpoint Security Hold The Line 23:35

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How do you protect factory floors, utilities, and critical infrastructure when IT and OT finally run on the same nervous system? That is the challenge at the heart of my latest conversation with John Walsh, Field CTO at IGEL Technology, recorded live at the IGEL Now and Next event in Frankfurt. Back in March in Miami, John and I talked about zero t…

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Episode 96: Activating insights for commercial teams with Anna Estlund 53:07

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In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Rachel Dalton and Anna Estlund, VP of strategy, insights, and analytics at Pernod Ricard, discuss five critical steps to turn insights into real-time activation for commercial teams. They also discuss the blurring boundaries between alcohol and non-alcohol categories, the rise of modern health and moderation t…

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Why Endpoint Resilience Is the Missing Piece in Cybersecurity Strategy 23:48

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What does business continuity really mean when thousands of devices across a hospital or enterprise go dark? In this episode, Jason Mafera, Chief Technology Officer for Healthcare at IGEL, joins me at the Now and Next event in Frankfurt to explore why endpoint resilience has become one of the most overlooked priorities in cybersecurity. Jason expla…

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Episode 95: The future of convenience and category management with Bala Gurumoorthy 48:58

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In this episode, Rachel Dalton and Barry Thomas sit down with Bala Gurumoorthy, VP of Category Management at Ferrero USA, to discuss the evolving landscape of convenience retail and the future of category management. Together, they uncover fantastic insights from the recent NACS event, Ferrero's approach to omnichannel strategy, and how category ma…

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Corelight’s Brian Dye on Outsmarting AI-Powered Attackers 27:34

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In today’s digital battlefield, prevention is no longer enough. Firewalls and endpoint protection might keep the doors locked, but attackers are slipping in through the windows. In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight, to explore how the cybersecurity game has changed and why network detection and response (…

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Episode 94: The industry scoop from Shoptalk, Groceryshop, and Velocity 51:56

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In this special episode of Retail Sound Bites, we unpack the most compelling themes and takeaways from three powerhouse industry events—Shoptalk, Groceryshop, and Velocity. Hosts Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton are joined by two of Kantar's leading voices in shopper intelligence: Leigh O'Donnell, Head of Shopper and Category Insights, and Julie Crai…

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Episode 93: The forces shaping consumer demand with Oksana Sobol of Clorox 46:38

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"Smaller households mean different product configurations, different product features, different ways of taking them to market… Even the fact of the aging population emphasizes certain categories and new benefits that these older consumers will desire. So, these forces point to new pockets of opportunity." In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, we …

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Experian’s AI Fraud Report: SIM Swaps, Voice Cloning, and Smarter Countermeasures 28:36

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Experian’s Chief Product Officer for Identity and Fraud in the UK and Ireland, Paul Weathersby, joins me to unpack how criminals are using generative tools to fabricate documents, clone voices, perfect phishing at scale, and stitch together synthetic identities. We dig into the sharp rise in SIM swap attacks, why eSIM provisioning can accelerate ta…

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Episode 92: NeuroAI & The Future of Consumer Choice with Dr. A. K. Pradeep 47:10

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What happens when neuroscience meets AI in the world of CPG? We sat down with Dr. Pradeep, CEO of Sensory AI and a pioneer in NeuroAI, to explore how the nonconscious mind and large language models are transforming innovation, marketing, and product development. 🎧 In this episode, you'll hear: Why "the action is in the nonconscious"—and how uncover…

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276: Scaling Wireless World to Regional Domination | Vince Lubben’s Midwest Empire 50:46

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Vince Lubben is the Co-Owner of Wireless World. Vince began working in the wireless sector as a sales executive for CommNet Cellular, when the cell phone industry was young. He saw an opportunity to start his own business and opened his first store in Vermillion, South Dakota in 1999. Today, there are 54 Wireless World outlets and the company has 3…

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Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar on Moving From SOC to ROC 33:51

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Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar joins me to unpack what cyber risk management really looks like when budgets are tight, signals are noisy, and AI is changing the game. Sumedh’s journey started in Pune with parents who prized education above everything. He arrived in the US with one hundred dollars, joined Qualys as one of its first software engineers, and…

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Episode 91: Unlocking new revenue growth in healthcare with Soda Health 47:00

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Personalization, engagement, and "food as medicine" programs are shaping the future of preventive care. This episode features a conversation with Jared Childs and Julie Fleisher from Soda Health; a company focused on improving access to preventive healthcare through benefits platforms. Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton sat down with Jarden and Julie t…

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[Bonus] Episode Eleven: Corruption Uncovered Part II: Live from the UJC Summit 29:11

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For the first time ever, the Kansas City, Kansas police corruption scandal was examined on stage at the 2025 United Justice Coalition Summit on May 30th. In this powerful bonus episode, hear legal experts, advocates, and law enforcement voices unpack how decades of abuse were allowed to persist—and what accountability could look like. Recorded live…

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Episode 90: Navigating Beauty's Retail Maze with Brian King of RoC Skincare 46:45

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Agility drives challenger brand success in traditional retail – and the same holds true in beauty. Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton just wrapped an inspiring conversation with Brian King, chief customer officer at RoC Skincare, on Episode 90 of Retail Sound Bites. Brian shares his journey from leading teams at CPG legacy brands to scaling a challenge…

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CyberArk Explains Why Machine Identities Are the New Attack Surface 34:11

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What happens when there are 100 machine identities for every human one in your organisation? This is not a prediction for the future. It is the world we are already operating in, and the implications are profound. In this episode of Business of Cybersecurity, I speak with David Higgins, Senior Director at CyberArk, about how AI agents, autonomous s…

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[Bonus] Episode Ten: Corruption Uncovered Part I: Live from the UJC Summit 48:35

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For the first time ever, the survivors of Roger Golubski's KCK police corruption scandal took the stage together at the 2025 United Justice Coalition Summit on May 30th. In this powerful bonus episode, hear the unfiltered voices of mothers, sisters, and daughters who have spent decades fighting for answers—and for justice. Recorded live during the …

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275: From the Battlefield to the CBD Boardroom: Craig Henderson of Extract Labs 1:12:40

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Craig Henderson is the CEO of Extract Labs, a Boulder, Colorado-based full-service hemp extraction laboratory offering a proprietary line of boutique CBD-infused products. Craig started the company in his garage in 2016. This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranBridge Consulting and Top 1% US Franchise Consultant is here to help y…

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How Abnormal AI Detects Threats Before They Hit the Inbox 26:53

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In this episode, I sat down with Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal AI to explore the increasingly urgent overlap between AI governance and cybersecurity. With AI accelerating faster than regulation, and attackers already using these tools for harm, Mike offers a pragmatic take on what needs to happen next. We dig into the realities of regulating AI in …

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Episode 89: Driving discovery in commerce with Charlotte Harris 47:03

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Traditional ecommerce and social commerce are diverging, with social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop showing significant growth and engagement. Hear from Charlotte Harris, senior analyst at Kantar, as she walks through discovery-led journeys through social media, modern retail activations, changing shopper expectations, and more with hosts Barr…

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Clari: Why RevOps Is the Hidden Weapon in Cybersecurity’s AI Arms Race 29:21

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In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I’m joined by John Queally, Senior Director of Revenue Operations at Clari, for a conversation that goes far beyond spreadsheets and pipeline forecasts. We explore why RevOps has become mission-critical for cybersecurity firms facing escalating threats, intense market pressure, and growing expectati…

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Episode 88: What's eating retail with Kevin Coupe 50:58

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There are three things that retailers must do to create stronger connections with shoppers: when the customer walks in the store, make them smile, make them hungry, and do what the competition can't or won't do. Hear from Kevin Coupe, author and prime storyteller at morningbeatnews.com, as he highlights several pressing issues in retail today, incl…

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From Complexity to Clarity: Cyber Resilience with Cloudflare’s Christian Reilly 28:38

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In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I’m joined by Christian Reilly, Field CTO for EMEA at Cloudflare, to unpack what real-world cyber resilience looks like across industries and what’s holding many organisations back. From legacy systems in healthcare and education to cloud-native agility in gaming and fintech, Christian explains why …

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Episode 87: The view from Cannes with Andy Murray 59:49

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Great creativity requires constraints. The presence of media, data, and technology partners at events like Cannes creates new opportunities and constraints that enhance creative culture. Hear from Andy Murray, Founder & CEO of bigQuest Advisory, Inc., as he explores emerging technology, deepening consumer engagement and insights, and what's next fo…

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Resilience Over Panic: Rethinking Ransomware with Trevor Dearing of Illumio 23:09

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In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I speak with Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure at Illumio, to unpack some eye-opening truths from their latest ransomware report. We explore why more than half of global companies still have to halt operations when ransomware strikes and why so many UK businesses remain reluctant t…

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274: The Cable Cowboy Who Went from Broke to Broadband 🤠 | Terry Koosed of Bel Air Internet 2:16:14

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Terry Koosed is the Founder of Bel Air Internet, a Los Angeles based Internet Service Provider, and a leading authority on successful entrepreneurship. He has founded and successfully run seven companies in the high-tech industry during the past 40 years, sometimes concurrently, and is what some would call, a serial entrepreneur. Listen to Part II,…

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Ocean Pines ROC BUZZ Episode 41 - The "Circle of Trust" in HOA Leadership: Who’s In, Who’s Out? 8:31

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Have you ever heard the phrase “Circle of Trust” used in your HOA? It might sound harmless even friendly. But when that phrase starts to define who gets heard, who gets included, and who gets shut out, it becomes more than just a social bond. In this episode of ROC BUZZ, we explore how informal cliques and private gatherings can create the percepti…

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Zscaler on Building Cyber Resilience from the Ground Up 26:21

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When I spoke with Mark Lluic, CEO in Residence at Zscaler, on the Business of Cybersecurity podcast, we didn't spend time rehashing the basics. We looked at how leadership thinking must evolve. If your security posture is still built for light rain, what happens when a hurricane hits? Mark has spent years helping organizations rethink security from…

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Immersive Labs’ Max Vetter on Closing the Skills Gap Across Cyber Teams 31:59

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Are junior cybersecurity professionals outpacing their senior colleagues in readiness for modern threats? In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil C. Hughes sits down with Max Vetter, Vice President of Cyber at Immersive Labs, to examine a surprising trend: less experienced team members are consistently completing more difficult train…

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Legacy Tech Meets Modern Threats as Kyndryl Rethinks Cybersecurity 26:42

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Legacy systems are everywhere, quietly powering core operations in some of the world’s largest enterprises. But behind that familiarity is risk. In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Paul Savill, Global Practice Leader of Networking and Edge Compute at Kyndryl, joins me to break down why aging infrastructure is becoming a major liabilit…

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Episode 86: Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs, with David Marcotte and Doug Hermanson 43:30

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Is volatility our new normal? As tariff policies change frequently, uncertainty is likely to be the new normal for the foreseeable future, making long-term planning and decision-making more challenging. Hear from Kantar's Doug Hermanson and David Marcotte as they join Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on episode 86 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites to di…

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Imperva on the Bot Surge Behind Half of Global Internet Activity 32:21

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Nearly half of all internet traffic is now generated by non-human sources, and a growing share of that activity is driven by increasingly sophisticated bots. In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil is joined by Lynn Marks, Senior Product Manager at Imperva, to break down the findings from the latest Bad Bot Report and explore what bu…

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Episode 85: Health and wellness trends in commerce with Leigh O'Donnell and Amar Singh 56:03

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The drug channel in the US is undergoing significant changes, with CVS and Walgreens trying to reposition themselves as health and wellness destinations but facing challenges such as store closures and shopper shifts to other channels. Hear from Kantar's Amar Singh and Leigh O'Donnell as they join Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on episode 85 of Ka…

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IGEL at the Edge of Cybersecurity Transformation 24:09

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Recorded live at IGEL Now & Next 2025 in Miami, this conversation with John Walsh, Field CTO for Critical Sectors at IGEL, explores how organizations can rethink edge security through a preventative lens. With decades of experience in high-assurance environments, John shares how zero trust is moving from theory into applied strategy and why endpoin…

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Ocean Pines ROC BUZZ Episode 40 - HOA BOD Candidates: Why Background Checks and Financial Disclosures Matter 8:38

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Should HOA board candidates be held to the same scrutiny as business or government leaders? In this episode, we examine why background checks, financial disclosures and identifying conflicts of interest are critical especially when millions of dollars, community trust and your vote are at stake. In many communities, HOA boards manage multimillion-d…

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273: Publishing to EdTech: The Unlikely Road to Evolution Labs with Founder Peter Kraft 1:26:53

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Peter Kraft is the Founder and President of Evolution Labs. Prior to founding Evolution Labs, Kraft was instrumental in forming and re-envisioning two educational software companies that led the industry in recruitment, enrollment and retention of college students. He co-founded GoalQuest in 2000 and served as its CEO until 2007 when he spearheaded…

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Fortinet on Making Cybersecurity a Business Priority 25:22

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What happens when a country aims to carve its own cybersecurity regulatory path post-Brexit while the rest of the region moves toward harmonized frameworks like the EU’s NIS2 directive? In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity Podcast, we unpack the evolving conversation around the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill with Ricardo Ferrei…

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Episode 84: Creating customer value with Julie Hamilton 1:03:40

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Consumers and customers must remain at the heart of every decision, regardless of your industry. Hear from Julie Hamilton, former Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Global Sales at Diageo PLC, as she joins Kantar's Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on episode 84 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites to discuss customer value creation, world-class customer …

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Ocean Pines ROC BUZZ Episode 39 - Worcester County Child Advocacy Center - Saving Children of Abuse 35:04

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The Worcester County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is a child-friendly, safe and neutral location in which local law enforcement and Child Protective Services investigators may conduct and observe forensic interviews with children who are alleged victims of crimes. The CAC provides child and non-offending family members with support, crisis intervent…

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The Shadow API Threat Explained by Akamai Technologies 29:02

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What does it take to protect financial institutions when they're the number one global target for DDoS attacks? In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil C. Hughes welcomes Richard Meeus, Director of Security Technology and Strategy EMEA at Akamai Technologies, to explore insights from Akamai's latest State of the Internet (SOTI) repor…

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Thales Data Threat Report Revals Risks to Critical Infrastructure 38:27

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What happens when the digital systems powering our national energy, water, and healthcare services become the next frontline in cybersecurity? As smart grids, connected utilities, and cloud-first operations rapidly reshape critical infrastructure, the threats facing these systems are evolving just as quickly. In this episode, Tony Burton, Managing …

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The Real Meaning of Zero Trust with Its Creator 44:25

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What does it really mean to trust nothing and verify everything? In this first episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, Neil is joined by John Kindervag—the creator of the Zero Trust cybersecurity model for a conversation that redefines how we think about protecting digital systems. John shares the untold story behind the creation of Zero Trust, f…

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Episode 83: Leadership, career progression, and finding growth with Cathy and Stephen Horgan 53:32

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Adaptability, collaboration, and authenticity are traits that can get you far as a professional and leader. Hear from Cathy Horgan, foodservice and on-premise lead for OLIPOP, and Stephen Horgan, co-founder of InterContinental Beverage Capital, as they join Kantar's Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on episode 83 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites to disc…

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Episode 82: The end of SEO as we know it? Featuring James Cadwallader of Profound 1:03:57

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Will the tradition SEO we've come to know and master soon become obsolete? As generative AI reshapes search, learn what's next from James Cadwallader, co-founder and CEO of Profound, as he joins Kantar's Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on episode 81 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites to discuss traditional to predictive search, new digital shelf strateg…

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Episode 81: Finding growth amid disruption with Marissa DeMaio of Atalanta Corporation 1:11:34

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Disruption is inevitable for US retailers and suppliers in the months ahead. Discover provocative and transparent ways to combat challenges ahead from Marissa DeMaio, Vice President of Marketing and Retail Sales Atalanta Corporation, as she joins Kantar's Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on epi…

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272: From Selling Phones Out of a Van to Leading a 9-Figure Empire | Brett Beveridge of T-ROC 1:13:10

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Brett Beveridge is the President of The Revenue Optimization Companies. Brett is an entrepreneurial, results-driven executive with over 20 years of experience and success in the wireless and technology industries. He has hands-on success in start-ups, profit turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and fundraising and is the driving force behind…

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Episode 80: AI agents in retail media with Kiri Masters 45:31

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It's time to break through the complexities surrounding AI and its implementation across retail. Kiri Master, retail media and expert and host of Retail Media Breakfast Club, joins Kantar's Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on episode 80 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites the powerfully transformati…

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SAVE THE DATE! The UJC Summit returns on May 30, 2025, at The Shed (NYC)! 0:33

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The United Justice Coalition and Roc Nation are returning to New York City for the third UJC Summit, featuring Panel Discussions, Spotlight Conversations, Networking Opportunities, Local and National Charitable Organizations, and more! Convening leaders, advocates, and experts, the 2025 Summit will focus on identifying viable solutions to challenge…

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Episode 79: Undercovering Kantar's PoweRanking with Rohan Mazumdar and Jeff Maloy 55:53

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Kantar's annual industry benchmarking report PoweRanking® identifies retailers and suppliers that set the standard of performance, ranked by their trading partners. Download your complimentary executive summary to discover this year's rankings. Rohan Mazumdar, vice president of retail consulting at Kantar, and Jeff Maloy, senior vice president of c…