Wh-The-Tech with Nestlé Purina's Padma Hari & Maesa's Oshiya Savur

04/24/24 • 63 min

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In this episode, the CPG Guys speak with Padma Hari, Chief Digital Officer at Nestlé Purina & Oshiya Savur, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at Maesa. Both co-host the "Wh-The-Tech" podcast.
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Follow Padma on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/padma-hari/
Follow Oshiya on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oshiya-savur/
Padma & Oshiya answered these questions:

Please walk us through pivotal roles in your professional career that have served you in preparing for your current role at Maesa?
What's the inspiration for the podcast. Tell us all about it and what our listeners can expect from it?
Its an omnichannel world with omnichannel marketing. How do you manage this everyday for the brands you support. What does that word mean to you?
What is the role of tech in modern retail and modern brand equity development. AI - buzzword or real?
Give us the real real, you are a senior executive up top in a large publicly traded fortune 500 company. This is not your first rodeo. How does it feel to be up top and what challenges exist for women to get here. You have made it up top - what glass ceilings did you have to break?
What are your thoughts on brands building Direct-to-Consumer business channels? Is it right for all brands and what would be reasons to consider or not consider this alternative?
How have mentors contributed to your career advancement, have have you gone about building these relationships and how do you seek to mentor professionals earlier in their professional journey? How are you taking other women up the career ladder with you?
What are some of the industry trends you are watching in terms of how omnichannel consumer engagement will impact your business?

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Please walk us through pivotal roles in your professional career that have served you in preparing for your current role at Maesa?
What's the inspiration for the podcast. Tell us all about it and what our listeners can expect from it?
Its an omnichannel world with omnichannel marketing. How do you manage this everyday for the brands you support. What does that word mean to you?
What is the role of tech in modern retail and modern brand equity development. AI - buzzword or real?
Give us the real real, you are a senior executive up top in a large publicly traded fortune 500 company. This is not your first rodeo. How does it feel to be up top and what challenges exist for women to get here. You have made it up top - what glass ceilings did you have to break?
What are your thoughts on brands building Direct-to-Consumer business channels? Is it right for all brands and what would be reasons to consider or not consider this alternative?
How have mentors contributed to your career advancement, have have you gone about building these relationships and how do you seek to mentor professionals earlier in their professional journey? How are you taking other women up the career ladder with you?
What are some of the industry trends you are watching in terms of how omnichannel consumer engagement will impact your business?

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Neil answered these questions:

Let’s dig into some of your pivotal career moments and how you came to join Bridg?
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What sets you apart from the competition? There are so many data platforms out there - what makes Bridg so unique?
Can you share more about your clients and how they are using Bridg today?
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Looking into the future - what do you see coming? Transformative in the future and how as an organization tackle this?

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