Top Women in Grocery

Progressive Grocer’s podcast focused on the trends, topics and interests that move women forward in grocery retail

Episodes

Aug 22, 2025

14 min

Lizette Gomez, director of marketing at California-based Vallarta Supermarkets joins the podcast to talk community marketing, in-store advertising, mentorship and more.

Aug 20, 2025

14 min

Food access is a major issue in this country, including many rural parts of the U.S. This week, PG talks to Rial Carver, a rural grocer extension specialist at K-State Extension and a program director at the Rural Grocery Initiative, to learn more about initiatives aimed at enhancing food security for underserved populations and addressing food deserts. She also sheds light on the importance of succession planning at independent and often family-owned stores.

Jul 23, 2025

17 min

Whole Foods CMO Sonya Gafsi Oblisk joins the podcast to share her extensive career journey in retail and marketing, the importance of customer obsession and how it shapes Whole Foods' strategies, and more.

Jul 9, 2025

27 min

Morgan Drummond from Misfits Market joins the podcast to discuss starting an own brand from scratch, leaning into sustainability, partnerships and much more.

Jun 18, 2025

29 min

Progressive Grocer chats with Meredith Bunche, head of growth and marketing at Amazon Fresh, about how the evolution of the shopper has fueled development, growth and change at that banner. She also shares how Amazon has become a grocery destination in many forms, based on shoppers’ familiarity with and trust with the overall brand that includes Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market.

Jun 4, 2025

26 min

May 21, 2025

14 min

Sabrina Sierant joins the podcast to talk about product and marketing innovation at Chips Ahoy!, a legacy brand under Mondelez International.

May 7, 2025

21 min

Grocery Outlet CMO Layla Kasha joins the podcast to discuss her career journey, how the food retailer shares its brand in new markets, why failing forward is important and more.
 
Guest: Layla Kasha, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at Grocery Outlet

Apr 23, 2025

19 min

Messaging is powerful in all forms, including communications with internal team members. Progressive Grocer talks with Teresa Tolentino, director, internal communications at The Save Mart Cos. about how creative tools like Break Room TV and tailored outreach programs elevate engagement for the betterment of employees and customers alike.

Apr 2, 2025

16 min

In a first side-by-side podcast, Progressive Grocer (literally) sits down next to Katie Paul, SVP of merchandising at KeHE Distributors and a 2024 GenNext winner, to talk about how to break out as a young leader while also doing good for the world around you.

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