Top Women in Grocery
Progressive Grocer’s podcast focused on the trends, topics and interests that move women forward in grocery retail
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Episodes
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Kowalski's Markets' co-founder and owner Mary Anne Kowalski and CEO Kris Christiansen Kowalski join the TWIG podcast to talk about the 40 year legacy of the Twin Cities Grocer and how family intertwines with their family of customers.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Circana's Joan Driggs and Tops Friendly Markets' Kristen Hanson join the podcast to talk all about holiday trends and ways to meet shopper needs in another unusual year.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Odile Ducatez from Retail Business Services joins the podcast to discuss the importance of an international perspective, hiring the right talent, women in STEM and more.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Newly minted TWIG winner Larissa Lewis joins the podcast to talk about improving structure and efficiency within her teams, employee career development, advice for emerging women leaders, and more.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Suzanne Long, chief sustainability and transformation officer at Albertsons Cos. and TWIG Hall of Famer, discusses her unconventional career trajectory, the importance of grocery sustainability initiatives, the many facets of mentorship and more.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
2023 Top Women in Grocery winner Brindha Raman joins the TWIG podcast to talk about how the grocery industry is a dynamic place to explore a career in STEM. She is vice president of engineering at Shipt, where she is also known for her mentorship.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Jilea Hemmings, co-founder and CEO of Nourish + Bloom Market in Fayettevile, Ga., talks about how she and co-founder Jamie Hemmings combined their tech skills and passion for food security into a unique, scalable and relevant business model. In this podcast, she talks about the approach of using autonomous grocery technology to tackle food insecurity and lessons she's learned from entrepreneurship.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Jessica Groves, community impact manager at The GIANT Company, talks with Progressive Grocer about the company's environmental stewardship, the power of partnerships, giving back to the communities it serves and more.
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Progressive Grocer goes out in the virtual field with Alyssa Vescio, SVP of merchandising, center store at Whole Foods Market, to learn about her passion for finding and sharing suppliers that reflect the company’s purpose and its shoppers' needs and tastes.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thrive Market's Christine McNerney talks about why she was drawn to merchandising, consumer trends in non-food products and more.