Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast

Brian Hatch is the Supply Chain Manager at Flowserve Corporation. Brian is a seasoned global manager in supply chain. He has 30 years of experience in purchasing, transportation, inventory, materials management, negotiation, contract execution, and operations management. On this week's episode Brian and Maria discuss:  The changing dynamics of supply chain. Why the supply chain goes beyond the man...

Ardeshir Mehran is the Founder and Principal at Human Work Studio. Ardeshir is a psychologist / psychoanalyst, transformation leader, and performance leadership coach. He is credited with helping organizations revitalize their culture, driving stronger employee and customer engagement, and developing the next generation of leaders.   On this week's episode Ardeshir and Maria discuss:  Mental and e...

Zach Greenberger is the Vice President, Strategic Business Development & Supply Chain at Lyft. Prior to Lyft Zach spent three years at IBM as a strategic Sourcing Consultant before joining Tesla. Zach is passionate about emerging technologies. On this week's episode Zach and Maria discuss:  Why Digital transformation is such a hot topic. Attracting new talent into supply chain industries. Once it'...

Trevor Miles is one of the most revered thought leaders in the supply chain space. Throughout his career Trevor has worked for well respected brands such as Kinaxis, i2 Technologies and SAP. What makes Trevor so unique is his global understanding of not only market needs but also customer requirements.  On this week's episode Trevor and Maria discuss:  Why visibility is now at the forefront.  The...

Eric Greenwald is the General Counsel at Finite State. Eric brings an extensive background, with 20 years serving as a lawyer and working his way up with the U.S. Federal Government; from chief counsel at Capitol Hill to national security council at the White House. He also served as senior director for Cybersecurity and as special assistant to President Obama. On this week's episode Eric and Mari...

Noel Kinder is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Nike. Prior to joining Nike, Noel held numerous leadership roles in several non-profit organisations as well small, privately-held companies in the United States. Noel joined Nike in 1999 and has held a wide range of leadership positions. In fact, Prior to becoming the CSO, Noel was the Vice President of Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing, whe...

Stephanie Benedetto is the Founder and CEO at Queen of Raw. From a family background with over 100 years in fashion and textiles, Stephanie saw the beauty and perils of the industry at an early age. Converting from a Wall Street lawyer, she founded Queen of Raw in 2018, turning pollution into profit.  On this week's episode Stephanie and Maria discuss:  The economic benefits to be sustainable. The...

Thomas Udesen is the Co-Founder and Ambassador of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge and Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer, a world leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.  On this week's episode Thomas and Maria discuss:  Sustainability surrounding procurement and supply chain. Why People in power need to embrace vulnerability and curiosity. The most significant hurdles toward rethinki...

Sid Guha is the Senior Director at Tada Cognitive Solutions. Sid is responsible for developing innovative supply chain solutions and customer success for enterprise accounts at Tada. He has 17 years of transformation experience in the supply chain, procurement, and digital solutions. His expertise lies in synchronizing the end-to-end value chain to impact key operational and financial metrics with...

Sheri Hinish is the Global Sustainability Services Lead at IBM. Justin Goldston is the Professor and Coordinator of Project and Supply Chain Management at Penn State University.  On this week's episode Sheri, Justin and Maria discuss:  The overwhelming amount of emerging technology. Figuring out priorities as an individual or organization.  Practical applications of value-based leadership and iden...

Randy Bradley is the Associate Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Randy has decades of experience in supply chain and IT research and strategy.   On this week's episode Randy and Maria discuss:  The difference between Intelligent Assistants (IA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Why rethinking the way technology is invested in an...

James "Sandy" Winnefeld is the Joint Chief of Staff with the US Navy. Sandy has served in the US Navy for 43 years. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1978 with honors in Aerospace Engineering. He served as an instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as TOPGUN, and has served in several tours abroad, including the Gulf War, the Afghanistan War, and the Iraq War.  On this week's epi...

Danny Lopez is the CEO at Glasswall, an award-winning cybersecurity firm that offers protection against file-based threats.  On this week's episode Danny and Maria discuss:  The changing dynamic of the security landscape. Recommendations for emergency preparedness. The areas of the supply chain that are at risk for a company. Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the sup...

Sarah Sheppard is the Managing Director and Erika Biggadike is the Principle Consultant and Commercial Director at Sequoia. Both Sarah and Erika have been involved in leading and delivering complex supply chain projects that span the 4 areas of Sequoia's capability building: structure, processes, tools, and people. They have implemented inventory solutions globally and have been involved in traini...

John Licata is the VP of Innovation Foresight at SAP New Ventures & Technologies. John is a Market Strategist with 20+ years of diverse experience in Research, Strategy, and MarCom. Prior to joining SAP, John Founded Blue Phoenix, a digital market intelligence platform focused on small to mid-cap equity trading ideas (predominantly in the energy and metals sectors). As part of this role, he develo...

Stephan Gotthardt is the SVP Europe Supply Chain at Teva Pharmaceuticals. Stephan has a strong international portfolio of end-to-end supply chain, operations and general management experience, with proven performance in global, strategic and cross-functional projects. On this week's episode Stephan and Maria discuss:  How the supply chain has fared amid all the disruptions brought about by Covid-1...

Kristen Daihes is the Global VP Supply Chain of Mars Wrigley. Kristen is leading an investment program to digitize and transform the supply chain within Mars. She has a unique blend of both industry and start-up experience as she lead supply chains in industry, created supply chain solutions for global organizations through start-up, Opex Analytics, and recently pivoted back to industry. Kristen s...

Ana Oliveira is the Latin America Supply Chain Process Manager - COE at Cargill. Ana is responsible for supporting the Latin American and Mexican businesses in increasing supply chain maturity (order management, demand & supply planning, warehouse, IBP, S&OP, and inventory management). She joined Cargill as FIBI LEAD – Leadership Excellence & Accelerated Development Program for 2 years and as part...

Antoinette Irvine is the Vice President HR Global Supply Chain at Unilever. Antoinette is responsible for all HR-related strategic agenda for supply chain including the delivery of the HR Strategy to support the business, remuneration, talent management, change management programs, learning and development, building the desired culture, IR/ER, and diversity and inclusion. Antoinette is a champion...

Jay Koganti is the VP Supply Chain COE at Estee Lauder Companies. Jay has more than 24 years of experience in leading and transforming complex supply chains. His core focus is developing global supply chain strategies, solving complex supply chain problems by leveraging cutting-edge technology innovations with process excellence and a value creation mindset. Jay has ample experience in consumer go...

In this special end of year episode Maria looks back at the very best moments from 2021.  Make sure to like and subscribe to the Transform Talks podcast never to miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday. ↓ FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN ↓ Maria Villablanca (Host) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariavillablanca/ Transform Talks  https://www.linkedin.com/showcas...

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis is the Former Director of Global Manufacturing Capacity Footprint and CAPEX at Philip Morris International. Dr. Alexandros has extensive experience in various operations leadership positions, including manufacturing, supply chain, strategy and planning at an affiliate, regional and global level. He is recognized as an empathetic servant leader, passionate about transform...

Daniela Osio is the Founder & CEO of Kloopify, a SaaS solution that makes it easy for companies to integrate sustainable sourcing. Formerly at DuPont, Daniela was the Global Risk Management Leader who created, developed, and implemented a Risk Management organization for the $4.0 billion Electronics and Imaging (E&I) Business Unit. She led the warehousing, barge, tank & transloading ca...

Nico Nuerbchen is the SVP Global Supply Chain Management at Olympus Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Nico’s career in supply chain management began in 2009 at Hartmann Group where he was a Manager of Group Logistics Management. He then rose through the ranks to become Director Supply Chain Network, Replenishment & Transportation in 2013, before moving to...

Bhavin Patel is the Director of Analytics & Innovation at Johnson & Johnson. Bhavin specialises in digital, strategy, & people leadership. He currently manages an organisation poised to drive digital transformation in the supply chain as a competitive advantage. He’s curious to unlock data science, intelligent automation, and process and task mining to advance the way we work. At Johns...