The Grocery Girls

By The Grocery Girls

Navigating change and exploring what it means to work in the grocery industry

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Laura Ryan, MD of Lavenpark and Chair of Meat Business Women

The Grocery GirlsMay 07, 2020

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Janet Hadley - Spotlight on Sobriety / Head of Supplier Engagement, Co-op

The Grocery Girls podcast is back! This week, we're chatting with Co-op's Janet Hadley who discusses why she decided to go sober and how it has positively impacted her life. You can find out more about Janet here: https://www.janethadley.co.uk/

Apr 11, 202230:14

Jules Eustance, The Corporate Success Co

This week, we're chatting to Jules Eustance. With 25 years experience across retail, it's safe to say Jules knows a thing or two about the grocery industry. Now, she's sharing her experience with her new offering - The Corporate Success Co.

Sep 03, 202139:50

Steph Bateson and Emma Alam, Stemma Consulting

Let's talk about... job sharing.

This week, we're joined by Steph and Emma from S&E Consultancy to discover their story, how they came together as a job share, as well as providing practical advice for how you too can make a job share work.

Steph and Emma have over 20 years' combined experience, working for retailers such as Asda and Morrisons across buying, marketing and customer planning functions.

Jul 28, 202156:56

Sam Akinluyi, MD, PSALT

Welcome to our brand new series of The Grocery Girls Podcast! First up, we have Sam Akinluyi from PSALT. We also welcome our new host, Molly.

Jul 22, 202154:37

Helena Hills, CEO of TrueStart Coffee

Welcome to our festive miniseries! We spoke to Helena about the transformative year she’s had, from changing the nature of her business to embracing her ADHD. It’s a longie, but a goodie. Content note: Helena used some fruity language about half way through.

Dec 21, 202052:35

Greg Randall, UK Head of Grocery, innocent

We caught up with Greg after he’d returned to work following seven months’ parental leave. Some fascinating ideas around driving change and learning constantly.

Dec 21, 202035:21

Samantha Thomas-Berry, Vice President, European HR at Kellogg Company

After a bit of a break, we're back with a one-off episode to celebrate #GGFest! We spoke to Sam Thomas-Berry about keeping work/life balance front and centre and what she's learnt about herself during the weirdest year on record.
Check out all the info on #GGFest and buy tickets here: www.grocerygirlsuk.com/blog/introducing-ggfest/

Aug 27, 202046:37

Cat Gazzoli, Founder of Piccolo

Cat took time out of her very busy schedule to talk to us about pivoting her business strategy to serve customers during lockdown, standing strong on ethical and sustainable decisions, and what it's been like juggling that with giving birth!

Book recommendation: The Home Stretch by Sally Howard

Jun 25, 202046:06

Emma Heal, Managing Director at Lucky Saint

Emma takes us through her exciting grocery career, talks about pivoting a brand for the better during lockdown, and the traits she sees in successful people.
Book recommendations: Lessons in Stoicism by John Sellars, Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Role model: Simon Sinek, his TED Talk can be found here: www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action/transcript#t-3680

Jun 18, 202047:60

Jenny Flintoft, Motivational Consultant

We've loved Jenny ever since she presented at our event last year. Here, she speaks about individuality, finding control and how much she needs a haircut. Plus, Verity shares some reflections on the event of the past couple of weeks.

Book recommendation: Untamed: Stop pleasing, start living by Glennon Doyle

Jun 11, 202048:08

Richard Sullivan, Senior Learning and Development Manager at Co-op

We welcomed Richard as our first ever male guest, and discussed how businesses can set themselves up for success in a crisis and what we can learn from this experience to strengthen our working relationships.
Book recommendation: Tame, Messy and Wicked Risk Leadership by David Hancock

Jun 04, 202048:14

Helen Hepworth, Founder and Director, Collective Stories

Gaining confidence and inspiration from our community, Helen started her own business last year. Lockdown has been an opportunity for reflection, learning and celebration.
Book recommendation: Drinking from the Fire Hose: Making Smarter Decisions Without Drowning in Information by Christopher J. Frank and Paul F. Magnone
BeInspired conférence details: www.retail-week.com/be-inspired/conference?authent=1

May 28, 202049:12

Anna Harris, Strategist and Researcher on Female Ambition

We spoke to Anna about the findings of her MBA research, living and working in lockdown with four children, and the change she hopes this period will bring.

It’s also Mental Health Awareness Week, so we had some thoughts from our host Hester and our weekly contributor Verity.

May 21, 202053:09