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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00this
- 0:00is
- 0:00omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:01I'm
- 0:01Chris
- 0:01Walton.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02coming
- 0:02to
- 0:02you
- 0:02live
- 0:03from
- 0:03day
- 0:03three
- 0:04at
- 0:04the
- 0:04Consumer
- 0:04Goods
- 0:05Forum
- 0:05Global
- 0:06Summit
- 0:06in
- 0:06Vienna,
- 0:07Austria.
- 0:07And
- 0:07we
- 0:08are
- 0:08of
- 0:08course
- 0:08in
- 0:08the
- 0:08CGF
- 0:09Leadership
- 0:09Studio,
- 0:10which
- 0:10is
- 0:10sponsored
- 0:11by
- 0:11Vuzion.
- 0:12Now,
- 0:12joining
- 0:12me
- 0:12is
- 0:12a
- 0:13man,
- 0:13this
- 0:13is
- 0:14his
- 0:14second
- 0:14time
- 0:15with
- 0:15us.
- 0:15We
- 0:15interviewed
- 0:16him
- 0:16last
- 0:16year
- 0:16at
- 0:17cgf.
- 0:17And
- 0:18of
- 0:18course
- 0:18I'm
- 0:18talking
- 0:18about
- 0:19Wesley
- 0:19Wilson,
- 0:20who's
- 0:20the
- 0:20regional
- 0:20director
- 0:21of
- 0:21North
- 0:21America
- 0:22for
- 0:22the
- 0:23Consumer
- 0:23Goods
- 0:23Forum
- 0:23for
- 0:24cgf.
- 0:24Wesley,
- 0:25how
- 0:25are
- 0:25you
- 0:25doing
- 0:25today?
- 0:25How's
- 0:26day
- 0:26three?
- 0:26How
- 0:26are
- 0:26you
- 0:26holding
- 0:26up?
- 0:27Excellent,
- 0:27excellent,
- 0:28excellent.
- 0:28Great
- 0:28week.
- 0:29Thank
- 0:29you
- 0:29for
- 0:29having
- 0:29me.
- 0:30Yeah.
- 0:30You
- 0:30holding
- 0:30up?
- 0:30Yeah,
- 0:31yeah.
- 0:31In
- 0:31the
- 0:32home
- 0:32stretch
- 0:32here
- 0:32today.
- 0:33This
- 0:33is
- 0:33fun.
- 0:33Yeah,
- 0:34it's
- 0:34great
- 0:34to
- 0:34see
- 0:34everything,
- 0:35right?
- 0:35Yeah.
- 0:35It's
- 0:35a
- 0:35culmination
- 0:36of
- 0:36a
- 0:36lot
- 0:36of
- 0:36work,
- 0:36right?
- 0:37It
- 0:37is,
- 0:37it
- 0:37is,
- 0:37it
- 0:37is.
- 0:38It's
- 0:38fun
- 0:38to
- 0:38see
- 0:39the,
- 0:39the
- 0:39work
- 0:39that
- 0:39the
- 0:40team
- 0:40has
- 0:40put
- 0:40together
- 0:40and
- 0:41it's
- 0:41just
- 0:42fun
- 0:42to
- 0:42see
- 0:42the
- 0:42magic
- 0:43happen
- 0:43and
- 0:43to
- 0:44see
- 0:44everyone
- 0:44enjoy
- 0:44it
- 0:45and
- 0:45get
- 0:45so
- 0:45much
- 0:45from
- 0:45it.
- 0:46I
- 0:46bet,
- 0:46I
- 0:46bet.
- 0:47No
- 0:47doubt,
- 0:47no
- 0:47doubt.
- 0:48So
- 0:48when
- 0:48we
- 0:48spoke
- 0:48to
- 0:48you
- 0:49last
- 0:49year,
- 0:49I
- 0:49remember
- 0:49you
- 0:49were
- 0:49pretty
- 0:50new
- 0:50in
- 0:50roll,
- 0:50like
- 0:50six
- 0:51months,
- 0:51right?
- 0:52Not
- 0:52even,
- 0:52not
- 0:53even
- 0:53six
- 0:53months.
- 0:53Yeah,
- 0:54yeah,
- 0:55yeah.
- 0:55You
- 0:55were
- 0:55like
- 0:55very,
- 0:56very
- 0:56new.
- 0:56You're
- 0:56like,
- 0:57sure,
- 0:57I'll
- 0:57talk
- 0:57to
- 0:58you,
- 0:58but
- 0:58I
- 0:58don't
- 0:58know
- 0:58what
- 0:59I'm
- 0:59gonna
- 0:59say
- 1:00exactly.
- 1:00Yeah,
- 1:01but,
- 1:01but
- 1:01try
- 1:01to
- 1:01explain
- 1:02this,
- 1:02but
- 1:02funny
- 1:02enough,
- 1:02I
- 1:03went
- 1:03back
- 1:03and
- 1:03I
- 1:04looked
- 1:04at
- 1:04what
- 1:04you
- 1:04said
- 1:04and
- 1:05you,
- 1:05you
- 1:05really
- 1:06outlined
- 1:06three
- 1:06pillars
- 1:07already
- 1:07in
- 1:08your,
- 1:08in
- 1:08your
- 1:08short
- 1:08time
- 1:09in
- 1:09role.
- 1:09You
- 1:09said
- 1:09you're
- 1:10focused
- 1:10on
- 1:10leadership
- 1:11development.
- 1:11Yeah.
- 1:12Industry
- 1:12wide
- 1:12innovation.
- 1:13Yes.
- 1:13And
- 1:14also
- 1:14making
- 1:14an
- 1:15impact.
- 1:15Yes.
- 1:16So
- 1:16I'm
- 1:16curious,
- 1:17which
- 1:17of
- 1:17those
- 1:18three
- 1:18have
- 1:19demand
- 1:19demanded
- 1:20in
- 1:20the
- 1:20past
- 1:20year?
- 1:21Most
- 1:21of
- 1:21your
- 1:22time.
- 1:23And
- 1:23is
- 1:23that
- 1:23what
- 1:23you
- 1:24expected
- 1:24going
- 1:24in?
- 1:25That's
- 1:26a
- 1:26good
- 1:26question.
- 1:26So
- 1:27those
- 1:27three
- 1:27themes
- 1:27have
- 1:28stuck
- 1:28for
- 1:28us,
- 1:28right?
- 1:29I
- 1:29mean,
- 1:29those
- 1:29are
- 1:29at
- 1:30the
- 1:30very
- 1:30heart
- 1:30of
- 1:31what
- 1:31we
- 1:31do.
- 1:32I
- 1:32would
- 1:33say
- 1:33that
- 1:35the
- 1:35thing
- 1:35that
- 1:35I've
- 1:36ended
- 1:36up
- 1:36spending
- 1:37the
- 1:37most
- 1:38time
- 1:38on
- 1:39is
- 1:39actually
- 1:40developing
- 1:42our
- 1:42innovation
- 1:43activities.
- 1:43Oh,
- 1:43really?
- 1:44So
- 1:44I
- 1:45think
- 1:45that
- 1:46especially
- 1:47as
- 1:47we
- 1:47think
- 1:47about
- 1:48San
- 1:48Francisco
- 1:49and
- 1:492027
- 1:50and
- 1:50kind
- 1:50of
- 1:50leaning
- 1:51into
- 1:51that,
- 1:51it
- 1:52really
- 1:52has
- 1:52been
- 1:52a
- 1:53process,
- 1:53even
- 1:54kind
- 1:54of
- 1:54looking
- 1:54in
- 1:55the
- 1:55process
- 1:55of
- 1:55this
- 1:55year.
- 1:57Leadership
- 1:57is
- 1:58of
- 1:58course
- 1:58at
- 1:58the
- 1:58heart
- 1:58of
- 1:59cgf.
- 1:59CGF
- 2:00does
- 2:00this
- 2:00really
- 2:01well
- 2:01and
- 2:02that
- 2:02we
- 2:03really
- 2:03kind
- 2:03of
- 2:03have
- 2:03more
- 2:04established
- 2:04impact.
- 2:05That's
- 2:05true
- 2:05as
- 2:06well.
- 2:07And
- 2:07so
- 2:07CGF
- 2:08just
- 2:08does
- 2:08that
- 2:08in
- 2:09a
- 2:09really
- 2:09excellent
- 2:09way.
- 2:10We
- 2:10do
- 2:11innovation
- 2:11well
- 2:11as
- 2:11well,
- 2:12but
- 2:13we
- 2:13have
- 2:13the
- 2:13opportunity
- 2:14to
- 2:14kind
- 2:14of
- 2:14take
- 2:15that
- 2:15to
- 2:15the
- 2:15next
- 2:15level.
- 2:16In
- 2:16kind
- 2:16of
- 2:16the
- 2:16US
- 2:17Environment
- 2:17and
- 2:17leaning
- 2:18into
- 2:18San
- 2:18Francisco.
- 2:19So
- 2:19I
- 2:20think
- 2:20I
- 2:21have
- 2:21been
- 2:21surprised
- 2:22to
- 2:22be
- 2:22spending
- 2:23and
- 2:23delighted
- 2:23actually
- 2:24to
- 2:24be
- 2:24spending
- 2:25more
- 2:25of
- 2:25my
- 2:25time
- 2:25there
- 2:27over
- 2:27the
- 2:27course
- 2:27of
- 2:27this
- 2:27year.
- 2:28Yeah,
- 2:28that
- 2:28wouldn't
- 2:28have
- 2:28been
- 2:28on
- 2:29my
- 2:29bingo
- 2:29card
- 2:29too.
- 2:29Of
- 2:30the
- 2:30three
- 2:30innovations,
- 2:31I
- 2:31wouldn't
- 2:31have.
- 2:31Thought
- 2:31that
- 2:31where
- 2:32I
- 2:32thought
- 2:32it
- 2:32was
- 2:32gonna
- 2:32be.
- 2:33I
- 2:33wouldn't
- 2:33have
- 2:33thought
- 2:33that
- 2:34either.
- 2:34No.
- 2:34But
- 2:34the
- 2:34board
- 2:35has
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:35leaned
- 2:35in
- 2:36of
- 2:36cgf,
- 2:37has
- 2:37leaned
- 2:38in
- 2:38there
- 2:38and
- 2:38said,
- 2:38like,
- 2:39with
- 2:39the
- 2:39selection
- 2:39of
- 2:40San
- 2:40Francisco
- 2:41and
- 2:41kind
- 2:41of
- 2:41recognition
- 2:42of
- 2:42the
- 2:42disruption
- 2:43that's
- 2:43going
- 2:43on
- 2:44in
- 2:44the
- 2:44industry,
- 2:45really
- 2:45saying,
- 2:46like,
- 2:46hey,
- 2:46we
- 2:47recognize
- 2:47that
- 2:48change
- 2:49is
- 2:49happening
- 2:49and
- 2:50so
- 2:50help
- 2:50us
- 2:51innovate,
- 2:51help
- 2:51us
- 2:52look
- 2:52at
- 2:52this,
- 2:52help
- 2:52us
- 2:52lean
- 2:53into
- 2:53this.
- 2:53Cool.
- 2:54And
- 2:54just
- 2:54so
- 2:55everyone
- 2:55back
- 2:55home
- 2:55knows
- 2:56too,
- 2:56especially
- 2:56if
- 2:56you're
- 2:57in
- 2:57the
- 2:57grocery
- 2:57industry
- 2:57or
- 2:57the
- 2:58CPG
- 2:59in
- 2:59North
- 2:59America,
- 3:00what
- 3:00Wesley's
- 3:01talking
- 3:01about
- 3:01is
- 3:01CGF's
- 3:02going
- 3:02to
- 3:02be
- 3:02in
- 3:02San
- 3:02Francisco
- 3:03next
- 3:03year.
- 3:04Right.
- 3:04And
- 3:04so,
- 3:04yeah,
- 3:04so
- 3:05if
- 3:05you're
- 3:05interested
- 3:05and
- 3:05have
- 3:05never
- 3:06been
- 3:06able
- 3:06to
- 3:06get
- 3:06out
- 3:06to
- 3:06Amsterdam
- 3:07last
- 3:07year
- 3:07or
- 3:08Vienna
- 3:08this
- 3:09year,
- 3:09keep
- 3:09a
- 3:09lookout
- 3:10for
- 3:10that
- 3:10because
- 3:10it's
- 3:10going
- 3:10to
- 3:10be
- 3:11coming
- 3:11our
- 3:11way.
- 3:12U.S.
- 3:12americans
- 3:13way.
- 3:138Th
- 3:13through
- 3:1411th,
- 3:14June
- 3:148th
- 3:15through
- 3:1511th,
- 3:162027.
- 3:16Awesome.
- 3:17San
- 3:18Fran,
- 3:18one
- 3:18of
- 3:19my
- 3:19favorite
- 3:19cities
- 3:20ever.
- 3:20I
- 3:20loved
- 3:21living
- 3:21there.
- 3:21Loved
- 3:21there
- 3:21for
- 3:22four
- 3:22years.
- 3:22Can't
- 3:22wait
- 3:23to
- 3:23get
- 3:23back.
- 3:23All
- 3:24right.
- 3:24The
- 3:24other
- 3:24thing
- 3:24you
- 3:24talked
- 3:25about
- 3:25last
- 3:25year
- 3:25was
- 3:25the
- 3:26trade
- 3:26off
- 3:26between
- 3:28affordability
- 3:28and
- 3:29wellness.
- 3:29So
- 3:30I'm
- 3:30curious,
- 3:30where
- 3:31in
- 3:31your
- 3:31mind
- 3:31does
- 3:32that
- 3:32tension
- 3:32stand
- 3:33now?
- 3:33Is
- 3:33it
- 3:34still,
- 3:34is
- 3:35it,
- 3:35is
- 3:35it
- 3:35worse?
- 3:35Is
- 3:36it
- 3:36better?
- 3:36Is
- 3:36it
- 3:36about
- 3:36the
- 3:36same?
- 3:37Like,
- 3:37what's
- 3:38your
- 3:38summation
- 3:38of
- 3:38that?
- 3:38Yeah,
- 3:39I,
- 3:39I
- 3:39think
- 3:39that
- 3:40there.
- 3:40That
- 3:41tension,
- 3:41of
- 3:41course
- 3:42is
- 3:42there.
- 3:42I
- 3:43think
- 3:43the,
- 3:43the
- 3:44instability
- 3:45of
- 3:45the
- 3:46macroeconomic
- 3:46environment.
- 3:47There
- 3:47are
- 3:47a
- 3:47lot
- 3:47of
- 3:48things
- 3:48going
- 3:48on
- 3:49both
- 3:49with
- 3:49supply
- 3:50chains,
- 3:50tariffs,
- 3:51other
- 3:51things
- 3:51that
- 3:52have,
- 3:53that
- 3:53have
- 3:53really
- 3:53impacted
- 3:54that
- 3:54and
- 3:54continued
- 3:55to
- 3:55exacerbate
- 3:56that
- 3:56tension.
- 3:57I
- 3:57think
- 3:57the
- 3:57challenge
- 3:58for
- 3:58the
- 3:58industry
- 4:00is
- 4:00to
- 4:00really.
- 4:01And
- 4:02there
- 4:02have
- 4:02been
- 4:03some
- 4:03good
- 4:03sessions
- 4:03around
- 4:05GLP1s.
- 4:06They're
- 4:06not
- 4:07everything,
- 4:07but
- 4:07they
- 4:07are
- 4:07kind
- 4:08of
- 4:08a
- 4:08catalyst
- 4:08for
- 4:08this
- 4:09conversation.
- 4:10And
- 4:10what
- 4:10you
- 4:10do
- 4:11see
- 4:11and
- 4:11what
- 4:11kind
- 4:11of
- 4:11this,
- 4:12some
- 4:12of
- 4:12this
- 4:12research
- 4:12is
- 4:13showing,
- 4:13which
- 4:13is
- 4:14we've
- 4:14released
- 4:14in
- 4:15partnership
- 4:15with
- 4:15some
- 4:15of
- 4:16the
- 4:16consulting
- 4:16firms,
- 4:17is
- 4:17that
- 4:17there
- 4:18is
- 4:18this,
- 4:20let's
- 4:20call
- 4:20it
- 4:21a
- 4:21flight
- 4:21to
- 4:22nutritional
- 4:23quality.
- 4:23Okay,
- 4:24so
- 4:24you
- 4:24do
- 4:24see.
- 4:25Heard
- 4:25that
- 4:25a
- 4:25lot
- 4:25of
- 4:26people.
- 4:26And
- 4:26so
- 4:26there.
- 4:27But
- 4:27there
- 4:27is
- 4:27that
- 4:27kind
- 4:28of
- 4:28tension.
- 4:29How
- 4:29do
- 4:29you
- 4:29provide,
- 4:30like
- 4:30nutritional
- 4:31quality
- 4:31and
- 4:32that's
- 4:32really
- 4:32what
- 4:33the
- 4:33customer
- 4:33is
- 4:33looking
- 4:34for
- 4:34instead
- 4:34of
- 4:35quantity?
- 4:36How
- 4:36do
- 4:36you
- 4:36do
- 4:37that
- 4:37in
- 4:37a
- 4:37way
- 4:37that
- 4:37is
- 4:38efficient
- 4:38and
- 4:39is
- 4:39affordable.
- 4:39And
- 4:40when
- 4:40some
- 4:40of
- 4:40your
- 4:41traditional
- 4:42levers
- 4:42for
- 4:43affordability
- 4:44fall
- 4:44away
- 4:45because
- 4:45of
- 4:46these
- 4:46pressures,
- 4:47and
- 4:47how
- 4:47do
- 4:47you
- 4:47find
- 4:47new
- 4:48levers
- 4:48in
- 4:49the
- 4:49supply
- 4:49chain,
- 4:50in
- 4:50the
- 4:50ecosystem,
- 4:51so
- 4:51that
- 4:52the
- 4:52industry
- 4:52can
- 4:53continue
- 4:53to
- 4:53deliver
- 4:53that
- 4:54for
- 4:55customers
- 4:55and
- 4:55their
- 4:55families?
- 4:56Wesley,
- 4:56are
- 4:57you
- 4:57feeling
- 4:57that
- 4:57AI
- 4:57is
- 4:58one
- 4:58of
- 4:58those
- 4:58levers
- 4:59for
- 4:59the
- 4:59industry
- 4:59too?
- 5:00Yeah.
- 5:00You
- 5:01are?
- 5:01Definitely.
- 5:01How
- 5:01so?
- 5:02I
- 5:02think
- 5:04AI,
- 5:05Well,
- 5:05I
- 5:06think
- 5:06wellness,
- 5:07nutrition,
- 5:08health,
- 5:09it's
- 5:10personalized.
- 5:11That
- 5:11personalization
- 5:13leads
- 5:13to
- 5:13a
- 5:13complexity
- 5:14for
- 5:14industry.
- 5:15And
- 5:16AI
- 5:17can
- 5:17be
- 5:17good
- 5:18if
- 5:18applied
- 5:19correctly.
- 5:20And
- 5:20that
- 5:21I
- 5:21think
- 5:21the
- 5:21industry
- 5:22is
- 5:22still
- 5:22learning,
- 5:23but
- 5:23it
- 5:23is
- 5:24a
- 5:24lever.
- 5:24It
- 5:24is
- 5:25a
- 5:25tool
- 5:25that
- 5:25can
- 5:26help
- 5:26you
- 5:26to
- 5:26deal
- 5:26with
- 5:27complexity
- 5:27efficiently.
- 5:29And
- 5:29so
- 5:29taking.
- 5:30I
- 5:31think
- 5:31there
- 5:31are
- 5:31a
- 5:31lot
- 5:31of
- 5:31things
- 5:32in
- 5:32the
- 5:32wellness
- 5:32and
- 5:33the
- 5:33nutritional
- 5:33space
- 5:34that
- 5:34if
- 5:35you
- 5:35look
- 5:35back
- 5:35two
- 5:35or
- 5:36three
- 5:36years,
- 5:36we
- 5:36really
- 5:37would
- 5:38have
- 5:38had
- 5:38a
- 5:38hard
- 5:38time
- 5:39doing.
- 5:39Right.
- 5:40But
- 5:40now
- 5:40you
- 5:41are
- 5:41able
- 5:41to
- 5:41deploy
- 5:42large
- 5:43language
- 5:43models
- 5:43in
- 5:44a
- 5:44way
- 5:44that
- 5:45help
- 5:45you
- 5:45deal
- 5:45with
- 5:46that
- 5:46complexity
- 5:47in
- 5:47a
- 5:47sophisticated
- 5:48and
- 5:48an
- 5:48efficient
- 5:49way,
- 5:49and
- 5:50you're
- 5:50able
- 5:50to
- 5:51deliver
- 5:51that
- 5:52in
- 5:52a.
- 5:53Deliver
- 5:54that
- 5:54value
- 5:54to
- 5:55the
- 5:55customer
- 5:56in
- 5:56a
- 5:56way
- 5:56that
- 5:57they
- 5:57can
- 5:57access.
- 5:58Yeah,
- 5:58yeah,
- 5:59yeah,
- 5:59that
- 5:59makes
- 5:59sense.
- 5:59We've
- 5:59heard
- 6:00that
- 6:00part
- 6:00and
- 6:00parcel
- 6:00from
- 6:00almost
- 6:01everyone
- 6:01we've
- 6:01interviewed
- 6:02here
- 6:02at
- 6:02the
- 6:02conference
- 6:02too.
- 6:03Is
- 6:03that
- 6:03right?
- 6:03Yeah,
- 6:03it
- 6:03is.
- 6:04It
- 6:04has
- 6:05been
- 6:05a
- 6:05really
- 6:05palpable
- 6:06theme
- 6:06of
- 6:06the
- 6:07interviews
- 6:07I've
- 6:07conducted.
- 6:08I
- 6:08think
- 6:08I've
- 6:08conducted
- 6:08almost
- 6:0820
- 6:09now.
- 6:09I've
- 6:10heard
- 6:10that
- 6:10almost
- 6:10to
- 6:10a
- 6:11person.
- 6:11I
- 6:11think
- 6:11there
- 6:12are
- 6:12some
- 6:13part
- 6:13of
- 6:13the
- 6:13conversation
- 6:14yesterday.
- 6:15Of
- 6:15course
- 6:15there
- 6:15are
- 6:16the.
- 6:16I
- 6:16think
- 6:16there
- 6:17are
- 6:17the
- 6:17large
- 6:18language
- 6:18models
- 6:19that
- 6:19everyone
- 6:19knows
- 6:20about
- 6:20and
- 6:20kind
- 6:21of
- 6:21that
- 6:21are
- 6:21out
- 6:21there
- 6:21in
- 6:22the
- 6:22ecosystem.
- 6:22But
- 6:23part
- 6:23of
- 6:23the
- 6:23conversation,
- 6:24one
- 6:24of
- 6:24the
- 6:24sessions
- 6:25that
- 6:25we
- 6:25put
- 6:26together
- 6:27yesterday
- 6:27with
- 6:28partners
- 6:28and
- 6:29members,
- 6:29Nvidia
- 6:30Blue
- 6:30Yonder,
- 6:31Microsoft,
- 6:32was
- 6:33how
- 6:33do
- 6:33you
- 6:34use
- 6:34open
- 6:34source
- 6:35as
- 6:35part
- 6:36of
- 6:36your
- 6:36tech
- 6:36stack
- 6:37to
- 6:38really
- 6:39help
- 6:39to
- 6:40drive
- 6:40that
- 6:40efficiency?
- 6:41So
- 6:41can
- 6:41you
- 6:41bring.
- 6:43How
- 6:43is
- 6:43open
- 6:43source
- 6:44not
- 6:44only
- 6:44a
- 6:44part
- 6:45of
- 6:45your
- 6:45technology
- 6:46decision,
- 6:46but
- 6:47how
- 6:47is
- 6:47it
- 6:47a
- 6:47business
- 6:48decision
- 6:48so
- 6:49that
- 6:49you
- 6:49can
- 6:49help
- 6:49to
- 6:50keep
- 6:50costs
- 6:50down,
- 6:51so
- 6:51you
- 6:51can
- 6:51help
- 6:51to
- 6:52keep
- 6:52transparency
- 6:53and
- 6:53again,
- 6:54deliver
- 6:54that
- 6:54value
- 6:55for
- 6:55the
- 6:55customer.
- 6:56Yeah,
- 6:56because
- 6:56it
- 6:56all
- 6:56comes
- 6:56back
- 6:57to
- 6:57the
- 6:57customer.
- 6:57At
- 6:57the
- 6:57end
- 6:57of
- 6:57the
- 6:57day,
- 6:58the
- 6:58customer's
- 6:58gonna
- 6:58demand
- 6:59value,
- 6:59but
- 6:59they're
- 6:59also.
- 7:00The
- 7:00other
- 7:00thing
- 7:00I've
- 7:00heard
- 7:01from
- 7:01every
- 7:01interview
- 7:02I've
- 7:02done,
- 7:02literally
- 7:02to
- 7:03a
- 7:03person,
- 7:03again,
- 7:03is
- 7:04they
- 7:04are,
- 7:04like
- 7:04you
- 7:05said,
- 7:05they're
- 7:05demanding
- 7:05more
- 7:07nutrition
- 7:07from
- 7:08what
- 7:08they're
- 7:08eating.
- 7:08Yes.
- 7:09Yeah,
- 7:09nutrition,
- 7:10definitely
- 7:10a
- 7:11flight
- 7:11to
- 7:11nutritional
- 7:12quality.
- 7:12Yep.
- 7:12Yeah,
- 7:12and
- 7:13I'm
- 7:13come
- 7:13back
- 7:13to
- 7:13GLP1s
- 7:14in
- 7:14a
- 7:14sec.
- 7:14But
- 7:14before
- 7:14I
- 7:14do,
- 7:15you
- 7:15know,
- 7:15it's
- 7:16funny,
- 7:16like
- 7:16you
- 7:16were
- 7:16only
- 7:16enrolled
- 7:17for
- 7:17a
- 7:17little
- 7:17bit
- 7:17of
- 7:17time.
- 7:18But
- 7:18there
- 7:18was
- 7:18another
- 7:19nugget
- 7:19I
- 7:19pulled
- 7:19out
- 7:19from
- 7:20your
- 7:20interview
- 7:20too.
- 7:20And
- 7:21you
- 7:21said,
- 7:21you
- 7:21said
- 7:21that,
- 7:22you
- 7:22know,
- 7:22AI
- 7:22and
- 7:22digital,
- 7:23they're
- 7:23very
- 7:23competitive
- 7:24issues.
- 7:24I
- 7:24think
- 7:24those
- 7:24were
- 7:25your
- 7:25exact
- 7:25words.
- 7:25Yeah.
- 7:25But
- 7:26you
- 7:26also
- 7:26said
- 7:26there
- 7:27are
- 7:27pre
- 7:27competitive
- 7:28elements
- 7:28to
- 7:29them
- 7:29that
- 7:30require
- 7:30collaboration.
- 7:31So
- 7:31what
- 7:31did
- 7:32you
- 7:32mean
- 7:32by
- 7:32that
- 7:32now
- 7:33that
- 7:33you're
- 7:33in
- 7:33and
- 7:34what
- 7:34perspective
- 7:34you
- 7:34have
- 7:35on
- 7:35it
- 7:35now?
- 7:35I
- 7:36think
- 7:36in,
- 7:36in
- 7:36any
- 7:37innovation
- 7:37space
- 7:38there
- 7:39is
- 7:39a
- 7:40kind
- 7:40of
- 7:41pre
- 7:41competitive.
- 7:41We're
- 7:42figuring
- 7:42this
- 7:43out
- 7:43together,
- 7:43right?
- 7:44We're
- 7:44figuring
- 7:44some
- 7:45of
- 7:45the
- 7:45fundamentals
- 7:46out,
- 7:46but
- 7:46then
- 7:47is
- 7:47the
- 7:47application
- 7:48of,
- 7:49okay,
- 7:49this
- 7:49is
- 7:49how
- 7:50we
- 7:50apply
- 7:50this
- 7:50in
- 7:50our
- 7:51business,
- 7:51in
- 7:51our
- 7:51ecosystem
- 7:52and
- 7:52gain
- 7:52our
- 7:53competitive
- 7:53advantage.
- 7:54So
- 7:56the
- 7:56kind
- 7:56of
- 7:56reference
- 7:57to
- 7:58open
- 7:58source,
- 7:59that's
- 7:59an
- 7:59excellent
- 8:00example
- 8:00where,
- 8:01hey,
- 8:01here
- 8:01are
- 8:02some
- 8:02great
- 8:02tools,
- 8:02here
- 8:03are
- 8:03some
- 8:03great
- 8:03elements
- 8:04that
- 8:04are
- 8:04kind
- 8:04of
- 8:04out
- 8:05there.
- 8:05They
- 8:05are
- 8:05pre
- 8:06competitive.
- 8:06They're
- 8:06out
- 8:07there
- 8:07for
- 8:07everyone
- 8:07to
- 8:07use.
- 8:08Now
- 8:08how
- 8:08you
- 8:09take
- 8:09those
- 8:09and
- 8:09apply
- 8:09those
- 8:10in
- 8:10your
- 8:10ecosystem,
- 8:11I
- 8:11mean,
- 8:11that
- 8:11is
- 8:11definitely
- 8:12a
- 8:13question
- 8:13of
- 8:13competitive
- 8:14advantage.
- 8:14But,
- 8:15but
- 8:15in
- 8:15any
- 8:16kind
- 8:16of
- 8:16innovation
- 8:17or
- 8:17technological
- 8:18space,
- 8:18there's
- 8:19always
- 8:19kind
- 8:19of
- 8:19the
- 8:19ramp
- 8:20up
- 8:20or
- 8:20the
- 8:20lead
- 8:20up
- 8:21of
- 8:22like,
- 8:22okay,
- 8:22what
- 8:22are
- 8:23the
- 8:23fundamentals
- 8:23here?
- 8:24What
- 8:25are
- 8:25the
- 8:25things?
- 8:25And
- 8:25this
- 8:25is
- 8:26what,
- 8:26one
- 8:26of
- 8:26the
- 8:26things
- 8:27that
- 8:27I
- 8:27think
- 8:27CGF
- 8:28really
- 8:29excels
- 8:29at
- 8:30in
- 8:30kind
- 8:30of
- 8:30its
- 8:31role
- 8:31in
- 8:31the
- 8:31industry
- 8:32is
- 8:32how
- 8:33do
- 8:33we
- 8:33kind
- 8:33of
- 8:33work
- 8:34together
- 8:34as
- 8:34an
- 8:35industry?
- 8:35And
- 8:36you
- 8:36see
- 8:36this
- 8:36in
- 8:36other
- 8:36industries
- 8:37too.
- 8:38If
- 8:38you
- 8:38look
- 8:38at
- 8:38like
- 8:38the
- 8:39pharmaceutical
- 8:39industry,
- 8:40right?
- 8:41There's
- 8:41the
- 8:41early
- 8:42in
- 8:42the
- 8:42pipeline,
- 8:43there's
- 8:43a
- 8:43lot
- 8:43of
- 8:44collaboration
- 8:45on
- 8:45problems
- 8:45that
- 8:45are
- 8:46too
- 8:46hard
- 8:46for
- 8:46any
- 8:47one
- 8:47company
- 8:47to
- 8:48solve,
- 8:48right?
- 8:48But
- 8:49then
- 8:49once
- 8:50that's
- 8:50cracked,
- 8:51then
- 8:51everyone
- 8:52kind
- 8:52of
- 8:52takes
- 8:53their
- 8:53competitive
- 8:53angle
- 8:54on
- 8:54that
- 8:54and
- 8:54goes
- 8:55after
- 8:55it.
- 8:55Right?
- 8:56And
- 8:56so
- 8:56definitely,
- 8:57you
- 8:57know,
- 8:57consumer,
- 8:58with
- 8:58technology
- 8:59kind
- 8:59of
- 9:00playing
- 9:00a
- 9:00bigger
- 9:00role
- 9:01in
- 9:01the
- 9:01consumer
- 9:01goods
- 9:02industry
- 9:02and
- 9:02in
- 9:03retail
- 9:04that
- 9:04I
- 9:04think
- 9:05pre
- 9:05competitive
- 9:06collaboration
- 9:07is
- 9:08becoming
- 9:08more
- 9:08important
- 9:09in
- 9:09terms
- 9:10of,
- 9:10okay,
- 9:11you
- 9:11know,
- 9:11how
- 9:12do
- 9:12you,
- 9:12how
- 9:12do
- 9:13you
- 9:13do
- 9:13that
- 9:13together?
- 9:14And
- 9:14then,
- 9:14but
- 9:14then,
- 9:15you
- 9:15know,
- 9:15it
- 9:15does
- 9:16come
- 9:16very
- 9:17competitive.
- 9:17Yeah,
- 9:18yeah.
- 9:18No,
- 9:18the
- 9:18other
- 9:19thing,
- 9:19I
- 9:19mean,
- 9:19I
- 9:19think
- 9:19I've
- 9:19learned
- 9:20from
- 9:20the
- 9:20discussion
- 9:20about
- 9:20this
- 9:21conference.
- 9:21It's
- 9:21almost
- 9:21a
- 9:21requirement
- 9:22now
- 9:22in
- 9:22a
- 9:22lot
- 9:23of
- 9:23ways
- 9:23just
- 9:24get
- 9:24the
- 9:24business
- 9:24done.
- 9:25Because
- 9:25there
- 9:25are,
- 9:26like
- 9:26you
- 9:26said,
- 9:26there's
- 9:26so
- 9:27many,
- 9:27especially
- 9:27when
- 9:27you
- 9:27start
- 9:28looking
- 9:28upstream,
- 9:28there's
- 9:29so
- 9:29many
- 9:29difficult
- 9:30challenges
- 9:30in
- 9:31terms
- 9:31of
- 9:31like,
- 9:32you
- 9:32know,
- 9:32the
- 9:32supply
- 9:33chain
- 9:33and,
- 9:34and
- 9:34the
- 9:34efforts
- 9:35around
- 9:36climate,
- 9:37the
- 9:37efforts
- 9:37the
- 9:38industry
- 9:38is
- 9:38collectively
- 9:38putting
- 9:39in
- 9:39around
- 9:39climate
- 9:39change.
- 9:40You
- 9:40have
- 9:40to
- 9:40come
- 9:41together
- 9:41on
- 9:41those
- 9:41things.
- 9:42And
- 9:42to
- 9:42the
- 9:42point
- 9:42again,
- 9:43the
- 9:43consumer
- 9:43is
- 9:43starting
- 9:44to
- 9:44demand
- 9:44it
- 9:44more.
- 9:45Yeah,
- 9:45well,
- 9:45that's
- 9:46the
- 9:46thing,
- 9:46I
- 9:46think,
- 9:46is
- 9:47that
- 9:47in
- 9:47order,
- 9:47it's
- 9:48really
- 9:48a
- 9:48question
- 9:48of
- 9:49how
- 9:50do
- 9:50you
- 9:50serve
- 9:50the
- 9:50consumer?
- 9:51Well,
- 9:52right.
- 9:53You
- 9:53want
- 9:53to
- 9:54collaborate
- 9:54in
- 9:55a
- 9:55way
- 9:55and
- 9:55you
- 9:56want
- 9:56to
- 9:57have
- 9:57those
- 9:57pre
- 9:58competitive
- 9:59conversations.
- 9:59In
- 9:59a
- 10:00way.
- 10:00It
- 10:00is
- 10:00a
- 10:00question
- 10:00about
- 10:01not,
- 10:01you
- 10:02know,
- 10:02yes,
- 10:02serving
- 10:02the
- 10:02businesses,
- 10:03but
- 10:03at
- 10:03the
- 10:03end
- 10:03of
- 10:04the
- 10:04day,
- 10:04is
- 10:05the
- 10:05customer
- 10:06best
- 10:06served
- 10:07by
- 10:07that
- 10:08collaboration?
- 10:09And
- 10:10we
- 10:10are
- 10:10finding.
- 10:10It's
- 10:11a
- 10:11great
- 10:11way
- 10:11to
- 10:11put
- 10:11it,.
- 10:12You
- 10:13know,
- 10:13as
- 10:13technology
- 10:14becomes
- 10:15a
- 10:15stronger
- 10:15part
- 10:15of
- 10:16our
- 10:16space
- 10:17that.
- 10:17Yes.
- 10:18Yeah.
- 10:18There
- 10:18are
- 10:18things
- 10:19that
- 10:20we
- 10:20actually
- 10:20do
- 10:21are
- 10:21able
- 10:21to
- 10:21serve
- 10:22the
- 10:22customer
- 10:23more
- 10:23efficiently,
- 10:24lower
- 10:24cost,
- 10:24and
- 10:24in
- 10:25the
- 10:25end
- 10:25create,
- 10:26ironically,
- 10:26a
- 10:27more
- 10:27competitive
- 10:28industry
- 10:29by
- 10:29having
- 10:29that
- 10:29kind
- 10:30of
- 10:30initial
- 10:32kind
- 10:32of
- 10:33pre
- 10:33competitive
- 10:33collaboration.
- 10:34Yeah,
- 10:34I
- 10:35really,
- 10:35I
- 10:35really
- 10:35like
- 10:35how
- 10:36you
- 10:36said
- 10:36that.
- 10:36I
- 10:36really
- 10:36like
- 10:36how
- 10:36you
- 10:37said
- 10:37that.
- 10:37I'm
- 10:37going
- 10:37to.
- 10:37I
- 10:37might
- 10:37pull
- 10:38that
- 10:38out
- 10:38and
- 10:38steal
- 10:38that
- 10:38at
- 10:38some
- 10:39point.
- 10:39Wesley,
- 10:39that
- 10:39was
- 10:39really,
- 10:40really,
- 10:40really
- 10:40articulate.
- 10:41Yeah,
- 10:41I
- 10:41will.
- 10:42Yeah,
- 10:42I'm
- 10:42sure
- 10:42you're
- 10:43like,
- 10:43sure,
- 10:43go
- 10:43for
- 10:43it,
- 10:44man.
- 10:47All
- 10:47right.
- 10:47So
- 10:47you
- 10:47said.
- 10:48So
- 10:48you
- 10:48said,
- 10:48I
- 10:48want
- 10:48to
- 10:48come
- 10:48back
- 10:49to
- 10:49GLP1s.
- 10:49Sure.
- 10:50I
- 10:50want
- 10:50to
- 10:50touch
- 10:50on
- 10:50it
- 10:50before
- 10:51we
- 10:51close
- 10:51up
- 10:51here.
- 10:52So
- 10:52you
- 10:52said
- 10:52you're
- 10:52focused
- 10:53on
- 10:53innovation,
- 10:53you
- 10:54know,
- 10:54particularly
- 10:54that's
- 10:55been
- 10:55kind
- 10:55of.
- 10:55That's
- 10:56taken
- 10:56up
- 10:56the
- 10:56majority
- 10:57of
- 10:57your
- 10:57much
- 10:58a
- 10:58significant
- 10:59portion
- 10:59of
- 10:59your
- 10:59time.
- 10:59In
- 11:00terms
- 11:00of
- 11:00your
- 11:00three
- 11:00priorities
- 11:01that
- 11:01you
- 11:01outlined
- 11:01last
- 11:01year,
- 11:02where
- 11:02does
- 11:02GLP1
- 11:03sit
- 11:03in
- 11:04that?
- 11:04Like,
- 11:05how
- 11:05has
- 11:06GLP1
- 11:07started
- 11:07to
- 11:07bubble
- 11:07the
- 11:08surface
- 11:08in
- 11:08your
- 11:08role
- 11:09and
- 11:09how
- 11:09has
- 11:09it
- 11:10changed
- 11:10what
- 11:10you're
- 11:10doing?
- 11:11Yeah,
- 11:11it's
- 11:12changing
- 11:12what
- 11:12we
- 11:13do
- 11:13significantly
- 11:14in
- 11:15part
- 11:15because
- 11:15it
- 11:16is,
- 11:16I
- 11:16think,
- 11:16bringing
- 11:17into
- 11:17very
- 11:18sharp
- 11:19focus
- 11:20this
- 11:21conversation
- 11:22that
- 11:22has
- 11:22been
- 11:23emerging
- 11:24around
- 11:26lifespan
- 11:27and
- 11:27health
- 11:27span.
- 11:27So
- 11:28we've
- 11:28seen
- 11:29the
- 11:29customer,
- 11:30the
- 11:31kind
- 11:31of
- 11:31interest
- 11:31for
- 11:31themselves,
- 11:32interest
- 11:32for
- 11:32their
- 11:33families
- 11:34migrating
- 11:34in
- 11:35that
- 11:35direction
- 11:35for
- 11:36quite
- 11:36a
- 11:36while
- 11:37now.
- 11:38And
- 11:38GLP1s
- 11:39really
- 11:39have
- 11:40provided
- 11:40that
- 11:41catalyst,
- 11:41I
- 11:42think,
- 11:42in
- 11:42the
- 11:42industry
- 11:43in
- 11:43a
- 11:43way
- 11:43that's
- 11:43been
- 11:44somewhat
- 11:44surprising
- 11:45where
- 11:45it's
- 11:45actually
- 11:46crystallized
- 11:48these
- 11:48trends
- 11:49that
- 11:49have
- 11:49been
- 11:49emerging.
- 11:50And
- 11:50so
- 11:51now
- 11:52what
- 11:52we
- 11:52see
- 11:52is
- 11:53there's
- 11:53kind
- 11:53of
- 11:53a
- 11:53really
- 11:54sharp
- 11:55focus,
- 11:56kind
- 11:56of
- 11:56brought
- 11:56it
- 11:56into
- 11:57resolution.
- 11:57Okay.
- 11:58And
- 11:58so,
- 11:59and
- 11:59so
- 11:59now
- 11:59the
- 12:00conversation
- 12:01has
- 12:01kind
- 12:01of
- 12:01become
- 12:02quite
- 12:02sharp.
- 12:02Okay.
- 12:03And
- 12:03I
- 12:04think
- 12:04to
- 12:04steal
- 12:05a
- 12:05turn
- 12:06of
- 12:06phrase
- 12:06from.
- 12:07I
- 12:07think
- 12:07it
- 12:07was
- 12:08from
- 12:08Colleen
- 12:09Wegman
- 12:10yesterday.
- 12:11She
- 12:11was
- 12:12kind
- 12:12of
- 12:12talking
- 12:12about
- 12:13that
- 12:13customers
- 12:14have.
- 12:17Well,
- 12:17it
- 12:17was
- 12:17Colleen
- 12:18and
- 12:18it
- 12:18was
- 12:18Leah
- 12:19Wickert
- 12:19from
- 12:19Kohl's.
- 12:20They
- 12:20were
- 12:20talking
- 12:21about
- 12:21the
- 12:21customer
- 12:22having
- 12:22a
- 12:22job
- 12:22to
- 12:23do.
- 12:23Right.
- 12:24So
- 12:24it's
- 12:25not
- 12:25as
- 12:25much
- 12:26we
- 12:26tend
- 12:26in
- 12:27the
- 12:27industry
- 12:27to
- 12:27think
- 12:28in
- 12:28terms
- 12:28of
- 12:28channels,
- 12:29we
- 12:29think
- 12:29about
- 12:29our
- 12:29categories,
- 12:30we
- 12:30think
- 12:30about
- 12:31those
- 12:31types
- 12:31of
- 12:31things,
- 12:32but
- 12:32the
- 12:32customer
- 12:32doesn't
- 12:33think
- 12:33about
- 12:33those
- 12:33things.
- 12:34Right.
- 12:34They
- 12:34think
- 12:35about,
- 12:35I
- 12:35have
- 12:35a
- 12:36job
- 12:36to
- 12:36do,
- 12:36I
- 12:36have
- 12:37something
- 12:37that
- 12:37I
- 12:37want
- 12:38to
- 12:38accomplish.
- 12:38I
- 12:38love
- 12:39that
- 12:39framework.
- 12:39And
- 12:40so
- 12:40I
- 12:40think
- 12:41with
- 12:42GLP1s,
- 12:43it's
- 12:44really
- 12:44kind
- 12:44of
- 12:44brought
- 12:44into
- 12:45focus
- 12:45this
- 12:46conversation
- 12:47around
- 12:48health
- 12:48and
- 12:49the
- 12:49customer's
- 12:49focus
- 12:50on
- 12:50health
- 12:50outcomes.
- 12:51And
- 12:51increasingly
- 12:52for
- 12:52both
- 12:53retailers
- 12:54and
- 12:54in
- 12:54manufacturers
- 12:55that
- 12:56focus
- 12:56on
- 12:56health
- 12:57outcomes,
- 12:57that
- 12:57is
- 12:58what
- 12:58the
- 12:58customer
- 12:59views.
- 12:59They
- 12:59want
- 12:59to
- 13:00be
- 13:01the
- 13:01seat
- 13:01again
- 13:02from,
- 13:02from
- 13:02Colleen
- 13:03and
- 13:03Leah,
- 13:04like
- 13:04they
- 13:04want
- 13:05to
- 13:05be
- 13:05the.
- 13:06And
- 13:07Danielle
- 13:07from
- 13:07Barrett,
- 13:08like
- 13:08they
- 13:08want
- 13:08to
- 13:08be
- 13:08the
- 13:09CEO
- 13:09of
- 13:09their
- 13:09health.
- 13:10Right,
- 13:10Right.
- 13:10So
- 13:11that,
- 13:11that's
- 13:11part
- 13:11of
- 13:12their
- 13:12role
- 13:12for
- 13:12them,
- 13:13themselves
- 13:13and
- 13:13their
- 13:14families.
- 13:14And
- 13:14so
- 13:14they
- 13:15want
- 13:15to
- 13:15pull
- 13:15that
- 13:15together.
- 13:16And
- 13:17the
- 13:17question
- 13:17is,
- 13:18is
- 13:18how
- 13:18does
- 13:18industry
- 13:19kind
- 13:19of
- 13:19help
- 13:19them
- 13:19do
- 13:20that
- 13:20job
- 13:20and
- 13:20how
- 13:21own
- 13:22that,
- 13:22that
- 13:22kind
- 13:22of
- 13:22part
- 13:23of
- 13:23their
- 13:23lives
- 13:23for
- 13:23themselves
- 13:24and
- 13:24for
- 13:24their
- 13:24families?
- 13:25Right.
- 13:25That's
- 13:25a
- 13:25great.
- 13:25We
- 13:26always,
- 13:26we
- 13:27always
- 13:27talk
- 13:27about
- 13:27that
- 13:27on
- 13:27our
- 13:27weekly
- 13:27show
- 13:28at
- 13:28Omnitart.
- 13:28What
- 13:28is
- 13:29the
- 13:29job
- 13:29that
- 13:29needs
- 13:29to
- 13:29be
- 13:30done?
- 13:30Yeah,
- 13:30you're
- 13:30right.
- 13:30I
- 13:30never
- 13:30thought
- 13:31about
- 13:31that
- 13:31with
- 13:31GLP1s.
- 13:32Like,
- 13:32the
- 13:32job
- 13:32that
- 13:32needs
- 13:32to
- 13:33be
- 13:33done
- 13:33is
- 13:33I
- 13:33need
- 13:33to
- 13:33eat,
- 13:34I
- 13:34need
- 13:34to
- 13:34feed
- 13:35myself.
- 13:35But
- 13:36what
- 13:36I
- 13:36used
- 13:36to
- 13:37do
- 13:37to
- 13:37accomplish,
- 13:38the
- 13:38tools
- 13:38I
- 13:38used
- 13:39to
- 13:39use
- 13:39to
- 13:40accomplish
- 13:40that
- 13:40job
- 13:41are
- 13:41now
- 13:41different.
- 13:42They're
- 13:42now
- 13:42different.
- 13:43And
- 13:43it's.
- 13:44And
- 13:44I
- 13:44want
- 13:44a
- 13:44lasting
- 13:45impact.
- 13:46I
- 13:46don't
- 13:47want
- 13:47to
- 13:47invest
- 13:47in
- 13:48something
- 13:49that
- 13:49is
- 13:49a
- 13:49short
- 13:50term
- 13:50gain.
- 13:51You
- 13:51know,
- 13:51I've
- 13:51taken
- 13:51the
- 13:52step
- 13:52to
- 13:54engage
- 13:54with
- 13:54GLP1s
- 13:55because
- 13:55I
- 13:56want
- 13:56to
- 13:56see
- 13:56an
- 13:56outcome.
- 13:57Right,
- 13:57right.
- 13:57So
- 13:59how
- 13:59do
- 13:59I
- 13:59accomplish
- 14:00that?
- 14:00How
- 14:00do
- 14:00I
- 14:00sustain
- 14:01that
- 14:01and
- 14:02then
- 14:02how
- 14:03does
- 14:03that
- 14:03reflect
- 14:03on
- 14:04others
- 14:04that
- 14:04I
- 14:05know
- 14:05and
- 14:05love
- 14:05as
- 14:06well?
- 14:06Yeah,
- 14:06it's
- 14:06a
- 14:06lot
- 14:06of
- 14:07new
- 14:07mental
- 14:07math
- 14:07for
- 14:07a
- 14:07lot
- 14:07of
- 14:08folks.
- 14:08Yes.
- 14:08All
- 14:08right,
- 14:09so
- 14:09lastly,
- 14:09I'm
- 14:09gonna
- 14:09get
- 14:10you
- 14:10out
- 14:10here
- 14:10on
- 14:10this.
- 14:10So
- 14:11you
- 14:11came
- 14:11into
- 14:12the
- 14:12role,
- 14:13your
- 14:13specific
- 14:13task
- 14:14was
- 14:14to
- 14:15strengthen
- 14:15the
- 14:15presence
- 14:16of
- 14:16the
- 14:16Consumer
- 14:16Goods
- 14:17Forum
- 14:17in
- 14:17the
- 14:17US
- 14:17and
- 14:18Canada
- 14:18for
- 14:18the
- 14:19most
- 14:19part.
- 14:19So.
- 14:20So
- 14:20I'm
- 14:20curious,
- 14:20what
- 14:20turned
- 14:21out
- 14:21to
- 14:21be
- 14:21harder
- 14:21than
- 14:22you
- 14:22expected
- 14:23in
- 14:23terms
- 14:23of
- 14:24that
- 14:24being
- 14:24one
- 14:25of
- 14:25the
- 14:25main
- 14:25goals.
- 14:29So
- 14:30that.
- 14:30So
- 14:30the
- 14:30easy,
- 14:31I
- 14:31would
- 14:31say
- 14:32the
- 14:32part
- 14:32that
- 14:32has
- 14:33surprised
- 14:34me
- 14:34in
- 14:34terms
- 14:34of
- 14:35being
- 14:35easier
- 14:36is
- 14:37I
- 14:38think
- 14:38that
- 14:39it's
- 14:39the
- 14:39people.
- 14:40Right?
- 14:40Yeah.
- 14:40Right.
- 14:41Seems
- 14:42like
- 14:42you
- 14:42guys
- 14:42got
- 14:42a
- 14:42good
- 14:42group
- 14:42of
- 14:42people.
- 14:43Well,
- 14:43it's
- 14:43a
- 14:43great
- 14:44group
- 14:44of
- 14:44people.
- 14:44It's
- 14:45a
- 14:45great
- 14:45community.
- 14:46You
- 14:46know
- 14:47what
- 14:47my
- 14:47kind
- 14:47of
- 14:47discussion
- 14:48about
- 14:48the
- 14:49Consumer
- 14:49Goods
- 14:50Forum
- 14:50is?
- 14:50It's.
- 14:51Yes,
- 14:51we're
- 14:51an
- 14:51association.
- 14:52And
- 14:52yes,
- 14:53we
- 14:53do
- 14:53trade
- 14:54stuff,
- 14:54but
- 14:54really
- 14:54this
- 14:55is
- 14:55a
- 14:55community.
- 14:55This
- 14:56is
- 14:56an
- 14:56ecosystem
- 14:57of
- 14:57people
- 14:57that
- 14:57know
- 14:58each
- 14:58other
- 14:58and
- 14:59have
- 14:59worked
- 14:59with
- 14:59each
- 15:00other
- 15:00over
- 15:00many
- 15:00years.
- 15:01And
- 15:01so
- 15:01that
- 15:02I
- 15:02think
- 15:02is
- 15:02the
- 15:03most,
- 15:05that's,
- 15:06that's
- 15:06the
- 15:06easiest
- 15:07part.
- 15:07I
- 15:07think
- 15:07the
- 15:07hardest
- 15:08part
- 15:08actually
- 15:09has
- 15:09been
- 15:11beginning,
- 15:12I
- 15:13would
- 15:13say
- 15:13our.
- 15:14Not
- 15:14in
- 15:15a
- 15:15bad
- 15:15way,
- 15:15but
- 15:16we've
- 15:17started
- 15:17our
- 15:18kind
- 15:18of
- 15:18preparations
- 15:19and
- 15:19work
- 15:19for
- 15:21the
- 15:22Global
- 15:22Summit
- 15:22in
- 15:22San
- 15:23Francisco
- 15:23early.
- 15:24So
- 15:24usually
- 15:25we
- 15:25leave
- 15:25a
- 15:26little
- 15:26bit,
- 15:26but
- 15:26with
- 15:27all
- 15:27the
- 15:27opportunities
- 15:28that,
- 15:28that
- 15:28presents
- 15:29with
- 15:29the
- 15:29challenges
- 15:30that
- 15:30are
- 15:31on
- 15:31the
- 15:31table
- 15:31for
- 15:31the
- 15:31industry,
- 15:32the
- 15:32opportunities
- 15:33to
- 15:33address
- 15:33those.
- 15:34So
- 15:34we
- 15:34actually
- 15:35jumped
- 15:35into
- 15:35that
- 15:36extra
- 15:36early,
- 15:37so
- 15:37kind
- 15:37of
- 15:37late
- 15:38last
- 15:38year,
- 15:39if
- 15:39you
- 15:39can
- 15:39believe
- 15:40it.
- 15:40And
- 15:40start.
- 15:41Yeah,
- 15:41wow.
- 15:41No,
- 15:41I
- 15:41believe
- 15:42it
- 15:42for
- 15:42sure.
- 15:43And
- 15:43so
- 15:44that
- 15:44added
- 15:44a
- 15:44whole,
- 15:45you
- 15:45know,
- 15:46so
- 15:46preparing
- 15:47for
- 15:47two
- 15:47summits
- 15:48at
- 15:48once,
- 15:49in
- 15:49addition
- 15:50to
- 15:50everything
- 15:50else
- 15:51that
- 15:51we're
- 15:51doing,
- 15:52that,
- 15:52that
- 15:52was,
- 15:54that,
- 15:54that
- 15:54surprised
- 15:55me.
- 15:55But,
- 15:55but
- 15:56again,
- 15:56it's
- 15:56a
- 15:56ton
- 15:56of
- 15:56fun.
- 15:57I
- 15:57mean,
- 15:57the
- 15:57conversations
- 15:58that
- 15:58we're
- 15:58having
- 15:58already
- 15:59in
- 15:59preparation
- 16:00for,
- 16:00for
- 16:012027
- 16:02are
- 16:03exciting.
- 16:03I
- 16:03don't
- 16:03think
- 16:04I
- 16:04personally
- 16:04could
- 16:04prepare
- 16:05for
- 16:05two
- 16:05CGF
- 16:06summits
- 16:06at
- 16:06once.
- 16:07I
- 16:07think,
- 16:07I
- 16:07think
- 16:08I'd
- 16:08lose
- 16:08about
- 16:08£20,
- 16:09which
- 16:09maybe,
- 16:09maybe
- 16:10I
- 16:10need
- 16:10to.
- 16:10But
- 16:10hey,
- 16:11but
- 16:11yeah,
- 16:12man.
- 16:12Wow.
- 16:12Good,
- 16:13good
- 16:13on
- 16:13you.
- 16:13That's,
- 16:14that's
- 16:14great.
- 16:14But,
- 16:14yeah,
- 16:14again,
- 16:15you
- 16:15know,
- 16:15this.
- 16:16So
- 16:16next
- 16:16year,
- 16:16yeah,
- 16:16San
- 16:17Francisco,
- 16:17you
- 16:17guys
- 16:17will
- 16:18be
- 16:18there.
- 16:19And
- 16:19yeah,
- 16:20if
- 16:20you're
- 16:20in
- 16:20the
- 16:20industry
- 16:21and
- 16:21you
- 16:21want
- 16:21to
- 16:21check
- 16:21it
- 16:22out,
- 16:22I
- 16:22think,
- 16:22you
- 16:22know,
- 16:22if
- 16:22you've
- 16:22never
- 16:23been,
- 16:23it's
- 16:23a
- 16:23great
- 16:23love
- 16:24to
- 16:24have
- 16:24you.
- 16:24Great
- 16:24show.
- 16:25It's
- 16:25on
- 16:25the
- 16:25cutting
- 16:25edge
- 16:26of
- 16:26all
- 16:26the
- 16:26issues
- 16:27that
- 16:27are
- 16:27facing
- 16:28the
- 16:29industry
- 16:29for
- 16:30the
- 16:30most
- 16:30part,
- 16:30so.
- 16:31Well,
- 16:31Wesley,
- 16:31thank
- 16:31you
- 16:32for
- 16:32joining
- 16:32us.
- 16:32Thank
- 16:33you
- 16:33for
- 16:33having
- 16:33me.
- 16:33Thank
- 16:34you
- 16:34for
- 16:34being
- 16:34here.
- 16:34It's
- 16:34been
- 16:35a
- 16:35real
- 16:35pleasure.
- 16:35Yeah,
- 16:36no,
- 16:36I
- 16:36wouldn't
- 16:36miss
- 16:36it.
- 16:36Hope
- 16:36you've
- 16:37had
- 16:37a
- 16:37good
- 16:37week.
- 16:37I
- 16:37love
- 16:38it.
- 16:38I
- 16:38love
- 16:38it.
- 16:38I
- 16:38love
- 16:39this
- 16:39conference.
- 16:39This
- 16:39is
- 16:39a
- 16:39great
- 16:40conference.
- 16:40And
- 16:40thanks
- 16:41to
- 16:41cgf
- 16:42and
- 16:42thanks
- 16:42to
- 16:42Vuzion
- 16:43for
- 16:43enabling
- 16:43us
- 16:44to
- 16:44come
- 16:44and
- 16:45provide
- 16:45all
- 16:45these
- 16:45great
- 16:45executive
- 16:46interviews
- 16:46all
- 16:47three
- 16:47days,
- 16:47like
- 16:47with
- 16:48Wesley
- 16:48here.
- 16:49And
- 16:49to
- 16:49all
- 16:49of
- 16:50you,
- 16:50be
- 16:51careful
- 16:51out
- 16:51there.