Although I'm a social scientist, my advisory work doesn't focus narrowly on team organization and organization design for fast-growing startups. I'm honestly still learning and continue to read the research on this space (so you don't have to!). But one thing I can tell you
I have the privilege of advising some of the smartest entrepreneurs out there in CPG today. Yet, intelligence alone (IQ) does not prevent a founder or her team from literally becoming blind to very likely, but negative, interpretations of her brand's KPIs. Again and again
We have a solid handle now on the true baseline 'lift' caused in the CPG sector by the COVID-19 pandemic. And it looks nothing like the massive YoY $ surges we saw as the CPG tsunami crested in March. It's roughly around 8-12%, obviously higher
In Ramping Your Brand, I pound the pulpit about building and fueling a conversion funnel of trial/repeat to grow velocities. Buried within my text though, was an edited-out section on sustained repeat purchase—damn editors. So, I'm here to push you deeper to understand some basic
This week Winn Dixie announced several 'modern' Winn Dixie stores inside the infrastructure of prior Lucky's and Earth Fare supermarkets they acquired. It's a reminder to remind YOU not to get over-excited about upgrades rapidly transforming the shopper base of downmarket retail banners. Retail shopper
For years, I’ve talked about having a 1-Page Strategic Plan which contains your one-line competitive strategy and outlines the key playbook you are testing to drive exponential growth for your business. I even gave away my own template to another 20 folks last month at my