GroceryPulse Podcast Guest

From executives to founders to retail experts, we bring on the voices that are pushing our industry forward. Hear their stories, insights, and strategies shaping the future of grocery and retail.

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James W. Keyes

American Businessman
& Fromer CEO of 7/11

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Krysta Palmer

Olympian & UNR
Diving Coach

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Deborah Sanchez

HR Exsecutive Specialist

Brain Smith

Founder of UGG’s

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Kelly Damewood

CEO of California Certified
Organic Farmers (CCOF)

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Blake Alexandre

Founders of Alexandre
1st Regenerative Organic Farm

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Stephanie Alexandre

Founders of Alexandre
Family Farm

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Ron Fong

CEO of California Grocers
Assocation (CGA)

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Oskar Wahlback

Founder of CommentSell

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Stuart Gavurin

CEO of OpSense

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CJ

Founders of HandyCart
Workstation

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Gabe Plesent

Independently Contracted
Public Relations

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Steven Dietch

CRO, CMO and
Advisor at Bridg of Retail Ripplnetwork

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Amir Hosh

Principal, Family Owner of Ayoub's Dried Fruits and Nuts INC.

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Paul Han

General Manager & Family Owner at Super Global Mart,
MBA at Wake
Forest School of Business

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Galen K.

Founder & CEO @ GreenChoice, PBC | PG GenNext Honoree |
Food is the Key to Public
Health & Climate 🌱

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Ron Bonacci

Grocery Consulting

Lauri Brown

Director of Business Development - Nucal

President of Illuminators ‘26

Zach Wright CEO of market of choice and basket point of sale

Zach Wright

Driving Growth & Efficiency in Retail Technology |
Empowering Grocers
with Basket Point of Sale

George Goodwin

Marketer | Podcast
Host | Founder |
4th Gen Grocer | Investor

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Austin Boer

Founders of SLEKE.

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Henry Casanova

Head Designer at Innvoar Marketing Agency

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Brennan Jordan

Founders of SLEKE.

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Adam Steinberg

Co-founder @ KitPrint |
Production Design for CPG

Mike Smith

Health Coach

Kevin Coupe

Podcast Host

Author of “Retail Rules! 52 Ways To Achieve Retail Success,"and Co-Author at "The Big Picture: Essential Business Lessons
from the Movies" Podcast Host Morning News Beats

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Jacqueline Barlow Smith

President @ Go Energy

Kevin Ervin Kelley

Behavioral Architect and Author of IRREPLACEABLE: How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together

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Chase Binnie

CEO of RetailWire

Executive Vice President of
West Coast | The Shelby
Reports

Bob Reeves

Meet Our Partners & Guests

  • Alexandre Family Farm logo in red text on a white background
  • Certified organic sunflower and root logo with green and yellow design
  • Logo of California Grocers Association featuring a stylized capitol building, trees, and the letters 'cga' with the full name below.
  • Kōbu Kombucha logo with the word 'Kōbu' in bold black font and 'Kombucha' underneath in smaller font
  • Logo of MorningNewsBeat featuring a stylized sun rising over waves with the name in yellow and white text.
  • OpSense logo with stylized blue and gray design and text
  • Logo of Goodwin & Son's Market, established in 1946, with a circular design featuring a tree and decorative elements.
  • RetailWire logo with yellow and gray text
  • Logo for The Shelby Report with a colorful map of the United States showing different regions.
  • Logo of The Handy Cart Workstation featuring a green shopping bag with a headphone and an orange handle against a dark blue background.
  • Logo for The Modern Getaway featuring a bed with a person sleeping and text 'The Modern Getaway' and 'Est. 2018' on a dark green background.
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Grocery Pulse Podcast by Innovar Marketing

Introducing the GroceryPulse Podcast by Innovar Marketing Agency! Reimagined to bring you the latest insights, strategies, and innovations in grocery retail, GroceryPulse is hosted by George Goodwin, a fourth-generation grocer and Innovar’s lead strategist. Each episode dives into the unique challenges and opportunities facing today’s independent grocers and retail chains.

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In this episode of the GroceryPulse Podcast, host George Goodwin sits down with Ron Fong, President & CEO of the California Grocers Association (CGA)..

In this episode of Grocery Pulse, host George Goodwin speaks with Stu Gavurin, founder of Opsense, about the transformative role of smart technology in food safety.

In this episode of GroceryPulse by Innovar Marketing Agency, host George Goodwin sits down with Chase Binnie, CEO of RetailWire — the leading retail industry..

In this episode of GroceryPulse, host George Goodwin sits down with CJ Warstler, the inventor of the Handycart Workstation

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