In this episode, Joanie Spencer, Director of Content and Partner at Avant Food Media, visits with Julie Pryor, who discusses leading the Emerge Network and how growing brands can get involved, and how start-ups are staying relevant during the p

SNAXPO Special Edition Series: Understanding the Evolving Snack Consumer with Sally Lyons Wyatt, EVP & Practice Leader, Client Insights, IRI

Jan 19th, 2021 29m 21s

In this episode, Joanie Spencer, Director of Content and Partner at Avant Food Media, visits with Sally Lyons Wyatt, a SNAXPO favorite, who breaks down the top COVID-19 snacking trends and discusses her predictions for 2021. Lyons Wyatt also ad

What the 2020 Election Means for the Snack Industry with Michael Torrey, Principal and Founder, Michael Torrey Associates and SNAC Legislative Consultant

Nov 18th, 2020 29m 43s

In this episode, Joanie Spencer, Director of Content and Partner at Avant Food Media, visits with SNAC’s Senior Legislative Consultant Michael Torrey. Torrey brings unique insights from his 15 years representing SNAC and prior experience as a s

Profit with Purpose: Making a Difference One Bag at a Time with Rob Sarlls, President & CEO, Wyandot Snacks and SNAC International Chairman

Oct 26th, 2020 33m 39s

In this episode, Joanie Spencer, Director of Content and Partner at Avant Food Media, visits with Rob Sarlls, who has spent his career at Wyandot cultivating a cohesive company culture, inspiring change, and harnessing business as a force for g

Challenging Stereotypes: Paving the Way for Greater Diversity in Supply Chain with Laura Maxwell, SVP of Supply Chain, PepsiCo Foods North America

Sep 22nd, 2020 26m

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Laura Maxwell, who graduated with a degree in industrial engineering when statistics were not in her favor (one in 14 graduates was a woman). Maxwell opens up on usin

Keeping an Open Mind: Taking Opportunities as They Come with Lisa Stern, SVP of Sales & Marketing, LifeSpice Ingredients

Aug 27th, 2020 29m 10s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Lisa Stern who walks listeners through her diverse career journey. Stern, a self-proclaimed “doer”, capitalizes on every opportunity to grow professionally, including

Paving the Way Forward: Reimagining Salty Snacks with Kristy Lewis

Aug 18th, 2020 22m 45s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Kristy Lewis who discusses the creation of Quinn Snacks, a consistent disrupter in the salty snack category. With her “first to market” mindset, Lewis reinvented micr

Know Your Value, Prove Yourself, Learn from Others with Cindy Kuester

Jul 29th, 2020 19m 45s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Cindy Kuester, Co-Chair of the Wins (Women in Snacks) Steering Committee, who opens up about the evolving landscape for female professionals, the duty companies have

Driving Innovation: Leveraging Diversity in the Snack Industry with Nadia Taylor

Jul 8th, 2020 17m 31s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Nadia Taylor who discusses coping with being the only woman in 90% of meetings, encouraging other women to join the industry, sponsoring SNAC’s WinS initiative,and le

Committing to Change: Implementing WinS in the Workplace with Dan Sifer

Jul 7th, 2020 18m 40s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer, and Dan Sifer, Co-Chair of the WinS (Women in Snacks) Steering Committee, discuss prioritizing change in the snack industry, building a majority female team and evolving emplo

Perseverance and Perspective: Jackson's Lasting Impact with Megan Reamer

Jun 23rd, 2020 43m 32s

In this episode, Editor of Baking & Snack magazine, Joanie Spencer meets with Megan Reamer, devoted mother, snack company co-founder & CEO, Shark Tank winner and SNAC International Board Member to discuss the creation of Jackson’s Honest. This

Why WinS? Overcoming Fear and Taking Initiative to Succeed with Elizabeth Avery

Jun 10th, 2020 23m

In this episode, editor of Baking and Snack Magazine, Joanie Spencer, talks with Elizabeth Avery about creating WinS (Women in Snacks), increasing the pipeline of women prepared for executive roles, fighting implicit bias, and taking risks to s

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