Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast
von Villablanca Consulting Limited
- wöchentlichErscheinungsrhythmus
- 18 mintypische Länge
- 4. Dez. 2024letzte Folge
Transform Talks explores the conversations shaping the future of supply chains — before they become conference themes or industry buzzwords.
Hosted by global supply chain influencer Maria Villablanca, the podcast brings senior leaders into candid discussion about transformation as it really happens: messy, complex, and deeply human.
From AI and resilience to leadership, risk, and organisational change, guests share not just successes but doubts, trade-offs, and lessons learned along the way.
Because transformation isn’t a project.
It’s a continuous negotiation between technology, people, and reality.
If you want polished marketing messages, this isn’t the podcast for you.
If you want honest insight from leaders navigating change at scale — welcome to Transform Talks.
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#217 - Transforming Supply Chains: Building Resilience in a Disruptive Era with Dr. Arne Flemming & Frank Arnold
In this episode, "Transforming Supply Chains: Building Resilience in a Disruptive Era," we explore the challenges and opportunities facing supply chain leaders today. This episode features an insightful discussion with Dr. Arne Flemming, Se
#216 - Culture Code: Cracking the Code to Organizational Transformation with Tom Krause
In this episode of Transform Talks featuring Tom Krause, author of the book "If Your Culture Could Talk" we discuss the importance of culture in organizational transformation, particularly within the supply chain domain. Key Points: • Cultu
#215 - The Misconceptions of Building Resilient Supply Chains with Harry McCarney from Hack & Craft
This is episode #215 - The Misconceptions of Building Resilient Supply Chains with Harry McCarney from Hack & Craft On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by In this episode we discuss: • Moving beyond the myth of perfect predictio
#214 - Rethinking Supply Chain Operations in the Age of Digitization With Mourad Tamoud
On this episode of Transform Talks,, I am joined by Mourad Tamoud, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Schneider Electric where we explore the rise of digitization and artificial intelligence (AI), and how they're transforming supply chain manage
#213 - Mitigating the Impact of Global Disruptions on the Supply Chain Network with Eric Enselme
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Eric Enselme, a supply chain and innovation management expert with experience of leading multiple global supply chains. Eric is an accomplished executive specializing in innovation and supp
#212 - The Role of Control Towers In Managing Complex Supply Chain Networks with Nina Anttila
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Nina Anttila, the Chief Supply Chain Officer at verkkokauppa.com. Nina is a Customer focused E2E Supply Chain Management expert with international experience, particularly interested in Sup
#211 - Top-Down Leadership Alignment in Supply Chain Transformation with Aamir Shaukat
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Aamir Shaukat the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Fiskars Group and a leader who understands the power of collaboration across the entire supply chain and beyond. Aamir is responsible for the
#210 - Why Company Culture Matters More Than Skills in Digital Transformation with Nuno Miller
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Nuno Miller, the Digital COO of N Brown Group, a leading online retailer of fashion and homeware products. In this episode we discuss: • In the supply chain, while technical skills are impo
#209 - The Importance of Cross-Functional Team Collaboration in Change Management with Stephen Tonks
In this episode of Transform Talks I am joined by Stephen Tonks the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Fujikura Automotive who has 35 years of experience working within a number of purchasing and supply chain roles. From purchasing and sustainab
#208 - Brigitte Michaud's Essential Strategies for Navigating a Successful Supply Chain Transformation
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Brigitte Michaud, the Senior Vice President of Business Transformation at Stada Group. Brigitte has a strong track record of designing and executing high-degree transformations in the end-t
#207 - The human element of supply chain digital transformation with Nico Nuerbchen
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by Nico Nuerbchen, the Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management at Olympus Corporation. In this episode, we discuss: • The key hurdles companies face when automating their suppl
#206 - End-to-end shipping visibility for building a resilient supply chain with Mike Deangelis
On this episode of Transform Talks, I am joined by the Head of Ocean at FourKites, Mike Deangelis. In this episode we discuss: • How visibility solutions act as bridges, bringing in additional data sources. • How end-to-end data is crucial,
#205 - Darcy MacClaren on building the risk-resilient, sustainable, self-healing Supply Chain of the future
Darcy MacClaren is a multi-award-winning strategic global leader who has spent 30 years growing, differentiating, and improving businesses through technology transformation, with a focus on supply chains. Over the last twelve years, she has
#204 - Supply Chain disruptors and trends of 2024 with Richard Howells
Richard Howells has been working in the ERP, supply chain management and manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance and Supply Chain solutions and is an ac
#203 - Chris Ortega on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing CFOs today
Chris Ortega is the CEO of Fresh FP&A, a leading fractional CFO and advisory services firm that provides businesses with the right tools to transform and scale their finance organisation. Chris started his career in public accounting at EY
#202 - Jacqueline Krage Strako on how USPS is delivering for America
Jacqueline Krage Strako is Chief Commerce and Business Solutions Officer and Executive Vice President of the United States Postal Service. Jacqueline began her career in 1989 as an industrial engineer. In the 35 years since she has held mul
#201 - Sasha Pailet Koff on how Dell is using AI to improve efficiency in their digital Supply Chain
Sasha Pailet Koff is the Senior Vice President, Digital Supply Chain at Dell Technologies. Sasha has over two decades of experience spanning a series of leadership positions helping organisations solve complex business challenges. In fact p
#200 - The life and times of Gabriel Villablanca Sr.
Gabriel Villablanca Sr was born in the North of Chile in 1935. He began his working career as a homicide detective, following in his father's footsteps. At the age of 35 he decided to completely transform his life and join the aviation indu
#199 - Sabine Mueller on embracing change in the workplace
Sabine Mueller is the CEO & EVP at DHL Consulting, an independent management consultancy dedicated to creating value for Deutsche Post DHL Group, its customers and external companies. Sabine has spent the past 20 years helping supply chain
#198 - Amir Ghannad on how to become a transformative leader
Amir Ghannad is a leadership development specialist, international keynote speaker and the founder of The Ghannad Group, which offers speaking, workshop facilitation, executive coaching and consulting services, focused on guiding leaders in
#197 - Harald Emberger on the transformation that has taken place within Supply Chain
Harald Emberger is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Beiersdorf, one of the world's leading FMCG companies, whose brands include Nivea, Eucerin and Tesa. Prior to joining the company Harald held several different leadership roles with both
#196 - Dr. Wolfgang M. Partsch on the biggest problems facing the Supply Chain today
Dr. Wolfgang M. Partsch is a pioneer in Supply Chain Management and an internationally recognized thought leader in this field. Throughout his 30+ years in international consulting he has managed major projects in industries such as consume
#195 - Ayesha Simons on expanding the Supplier Diversity Transformation Programme at Colgate Palmolive
Ayesha Simons is the Sr. Director, Supplier Diversity and Global Project Management at Colgate Palmolive, one of the world's leading global consumer products companies. All in all Ayesha has worked for Colgate for 15 years and held several
#194 - Marisa Farabaugh on the importance of building meaningful professional relationships
Marisa Farabaugh is the SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at AdventHealth. Marisa joined AdventHealth in July 2019. Prior to this, she held several roles within the healthcare supply chain, most recently as the Chief Supply Chain Officer for
#193 - Anand Medepalli on what people get wrong about Supply Chain Visibility
Anand Medepalli is the Chief Product Officer at Shippeo, a global leader in real-time multimodal transportation visibility. Anand has over 25 years of experience as a trusted advisor with leading companies in product strategies, commercial
Monthly Round-up: July 2023
In this special monthly round-up episode of Transform Talks, Maria looks back at some of the best moments from July. For those of you that are interested in listening back to the full episodes, the excerpts were taken from the following pod
#192 - Bindiya Vakil on how risks are shaping the Supply Chain
Bindiya Vakil is the CEO and co-founder of Resilinc. Founded in 2010, Resilinc is a leading cloud provider for supply chain and risk management that currently works with over 450 thousand suppliers in 200 countries. Prior to launching Resil
#191 - Kurt Ritter on how to operationalize sustainability initiatives
Kurt Ritter is the VP and General Manager Sustainability North America at The Coca Cola Company, one of the world’s largest beverage companies. In total the company offers 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. These of cour
#190 - Cheryl Capps on maintaining high standards during periods of disruption
Cheryl Capps is the Senior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Corning Incorporated, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science. Cheryl has over 35 years of diverse leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain and bus
#189 - Francesca Gamboni on how to succeed in Supply Chain Management
Francesca Gamboni is a Supply Chain executive with over 30 years experience in supply chain management, manufacturing and procurement. In her time, Francesca has worked in a diverse number of industries including Automotive, Pharmaceutical,
