Klarna Group vs PayPal: Buy Now Pay Later

Former Global Chief Credit Risk Officer at PayPal

The executive has 30+ years in credit strategy and risk management and is the Former Global Chief Credit Risk Officer at PayPal after spending three decades at American Express overseeing underwriting, collections, and fraud across cards, pay-over-time products, and merchant credit.

TransDigm: Operational Playbook & Post-COVID Margin Expansion

Former VP at TransDigm

The executive has 25 years experience in aerospace and is the Former VP at TransDigm, joining after the Esterline acquisition. He worked at Korry Electronics.

Fever Tree Australia: Positioning & Distribution Strategy

Former Director at Fever Tree's Former Australian Distributor

Former National Sales Director at Fever Tree's Former distributor in Australia, managed the Fever Tree portfolio, growing business revenues from $86M to $152M in 3 years.

Chime vs Cash App: TAM, Customer Acquisition & Direct Deposit Economics

Former Product Lead at Cash App

The expert is a former Product Lead at Cash App, where he spent 3 years leading work on three key products: a short-term loan product, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) product, and a credit-building product. He was involved in product integration discussions with Adyen.

Intuitive Surgical & Surgical Science: Robotic Simulation & Digital Ecosystem

Former VP at Intuitive Surgical

The executive has over 15 years experience in Medtech. The executive has held multiple roles overseeing M&A & strategy for global Medtech companies.

Boyd Gaming: Regional Casino Business Model & Competition

Former C-Suite executive at Tribe-operated Casino

The executive has over 25 years experience in the US casinos industry. The executive has held muliple C-suite roles for regional and Las Vegas casinos.

nCino: Platform Implementation

Former Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital

The executive was a VP for two US banks, leading the implementation on nCino at both. The executive then became a subject matter expert on nCino within Deloitte’s advisory practice and later founded his own consultancy focused on nCino and Salesforce implementations across banks.

MTU Aero Engines: GTF vs LEAP & Economies of Scale

Former CEO of MTU Maintenance, MTU Aero Engines

The executive has nearly 20 years working at MTU and over 30 in the aerospace industry.

Capital One vs Bridgecrest: Servicing Carvana and DriveTime Subprime Loans

Former Executive at Bridgecrest

The expert is a former Director at Bridgecrest. He specialized in strategy and analytics for subprime auto finance and remarketing. He led Bridgecrest's team focused on data analysis to manage delinquent accounts, optimize vehicle repossessions, and remarketing strategies.

Selling Microsoft Office 365 Commercial

Former Modern Workplace Leader, Americas at Microsoft

Jordy Almgren

Jordy has 22 years experience and spent over 15 years at Microsoft running various different sales teams. He joined to run the Worldwide Communications Business for Microsoft before being promoted to run the Modern Workplace team for the Americas. He was responsible for selling the full Microsoft enterprise productivity suite including Office 365, Skype, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Dynamics and Power BI. Jordy also has experience as VP at Splunk and EVP of Sales at Hitachi Consulting. He is currently the EVP, Americas at Teradata.

Vinted: Strategy, Market & Culture

Former Strategy Director at Vinted

The executive founded and ran a consulting business that was acquired by Vinted. The executive stayed at Vinted for over a year and a half post-acquisition and has over 10 years experience in second-hand e-commerce sales.

Nemetschek's Bluebeam: PDF Markup Dominance & AI Vulnerability

Former Executive at Nemetschek

This executive has over 20 years of experience as a marketing director in B2B, product marketing, and e‑commerce.

Onto vs KLA: Process Control Intensity in Advanced Packaging

Former Vice President at Onto

This executive has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and advanced materials industry.

Safelite, Lithia & US Auto Body Shops: In-Housing Glass Repair

Former General Manager at Lithia & Driveway

The expert is a former General Manager of Sales Operations at Lithia and former Sales Director at Penske Automotive Group Inc. He has been in the automotive industry since 1992, with extensive experience in sales management. At Lithia, he managed finance and sales teams, implemented policies with P&L responsibility, and oversaw reconditioning processes.

Halma: Apollo Fire Detectors, Distribution Model & Economics

Former Director at Apollo Fire Detectors - a Halma company

The executive spent 20 years at Apollo Fire Detectors and was responsible for leading the UK market to over £30M in revenue and working with control panel partner manufacturers that Apollo integrated with. The executive has more than 30 years of experience in the fire detection industry.

AWS & Hyperscalers vs Lambda, CoreWeave & Mid Tier GPU Cloud Providers

Former Senior Executive at Lambda Labs

The expert is a former Senior Executive at Lambda Labs, where he led a team of 11 FTEs managing cloud instances for a diverse client base, including 30% universities, 20% Fortune 500 companies, and start-ups. He oversaw ACV ranging from $5 to $200 million per year.

Amazon Logistics: Regionalization, Cross-Docking & Fulfillment Cost Optimization

of Leading Amazon Logistics Consulting Firm

Current President

The executive has 35+ years experience in retail supply chain and distribution and is currently involved in consulting leading US retailers on $1.8bn in new distribution centre expenditure.

Deere & Company: Brazil Operations Center Evolution

Former Precision Agriculture Integration Manager at John Deere

The executive spent over 10 years at John Deere and led the integration of Operations Center across Brazil, effectively bringing the platform to South America while also creating a system to incentivise dealers in the region to adopt precision agriculture solutions

TransDigm: Aftermarket Demand Drivers

Former Director at CFM International and Korry Electronics, Transdigm

The executive spent 2 years at one of TransDigm's subsidiaries, where he restructured finance and experienced TransDigm’s value-creation approach. The executive has over 15Y of finance experience within the aerospace industry with over a decade in CFM.

Fastenal: Onsites & FAST Vending Solutions

Former District Manager at Fastenal

Nicholas Hultberg

Nick is a Former District Manager at Fastenal and spent over 7 years at the company moving up the ranks. He joined as an inside sales guy and went through the Fastenal School of Business before being promoted directly to a Branch Manager role. Nick then moved up to District Manager where he ran 7 branches in Alaska. He has experience with onsites, selling and filling vending machines, and operating the ‘machine behind the machine’. Nick is now the Regional General Manager at Matheson, an industrial and specialty gases distributor.

TSMC & Semiconductor Manufacturing Moat

Former Senior Sourcing Manager at Apple

The expert is a former sourcing manager at Apple, who served as the central data point for high-value chip pricing negotiations. For each flagship processor, such as the M-series, the expert set target costs, provided Apple’s negotiators with detailed cost structure intelligence from foundries like TSMC, and advised on strategic concessions when talks reached an impasse. Their scope spanned the entire silicon supply chain—including front-end wafer fabrication, back-end assembly, advanced packaging, and substrate sourcing.

Eurofins Scientific: Clinical Diagnostics Lab Network

Former COO at Eurofins Scientific

The executive has over 10 years experience in the Laboratory Services industry. The executive has ran regional lab networks and was responsible for M&A at Eurofins Scientific before starting his own lab services company.

TerraVest: Asia Manufacturing Threat

Former VP at Manchester Tank

The expert is a Former VP at Manchester Tank, where he spent 14 years (2014-2023). He reported directly to the company president and led sales, marketing, and business development across all product types.

Descartes Systems: Customs Software Portfolio & Culture

Former Executive at Descartes Systems

The executive has over a decade experience in Supply Chain software. The executive has focused on customs software within Descartes Systems and held several P&L ownerships roles.

Kering, Gucci, & Selling Overstock through the Luxury Gray Market

Senior Executive at a Large Italian Wholesaler

The executive is currently leading merchandising at a large omni-channel Italian wholesaler that sells top brands from LVMH and Kering. Prior to the current role, the executive worked at Kering and various other leading luxury brands.

Lithia Motors: Servicing Economics

Former GM at Lithia

The expert, a former General Manager at Lithia Motors where he served for 20+ years, was responsible for all aspects of the dealership, including parts, P&L, used car acquisitions, and service operations. He worked extensively with new and used car OEMs like Toyota, Subaru, Honda, and Mercedes.

DCC plc: US Propane Business & Market Structure

Former General Manager at DCC

The executive has over 25 years pf experience in the US propane industry and spent two and a half years leading DCC's propane business in Washington & Oregon.

Restaurant Brands: Franchisee Economics & M&A Market

M&A Advisor at Restaurant-focused M&A Boutique

The executive has over a decade experience in Investment Banking. The executive and their firm have advised dozen of restaurant & franchisees on M&A transactions.

Westlake: Subprime Auto Loans Origination Process

Former Manager of Originations at Westlake

The expert is a former manager of originations at Westlake. With more than a decade of experience in the US auto subprime lending market, he led a team in managing loan origination processes, handling 60 to 120 loans daily valued at $960,000 to $1,920,000.

NVIDIA vs Google TPU: Training Performance per $ per Watt

Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia

The executive is a Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia. He has a deep understanding of the data center infrastructure space and the deployment of Nvidia product solutions into hyperscalers. In his role, he defined system architectures and provided SaaS solutions, acting as a bridge between hyperscalers and Nvidia hardware. He is now a cofounder of an industrial AI robotics company.

TSMC: Customer Contract Economics, Capacity & Yield

Former Senior Executive at Qualcomm

The expert is a former Head of Mobile Computing & Connected Products at Qualcomm. He led multi-node foundry procurement - negotiating 7 nm-and-below contracts that secured company-wide supply and pricing. He managed strategic relationships with TSMC, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, and SMIC and set Qualcomm’s foundry sourcing strategy. Previously, he ran IBM’s foundry business prior to its sale to GlobalFoundries, giving him perspective from both the supply and fabless demand sides.

Trupanion: Aging Cohorts Risks

Former President of North American Digital Consumer Division at Chubb

The expert is a former senior executive at Embrace Pet Insurance and an adviser at Chubb. One of his main tasks at Embrace Pet Insurance was to develop product pricing practices from scratch. Post Embrace, he advised Chubb on pet insurance product opportunities and underwriting. The expert also consults start-up pet insurance companies on strategy, product pricing, and distribution.

FICO: Direct Sale Model & Credit Bureau Impact

Director at Mortgage Lenders Trade Body

The executive has over 20 years experience in Mortgage Lending. The executive has held several leadership position within trade bodies and lenders.

Lifco AB: Dental Division History and Org Structure

Former Director at Lifco AB

The executive enjoyed 14 years in Lifco's dental business, led the relocation of warehouses and overall operational efficiency development, and played a key role in integrating and developing Directa. He worked closely with Lifco's current CEO and helped shape the structure of Lifco's dental division.

Eurowag: Romanian Fleet Case Study

Current Director at Filip Spedition

The executive works at Filip Spedition and leads one of Romania’s largest road transport operators, running ~1,000 vehicles

Vista Equity: Value Creation Playbook

Former Value Creation Director at Vista Equity

The executive has over 15 years experience in Private Equity. The executive has focused on working with software portfolio companies at various PE firms and oversaw a dozen Vista Equity Partners portfolio companies.

LGI Homes, Lennar, D.R. Horton & US Homebuilding Scale Advantages

Former Purchasing Manager at Lennar

The expert is a former Purchasing Manager at Lennar, with 15+ years of experience in purchasing for national builders. He managed all cost-related aspects of home construction, from the bidding process to contracting and project follow-through. Experienced with major suppliers like Builders FirstSource, 84 Lumber, and TopBuild.

Just Eat Takeaway vs Wolt Germany & Employed Courier Models

Former Senior Executive at Wolt

IDEX: Mott Corporation Acquisition

Former Chief Financial Officer at Mott Corporation, an Idex company

The executive is a Former CFO at Mott, a leading microfiltration business specializing in the design, customization and manufacturing of sintered porous metal components and engineered solutions used in fluid applications. Idex acquired Mott for ~$1bn in Q3 2024.

On Running: New Balance’s China Playbook & On Opportunity

Former New Balance Marketing Director

The executive spent more than 1 year at New Balance China and ran brand communication for footwear, apparel, and performance running. The executive has over 15 years of experience with marketing

SoftwareONE: Leadership Transition, Cultural & Strategic Changes

Former Senior VP of Sales at SoftwareONE

The executive led sales efforts for SoftwareONE marketplace and cloud platforms. He oversaw global accounts while reporting to the CTO initially and CEO afterwards.

Centene Corporation: Rise in Behavioral Health Costs & Challenges of Centralization

Former VP at Centene Corporation

The executive has spent over 15 years in the health insurance industry and over 7 years at Centene where he was primarily involved of the behavioral health segment.

GEICO vs Progressive: Market Share, Risk Segmentation, Claims Efficiency & AI

Former Senior Vice President at GEICO

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Auto Insurance industry with senior claim operations and legal roles at GEICO and various other players in the insurance and autos industry.

Aldi, Ocado, & Online Grocery Business Models

Former CEO, Aldi UK

Paul Foley

Paul started his career in 1974 and has over 45 years of experience in retail. The bulk of his career was 23 years at Aldi Süd, a privately held, German-headquartered global retailer, with operations in 10 countries covering Europe, US and Australia. During his tenure, Paul served on Aldi Süd international management board. He was the CEO for the UK and Republic of Ireland from 1999 -2009 as well as identifying and implementing new business opportunities, including entry into new geographies (including Australia). He is currently serving on the board at GIPPO Hypermarkets in Belarus, VOLI in Montenegro, BIM in Turkey and FORTENOVA in Croatia.

The History of x86, ARM, & Amazon's Graviton Processor

Principal Developer Advocate at Honeycomb and Former SRE Leader at Google

Liz Fong-Jones

Liz is a developer advocate at Honeycomb, a SaaS observability company that competes with Datadog, New Relic, etc. Liz previously spent over 11 years at Google Cloud as a reliability engineer and leading developer advocate across SRE, devops, and infraops.

CarMax: Inventory Missteps, Omnichannel Friction, and the Carvana Challenge

Former Executive Vice President at CarMax

The executive spent over 10 years at CarMax, leading corporate strategy, product, business development and marketing.

Rolls-Royce: Trent EASA & FAA Engine Certification Process & Supplier Selection

Former Chief Engineer at Rolls-Royce

The executive spent over nearly 40 years at Rolls-Royce and is a former Rolls-Royce Chief Project Engineer of civil turbofan programmes including Trent 500/700/900/1000 and XWB. Led engine certification, regulatory liaison, and programme engineering budget control.

Loar Group: Portfolio Quality

Former VP at Loar Group

Former Vice President, Loar Group

The executive has 40+ years experience in aerospace with over 35 years at Boeing and more recently at Loar Group.

Ryanair vs Wizz Air Competition

Former Route Development Manager at Ryanair

The expert is a former Route Development Manager at Ryanair. With over 20 years of experience in the airline industry, he led route evaluations and airport negotiations across Europe and the Americas. At Ryanair, he played a key role in identifying and launching new routes, engaging with airports and tourism boards to secure favorable terms and unlock network growth.

Metro Bank, Shawbrook and the UK Challenger Banking Market

Director of Corporate Lending at Shawbrook Bank

The expert is a Corporate Lending Director at Shawbrook Bank. He has experience growing and managing loan portfolios with SME & mid-market clients.

Rightmove vs OnTheMarket: Agency Perspective

Managing Director of Leading UK Real Estate Agency

The executive owns and operates a leading agency in the Midlands with 3 branches selling 45 gross properties per month. The agency is a customer of Rightmove and recently OnTheMarket.

TSMC: Photonics, Packaging, and Chinese Foundry Competition

Former VP at Micron Technology

The expert is a former VP at Intel and Micron with 45 years in the semiconductor industry. At Intel, he contributed to the development of microprocessors, FPGAs, and various memory solutions. At Micron, he focused on High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and Graphics DDR (GDDR) memory, leading the design of Micron’s HBM3E for NVIDIA’s Grace Hopper Superchip.

Progressive vs GEICO: Telematics, Pricing Strategy & Customer Retention

Former Director of National Accounts, Progressive

Former Director of National Accounts at The Progressive Corporation with 25 years of experience in insurance distribution, managing a $7–8 billion portfolio representing approximately 10% of the company's total premium. Led a team of Account Managers overseeing relationships with large national agencies and insurance company in-house agencies, with responsibility for contract negotiation, day-to-day account management, and strategic decisions on growth and profitability across all product lines including auto, home, and commercial offerings.

Asseco Poland: Polish Vertical Software Market

Former Healthcare Director at Asseco Poland

The executive spent 25 years at Asseco and over 10 years in the healthcare vertical. The executive led software implementations within Poland and managed 140m PLN P&L in Healthcare solutions for national prescription, e-documentation and patient solutions.

Spotify Podcasting: DSP, Inventory Aggregation & Scaling Programmatic

Former Senior VP at Ocean Media

The executive has over 15 years experience in Digital Media advertising. The executive has held senior digital media buying positions and has overseen an advertising budget of >$400m.

Markel Specialty Insurance: Underwriting Culture and Philosophy

Former Executive Underwriter ar Markel

The executive spent over five years underwriting various casualty primary lines at Markel.

Deere & Company: Evolution Of Parts Availability

Former Strategy Director at John Deere

The executive spent 20 years at Deere where he led the parts & aftermarket agricultural division. He was also heavily involved in the M&A process at the Ag division, focusing on small software technology acquisitions, particularly on precision agriculture

Hermès Jewelry: Asian Market Consumer Dynamics & Pricing

Former Sales Manager at Hermès

The expert is a former Sales Manager - APAC at Hermès. He began his career in production for Hermès' leather and jewelry divisions in Paris, focusing on operational aspects such as production, quality, and material sourcing. He managed distribution and structured deals for global and local markets, with a focus on jewelry and fragrances. He has in-depth expertise in APAC branding and consumer behaviors, particularly Chinese luxury consumer behavior versus Western luxury consumer patterns.

Li Auto, Xpeng, NIO & Chinese Auto ADAS Development

Former Director at Li Auto

The executive has over a decade of software engineering experience and previously ran engineering and R&D at Li Auto.

Macfarlane Group: UK Packaging Distribution & M&A Strategy

Former Regional Director at Macfarlane Packaging

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Packaging industry. The executive led multiple sites at the distributor and manufacturer level in UK packaging.

Old Dominion: Capacity, Pricing Discipline & the Post-Yellow Landscape

Former Senior LTL Sales Executive

The expert is a former senior sales leader in U.S. less-than-truckload (LTL) freight with 37 years of experience. From 2018–2023, they led national sales teams managing enterprise accounts and pricing strategy at a leading national LTL carrier, reporting through commercial leadership to the CEO. Previously (2002–2018), they served as Managing Director of Sales at a diversified logistics provider, overseeing strategic pricing and large-account growth. Earlier (1987–2002), they held senior national sales roles at a major legacy LTL carrier, reporting to divisional leadership. Their career spans enterprise go-to-market, network-aware pricing, and long-cycle customer development across the U.S. LTL landscape.

Adyen vs Stripe: Competitive Positioning

Former Head of Enterprise Payments at Stripe and Google Pay

The executive has over 40 years experience in fintech and 35 years in payments. They are the Former Head of Business Development at GooglePay and spent over 10 years scaling the product globally before joining Stripe to lead enterprise payments performance.

Lithia, Penske & Remarketing Off-Lease Vehicles

Former General Manager at Lithia & Driveway

The expert is a former General Manager of Sales Operations at Lithia and former Sales Director at Penske Automotive Group Inc. He has been in the automotive industry since 1992, with extensive experience in sales management. At Lithia, he managed finance and sales teams, implemented policies with P&L responsibility, and oversaw reconditioning processes.

Baltic Classifieds Group: Jobs Monetization and HQ Spend Discipline

Former CVbankas Director at Baltic Classifieds Group

The executive spent 16 years running BCG’s Lithuanian jobs portal lifting the site from #4 to #1 in the market, handling c.100,000 job listings annually

Kneat: Landing New Logos & Veeva Threat

Former Sales Executive at Kneat

The executive has over 10 years experience in B2B software. The executive was one of the first sales executives for Kneat in the US.

Flywire Corporation: UK University Customer Perspective

Head of Student Services at UK University

The expert is the head of student finance, managing payment technologies and vendor relationships.

Carvana, SilverRock, and DriveTime: Warranty Claims Process

Former Warranty Claims Adjuster at SilverRock

The expert is a former Warranty Claims Adjuster at SilverRock, with over six years of experience spanning automotive repairs, technician roles, and claims processing. During her two years at SilverRock, she was trained up to the Claims Adjuster II level, managing warranty claims and authorizing repairs up to $7,000. She has a deep understanding of warranty procedures, repair workflows, and the internal criteria SilverRock uses to select and onboard repair facilities.

Analog Devices vs Texas Instruments: Go-To-Market Strategies

Former Marketing and Strategy Head, Battery Electronics | Automotive Safety Sensors at Analog Devices

The expert is the former Marketing and Strategy Head of Battery Test Products at Analog Devices Inc (ADI). He brings 25 years of industry experience, 11 of which were spent at ADI. His tenure included roles in automotive safety and eMobility, managing solutions across the entire battery value chain.

Elevance Health and ACA Marketplace Dynamics

Former Director at Aetna

The executive has over 15 years experience in Health Insurance. The executive has held multiple regional commercial roles within health insurers.

GKN Aerospace: GTF Powder Metal Issues & IFRS 15 Accounting

Former Chief Financial Officer at GKN Aerospace

The executive has over twenty years of corporate finance experience and is the former CFO of GKN after the Melrose acquisition.

Tesla Repair: Part Sales and Right to Repair

Former Regional Network Manager at Tesla

The executive is a Former Network Manager at Tesla, responsible for building out its certified repair shop network across the US. He now runs a certified Tesla body shop and previously worked at Progressive as an appraiser.

Shein: Perspective of a Supplier

Shein Supplier

The executive runs a factory that supplies Shein in denim and non-denim products. The factory also sells products to various UK, EU, and US fashion retailers.

NVIDIA Rack Architecture & Amphenol Positioning

Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia

The executive is a Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia. He has a deep understanding of the data center infrastructure space and the deployment of Nvidia product solutions into hyperscalers. In his role, he defined system architectures and provided SaaS solutions, acting as a bridge between hyperscalers and Nvidia hardware. He is now a cofounder of an industrial AI robotics company.

NVIDIA, Trainium, and GPUs vs Custom ASICs

Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia

The executive is a Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia. He has a deep understanding of the data center infrastructure space and the deployment of Nvidia product solutions into hyperscalers. In his role, he defined system architectures and provided SaaS solutions, acting as a bridge between hyperscalers and Nvidia hardware. He is now a cofounder of an industrial AI robotics company.

Brown & Brown, Risk Strategies, & Accession Risk Acquisition

Founder and Former CEO of NICG (acquired by Risk Strategies)

The executive has built and scaled a brokerage before selling to Risk Strategies. Post-sale, integrated NICG inside the platform, bringing his full team, then spent 1.5 years reporting to the CFO and Head of M&A while leading Florida M&A origination and diligence.

Markel Reinsurance: Alterra Capital Case Study

Former Resinsurance Claims Manager at Alterra Capital Holdings

The executive has over 34 years experience in resinsurance and is the Former Head of Claims Operations at Alterra Capital Holdings which was acquired by Markel in 2013. Prior to Alterra, the executive worked for QBE and Allianz in a variety of reinsurance roles.

Grenke: UK Equipment Leasing Market

Former Branch Manager at Grenke

The executive has 35 years of experience in equipment leasing at companies like Anglo Leasing and CIT and is the former Branch Manager at Grenke covering a part of the UK market.

POOLCORP, Hayward, & US Swimming Pool Manufacturing and Distribution

Former Sales Manager at Hayward Holdings

The expert is a former Regional Sales Manager at Hayward Holdings, where he led a ~$100M portfolio across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Reporting to the VP of Sales, he built distributor relationships, installer programs, and retention initiatives over 20+ years in the pool industry.

Prada Group: Miu Miu Strategy, Brand Verticalization & Leather Goods Growth

Former Head of Retail Training Leader at Prada Group

This executive has over 12 years’ experience in global retail training and talent development across Giorgio Armani, Prada, and other leading luxury brands.

Lufthansa Technik: 30 years of Base & Line Maintenance

Former VP at Lufthansa Technik

The executive has 34 years in aerospace engineering and maintenance and ran all line maintenance and PMAs globally at Lufthansa.

Domino's Pizza: Fortressing a Market

Former CEO at Domino's Pizza Group

The executive has over 40 years running retail businesses and is the former CEO of Domino’s Pizza Group, the UK master franchise operator of the Domino’s brand. He joined Domino’s in 2013 before becoming CEO in 2014 and rolling out over 400 new units. Domino’s has over 1,150 units in the UK and is one of the most profitable operations in the Domino's system. He started his career with 18 years at Tesco in the UK and running the Central European operation for six years in the late 1990’s. He then ran Walmart Germany and spent a year in the US before returning to the UK to run Halfords, a £1bn retailer in the UK.

Amazon AWS and Anthropic: History of SageMaker & Bedrock AI

Former Generative AI Director at Amazon Web Services

The executive spent over 4 years at AWS and was a key leader in building and commercializing AWS’s Generative AI product portfolio, including Sagemaker. The executive was directly involved in the training of first-generation large language models (LLMs) and participated in early collaborations with Anthropic

Turning Point Brands: FRE Shelf Entry in a ZYN-Dominated Category

Former Category Manager at Family Dollar

The expert is a Category Manager for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (OTP) at Circle K (Alimentation Couche-Tard). He manages tobacco partnerships across 400+ Southeastern stores, overseeing procurement, supply chain, sales, and operations for cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches, and other OTP. His category delivers over 45% of regional revenue, making him accountable for critical P&L decisions and vendor negotiations. He recently directed planning and supplier negotiations for a back-bar redesign to accommodate emerging nicotine formats. He has previously partnered closely with Turning Point Brands on retail programs.

Mueller Industries: Vertical Integration & Scrap Economics

Former Director at Mueller Industries

The executive spent over 10 years at Mueller Industries overseeing quality, production planning and raw-material purchasing for two brass rod mills.

Dollar General: Labor and Strategic Challenges

Former Vice President at Dollar General

The executive spent more than 10 years at Dollar General where he was responsible for managing the entire Health & Beauty vertical that accounted for over 10% of Dollar General revenues. The executive has more than 40 years of experience in retail.

Addtech: Managing a BU, M&A Funnel & Incentives

Former Business Area Manager at Addtech

The executive has over 25 years experience at leading Nordic industrial serial acquirers including Addtech. They have held Managing Director as well as Business Area Manager roles in various parts of the company responsible for both M&A and operations.

Ocado Technology, Kroger & Online Grocery Economics

Former CEO at Ocado Solutions

The executive has over 20 years experience in Retail. The executive has held senior leadership roles at Sainsbury's and Ocado Group, in particular relating to developing online & digital capabilities.

Instacart: Smart Carts, Theft, and ROI Challenges

Former Senior Manager, International Enterprise Solutions at Instacart

The expert is a former Senior Manager, International Enterprise Solutions at Instacart. In 2024–2025, he led Instacart’s international expansion, directing Caper Cart AI self-checkout pilots with Tesco, Morrisons, and other UK grocers, and opening negotiations across Europe, Australia, and Germany. He reported to the Head of Enterprise Solutions (rolling up to the Chief Business Officer, now CEO). He built a “door-opener” strategy that used Caper Cart to cross-sell Instacart’s marketplace, fulfillment, and advertising products to top-volume retailers.

Toast Inc: Product Attach Strategy, Downselling & Retention Challenges

Former Director of Strategy & Operations, Toast

Former Strategy & Operations Leader at Toast who spent 5+ years in e-commerce and SaaS, leading cross-functional initiatives at Wayfair before joining Toast post-IPO to build centralized strategy functions. Led a team of 5-6 managers and directors focused on process excellence, strategic initiatives, and resource allocation, reporting directly to the COO, with deep expertise in customer retention, sales efficiency, and organizational restructuring in high-growth environments.

Zara Buying & Merchandising Strategies

Former Head of Merchandising at Zara

The executive has over 20 years in fast fashion running large-scale sourcing functions, overseeing sourcing strategy, selection, buying processes, product strategy and commercialisation at brands such as Zara and Mango.

ServiceNow: AI Risk, Competitive Moat & M&A Strategy Shift

Former Director, Corporate & Product Strategy at ServiceNow

The executive spent nearly four years shaping product and sales strategy reporting to the CEO and Head of Product at ServiceNow.

Mips AB: Brand Power, Dealer Pressure & the RLS Challenge

Former CEO at Uvex Group

This executive has over 25 years of experience in the sporting goods and outdoor apparel industry with over 15 years of engagement with MIPS AB safety technology, formal collaboration since 2019. Served as the main advocate for integrating MIPS into Uvex and the Alpena cycling and ski helmet lines, overseeing product development, supplier negotiations, and market launch across Germanic regions. .

Blackline Safety: Northern Ireland Water Customer Case Study

Current Health & Safety Executive at Northern Ireland Water

The executive has been working at Northern Ireland water for several years, overseeing safety practices across both clean water and wastewater sites

Centene: Medicaid Margins & Provider Network Challenges

Former VP at Centene Corporation

The expert spent ~18 years at Centene and was responsible for both pharmacy and healthcare operations. He oversaw various operational departments, including credentialing, provider data, call centers & claims operations. One of his primary responsibilities included managing RFP (Request for Proposal) processes, and understanding state and federal expectations for Medicare and Medicaid programs.

O'Reilly Auto Parts: Distribution Center Operations

Former Operations Manager at O'Reilly Auto Parts

The expert is a former Operations Manager at O'Reilly. Having spent more than 3 years in the role, he managed a 500 sqft distribution center in North Carolina with around 230,000 SKUs servicing 420 stores, with 80-90% being O'Reilly stores and 10-20% being jobbers.

Howdens Joinery: France History & Growth Opportunity

Former Manager at Howdens France

The executive is a Former Manager of Howdens Cuisine, Howdens' French business, responsible for sourcing and expanding the format across the country. Prior to working at Howdens, the executive spent nearly a decade at Kingfisher PLC.

Tesla: Humanoid Robotics

Former Automotive Director at Fanuc

The executive spent more than 30 years at Fanuc where he helped build the business, was in contact with the C-suite and was in charge of the automotive OEM vertical. The executive has been involved in industrial robotics for over 40 years.

Privia Health: Athena Integration & Payer Rate Negotiations

Former VP of Growth at Privia Health

The expert is a former VP of Growth at Privia Health, where he served for over a decade, focusing on provider-side operations and physician recruitment. His key responsibilities included assessing potential additions of physician groups to Privia's medical groups, analyzing payer contracts, and determining Privia's added value.

GE Aerospace: Safran Partnership, LEAP Reliability & Long Term Service Agreements

Former Chief Engineer at GE Aerospace

The executive has over 35 years experience working at GE and was a key leader designing the CFM56 and LEAP.

Gartner: Exec-Tier Value, AI Flanker & Renewal Dynamics

Former VP of Sales at Gartner

The expert is a former Managing Vice President & Executive Partner (Sales) at Gartner. He spent 4+ years building and leading the Chief Revenue Officer practice—overseeing a bench of ex-CRO advisors, curating research for $500M+ enterprises, and guiding C-suite revenue leaders on work plans, board materials, and execution strategy.

IDEXX: Reference & In-House Lab Competition

Former Sales Manager at IDEXX Laboratories

The executive has over a decade experience in Animal Health. The executive spent over a decade selling veterinary diagnostics equipment & services.

Howmet & Precision Castparts: Pricing Power & Negotiating with Rolls-Royce

Former EVP of Procurement at Rolls-Royce Holdings

The executive has over 30 years experience in aerospace part procurement for Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

Mercado Libre: FMCG Economics & Competition

Former Head of Marketplace at Mercado Libre

The executive worked at Mercado Libre for over 2 years and was responsible for category management, commercial strategy, assortment, deal negotiations, marketing input, and had full unit-economics oversight on several marketplace verticals

AMETEK: Leadership & M&A Due Diligence

Former Senior Executive at AMETEK

The executive has over 30 experience in Technology. The executive held senior positions at various industrial businesses. leading technology and IT organizations.

Topicus: Dutch Primary Education and AI Risks & Opportunities

Former Managing Director at Topicus

Copart vs IAA Competitive Dynamics

Former VP at IAA Inc

The executive has over 35 years in salvage auctions and is a Former VP at IAA.

Wolters Kluwer: Pricing Vulnerabilities

Former Chief Medical Information Officer for an Academic Health System

The expert has overseen and influenced major decisions on clinical reference content used across the academic medical center. The expert has been involved in 4 hospital EMR go-live events and the setup of EMR governance and processes.

TransDigm: SEI Industries & Wildfire Products

Former Director at SEI Industries & Wildfire Officer, British Columbia

The executive has over 40 years experience in the wildfire industry working for both government agencies and private companies.

Howden Joinery: France Market Growth Challenge

Former Managing Director at Howden Joinery Group Plc

The expert is a former Managing Director at Howden Joinery Group Plc - where he led the expansion strategy for Howdens in the EU, focusing on France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Successfully opened 50 depots in France over a 5-year period as he decided to concentrate on the profitable French market, closing operations in Germany and the Netherlands.

Synopsys vs Cadence: Digital Design Tool Competition & Market Share

Former SVP at Synopsys

The expert is a former Synopsys executive with over 35 years of experience in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), including 26 years at Synopsys leading global R&D and Applications Engineering teams. He played a key role in the development and launch of ZeBu EP1, the industry’s first unified emulation and prototyping system, and oversaw the company’s verification hardware portfolio. The expert has deep expertise across the EDA value chain and offers insights on chip design verification, competitive dynamics among major industry players, and the evolving role of AI in EDA.

Airbus: Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Former Director at Airbus

The executive spent over 20 years at Airbus in senior roles across supply chain, procurement, program planning, and industrial affairs and played a key role in the early development and planning of the A350 program

Kinsale Capital: IT Infrastructure & Technology Culture

Former Software Developer at Kinsale Capital

The executive has over a decade experience in Insurance. The executive has spent majority of his career in IT departments for Insurance carriers or Insurtech companies.

BrightSpring Health Services: Challenges in Leveraging Nursing Assets

Former Executive PMO Consultant at BrightSpring

The expert - a former Executive PMO Consultant at BrightSpring Health Services and Strategy Director at Cigna Group - brings a wealth of experience in healthcare consulting, notably in affordability strategies and operational enhancements. With a tenure at Humana Inc., he led Medicare program implementations and migrations. At BrightSpring, he was instrumental in shaping corporate strategies across all business units and driving the commercialization of the Continue Care program. At Cigna, he supported strategic initiatives on cost structures and led an Organizational Effectiveness team driving technology transformation.

CDW Corporation: AI Impact on VAR Business Model & Disintermediation Risk

Former SVP, Commercial Business at CDW

The executive spent over 15 years leading at CDW leading small-business, East region and services sales; held P&L for >50% revenue and helped lead the Sirius Computer Solutions $2.5B integration.

Builders FirstSource and the US Truss Manufacturing Market

Former VP at Trussway Manufacturing

The expert is a former VP at Trussway. He led finance and accounting, driving revenue growth from a loss-making position to $450M; oversaw the Builders FirstSource acquisition and automation strategy.

Netflix, The Trade Desk: CTV Campaign Economics & Publisher Positioning

Current Director at TV advertising agency

The expert currently works at a TV advertising agency where he is developing the CTV strategy of the company. He oversees +$700M in linear budgets and +$60M In CTV across a range of performance-oriented clients.

TSMC: Pricing Power & Advanced Packaging

Former Director at TSMC

The executive has over 25 years experience in semiconductor manufacturing with over five years at TSMC, leading its Design Technology Platform and linking customers with process-technology teams to optimize design adoption and enable business through differentiation. Prior to TSMC, the executive was a Director at Intel for nearly twenty years.

Cal-Maine Foods: Vertical Integration, Cost Structure & Competitive Positioning

Former Sales Executive at Cal-Maine Foods

The executive spent over 3 years at Cal-Maine foods and managed retail-focused orders, including large customers such as Walmart

Hagerty / GEICO: Collector Vehicles Insurance Partnership

Former Senior Vice President at American Modern Insurance Group

The executive has over 40 years experience in insurance with 30+ at American Insurance Group and managed the GEICO National Account for collector vehicles for over five years.

First Watch Restaurant Group: Culture, Positioning, & Operational Excellence

Former Director at First Watch Restaurants Group

The executive has 30 years experience running operations at restaurant chains and is a Former Director of Operations at First Watch where the executive spent a decade overseeing the chain's growth.

Daily Journal vs Tyler Technologies: A Customer's Perspective

Former Executive at the National Center for State Courts

The expert has over 14 years of experience at the National Center for State Courts. He has direct experience working with major vendors like Journal Technologies, Tyler Technologies, Equivant, and Pioneer. His work involved evaluating, procuring, and integrating court solutions, particularly electronic filing and case management systems.

Wingstop: Franchise Development Principles

Former Senior Executive at Wingstop

The executive has over a decade experience in Franchising. The executive has helped develop restaurant franchise concepts across various brands & categories such as Chicken and Pizza restaurants.

Vinted, Poshmark, & eBay: UK Second Hand Marketplaces

Former Managing Director of Poshmark

The executive has over 20 years experience at marketplace businesses including being responsible for Poshmark's business and operations in the UK.

Swiss Marketplace Group: Understanding COMCO & Price Surveillance

Current Swiss Competition & Pricing Consultant

The executive currently works as a competition & pricing consultant. The executive has worked for ComCo handling cases, leading economic analysis, overseeing decision quality, and representing Switzerland internationally and has more than 20Y of experience in pricing and competition.

Vitec Software: Aloc Opco, Product Development & Integration

Former CEO at Vitec Aloc

The executive spent 7 years at Aloc, Vitec's first Danish acquisition. The executive held the CEO role when the company was sold to Vitec and led the company for the first years of Vitec's ownership.

Broadcom: VMWare Acquisition & Cloud Transition

Former Director at VMWare

The executive has over 20 years experience in the IT Infrastructure industry. The executive spent over a decade at VMWare leading a P&L for all VMWare products.

DoorDash Inc: DashPass Strategy, Churn, and Pricing

Former Strategy & Operations Lead of DashPass at DoorDash

The executive spent seven years at DoorDash working across US shipping, operations, and pricing strategy before leading DashPass' growth strategy.

Builders FirstSource: Vertical Integration, Lead-Time Control, and Cycle-Time Savings

Former Executive VP of Strategic Accounts at Builders FirstSource

The expert is an industry veteran with 30 years of experience in building material distribution. He spent over 19 years at Builders FirstSource, managing supply chain, sourcing, and strategic accounts. As an executive leader, he reported directly to the CEO and was instrumental in transforming the company's selling approach. His responsibilities included managing relationships with national builders like DR Horton, Lennar, M/I Homes, LGI, Meritage Homes, and Pulte Homes.

Cimpress: Vertical Integration as a Source of Competitive Advantage

Former SVP of Strategic Initiatives at 4imprint

The expert is a former member of 4imprint’s executive leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO. He translated multi-year strategic growth targets into actionable programs that supported sustained 15% annual revenue growth. He developed business cases for expanded warehouse capacity, new decorating equipment, and supplier partnerships, overseeing approvals through execution. At 4imprint, he sized the total addressable market (TAM) for apparel and hard goods, optimized sourcing across China and U.S.-based suppliers, and led cross-functional budgeting and KPI-setting for capacity, customer retention, and digital experience initiatives.

Monday.com vs Asana: AI Integration & Retention

Former Head of Systems and Process Automation at US Accounting Firm

This executive has over 12 years of experience in operations and process automation and is the monday.com enterprise customer and project management systems lead internally at a US accounting firm. Since 2021 she has overseen the selection, deployment, and renewal of monday.com for approximately 70 users inside her organization and has led the evaluation process, benchmarking Asana, ClickUp, and other project management suites.

Computer Modelling Group: Schlumberger Competition & Customer Perspective

Reservoir Engineer at O&G Company

The executive has over 15 years experience in Reservoir Engineering. The executive has experience at Schlumberger and used CMG software at various O&G companies.

Melrose Industries: GKN Aerospace

Former Business Development Executive at GKN Aerospace

The executive has over 30 years experience in Aerospace. The executive spent most of his career in commercial roles selling engine products.

AppFolio: Value-Added Services

Former Product Growth Manager at AppFolio

The executive was a Former Product Growth Manager at AppFolio for over 6 years with experience launching new features and product lines with the original founders of APPF.

Mueller Industries: Supplier Bargaining Power

Sourcing Executive at Ferguson

The executive is a purchaser at Ferguson, covering spend across copper tubing, fittings, valves, and related products, and it is responsible for sourcing strategy, supplier diversification, and contract negotiation with domestic and international mills.

Adyen: Cross-Border Customer Perspective

Head of Payments at Nord Security

The executive has over 10 years of exp

Spotify Podcasting: a Show Host's Perspective

Podcast Show Host and Former Gimlet / Spotify Executive

The executive owned and operated a leading finance podcast that was sold to Gimlet before the company was acquired by Spotify. Last year, the executive acquired the show back from Spotify and now runs it independently.

OppFi: Charter Bank Partnerships & State APR Export in US Online Subprime Lending

Former VP at OppFi

The expert is a former VP at OppFi - with 10 years of experience in high-cost, short-term credit. They oversaw ~75% of core operations (underwriting, loan processing, collections, and debt management) and maintained visibility into a legacy Salesforce-based loan-servicing/decisioning stack.

MPS vs ADI vs TI: Power Management Competition & DrMOS Pricing Pressure

Former Managing Director at Maxim Integrated, Analog Devices

This executive has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and cloud infrastructure technology industry and is a former Director at Analog Devices, responsible for the Cloud Power Business Unit.

NVR: Operational Discipline

Former Division President at NVR

The expert is a former Division Vice President at Ryan Homes, a subsidiary of NVR Inc. He brings deep insight into NVR’s asset-light operating model, Ryan Homes’ divisional strategy, and broader macro trends shaping the single-family housing market. He can speak to division-level governance, budgeting frameworks, and operational levers that drive revenue growth, margin preservation, and capital efficiency at scale for public homebuilders.

Raspberry Pi Holdings: Pi Connect & Industrial Stickiness

Current CEO of a Raspberry Pi reseller

The expert has been reselling Raspberry Pi products for over +10Y and is familiar with the company roadmap

Jack Henry: Culture, Technical Debt, & Competitive Risks

Former Vice President at Jack Henry & Associates

The executive has over 20 years enterprise technology experience as a CIO in multiple companies and previously managed and modernized 300 legacy applications managing over 1,000 employees at Jack Henry.

AI Chips and LLM Compute: Nvidia, AMD, Google TPU, Amazon Trainium, and Emerging ASICs

Former Generative AI Director at Amazon Web Services

The executive spent over 4 years at AWS and was a key leader in building and commercializing AWS’s Generative AI product portfolio, including Sagemaker. The executive was directly involved in the training of first-generation large language models (LLMs) and participated in early collaborations with Anthropic

NVR: Land Acquisition Model & Corporate Culture

Former Land Acquisition Manager at NVR

The expert is a former Land Acquisition Manager at NVR (2021–2024), where they oversaw land acquisitions in the Tampa division and reported to the division’s VP of Land. As part of a company-wide network of approximately 200 land managers, the expert worked closely with peers to navigate the challenges of NVR’s asset-light model, particularly in a highly competitive post-COVID market.

Constellation Software: Trapeze & Transportation Software Customer Stickiness

Former Portfolio Manager, Trapeze US

The executive ran Mark Miller's original Trapeze US scheduling software company he sold to Leonard in 1995. He then scaled a group of transportation companies to over $125m in revenue and reported to John Hines who reported to Miller. The executive worked very closely with Miller on Trapeze US.

QXO & US Building Product Distribution: A Manufacturer's Perspective

Former Sales Manager at CertainTeed

The expert is a former Territory Sales Manager at CertainTeed. He led the exterior product portfolio across Ontario, consistently driving over 30% annual sales growth. He managed a $28 million USD book of business spanning roofing, siding, and decking products, serving a diverse client mix—60% residential and 40% commercial. Reporting directly to the National Sales Manager for Canada, he collaborated closely with distributors, contractors, and builders to implement competitive market strategies and optimize brand positioning.

Vistry Group: UK Land & Build Partnership Economics with Housing Associations

Group Head of Affordable Housing Delivery, Avant Homes

Former Group Head of Affordable Housing Delivery at a major UK housebuilder with 20+ years of experience across housebuilders and housing associations, responsible for scaling affordable housing partnerships and structuring land-led and build transactions with Registered Providers including Home Group, Yorkshire Housing, and Walsall Housing Group. Manages the full lifecycle of affordable housing delivery—from land acquisition and Section 106 negotiations to Homes England grant applications and completion—across both 100% affordable developments and mixed-tenure schemes, with direct oversight of nearly 2,000 homes annually.

Kinsale: Underwriting Process & Unified System Advantage

Former Senior Vice President at Kinsale Insurance

The expert is a 25+ year insurance veteran and former SVP at Kinsale, hired by Mike Kehoe to run property lines. He grew property from 5% (2016) to 11% (2019). The expert has also worked at many leading insurance companies including Markel Insurance Company.

inTEST Corporation: Ambrell & Videology Moat & Unit Economics

Former President of inTEST Corporation

This executive has over 35 years’ experience leading global operations and engineering in industrial manufacturing and energy technology.

Nubank: Banking Economics

Former Director at Nubank

The executive spent over 3 years at Nubank and led both Nubank’s credit card underwriting in and collections teams in Brazil while eventually becoming responsible for financial planning and analysis.

IAA: Winning Share from Copart

Claims Manager at a Large Auto Insurer

The expert is a Claims Manager at a Large Auto Insurer with 20 years of experience.

Kakao: Friends Feed & Advertising Oppotunity

Former Director at Kakao

The executive spent two years at Kakao overseeing product development, engineering, marketing, and customer service for Kakao Talk.

AppFolio: Challenges Winning Enterprise Customers

CEO of a US Multifamily Property Manager, 6,100 unts

The executive is the CEO of a property manager responsible for over 6,000 multifamily units. The company also has an ownership interest in the properties it manages.

Middleby Corporation: Rational AG Competition

Former Director at Rational AG

The executive spent over 8 years at Rational AG overseeing all post-sales activities across US & Canada, managing a workflow from pre-installation surveys and equipment installation to maintenance, warranty work, and refurbishments

GEICO: Catastrophic Risk, Reserving Discipline & Regulatory Friction

Former Senior Vice President at GEICO

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Auto Insurance industry with senior claim operations and legal roles at GEICO and various other players in the insurance and autos industry.

Constellation Software & Roper: AI Threats to VMS Stickiness

Former VP at Roper Technologies

The executive spent more than 3 years at Roper and was part of a leadership team focused on defining and driving the Gen AI strategy at the company. The executive has over 20 years of experience with VMS, with more than $100 M in P&L responsibility across healthcare and legal software.

Harris Computer: Building a French Software Platform from €16M to €66M

Former Executive at Harris Computer, Constellation Software

The executive worked at Harris Computer for over 3 years scaled Harris’s French presence, led post-acquisition integrations, and expanded EBITDA across the portfolio

Sartorius: Building Customer Lock-In Across the Biotech Lifecycle

Former Account Management Executive at Sartorius Stedim Biotech

The executive has over a decade experience in Life Sciences. The executive held multiple account management roles focused on large global customers.

The Luxury Watches Grey Market & Asian Imports

Former Luxury Watches Distributor & Cartier Executive

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Luxury Watches industry. The executive has held leadership roles for watch brands and distributors in Hong Kong.

Circle K Norway EV Experiment Lab

Former Director, EV Development at Circle K Norway

The executive is a Former Director of Circle K in Norway, ATD's lab to experiment with electric vehicle charging stations.

FTAI Aviation: Module Swaps vs CFM’s Locked Ecosystem

Former Chief Engineer at GE Aerospace

The executive has over 35 years experience working at GE and was a key leader designing the CFM56 and LEAP.

FTAI Aviation: CFM56 Repair & Module Swap Process

Former Engineering Director, FTAI Aviation

The executive spent over 15 years in the Aviation industry in various engineering and managerial roles, including over 2 years at FTAI, working hand-in-hand with USM and Lockheed Martin.

SoftwareONE: Microsoft Relationship & Business Model Strategy

Former Senior Executive at SoftwareONE

The executive has close to a decade experience in Software / IT. The executive held senior leadership roles at SoftwareONE.

Computer Modelling Group: Product Performance Comparison

Former Executive at Computer Modelling Group

The executive has two decades experience in Reservoir Modelling. The executive held engineering roles at CMG and is a user of various simulation products.

Philip Morris: Reduced Risk Products & Consumer Behavior

Former VP of Marketing at Japan Tobacco

The executive has over 25 years experience in the Tobacco industry. The executive has held multiple marketing roles at R.J. Reynolds and Japan Tobacco.

QXO, Beacon Roofing: Roofing Industry Consolidation

Former VP of Finance at Beacon Roofing

The expert is a former VP of Finance at Beacon Roofing. He spent over 20 years at Beacon, advancing from regional controller to VP of Finance. He played a pivotal role in the company's M&A strategy, overseeing 20-25 acquisitions and contributing to an additional 1 billion USD in revenue. He also served as Chief Accounting Officer, providing financial analysis and pricing strategies.

Roper Technologies: iPipeline Acquisition & Insurance VMS

Former CEO at iPipeline

The executive has over 30 years experience in Technology. The executive held multiple CEO roles for B2B software companies during this period and led iPipeline through multiple ownership structures.

TransDigm: AvtechTyee, Equity Incentives & Operating as an Owner

Former President at TransDigm Subsidiary

The has nearly forty years aerospace experience and previously ran a large TransDigm subsidiary.

Sika AG: Positioning and Competition

Former Global Marketing Director at Saint-Gobain

The executive has over 20 years experience in the cement and concrete materials industry. He has spent time as a customer at Heidelberg Materials and as a supplier with senior roles at Chryso and Saint-Gobain.

Hyperscaler AI Inference Cost: Custom ASICs vs GPUs

Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia

The executive is a Former Data Center Product Architect and Senior Director at Nvidia. He has a deep understanding of the data center infrastructure space and the deployment of Nvidia product solutions into hyperscalers. In his role, he defined system architectures and provided SaaS solutions, acting as a bridge between hyperscalers and Nvidia hardware. He is now a cofounder of an industrial AI robotics company.

Douyin, PDD, Taobao, & JD: a Merchant Perspective

Former Senior Manager at Douyin, ByteDance and Alibaba

The executive has over a decade of experience in Chinese e-commerce and is a Former Senior Manager at Douyin after spending over three years at Alibaba's Tmall division. The executive is currently an online jewelry merchant with history on both Western and Chinese platforms.

Alta Equipment: End Market Cyclicality, OEM Relationship & Fleet Utilization

Former Director of Rental at Alta Equipment

The expert is a former Director of Rental at Alta Equipment Group. With a robust tenure in the construction equipment rental industry, he has unique experience navigating both pre and post-public phases at Alta. Reporting directly to the SVP, he spearheaded scalability initiatives, focusing on acquisitions and the strategic opening of new locations.

Wayfair & Impact of Potential Tariffs - A Supplier’s Perspective

Wayfair Supplier

The expert is a Wayfair supplier and has 5 years of experience utilizing CastleGate. Her experience as a supplier to several home goods retailers (Overstock, Wayfair, Amazon, and others) has provided her with an understanding of the benefits and costs associated with dealing with all major retailers in the US home furnishing space.

bioMérieux: The BioFire Platform

Former EVP at bioMérieux

The executive has over 25 years experience in Life Sciences. The executive held multiple senior roles at IVD companies and was involved in bioMérieux's acquisition of BioFire.

Centene and Elevance Health: Business Model, Culture and Leadership

Former Regional Vice President at Centene Corporation

The executive has 35+ years in health plan management and recentlyr reported to the enterprise SVP of Network, overseeing provider networks across all Centene markets.

10x Genomics & Single Cell Sequencing

Former Director at 10x Genomics

The executive has over 22 years experience in biotech and is the Former Director at 10x Genomics, responsible of managing the top pharma customer accounts.

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and the Luxury Cruise Market

Former Senior Director at Norwegian Cruise Line

The expert is a former Senior Director at Norwegian Cruise Line and has over 25 years of experience in the luxury cruise line and travel industry. He began his journey at Carnival Corp, where he built a team of 120 and led US travel sales. His expertise covers global sales, operations, reservations, and guest services.

Intuitive Surgical: ASC's, Hugo Comparison & Efficiency Gains

Urology Surgeon

The executive has over 15 years experience with the Da Vinci. The surgeon has completed over 8000 robotic procedure during this time period.

Miller Industries: Advantages Over Competitors & Current Market Weakness

COO at Guardian Fleet Services

The executive is the COO of the largest US towing, recovery, and specialized transportation company. They are the largest private industry customer of Miller Industries.

LGI Homes: Underwriting Process & Quality

Former Senior Land Acquisition & Development Analyst at LGI Homes

The expert is a Former Director of Land Acquisition at Century Communities and Former Senior Land Acquisition & Development Analyst at LGI Homes. He managed and underwrote major deals on the west coast, vetting acquisitions up to $100 million. He has successfully acquired more than 5000 single-family detached lodges. He is well-versed in the land acquisition process from development to sales, particularly in the North West region of the US.

Cellebrite: Grayshift Mobile Forensics

Former Sales Executive at Grayshift

The executive has over 20 years experience in Law Enforcement. The executive has been both a user and seller of digital forensics tools.

Broadcom: Operating Philosophy & Culture

Former Product Management Executive at Broadcom.

The executive has over 20 years experience in Semiconductors. The executive has held multiple product management roles for semiconductor companies, focused on networking chips.

Belron, Safelite & US Auto Glass Repair: TPA Agreements

Former Executive VP at Safelite

The expert is a former Executive VP at Belron's Safelite Autoglass in the US, where he was mainly in charge of developing the relationships with Belron/Safelite's three main customer segments (cash/retail, insurance, and commercial).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Palantir & the Squeeze on Defense Systems Integrators

Former Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

The executive has over 30 years military and engineering experience and previously managed a $300m P&L and over 700 staff for defense programs at Booz Allen Hamilton.

LGI Homes: Understanding Land Acquisition

Former Senior Land Acquisition & Development Analyst at LGI Homes

The expert is a Former Director of Land Acquisition at Century Communities and Former Senior Land Acquisition & Development Analyst at LGI Homes. He managed and underwrote major deals on the west coast, vetting acquisitions up to $100 million. He has successfully acquired more than 5000 single-family detached lodges. He is well-versed in the land acquisition process from development to sales, particularly in the North West region of the US.

Coupang: Korean E-Commerce Ad Sales

Former Sales Executive at Coupang

The executive has over 10 years experience in Retail. The executive has had various sales roles for Korean e-commerce platforms.

Jack Henry: Middleware, API Strategy & Banking as a Service

Former Executive at Jack Henry

The executive has over 20 years in Banking Software. The executive held roles at Jack Henry, Fiserv and various community banks where they have led core banking conversion processes.

SAP S/4HANA Migration: Customization, Cloud Strategy & Multi-Year Implementation

Chief Information Officer at Hyundai Motor Company, United States

The executive oversees technology strategy for the automaker, including multimillion-dollar cloud and SaaS budgets and leads all dealer management system (DMS) partnerships including integrations with CDK, Cox Automotive, Tekion, Reynolds & Reynolds and Pinewood Technologies.

RPMGlobal: Mining Software Suite & Americas AMT Adoption

Former Sales Executive at RPMGlobal

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Mining industry. The executive has spent most of their career selling mining software in North America, Australia and Africa.

Loar Group: Safe Flight Instrument

Former Director at Safe Flight, a Loar Group subsidiary

The executive spent over 15 years at Safe Flight.

Wizz Air: Route Strategy & Network Planning

Former Revenue & Capacity Management Executive at Wizz Air

The expert is a former Capacity Management Executive at Wizz Air. With over 10 years of experience in the airline industry at Wizz Air, Etihad, and Qatar Airways, he developed extensive experience in commercial planning, revenue management, and capacity planning. At Wizz Air, he led the commercial planning for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, focusing on fleet growth and route strategy while addressing regional challenges.

Baidu, Douyin, & the Chinese Search Market

Former Product Strategy Lead at Baidu

The executive spent nearly four years at Baidu, leading product development across mobile and cloud divisions at the company. They were involved in building new mobile ad units and launching Baidu's Gen AI platform.

Zoetis, IDEXX Laboratories and Animal Diagnostics Competition

Former Commercial Executive at Zoetis and IDEXX Laboratories

The expert has 20 years of experience in veterinary diagnostics and has worked for both Zoetis' Diagnostics division and IDEXX Laboratories in senior commercial roles. The executive is still active in the animal health industry.

Constellation Software: Vela Operating Culture & AI Risk

Former Portfolio Manager at Vela Software

The executive spent over 4 years at Vela Software and worked as a portfolio manager across government, defence, legal, infrastructure asset management and not-for-profit verticals.

Intapp: Digital Transformation Implementation at Am Law 100 Firm

Former Engagement Manager at Intapp

This executive has over 18 years of experience in the technology and software industry and is a former Program Manager at INTAPP, managing enterprise implementations for top legal and financial clients.

Netflix, The Trade Desk: Colgate Programmatic CTV Case Study

Former Programmatic Media Director at Colgate-Palmolive

The executive spent +2 years at Colgate-Palmolive where he oversaw a +$200M programmatic media budget in NA. The executive has more than 20 years of experience in ad tech and spent the first decade of his career at large advertising agencies managing multimillion CPG advertising budgets.

CCC, Progressive, & Risks of Customers Switching to Mitchell

Former Director of Claims at Progessive Insurance

The executive has over 30 years experience in insurance claims and adjusting with ~20 years at Progressive running claims departments across the West. The executive currently runs claims at a smaller insurer in California and has worked with CCC and Mitchell for decades.

Schindler Elevators & Maintenance Margin Pressure

Former Regional Manager at Schindler Corporation

The executive has 40 years experience in the elevator industry with 25+ years at Schindler, managing multiple regions and states in the US, and Otis, during the family and UTC ownership period.

Oracle: Vertical Data Competitive Advantage

Current Oracle Partner at Deloitte

The executive has worked at Deloitte for over 30 years. The executive is the founder of Deloitte’s Oracle business, which scaled into a $3 billion global practice spanning applications, industry verticals, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

TerraVest: EnTrans History & Business Line

Former Executive at EnTrans

The executive has over 20 years experience in O&G Equipment. The executive held leadership positions within EnTrans' O&G business.

TerraVest: EnTrans Energy Customers

Former Executive at EnTrans

The executive has over 20 years experience in O&G Equipment. The executive held leadership positions within EnTrans' O&G business.

Union Pacific & US Railroads: Competitive Landscape & Autonomous Trucking Impact

Former Director of Terminal Operations at Union Pacific Railroad

The executive has spent over 25 years at the US and Canadian railroad companies, which includes 16 years at Union Pacific where he was in charge of some of the busiest rail intersections in the US.

SAP: HANA Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Oracle Database Competition

Senior Vice President at SAP

This executive has over 40 years of experience in technology leadership, cloud architecture, and enterprise systems.

Kelly Partners Group & Accountancy Roll-Ups

Former Chairman at Redbubble and Director at Stockford

Richard Cawsey

Richard has over 30 years of executive experience across financial services and technology startups. He is a Former Director at Stockford, an Australian accountancy roll up and is the Former Chairman at Redbubble, the Australian consumer marketplace, where he was an early angel investor and Chair for 10 years. Richard started his career at Morgan Stanley before joining St Georges Bank where he became Stockford Director. Richard now runs Denali Venture Partners and is an investor and advisor to many early stage technology companies globally.

Fever-Tree: Molson Coors Partnership & US Off-Premise Distribution

Former Senior Executive at Molson Coors Beverage Company

The executive spent almost 15 years at Molson Coors working across the US in various sales and distribution roles including managing core brands in the non-alc portfolio.

Danaher: Tariffs Impact & China Supply Chain

Former Supply Chain Executive at Pall

The executive has over 25 years experience in Supply Chain & Procurement. The executive led strategic sourcing for various Danaher subsidiaries over a period of almost 10 years.

Tesla Repair Network & Vertical Integration

Former Collision Repair Manager at Tesla

The expert, a former GM of Collision Repair at Tesla, led the strategy to double the capacity of Tesla's repair shops yearly. He also implemented policies for Tesla-approved collision centers. Currently, he serves as the Collision Center Director at a Toyota dealership.

Moncler, Hermès, & Scaling Luxury Brands

Former Area Manager at Moncler France/Benelux

The expert, former Area Manager for Moncler in France and Benelux, was integral in the brand's transition from wholesale to retail. With Moncler from its startup phase, he led procurement, independent purchasing plans, and managed relationships with key suppliers. His responsibilities included sales planning, budgeting, and market expansion for France and Benelux, as well as overseeing the brand's e-business.

Teradyne: AI Compute Test Strategy & Competing with Advantest

Former Director, Product Management & Strategy, Teradyne

Former Director of Product Management & Strategy at Teradyne's Semiconductor Test division (2019–2024) with 30+ years in the semiconductor industry, led product strategy and market forecasting for digital test, burn-in, and system-level test platforms serving AI and high-performance computing chips. Owned TAM modeling methodology combining customer inputs, third-party data, and investor disclosures to guide R&D prioritization, while analyzing cost-of-test trends across wafer, packaged, and system-level insertions as the industry shifted to chiplets and advanced packaging; also led internal analysis on US–China trade restrictions and supply chain exposure. Prior to Teradyne, spent approximately 15 years at Intel in processor test and architecture roles, providing deep expertise in semiconductor test economics, OSAT dynamics, competitive positioning across Aehr/Teradyne/Advantest/Tokyo Electron, and thermal/liquid-cooled test environments for next-generation AI chips.

Builders FirstSource: US Homebuilding Cyclicality, Pricing, & Vertical Integration

Senior Executive at a US Regional Homebuilder

The expert is a senior executive at a US regional homebuilder. He has been a customer of Builders FirstSource for decades and has extensive knowledge about the competitive dynamics in the US homebuilding market.

Cicor Technologies: Management Team, M&A Strategy, & Defense Market Positioning

Former Sales Manager at Cicor Group

This executive has over 25 years of experience in sales and procurement within the electronics and technology sectors, with extensive global experience and leadership roles.

Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron: HBM Packaging & Thermal Management Competition

Former Vice President at Samsung Semiconductor

The executive has over 20 years experience in the semiconductor industry at Samsung and was responsible for product planning from concept through to end-of-life across DRAM, SSD, NAND flash, and AI accelerator memory products.

Fever-Tree: KeHE and UNFI & US National Natural & Independent Grocery Accounts

Former National Account Manager at Fever-tree

The executive has 10+ years experience in beverage sales across restaurant, retail and specialty food importing roles and is the former National Account Director USA at Fevertree Drinks PLC. At Fevertree, the executive managed natural national retail chains across the US.

Copart: New Market Expansion Process & Challenges

Former Senior Director of Sales at Copart

The expert is a former Senior Director of Sales at Copart, with 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. For 8 years, he spearheaded Copart's brand and sales team development in Canada, establishing the company's presence as their first salesperson in the country. His extensive experience includes working on the insurance side and managing close contacts with US offices.

Raspberry Pi vs Chinese Competitors: Quality, Innovation & Backward Compatibility

Current Raspberry Pi Customer

The executive has over a Raspberry Pi customer for over a decade, and scaled his IoT product from concept to industrial scale.

Google DeepMind: AlphaFold & the Biologic R&D Process

Senior Structural Biologist at AstraZeneca

The executive has +10 years of experience as a structural biologist and is a former GSK protein engineer and it is now working at AstraZeneca as a structural biologist.

Visma Software: History, Operating Philosophy, & Retail Divestment

Former Managing Director & Board Member at Visma

The executive has over a decade of experience running Visma's old retail division which was sold to PE in 2018.

Esquire Financial Holdings: Niche Moat in Law Firm Banking

Former VP at Esquire Financial Holdings

The executive spent over 2 years as a Vice President at Esquire Financial Holdings where he was leading one of the underwriting teams.

Shift4: M&A-Led Global Expansion

Former SVP at Shift4

The executive is a senior payments operator and former regional SVP at Shift4. He led a unified-commerce business across Europe and the Americas, spanning e-commerce and omni-channel acquiring. He oversaw enterprise merchant onboarding, partner channels aggregating SMB volumes, and supported M&A evaluation for adjacent capabilities.

Raspberry Pi: Company Culture & Leadership

Former Head of Financial Reporting at Raspberry Pi

The executive led post-IPO financial reporting, reporting directly to the CFO.

Fair Isaac Corporation: Reseller Distribution Channel

Regional Sales Director at Advantage Credit

The executive has over 25 years in the mortgage credit industry with 12+ years in mortgage credit reporting and currently manages 40 active bank, credit-union and lender relationships representing over $500M in annual loan volume. They have previously held senior sales roles at SettlementOne, managing a $1B loan book.

Core & Main & Waterworks Distribution: A Supplier's Perspective

VP of Sales at Waterworks Supplier

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Construction industry. The executive has held Regional and National Manager roles for Core & Main and has since been a supplier to the company.

Cellebrite, Magnet & M&A Strategy in the Digital Intelligence Industry

Former M&A Manager at Magnet Forensics

The executive spent close to 3 years in the Digital Intelligence (DI) industry leading Magent's M&A efforts before and during the merger with Greyshift.

Floor & Decor: Direct Sourcing & Retail Strategy

Former Merchandising Vice President at Floor and Decor

The expert is a former Merchandising Vice President at Floor & Decor who spent 16 years scaling the tile business from 8 to ~200 stores. Previously a Global Product Merchant at The Home Depot, the expert led supplier selection, product development, pricing, and portfolio strategy at F&D—negotiating with 50–70 factories and conducting 1,000+ plant visits. They launched large-format 5×10 ft porcelain slabs, managed private brands, localized assortments by market, and delivered quarterly updates to the board

Kaspi: Chinese Competition, Cross-Border Logistics & Temu

Former Executive at KazPost

The executive has over 5 years experience in Logistics. The executive led the e-commerce projects at KazPost

Swiss Marketplace Group: Market Position, Lead Attribution & Transition to "Agentic" Search

COO at Avendo AG

The executive is leading operations at one of the main real estate software providers in Switzerland where he works with SMG users and agents on a daily basis.

Lifco AB: Hultdin Acquisition Case Study

Former CEO, Hultdin (a Lifco operating company)

Ryanair: OTA Partnership Dynamics

Former Executive at Wizz Air

The expert is a former Executive at Wizz Air. He spent nine years leading corporate finance, investor relations, and investment strategy, overseeing aircraft acquisitions and financing, launching new bases, and acquiring complementary airlines.

Carvana: Titling Process Challenges

Former Title Specialist at Cox Automotive

The expert is a former Title Specialist at DLRdmv and Cox Automotive. He managed end-to-end vehicle title processing, coordinating with DMVs, dealers, lenders, and internal teams. At DLRdmv, he supported the electronic registration and titling platform, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions. At Cox Automotive, he processed high-volume title transactions for auctions and wholesale remarketing.

Elevance, Centene & US Health Insurance

Former Network Management Director at Elevance Health

The executive spent 23 years at Elevance Health, formerly Anthem. The executive led the Medicaid team and managed Elevance/Anthem network, working closely with the physicians.

Markel Reinsurance, Nephila, & Cat Risk

Former Senior Executive at Nephila

The executive has over 15 years experience in reinsurance including over five years at Nephila.

Bruker: Products Overview

Former VP at Bruker

The executive has extensive experience in the analytical and diagnostic instruments industry, with knowledge of both MS and NMR platforms. At Bruker, the expert was responsible for strategy and product development.

Danaher: Cytiva's Bioprocessing Filtration Portfolio

Former VP of Sales at Pall Corp

The executive has over 35 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry. The executive spent a combined 25 years at Millipore and Pall Corp and was intimately involved in the implementation of the Danaher Business System after Danaher's acquisition of Pall Corp.

Triveni Turbine: Indian Steam Turbine Market

Former Senior Sales Executive at Triveni Turbine

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Steam Turbines industry. The executive has worked for Triveni and Siemens in commercial roles.

Markel Specialty Insurance Strategy & Expense Ratio

Former Senior Executive at Markel Insurance

The executive has over 40 years experience in the US specialty insurance industry including at Markel and other leading E&S underwriters.

Netflix: International Originals Ramp Up & Roald Dahl Acquisition

Former Netflix Originals Director

The executive spent more than 7 years at Netflix and has more than 15 years of experience in the industry. Was part of the international originals founding team and having worked close to Bella and Ted Sarandos, the executive greenlit more than 20 productions during his tenure. The executive was deeply involved with the Roald Dahl acquisition and content strategy after the Netflix acquisition

CTS Eventim: Italian Ticketing Landscape & Ticketmaster Competition

Current Sales Director at Ticket Master

The executive works at Ticketmaster Italy and has over 10 years of experience in online ticketing

DCC Plc: UK Energy Distribution Market

Former Commercial Director at Certas Energy (DCC)

The executive has over 13 years of experience at Certas where he oversaw the fuel cards business, expanded the infrastructure in the UK and executed multiple M&As.

Salesforce Service Cloud & Field Service: From Ticketing to Agentic Workflows

Former Director, Service Cloud & Field Service at Salesforce

Former Service Cloud Leader at Salesforce with 30+ years in enterprise software and SaaS, including 4+ years building the Service Cloud business in Norway from inception. Managed a regional P&L, led strategic account acquisition across SME to enterprise segments, and played a role in transforming Service Cloud into the Nordic region's leading revenue generator while gaining deep expertise in Field Service architecture, Agentforce AI implementation, and competitive dynamics with SAP—where she previously spent 6 years leading partner ecosystem transformation.

Topicus: History, Culture, and Organic Growth Techniques

Former Managing Director at Topicus

LGI Homes, Lennar, D.R. Horton: US Building Material Supplier Relationships

Former Executive VP of Strategic Accounts at Builders FirstSource

The expert is an industry veteran with 30 years of experience in building material distribution. He spent over 19 years at Builders FirstSource, managing supply chain, sourcing, and strategic accounts. As an executive leader, he reported directly to the CEO and was instrumental in transforming the company's selling approach. His responsibilities included managing relationships with national builders like DR Horton, Lennar, M/I Homes, LGI, Meritage Homes, and Pulte Homes.

EliseAI: Property Management AI Adoption & ROI

Vice President at Lantower Residential

The executive has over 10 years of experience overseeing a portfolio of ~8,000 units across Texas, Florida and North Carolina. They select and manage the firm’s property management software, directing last year’s $250–300K spend.

Veeva Systems Data Solutions vs IQVIA

Former Director of Product Management at Veeva

The executive has over 15 years experience in healthcare software and data solutions at Veeva and IQVIA.

Safestore Holdings & UK Self Storage

Former Operations Director at Safestore Holdings

Dave Davies

Dave is an experienced self storage executive and was a member of Safestore’s management buy out nearly 20 years ago. He started a career in retail, managing stores for Wickes, a home improvement retail chain, and Pet City, a UK-based pet retail company, before joining Safestore in 2000. Dave was instrumental in buying, operating, and growing the store base across the UK and opening stores in Paris. He currently consults container storage companies in the UK.

Core & Main Inc: M&A Strategy & Opportunity

Former Executive Vice President at Core & Main Inc.

The executive spent nearly 10 years at Core & Main and was involved in leading inorganic growth and all strategic iniaiatives.

Grindr: Product Strategy, Ad Load Testing & Free User Experience

Former Senior Product Manager, New Verticals at Grindr

Former Senior Product Manager, New Verticals at Grindr with 2+ years of experience across finance, product strategy, and executive support at a 170-person company. Led revenue strategy, monetization analysis, and new initiative sizing with board-level exposure, bringing deep expertise in dating app engagement metrics, ad load optimization, and subscription penetration dynamics across geographies.

DCC Plc: UK Energy Market & Lubricant Distribution

Former Head of UK at DCC Fuels

The executive has over 17 years of experience in domestic and commercial fuel operations, having spent over 10 years at DCC Plc.

Oracle: Lift & Shift Legacy Workloads

Current Oracle Partner at Deloitte

The executive has worked at Deloitte for over 30 years. The executive is the founder of Deloitte’s Oracle business, which scaled into a $3 billion global practice spanning applications, industry verticals, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Danaher: Cytiva / Pall Strategic Integration

Former Senior Director at Danaher

The executive is a former Director at Danaher, responsible for leading strategic accounts with major clients like AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna. The executive has over a decade of bioprocessing sales experience at Danaher and Sartorius.

Azure, AWS, GCP: AI, Capacity, & Cloud Budget Allocation

Former Engineering Leader at American Airlines

The executive has over 25+ years experience in IT services and recently oversaw $107m annual infrastructure budget across Azure, AWS, and IBM Cloud at American Airlines.

Shopee vs MercadoLibre: Logistics Strategy & Unit Economics in Brazil

Former Shopee Express Brazil Director

The executive spent over 3 years at Shpoee Brazil and built Shopee’s own logistics company in Brazil (Shopee Express) from zero to handling 95% of all Shopee orders in Brazil.

Swiss Marketplace Group: AutoScout and the Swiss Used-Car Market

Former Automotive Director at Swiss Marketplace Group

The executive spent 5 years at Swiss Marketplace Group and was responsible for the full P&L of AutoScout and Car For You verticals

Monday.com vs Airtable, and AI Workflows

Former Vice President at Warner Bros Discovery Inc

The executive was a VP responsible for HBO Max and has ran the selection and implementation process for Monday.com at multiple companies.

Bergman & Beving: Evolution of the M&A Process

Former M&A Executive at Bergman & Beving

The executive spent over 15 years at Bergman & Beving and was involved in over 40 acquisitions at the company.

Copart vs IAA: Data-Driven Insurers, International Buyers & the Shift to Digital Auctions

Former Director of Global Buyer Business Development at IAA

The expert is a former Director of Global Buyer Business Development at IAA. He led the shift from 100+ physical auctions to a digital marketplace; built and segmented an international buyer base (recyclers, scrappers, rebuilders), traveling 200+ days/year to grow cross-border liquidity; deployed 360° imaging, paint-depth checks, hail detection, and AI grading to lift seller recoveries; partnered with insurers, lenders, and repossession firms; supported integration planning for RB Global’s (Ritchie Bros.) 2023 acquisition.

North American Railroads: Margins & the Modernization Dilemma

Former VP at the Canadian National Railway Company

The expert is a former VP at the Canadian National Railway Company and has over 30 years of experience at BNSF. With deep cross-border expertise, he understands both the U.S. and Canadian rail markets. He held end-to-end responsibility for freight movement, operational efficiency, safety, and dispatching, and is well-versed in mechanical operations, track, and bridge infrastructure. At BNSF, he held similar roles covering the entire U.S. network. Reporting directly to the CEO at both companies and serving on their executive teams, he is familiar with both corporate cultures.

Amazon FBA Seller: Impact of Tariffs

Director of Amazon FBA Seller

The executive has over eight years of experience selling products on Amazon and sources goods from China an Taiwan.

Franklin Covey: Sales Model Transition & Content as a Differentiator

Former Strategy Executive at Franklin Covey Co

The executive has more than 15 years of experience in the learning and development industry and previously ran strategy and sales GTM at Franklin Covey

Loro Piana: Ownership Under LVMH & Brunello Cucinelli Comparison

Former Executive at LVMH

The executive has over 15 years experience in the Luxury Goods industry. The executive held multiple senior roles within LVMH and worked closely with senior management on M&A deals.

DoorDash: DashPass Product Offering and Growth Opportunity

Former Product Lead at DoorDash

The executive has over 12 years experience in product roles for large tech organisations including Uber and others before joining DoorDash to lead its DashPass offering.

Intapp DealCloud vs Salesforce: Choosing an Investment Fund CRM

Current Investment Officer at a Large Asset Manager

The executive has over a decade of institutional investment experience and is a current investment officer at an asset manager where they led the firm-wide implementation of DealCloud CRM and managed the RFP versus Salesforce.

ESCO Technologies: SM&P Acquisition

Former Executive at Ultra Maritime

The executive has over 30 years experience in Naval Defense Systems. The executive held senior roles within Ultra Maritime before the sale of SM&P to Esco.

AppFolio vs Yardi: Market Size & Strategic Positioning

Former Director at Yardi

The expert is a former Director of Sales at Yardi. With 7 years dedicated to driving net new logo sales, he managed national mid-market team sales, targeting portfolios of 500–7,500 units, and previously handled enterprise accounts ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 units.

Klarna Group, PayPal and BNPL Product Positioning

Former Senior Product Manager, BNPL at Klarna

The executive has over 12 years experience in fintech and payments and previously led Klarna’s buy-now-pay-later and post-purchase credit platform across nine markets (Benelux, DACH, Nordics). This included the management of 2 million daily transactions, a 12-person product team, and collaboration with risk management, reporting to the Product Director.

Constellation Software: M&A Team Structure & Deal Sourcing Process

Former M&A Director at Constellation Software

Ultimate Software: Parallel Payroll Runs, Service Playbook, and the Kronos Merger

Former VP of Sales at UKG

The expert is a former VP of Sales at UKG. He led net-new logo acquisitions across the Fortune 1000, reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer. His remit covered full-suite HCM, payroll and workforce management solutions, routinely winning competitive bids against Oracle, Workday, ADP, Paycor, Paychex, Paylocity and Rippling. He previously spent time at Workday in a competing capacity, giving him a dual-vendor perspective across HCM products, pricing, implementation and buyer criteria.

Adyen vs Stripe: US Market Competition & Pricing Strategy

Former Director of Engineering, Adyen

Former Director of Engineering at Adyen with 15+ years in technology and financial services, managed seven engineering teams across Amsterdam, Chicago, and Singapore overseeing compliance, risk, and regulatory strategy for the company's banking, issuing, capital, and embedded finance products. Led KYC/KYB automation initiatives, fraud prevention frameworks, and regulatory engagement across Europe and North America, including involvement in securing Adyen's India banking license and assessing emerging models like agentic commerce and stablecoins from both technical and regulatory risk perspectives.

Precision Castparts vs Howmet: Airfoil Casting Competition & Pricing

Former Senior Director at Precision Castparts

The executive spent over 15 years at Precision Castparts, holding key roles in Airfoils, Structural Castings, and Fasteners while working with major aerospace OEMs. The executive was in charge of the strategic direction of the fasteners division.

Union Pacific, BNSF, & Class I US Railroads Competition

Former VP at Union Pacific Railroad

The executive spent over 33 years at Union Pacific across a variety of positions including nationwide responsibilities for industrial products and agricultural products.

CellaVision: Hematology Instruments Market

Former Sales Executive at Beckman Coulter

The executive has over 25 years experience in Hematology. The executive has spent most of his career selling hematology instruments & reagents.

Nubank Mexico: Unit Economics, Risk Management & Banking License Strategy

Former Director at Nubank

The executive spent 2 years at Nubank Mexico where he led credit risk. The executive has 30 years of experience in the financial industry with over 20 years of credit and fraud experience at major Latin American institutions, including Citibank.

Wizz Air: Growth at All Costs vs Ryanair’s Sustainable Advantage

Former Executive at Wizz Air

The expert is a former Executive at Wizz Air. He spent nine years leading corporate finance, investor relations, and investment strategy, overseeing aircraft acquisitions and financing, launching new bases, and acquiring complementary airlines.

EXP Realty: Real Estate Agent Operations & Economics

Former President at eXp Realty

The executive spent a year at eXp Realty, managing growth strategies and supporting approximately 12,000 agents. The executive has over 20 years of industry experience, having successfully sold 3,000–4,000 homes

FTAI & CFM56 MRO Supply vs Demand

Head of Engines at Magnetic MRO

The executive has nearly 20 years experience in engine MRO and is currently running a CFM56 MRO shop in Europe conducting module repair, swaps, and core restorations.

Progressive Leadership Transition: Tricia Griffith, Andrew Quigg & CEO Succession

Former Senior Claims Director, The Progressive Corporation

Former Senior Claims Director at The Progressive with 33+ years in insurance claims operations, led multiple centralized business units including salvage recovery ($2.5B in annual sales), subrogation, and catastrophe response, overseeing approximately 1,900 staff and $4.5B in combined financial throughput.

Flutter Entertainment: Barriers to Entry, Betfair Exchange & Online Gambling

Former Head of Sports Betting at Flutter

The expert is the former Head of Sports Betting at Flutter, where he spent 7 years, including 3.5 years in retail gaming and 3.5 years leading the sports betting division. He Reported directly to the MD Commercial of PaddyPower. He is experienced in contract negotiations with major content providers like Arena Racing Company and The Jockey Club.

Motorola Solutions: Switching Costs, Mission-Critical Aspects and LMR vs Broadband

Former VP at Motorla Solutions

The executive spent 25 years at Motorola and 11 years at Motorola Solutions where he managed a $1 billion P&L, leading the mission-critical projects in Land Mobile Radio & Command Center Software.

ASML & TSMC: Customer Relationship & Growth Outlook

Former Executive at ASML

The expert spent 17+ years at ASML. He held positions including Sourcing Director, Managing Director of ASML Germany, and Senior Director of Product Marketing & Business Development for the DUV Business Line. He is familiar with customer relationships with Intel, Micron, Samsung, and other large players in the industry, as well as the role of DUV/EUV in semiconductor manufacturing and its importance in legacy nodes

Root Inc: Carvana Partnership Detailed Analysis

Former Product Manager at Root Inc.

The expert oversaw the development of alternative distribution and embedded offers, working on new partnerships and carrier platform upgrading. The expert was involved in developing the Carvana partnership, later expanded to 10+ partners, and the independent agents strategy.

ASOS, Boohoo, & Online Fashion Retail Business Models

Former Product and Trading Director at ASOS

Maria Hollins

Marias has over 30 years experience in the fashion industry across both leading offline and online UK retailers. She is the Former Trading Director at ASOS, where she was responsible for all buying and product merchandising at the group. Prior to ASOS, Maria enjoyed nearly 20 years at Arcadia Group, previous owner of the Topshop brand, where she led Merchandising. Maria is now a Managing Director of Ann Summers and allocates products on ASOS and Zalando as a third-party brand supplier.

inTEST: Acculogic & Automated Test Equipment Business

Vice President of Sales and Business Development

The executive has over 20 years of experience in technology and software sales.

Wolters Kluwer: UpToDate Pricing & Gen AI Threats

Former Director at Wolters Kluwer Clinical Effectiveness

The executive spent almost 8 years at Wolters Kluwer and played a key role in launching UpToDate Advanced and UpToDate Enterprise

Align Technology: History of Clear Aligners

Former Executive VP of Sales at Align Technology

The executive has over 25 years experience in the Orthodontics industry. The executive was one of the first sales employees at Align and has since set up sales teams for multiple Invisalign competitors.

Paycom: Integration, AI Strategy & Competitive Positioning

Former VP at Paycom

The expert is a former EVP of Product at Paycom. With eight years of experience in the HCM and payroll industry, he has developed deep expertise across both mid-market and enterprise platforms, including ADP, UKG, and SAP. At Paycom, he rose through the ranks from implementation specialist to EVP, where he led product management and international expansion efforts.

Trupanion, Chewy, & Pet Insurance Growth Opportunities

Former General Manager at Trupanion

The executive has 30 years of experience in animal health. During his career, the executive has worked for a variety of companies including Chewy, Trupanion, animal pharmaceutical companies and pet nutrition companies.

Fairfax Financial: Allied World Overview

Former VP at Allied World

The executive has over 25 years experience in Insurance. The executive has worked for major carriers and reinsurers focused on the cyber insurance vertical.

Progressive Insurance: Leadership, Pricing, and Market Share

Former VP at Progressive Insurance

The executive has over 30 years experience in auto insurance and is a former leading sales executive at Progressive.

Danaher vs Thermo Fisher: Plasmid Manufacturing & Gene Therapy Positioning

Former VP of Sales, Aldevron

The executive has over 20 years experience in protein research and life sciences sales and spent over six years at Aldevron before and after the acquisition by Danaher. The executive also has experience at Thermo Fisher within its plasmids business.

Sartorius: Legacy Precision Meets Commercial Friction

Former VP at Sartorius

The expert is a former senior pricing executive at Sartorius, where he specialized in cross-sector pricing models and commercialization improvements. He reported directly to René Faber during his final six months at the company and played a key role in navigating Sartorius’ complex commercial environment, contributing to the restructuring of pricing workflows across product verticals.

Sofina: Investment Process and Strategic Evolution

Former Senior Investment Professional at Sofina

The executive worked at Sofina for over 10 years and was part of the investment team.

Workday: EMEA Go-to-Market Strategy & Partner Ecosystem

Former Senior Strategy Executive at Workday

The executive spent 3+ years driving go-to-market strategy for a ~$1 billion regional business. Led cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance to define segmentation, competitive positioning, and partner ecosystem strategy across EMEA while collaborating with North America and APAC counterparts.

On Running: Footwear China Go-To-Market

Current New Balance Finance Director

The executive works at New Balance China, overseeing strategic planning and leading the annual budget, forecasts, performance reviews, and mid/long-term planning. The executive has over 10 years of experience in apparel

SANUWAVE Health: Sales Economics & Reimbursement Challenges

Former Sales Account Manger at SANUWAVE

This executive as over 20 years’ experience in medical sales and marketing and a former Sales Account Manager at SANUWAVE Health covering multiple states responsible for driving adoption of Ultramist and Dermapace wound-care systems. Managed sales cycle with podiatry offices, wound clinics, providers and VA hospitals, delivering product demonstrations, clinical education and post-sale support.

Games Workshop: Hobbyist Anatomy, Economics and Behavior

CEO and Co-founder at one of the largest B2B Games Workshop customers in the Nordics.

Former CEO and Co-founder of the largest pure game and hobby retailer in the Nordic region, with 19+ years of experience building and scaling a €9-10 million business across tabletop gaming, miniatures, and hobby retail. Leads a 45-person team, managed over 100,000 SKUs, and serves as a strategic partner to major gaming manufacturers including Games Workshop, with deep expertise in community-driven retail, customer retention, and the tabletop gaming ecosystem across Northern Europe.

Constellation Software Competitive Risks

Former Portfolio Head, M&A at Constellation Software

The executive spent ~12 years at Constellation Software and is now working for a smaller, privately backed fund investing in software across Europe.

Salesforce Agentforce: Data 360, Public Sector Agentic Workflows & CRM Positioning

Former Regional Vice President, Public Sector Digital Transformation, Salesforce

The executive has nearly 20 years experience selling and implementing Salesforce solutions and is the Former Regional Vice President of Public Sector Digital Transformation at Salesforce, focused on selling Agentforce to public authorities across the US and EMEA. They led the launch and expansion of Salesforce's EMEA public sector business across the UK, Nordics, Germany, and Switzerland, managing a team of 5 Senior Directors and overseeing Data Cloud deployments to large healthcare, energy, and transportation organizations.

Sartorius: First-Mover Advantage & Competitive Moat

Former R&D Director at Sartorius

The expert is a former Director of Development, Lab Essentials at Sartorius. He spent 7 years managing R&D for lab weighing, pipetting and dispensing, lab water, microbiology, and filtration systems. He held end-to-end product responsibility, including embedded and application software, for devices sold into regulated IVD and operating-room markets.

Fever-Tree and Beer vs Spirits Distribution Networks

Former VP at Diageo and Former VP at Reyes Beer Distribution

The executive has over 20 years experience in the alcohol and beverage industry.The executive spent over six years at Diageo running sales for large chains across the US before joining Reyes where he was responsible for chains. The executive now works for a leading spirits distributor in California.

Nubank: Mercado Pago Competition

Former Executive at Mercado Libre

The executive has over 7 years experience in Banking & Fintech. The executive held leadership roles at Mercado Libre and Nubank.

Shift4: Processing-Led Expansion, Proprietary POS Stickiness and Global M&A

Former V.P. of Sales at Shift4

The expert is a former VP of Sales & Business Development at a global payments processor and POS platform. A founding commercial hire reporting to the founder-CEO, they spent ~20 years building the go-to-market engine. They oversaw indirect channels that scaled to ~50% of revenue; recruited and trained hundreds of agents/ISOs; and designed partner economics, compliance, and enablement. They led the move from SMB-only into enterprise hospitality/venue accounts, and contributed to multiple restaurant-POS and other vertical software acquisitions, advising on migration to the company’s processing rails and on post-merger commercial integration.

Veeva: Quality Vault & Product Adoption

Former Director at Veeva

The executive has over a decade experience in Quality Assurance. The executive focused on Veeva's Quality Vault product suite.

Danaher's Culture, Pall Industrial, & Deploying DBS

Former VP at Danaher

The executive spent ~10 years total at DHR over two spells; the first hired by Culp to revamp the s&M org and the second spell to deploy DBS across Pall's Industrial businesses.

RealPage & Yardi: Pricing Power, Product Strategy & AI Competition from EliseAI

Former Senior Director of Strategic Implementations, RealPage

Former Director of Operations at Yardi with 15+ years in enterprise property management software, led implementation, support, and professional services teams managing 100+ FTEs across the residential suite (multifamily, single-family, government, and maintenance modules) while overseeing product roadmaps and go-to-market launches. Subsequently served as Senior Director of Strategic Implementations at RealPage, where he partnered with the company's largest clients to streamline deployments and drive customer success, reporting directly to the C-suite on strategic accounts and competitive positioning.

Heartland Express, Schneider, and the U.S. Truckload Market: Drivers’ Impact on OR

Former Operations Manager at Schneider National

The expert is a former Operations Manager at Schneider National, with over 40 years of experience in trucking and deep cross-border FTL experience. Led a terminal recognized as Schneider’s 2018 “Terminal of the Year,” overseeing 90+ drivers moving full truckloads into and out of Mexico. Reported to the Southwest Region VP with COO-level visibility on cost, safety, and utilization metrics.

Zscaler: Sales Org & Competition in SASE

Former Sales Executive at Zscaler

The executive has over 15 years experience in Cybersecurity software. The executive has worked for major vendor like Cisco and Zscaler.

Core & Main: Market Structure & Local Execution

VP of Sales at Waterworks Supplier

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Construction industry. The executive has held Regional and National Manager roles for Core & Main and has since been a supplier to the company.

Constellation Software: Public Sector Churn & Switching Costs

Former Portfolio Manager, Trapeze US

The executive ran Mark Miller's original Trapeze US scheduling software company he sold to Leonard in 1995. He then scaled a group of transportation companies to over $125m in revenue and reported to John Hines who reported to Miller. The executive worked very closely with Miller on Trapeze US.

Watches of Switzerland Group USA: A Brand's Perspective

Former VP at Van Cleef & Arpels, Richemont

The executive has over 20 years experience in luxury jewellery with over a decade running Van Cleef's commercial strategy.

Naked Wines: Australia Market Performance

Former Director, Naked Wines Australia

Mark Pollard

Mark has over 20 years experience in the wine industry and is the Former Director of Naked Wines, Australia. He was responsible for sourcing and product assortment and worked closely with the now COO at Naked Wines. He previously worked at Cellarmaster Wines and now works at a competing online wine offering in Australia.

Somero vs Ligchine: Levelling Technology and Patent Cliff

Former Director at Ligchine

The executive spent over a year at Ligchine designing, prototyping, and developing both electric and non-electric concrete screeds while managing Ligchine’s intellectual property portfolio.

Jet Parts Engineering, HEICO, & PMA Growth Opportunity

Former Director at Boeing & Jet Parts Engineering

The executive has 36 years aerospace experience with 10 years at GE, a decade at Boeing across Propulsion and Boeing Capital before joining Jet Parts Engineering for 7 years.

Wayfair: German Market Challenges

Former Head of EU Commercial Analytics at Wayfair

The expert is the former Head of EU Commercial Analytics at Wayfair. He was engaged in setting up the global supplier creation strategy and was part of the process and analytics side, collaborating with the pricing team to gain market-level exposure. He has experience dealing with regional differences in consumer behavior and supplier maturity, particularly in Europe.

Porvair & Chromatography Lab Equipment: M&A Process & Culture

Former Senior Vice President Life Sciences at J.G. Finneran, Porvair plc

The executive has over 33 years in lab consumables sales and, in 2017, led the sale and integration of family-owned J.G. Finneran into Porvair.

Monday.com: Adaptive Culture & AI

Former Director at Monday.com

The executive spent over 5 years at Monday.com where he led the partnership program buildout from its inception, signing alliances with some of the biggest global partners.

GXO: WMS Standardization, SG&A Leverage and Launch Execution

Former Senior Executive at GXO Logistics

The expert is a former Senior Executive at GXO Logistics. He directed U.S. operations and managed enterprise IT, including transitioning from antiquated systems to modern WMS solutions like Blue Yonder and Manhattan.

Insurance Tech Stack: Duck Creek, AI Tools & Reducing Operating Costs

Former CIO at $5B Insurance Carrier

The executive held senior IT roles at multiple insurance carriers in the US and has over 30 years experience in the industry.

Halma, NovaBone, & the Healthcare M&A Strategy

Former Head of Sector M&A, Halma

The executive is a Former Head of M&A for the Medical sector at Halma and was responsible for leading one of Halma's largest acquisitions in history, Novabone.

Root Inc: Telematics Commoditization & Incumbents Competition

Former Senior Vice President at GEICO

The executive has over 30 years experience in the Auto Insurance industry with senior claim operations and legal roles at GEICO and various other players in the insurance and autos industry.

Embraer: E2 Fleet Strategy & US Regional Market Dynamics

Former Sales Director at Embraer

This executive has over 8 years of experience in commercial aircraft sales and airline account management and led Airbus, Americas Sales Director at Embraer securing 60+ jet orders worth $4bn+ across North and Latin America.

Kinsale Capital: History and Advantage of Technology

Former Software Developer at Kinsale Capital

The executive has over a decade experience in Insurance. The executive has spent majority of his career in IT departments for Insurance carriers or Insurtech companies.

Magnite: SSP & DSP Bargaining Power

Former VP Sales at Magnite

The executive has over 15 years experience in AdTech. The executive spent over 5 years at Magnite and predecessor companies before joining a publisher.

Green Landscaping Group: Swedish Landscaping Competition

Former Production Leader at Park och Trädgård i Bohuslän

The expert is a former Production Leader at Park och Trädgård i Bohuslän AB, a company acquired by Green Landscaping Group. During her tenure from 2022 to 2024, she managed a team of 15-20 people, overseeing garden plot planning, client relationship management, and team recruitment. Additionally, she held P&L responsibilities and briefly assumed the role of Regional Director.

Daily Journal: US Judiciary & Court Software Market Dynamics

Director of Business Development at CourtView Justice Solutions

The expert is a Director of Business Development at CourtView Justice Solutions and industry veteran since 1990. He managed sales, project execution, and implementation, with full P&L responsibility.

Pets At Home: Vet Practice Operations, Medication & Diagnostics

Former M&A Executive at IVC Evidensia

The executive has over a decade experience in UK Veterinary Services. The executive has spent majority of his time executing and integrating acquisitions for IVC Evidensia and Medivet.

Safran, Zodiac, & Aerospace Seats & Interiors

Former Executive at Safran

The executive has three decades of experience in aerospace with the majority at Safran.

Secure Energy Services & the Canadian Industrial Waste Market

Former Business Development Executive at Secure Energy Services

The executive has over 20 years experience in Waste Management. The executive has focused on selling waste management services to oil producers in Canada.

SmartCraft: Rollup Opportunities in the Finnish ERP Market

Former Manager at Congrid/Smartcraft

The executive was one of the earliest employees at Congrid and spent his time building the business with the founders. He was at Congrid during SmartCraft's acquisition and remained for close to 2 years after.

ADESA: Power Dynamics Post-Carvana Acquisition

Former Director at KAR Global

The expert is a seasoned executive with 32 years of experience in the used car market. He currently holds a senior VP position at a C2C online platform for peer-to-peer used car sales. Previously, he served as the Director of Dealer Accounts at KAR Global, managing relationships with major used car dealers.

Croda: Vaccine Adjuvants Business

Former Senior Executive at Brenntag

The executive has over 30 years experience in Specialty Chemicals. The executive has worked in global roles representing principals and distributors, including the Brenntag Biosector business that Croda acquired.

Christian Dior: US Retail Strategy & Spend Concentration

Former Executive at Christian Dior

The executive has over 20 years experience in Retail. The executive held multiple leadership roles in retail companies in North America.

Bonesupport: US Sales Process & Growth Opportunity

Former Sales Executive at Bonesupport

The executive has over 10 years experience in Orthopedics. The executive has spent most of his career in orthopedics, selling medical devices and biomaterials to hospitals & surgeons.

Copart vs IAA: Canada, Competitive Dynamics & Ritchie Brothers Acquisition Impact

Former Executive at Copart

The executive was responsible for Copart operations within Canada and has over 25 years of experience leading automotive sales, operations, and corporate strategy.

Credit Acceptance, Capital One, Westlake: Competing for Subprime Auto Loans

Former Manager of Originations at Westlake

The expert is a former manager of originations at Westlake. With more than a decade of experience in the US auto subprime lending market, he led a team in managing loan origination processes, handling 60 to 120 loans daily valued at $960,000 to $1,920,000.

Tesla, Progressive, & Potential Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Auto Insurance

Former VP, Insurance at Tesla

The executive spent 2 years running Tesla's internal insurance division focused on claims operations. Prior to Tesla, the executive ran the Tesla account at Crawford & Company.

DraftKings & Kalshi: Prediction Markets vs Traditional Sportsbooks Economics

Former Head of NBA Sportsbook, DraftKings

Former Head of NBA Sportsbook at DraftKings with 10+ years in regulated gaming, joining as employee ~25 and scaling through the company's growth to 5,000+ employees. Led Fantasy operations, launched the first casino product, and managed the full P&L for NBA sportsbook including product, promotions, and operations.

Pratt & Whitney GTF Recovery: Airbus Allocation vs MRO Demand

Program Manager, GTF Recovery at RTX

Former Program Manager in the GTF Recovery organization at Pratt & Whitney (RTX) with 9 years of aerospace propulsion experience, focused on industrial recovery operations and supply chain optimization. Oversaw capacity improvement projects across isothermal forging and casting value streams, managed weekly allocation decisions between original equipment and spare engine production, and led direct involvement in powder metal issue response and manufacturing bottleneck resolution.

Croda: Life Sciences Specialty Chemicals

Former Senior Executive at Croda

The executive has over 15 years experience in Specialty Chemicals. The executive focused on Croda's Life Sciences business.

Serial Acquirers: Purchase Price Accounting

Former CFO at Teqnion

Th executive has over 10 years experience as a CFO of listed companies and is the Former CFO of Teqnion, a Swedish-listed acquirer of industrial businesses.

Sunbelt, United and Herc Rentals: Customer Perspective

Current Fleet Equipment Manager at Ajax Paving

Current Fleet Equipment Manager at Ajax Paving Ind of Florida, a $250M revenue contractor. Previously worked in rental companies including Neff Rental and Synergy. In his current role, he manages a $35M fleet, responsible for purchasing, maintenance, budgets, and rentals. Maitland has built strong supplier relationships, particularly with national players like United Rentals and Herc.

Pets At Home: CMA Investigation & UK Vet Practices

Former Head of Legal at Pets at Home

The executive has over 15 years experience in Corporate Law. The executive headed Pets At Home's legal department before the CMA investigation started.

Medpace: Culture & Leadership Style

Former Business Development Executive at Medpace

The executive has over 20 years experience in CROs. The executive worked at Medpace's HQ and was responsible for driving new business.

CTS Eventim vs Ticketmaster: German Ticketing Market Structure & Competitive Dynamics

Former Sales Director at CTS Eventim

The executive spent nearly 12 years at CTS Eventim, ultimately reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer and was responsible for leading a 25-person commercial team selling into the long-tail ticketing market, covering promoters and sports organizations.

Perimeter Solutions: MMT Catheter Competition

Former Chief Commercial Officer at MMT

The executive has over 20 years experience in medical device sales and strategy and previously led MMT's global sales strategy.

Luxury Gray Market: Italy to China Product Flow

Export Manager at Italian Multi-Brand Boutique

The executive has a decade experience in the Luxury Goods industry. The executive has led an Italian boutique's gray market & export sales and now connects Asian buyers with European boutiques.

Grindr: Product Strategy, Monetization & Ad Load Trade-offs

Former Vice President of Product Management & Customer Experience, Grindr

Former Vice President of Product Management & Customer Experience at Grindr with 5+ years in social and dating platforms, led core product monetization, trust & safety, and customer experience across a 150+ person organization while managing offshore operations. Previously held product roles at Afterpay and Cash App, building consumer-facing features and commerce capabilities from zero to one.

Lonza vs WuXi Biologics: BIOSECURE Act & U.S. Manufacturing Strategy

Former Senior Business Development Executive at Lonza

The executive has over 12 years experience in biopharma and previously ran sales for a US region for Lonza and has experience as a senior account manager at GSK in its vaccines team.

Watches of Switzerland Group: Tariffs & the Evolving Distribution Landscape

Former World Service Logistics Manager at Rolex

The executive has extensive knowledge of logistics and distribution networks, with close to 20 years of experience in the luxury watches industry.

James Hardie vs LP SmartSide: A Contractor's Buying Perspective

Chief Operating Officer of Large PE-Backed Roofing Company

The executive has 30+ years in remodeling and construction across the US and currently oversees nine companies producing ~$800m revenue with ~750 employees across 42 states. The executive is a direct purchaser of James Hardie, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, Carlisle, and customer of Beacon and Builders FirstSource.

Rocket Companies: Refinance vs Purchase Economics, Leadership Exits & Marketing

Former Senior VP of Sales at Rocket Companies

The executive spent 19 years at Rocket working in the purchase as well as refinance side of the business.

Hermès: Culture & Second-Hand Market

Former Control Manager at Hermès

The expert had P&L responsibilities across Hermès’ retail operations in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and she oversaw compliance with internal processes and stock management

Richemont: Buccellati Acquisition & Luxury Jewellery

Former Executive at Buccellati

The executive has over 25 years experience in the Fine Jewellery industry. The executive has retail experience with multiple jewellery brands.

e.l.f. Beauty: UK Market Dynamics & Competitive Positioning at Superdrug

Head of Skincare and Haircare, Superdrug

Former Head of Skincare and Haircare at a major UK health and beauty retailer with 15+ years in FMCG and mass beauty retail, managing end-to-end category strategy across large P&L portfolios (up to £470m) including commercial planning, pricing, promotions, and supplier negotiations. Led a team of 15 buyers and category managers, overseeing major international and domestic beauty brands including e.l.f. Beauty's skincare range, and participated in senior-level strategic meetings with e.l.f.'s U.S. leadership to shape UK market positioning and expansion strategy.

Heartland Express: COVID-Driven Shift to Regional Freight and Home-Time Economics

Former Fleet Manager at Roehl Transport

The expert is a former Fleet Manager at Roehl Transport — ran the carrier’s largest Indiana terminal handling ~80% of network freight. He reported to the head of operations, managed 80+ drivers, and orchestrated daily dispatch, routing, and load allocation across six national terminals. His remit covered driver performance, safety and on-time KPIs, and continuous optimization of tractor–trailer utilization.

Veeva Vault vs Medidata Solutions: Clinical Trial Data Software

Former Director of Product at Veeva Systems

The expert is a former Veeva Systems director of Product with 26 years of experience in the life sciences and clinical trial software market. He led product development for Veeva's clinical suite, including CTMS, eTMF, safety reporting, and EDC systems. He also developed strategies to address medtech market needs, integrated Veeva’s products with external systems, and engaged with customers and prospects to identify pain points.

Grenke, DLL, & EU Equipment Leasing Market

Former CEO of DLL Group

The executive has over 35 years experience in the equipment leasing business and is the Former CEO of DLL Group, a competitor to Grenke.

Computer Modelling Group: Rockflow Dynamics & Schlumberger Competition

Former Executive at Computer Modelling Group

The executive has over 25 years experience in software. The executive has held commercial roles at CMG, selling its reservoir simulation software to O&G customers.

Fever Tree vs Monster Beverage Distribution Strategy

Former National Account Manager at Fever Tree

Michael Pruenner

Michael has 20 years experience in the spirits, wine, and beverage industry and is a Former National Account Manager in Austria for Fever Tree. He was responsible for launching and running the off-premise channel for Fever Tree across the whole of Austria. Prior to Fever Tree, Michael was Country Manager at Monster Energy where he set up the distribution network with Coca Cola for the Monster portfolio. He started his career at Moet Hennessy, running the off-premise channel in the DACH region for the premium brand.

KKR & Co: Reinsurance Strategy

Former Vice President at KKR

The executive was the former VP of Reinsurance at KKR and is a qualified actuary with over 30 years experience in insurance and annuities.

Watches of Switzerland: Cartier’s Distribution Strategy

Former VP at Cartier

The executive spent around 2 years at Cartier and was responsible for supply chain, Merchandising, and after sales Services for Cartier in the Americas wihle overseeing product allocation and retail strategy. The executive has over 10 years of experience with luxury operations

Visa, Mastercard & Stablecoins: Cross-Border Use Cases vs Pure Payments

Former Director of Engineering, Adyen

Former Director of Engineering at Adyen with 15+ years in technology and financial services, managed seven engineering teams across Amsterdam, Chicago, and Singapore overseeing compliance, risk, and regulatory strategy for the company's banking, issuing, capital, and embedded finance products. Led KYC/KYB automation initiatives, fraud prevention frameworks, and regulatory engagement across Europe and North America, including involvement in securing Adyen's India banking license and assessing emerging models like agentic commerce and stablecoins from both technical and regulatory risk perspectives.

Verra Mobility: Government Solutions Economics

Former Executive at Verra Mobility

Adyen Culture, Management Team, and US Competitive Positioning

Former Product & Account Manager at Adyen

The executive is a former Product Manager Partnerships and Senior Strategic Account Manager at Adyen for over 4.5 years where they was responsible for managing enterprise merchants such as American Airlines across e-commerce and omnichannel and leading integrations with technology partners including Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Oracle XStore.