A very busy Groceryshop this year! We had our first ever The Middlemen Podcast d
By Tomlimongello · September 26, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
A very busy Groceryshop this year! We had our first ever The Middlemen Podcast drinks for previous guests and...for people who just love holding the middlemen mics! Should we do karaoke next time?
A fantastic Tactical Learning panel with previous guest Michael Peroutka from Gopuff who brought his dynamic sidekick from the merchandising team Victor Angeline. We discussed how the pie gets bigger when merchants and retail media teams work together. Thank you Rocquan Lucas and Joe Laszlo for having us!
Also had an in-depth conversation with George Forge from Quad, so be on the lookout for that episode, as well as my Shopper Missions discussion with Albertsons Media Collective's Lisa Holland (Kinney) on (what else?) how Albertsons uses shopper missions to win trips!
Thanks for all my formal and informal meetups Ashley Davis Breedlove, Lauren Livak Gilbert, Dai Hikida, James Tenser, Melissa Emerich, Sarah Nesheim, Rebecca Roth, Zach Bryson, Jamie Clarke, Thomas Benedict, Trent Becker and looking forward to the wrap up pod we recorded as the show was breaking down Herik Mourão!
and thanks again for those who came to drinks Parbinder Dhariwal, Brian Monahan, Brian Spencer, Ben G., Rob Reinfeld, Joe McCorkle, Drew Cashmore, Steve Triplett, David Haase, Michael Von Eyser, Leah Logan, Adam Bittner, MBA, Mike Weis Sr., Todd Hassenfelt, Matthew Elsley, Nick Larkins and many more!
And you were missed Susan B.!