When Sheila Friedland founded boutique outsourcing solutions provider Spring Sisters, she based it on one simple idea: to make work easier. As a project coordinator in her last role, Friedland was familiar with the pains of outsourcing. “There’s a unique set of problems that companies of all sizes face when trying to achieve long-term, sustainable […]
ForceForward is a video interview series from ForceBrands that highlights what businesses and teams look like tomorrow. According to Shastri Mahadeo, the traditional supply chain planning process is outdated. It’s manual and siloed. The lack of real-time data links across departments contribute to low forecast accuracy, low business performance, and untapped opportunity. Enter Unioncrate, an AI-powered Integrated Business […]
Laurie Breton knows that the success of any growing brand is a balance between implementing processes and systems while still enabling progressive thinking and creativity. As the Head of Supply Chain at Recess — a rapidly growing CBD-infused sparkling beverage — she’s focused on working with the team to build a leading consumer wellness brand. “I […]
No matter how vast it already seems to be, the food industry only keeps growing. According to a report by Grand View Research, the global food and grocery retail market size was valued at $8.77 trillion in 2015 and is expected to reach $12.24 trillion by 2020. That is a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) […]
As ForceBrands’ Division Director of Operations and Finance and one of the company’s first recruiters, Tina Paresi was instrumental in launching this specialized team. Leveraging her 15 years of recruiting experience, she’s placed candidates in roles from manager level to C-Suite at some of the most innovative CPG companies. We caught up with her to learn […]