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New episodes released every Wednesday on Apple & Spotify Podcasts.
Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast
Transform Talks explores the conversations shaping the future of supply chains — before they become conference themes or industry buzzwords.
Hosted by global supply chain influencer Maria Villablanca, the podcast brings senior leaders into candid discussion about transformation as it really happens: messy, complex, and deeply human.
From AI and resilience to leadership, risk, and organisational change, guests share not just successes but doubts, trade-offs, and lessons learned along the way.
Because transformation isn’t a project.
It’s a continuous negotiation between technology, people, and reality.
If you want polished marketing messages, this isn’t the podcast for you.
If you want honest insight from leaders navigating change at scale — welcome to Transform Talks.
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Siobhan Pandya, Director of Continuous Improvement at Mary Kay, speaks with us about the best practices for implementing continuous improvement to drive agility, flexibility and resilience in today’s Supply Chain. The Covid era calls on us to rewrite the rule books on business processes and everything we know about our customers. How can Continuous Improvement help us navigate the complexities of the unknown in this VUCA world?
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
In this podcast episode, we speak with Retired 3 Star General, Larry Wyche, about leading through crisis and complexity. We discuss the role of leadership in a fast-paced and disruptive environment and get practical insight and advice from an experienced Supply Chain professional whose decisions in the industry were literally a matter of life or death.
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Thilak Mahendran, Senior Client Engagement Lead for AI at IBM joins us to discuss the opportunities, possibilities and challenges of implementing AI in today’s Supply Chain. Thilak walks us through the use of Augmented Intelligence in creating a future-proof business that will not only create business value but will also enhance the life of its employees.
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
In this episode, we speak with Pat McLagan, author and thought leader about the deep transformational change in the supply chain. During this session, Pat offers us an explanation of the 4 types of change and gives us practical guidelines and advice for managing change during complexity. We discuss the opportunities and challenges leaders have in managing change.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
In this episode of FIN TV we speak with Andrea Martin, Leader of the Watson Center in Munich and Member of the German Parliament Commission for AI on the current and future landscape of AI and Robotics. We discussed the opportunities, challenges and critical success factors for the implementation of AI in the Supply Chain.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Why are Digital Transformation projects still failing to live up to the hype? Why do they fail in general? In this session, we hear from Kelsey Hudspeth from IBM Watson Center Munich, about the role people have to play in digital transformation. We also talk about practical use cases for blockchain in creating a sustainable Supply Chain.
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Radu Palamariu, CEO of Alcott Global, speaks to us about the evolution of the Supply Chain profession through the years. In this episode, we discuss a roadmap for success from Supply Chain Executive to Chief Supply Chain Officer. Radu offers us his viewpoint on attracting and retaining top talent in today’s complex and competitive environment and gives insight into the companies succeeding.
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
In this episode, we speak with Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thought-leader and Author, Nada Sanders about the keys to success in implementing and using Artificial Intelligence in business today. The failure rate of digital transformation projects is worrying. Professor Sanders helps us understand the critical aspects that are needed in order to ensure the successful implementation of AI in any business. Her book, “Humachine: Humankind, Machines and the Future of Enterprise” gives us valuable insights into the collaboration between human and machine, in order to drive successful digital transformation.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Marisa Schoeman from Diageo talks to us about building strong teams to lead the resilient Supply Chain of the future. Marisa gives us practical advice and pointers for both attracting and managing tomorrow’s planning leaders. We also discuss the opportunities that lie ahead for the demand planner of the future.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
In this episode, we speak with Alicia McKay, Author, Podcast Host, leadership and strategy expert about change and transformation. We talk about effective strategies for leading through change and why so many transformation projects fail.
About Maria
Maria Villablanca is the creator of the supply chain and business transformation podcast Transform Talks, the author of the Transform Thoughts LinkedIn newsletter series, an official Gartner Peer Ambassador, a Brinc mentor for the Oxagon x McLaren Accelerator, and the Co-founder and CEO of The Future Insights Network, a fast-growing network of over 130,000 manufacturing and supply chain leaders.
Maria has interviewed hundreds of senior business and thought leaders from the world's most admired organizations to cut through the hype and noise around supply chain and business transformation.
Her contributions to the supply chain industry as a creator and to the world of business as an entrepreneur and woman in business have won her several awards, including Top 100 Influential Women in Supply Chain, Top 10 Most Empowering Business Women Leading Through The Change, The Most Acclaimed Leaders in Supply Chain and Elite League of Women in Supply Chain, Top 10 Most Recognized Women Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2022, and Top 100 Women in Supply Chain.