In this episode, the CPG Guys spoke with Naga Chakravarthy, CDO of iOPEX and their partner Joe Zawadzki, general partner at AperiamVventures.This episode is sponsored by iOPEXFollow Naga on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acnaga/Follow iOPEX on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iopex-technologies/Follow iOPEX online at: https://www.iopex.com/Follow Joe Zawadzki at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jzawadzki/CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://NextUpisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.comRhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comKavita's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vM9SsycircZbDMqvREkOw?si=0f452047f6fd44c7&nd=1&dlsi=c59ab358fb034a2aHere's what we asked Naga and Joe : 1.Joe: Let me start with you as we have had a few rounds of discussions with iOPEX, Can you give a quick introduction about you, your mission and your point of view democratizing the ad-stacks as a vertical solution for wall gardens, 2. Naga: Where does your portfolio of things that you do at iOPEX fit into the partnership with Aperiam. 3.  Joe: From your point of view, how do you view the current growth of retail media, commerce intermediaries and specialized verticals adopting advertising as a revenue stream, and your recommendation on how they should build scale.4. Naga: Coming from a strong operations optimization background, how to do you see iOPEX augmenting to add value to retail media, commerce intermediaries and specialized verticals adopting advertising.5. Joe: With cookie crumbling, and specialize/strong 1st party data based walled garden emerging, is it not too much of brands and CPG to handle when it comes to advertising, your views how should CPG or Brand Streamline the media mix (Retail Media, Social Media, Traditional Publishers, CTV, Linear etc). Has the MMM flipped on its head?6. Naga: Your take on how you view the operational challenges and your solutions / approach or guidance ?7. Joe and Naga - each take turns and tell us what the future holds in this space of retail media and commerce. Do you see more automation, AI, ML and what excites you in this space?DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.  CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual’s use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.