Albertsons national VP of produce Shawn Peery talks store visits, social media and sharing success stories

We're delighted to have as our guest on this week's episode Shawn Peery, national vice president of produce for Albertsons. Listeners who participate in "Produce LinkedIn" may have noticed that Shawn has been posting to the platform frequently this year, sharing photos of the produce teams at the many stores he visits to recognize their work. In this conversation, Shawn and The Produce Retail Podcast host Ashley Nickle discuss three main topics: 1) store visits — how many Shawn makes each year, what he looks for during them, what he learns from them, and how he follows up on the conversations he has during them; 2) social media — what prompted Shawn to start highlighting more publicly the great work he sees in stores and what the feedback has been on that effort; and 3) sharing success stories — how the company finds and spreads innovative ideas across divisions and how it challenges leadership to always be generating more. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did! For more episodes featuring executive perspective, check out this curated playlist dedicated to conversations with current and former vice presidents of produce, directors of produce, and other executive roles.  More Playlists Merchandising & Marketing  Leadership & Training Produce Manager Perspective Podcast Background This podcast is designed to cover all things produce retail: strategy, partnerships, planning, training, leadership, communication, merchandising and beyond. Scroll through our episodes list to find conversations with vice presidents and directors of produce, merchandisers, produce managers, retail dietitians and more. Get Involved The Produce Retail Podcast is hosted by Ashley Nickle, a former trade journalist turned consultant. Have an idea for a topic or a guest? Give her a shout on LinkedIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.