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Grocery From Her Seat, Insights for Independent Grocers
Grocery From Her Seat
Welcome to "Grocery From Her Seat," the WGA podcast offering a unique perspective on the independent grocery industry, as seen through the eyes of remarkable women who shape and lead.
Your host, Kristin Popp, President of WGA, will bring to light the inspiring stories, triumphs, and challenges of the women serving the industry of independent grocery.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a young person considering the profession, a woman making your mark in the grocery industry, an industry vendor or simply intrigued by the stories of powerful women, "Grocery From Her Seat" will be a source of education and inspiration for you
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Courtney Van Gilder
Courtney Van Gilder credits her father, a social worker, for fostering the community mindset she brings to her work.
“It really started (with) my dad,” she said. “He worked in the nonprofit space his entire life, and we kind of took that on as a family.”
While she anticipated she’d follow in his footsteps as a social worker, she was attracted to sustainability, and found a way to marry her passion for community involvement and sustainability work when she joined food distribution and grocery retailer SpartanNash nine years ago.
She said her role as ESG (environmental, social and governance) and community engagement manager at SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) perfectly melds her passions, noting that the role was built out of her own work at the company. Over the last three years, Van Gilder created and implemented the publicly traded SpartanNash’s first and second ESG reports, which she said have been points of pride for her.