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The Big Bounce-Back

As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout gathers pace, the stage is set for a global economic bounce-back in the second half of 2021. Will pent-up demand for shopping...

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CES 2021 WRAP-UP

While the Consumer Electronics Show looked a bit different after CTA made the decision to go all-virtual for the first time in the show’s history, P&G showed up and stepped up to demonstrate how we are defining and growing brands that consumers love and trust with superior, irresistible innovation.

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A chat with P&G Ventures | AI for manufacturers | AddUp bringing 3D printing to Cincy

While Procter & Gamble generated most of its growth from innovating from within, in 2000 CEO A.G. Lafley didn’t think the company could continue on that trajectory. It was spending greater amounts on R&D for smaller payoffs. Lafley’s idea was to do away with the “invent it yourself” approach and replace it with a “connect and develop” model, wherein P&G identifies promising ideas from around the world that they can develop, improve, scale up and market.

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CREATING BILLION DOLLAR BRANDS: P&G’S LEIGH RADFORD

Leigh Radford has a straight-forward mission: creating new billion dollar brands. Radford is SVP and Head of P&G Ventures – the venture studio of the global CPG behemoth – and knows a thing-or-two about developing and building global brands. I sat down with Radford at the recent Health + Wealth of America conference to talk about how P&G drives innovation, keeps churning out new billion dollar businesses, and is accelerating digital transformation across the enterprise.

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Building a Great Business Starts with a Great Brand: A Conversation with Amy Errett

P&G Ventures SVP and Founder Leigh Radford speaks with Madison Reed founder and CEO Amy Errett about her quest to disrupt the $30 billion hair color industry.

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P&G Ventures 2021 Innovation Challenge at CES

P&G Ventures is proud to present its 3rd annual Innovation Challenge at CES, presented virtually. The challenge seeks out budding entrepreneurs driving the next generation of technologies that will change consumers' lives, while helping fuel innovation amidst the global pandemic.

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P&G Ventures names winner of CES Innovation Challenge

The average U.S. home throws out 240 pounds of food a year. The 2021 winner of the P&G Ventures Innovation Challenge at CES has developed a product that could help change that stat.

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Consumer giants like Procter & Gamble and Mars have hundreds of millions of dollars in play to fund the next DTC breakout company. Here's what four execs writing big checks say they're looking for.

The executives in charge of working with startups at Procter & Gamble, Mars Petcare, AB InBev and Kraft Heinz share what impresses them.

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The year ahead: VCs weigh in on megadeals, red-hot IPO market, and a reckoning with lack of diversity

In this panel featuring diverse voices with a wide range of industry perspectives inside Silicon Valley, outside Silicon Valley and in corporate VC, CNBC's Julia Boorstin is joined by Upfront Ventures' Kobie Fuller, aCrew Capital's Theresia Gouw, and P&G Ventures' Leigh Radford to discuss the year ahead for VCs, and how the industry plans to grow more inclusive on its way to more record-breaking successes.

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Why Everyone Wins When Female Founders Succeed

In this session, dynamic leaders representing funders, startups and corporations will discuss how their organizations are working to level the playing field for female founders, explain why they feel this issue is important and share their tips for women entrepreneurs in search of support.

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