22. Authenticity, ESG, & Innovation in Procurement w/ Alex Gosney, CEO of Nutral

Timestamps:

(01:22) — What does Procurement & Sourcing mean to Alex? Alex talks about how Procurement has changed in recent years.

(03:20) — What made Alex decide to work in Procurement?

(04:43) — What made Alex found his company Nutral?

(05:47) — What is the gap in the market that Alex and Nutral are trying to fill?

(08:32) — Why did Alex decide to become a founder?

(10:28) — What lessons did Alex take from his career as a Procurement practitioner into his career as a founder?

(13:19) — Why do founders have a tough time talking about losses and failures?

(15:52) — Can Procurement function with complete authenticity and openness within a Buyer-Supplier relationship?

(19:23) — How does Alex believe that Procurement teams can become a force and a friend to the wider business?

(22:29) — What are companies currently getting right (or wrong) about ESG?

(24:38) — How can multinationals be convinced to make the sustainable choice when it’s also the more expensive choice?

(27:38) — What’s one thing that Alex wishes he would have known at the beginning of his career?

(29:40) — Kodiak Moment: Alex answers our quick-fire round of questions