Reimagining Procurement in an Economic Downturn with Andra Fola, Co-Founder of Solutionary Minds
February 15, 2023
Andra Fola, Co-Founder of Solutionary Minds, joins Daniel on this episode of Procurement Reimagined and shares her insights on navigating procurement in a turbulent and uncertain environment. She shares some common challenges and easy-to-implement workarounds. Andra also shares how the performance of procurement professionals through the downturn can help them step out of the shadows and gain a seat at the strategic decision-making table.
In this episode of Procurement Reimagined, Daniel is joined by Andra Fola, Co-Founder of Solutionary Minds, to discuss the impact of the economic downturn on the procurement process. Andra shares her insights on tips for navigating turbulent times and how to emerge a winner when the upturn begins.
Andra has over fifteen years of procurement exposure and has held business leadership roles in procurement at companies like Amazon and Vodafone. She is the co-founder of two startups, besides being a mentor and startup accelerator at Institute Benelux x Silicon Valley.
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Previous guests include Sarah Kaye of Spin, Hannah MacDonald of Monzo Bank, Dave Jones MCIPS of Procmentum Limited, Andra Fola of Solutionary Minds, Natalia Pilipchak of Mobile Tele Systems, Rees Thomas of Graze, Nadia Stoykov of Tesca Group, Canda Rozier of Collabra Consulting, Elouise Epstein of Kearney, and Matthew Booth of PM Group.
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Previous guests include Sarah Kaye of Spin, Hannah MacDonald of Monzo Bank, Dave Jones MCIPS of Procmentum Limited, Andra Fola of Solutionary Minds, Natalia Pilipchak of Mobile Tele Systems, Rees Thomas of Graze, Nadia Stoykov of Tesca Group, Canda Rozier of Collabra Consulting, Elouise Epstein of Kearney, and Matthew Booth of PM Group.
Check out our five most downloaded episodes:
- Reimagining Procurement by Filling Implementation Gaps with Nadia Stoykov, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Tesca Group
- Reimagining Procurement in an Economic Downturn with Andra Fola, Co-Founder of Solutionary Minds
- Aligning Cost Control and Cost Cutting to Drive Value with Sarah Kaye, Vice President of Procurement at Spin
- Reimagining Procurement as the Hidden Treasure for Business Growth with Natalia Pilipchak, Transformation and Excellence Director at Mobile Tele Systems
- A Playbook for Digitalising Procurement with Rees Thomas, Head of Procurement at Graze