In this episode, host Dawn Tiura sits down with Gautam Pasari, Founder and CEO of True Value Hub, to explore how his 20+ years in manufacturing and supply chain led him to build a platform that gives procurement teams unprecedented visibility into cost, risk, and carbon — all in one place.

Gautam shares how True Value Hub won SIG's inaugural Startup Pitch Competition in 2024, generating over 150 inbound leads in 30 days, and how the company has nearly doubled in size every four to six months since. The conversation also touches on navigating today's tariff volatility, the collapse of the traditional sourcing cycle, and why carbon is quickly becoming a bottom-line issue for manufacturers worldwide.

In this podcast episode, host Dawn Tiura interviews Future of Sourcing winner, Adrian Dragomir. Adrian is a seasoned procurement professional with a diverse career spanning aerospace, retail, and financial services. Adrian shares his journey into procurement, the importance of leadership and team building, and his experiences transitioning between industries. He discusses the challenges and excitement of adapting to new environments, navigating regulations, and the role of AI in procurement. The conversation also highlights insights from the recent SIG Summit in India as well as his Future of Sourcing win at the past Global Executive Summit.

Every procurement organization wants to add more strategic value to the enterprise—but not every organization needs a full-scale transformation to do so. Listen in as Jake Taylor, Managing Director for ProcureAbility, discusses how leaders can take a choose-your-own-adventure approach to strategic procurement, starting with an unbiased assessment of what's actually broken. From stakeholder misalignment and fragmented processes to outdated systems and unclear success metrics, progress starts with big-picture clarity. Jake explores how to assess whether your organization is ready for a bold transformation—or whether targeted tuning will deliver faster, more sustainable impact while building the business case and executive momentum for a broader future scope. His discussion with Dawn Tiura, CEO & President of SIG will include insights on:

• Diagnosing the Real Problem: How to move beyond generic improvement goals and clearly identify root causes—across stakeholders, processes, data, capabilities, and technology.
• Transform vs. Tune Decisions: When a holistic procurement transformation makes sense—and when focused, high-impact tuning is the smarter path.
• What Makes Transformation Possible: Why a clear business case and executive mandate are non-negotiable for large-scale change, and what to do when they don't exist.