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The people behind commerce media.
Long-form conversations with the operators, builders, and leaders shaping what comes next.
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About the show
Conversations from the center of commerce media.
The Middlemen is a long-form podcast with the people building commerce media: the operators, founders, retailers, publishers, agencies, and brands shaping what comes next.
Each episode gets into the decisions, partnerships, and infrastructure behind the industry—straight from the people in the middle of it.
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Meet the Middlemen
Tom Limongello
Co-host & Producer
Built retail media at Quotient and mobile ad tech at Crisp, after early CPG roots at Unilever in Chicago and Shanghai. Talks about retailer–brand relationships like grand military strategy — because that's what they are.
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Todd Sawicki
Co-host
Founder of Nextipedia. Former CEO of Zemanta (acquired by Outbrain, 2017) and CRO at Cheezburger Network. Deep operator background across retail media and ad tech.
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Scott Messer
Co-host
Founder of Messer Media, advising publishers and ad tech companies. Former SVP Media at Leaf Group. Two decades scaling digital media businesses through shifts in data, privacy and audience.
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