Billy Dawson Senior Partner/Advisor
Billy has over 36 years of professional business experience with Procter & Gamble as an accomplished Innovation & Supply Chain Leader with mastery in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.
Education
- BS Mechanical Engineering, MBA from Notre Dame
Certifications
- PMP
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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publications
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Why Agile Cannot Wait:
New Oaks Consulting Transforming Product Development in Consumer Goods For decades, consumer goods companies have relied on traditional Stage-Gate processes to manage product development. But today’s market will not wait for it. Volatile consumer demand, digital disruption, compressed retail cycles, and the relentless rise of agile challenger brands have fundamentally exposed the limits of linear, gate-heavy
April 30, 2026Read More -
Stop Reacting, Start Adapting: The Agile Playbook for CPG Portfolio Leaders
New Oaks Consulting Introduction Consumer loyalty is fragmenting. Niche brands scale overnight. Digital-native challengers upend legacy players in quarters, not years. For senior leaders in consumer packaged goods, the annual portfolio review is no longer a strategic tool — it’s a liability. The Market Has Rewired Itself — Has Your Portfolio? Five years ago, the CPG landscape looked fundamentally different
April 28, 2026Read More