A discussion on mental health with our guests: Jeremy Smith - CEO of Launchpad Mark Samuel - Founder & CEO of iWON Organics Hugh Thomas - Co-founder & CEO of Ugly Drinks In this episode we trigger up some thoughts from three serial entreprene

Ep 175: Position Your Business and Investor Relationship For Success

Dec 13th, 2019 28m 55s

Tom Spier is the Founder and Managing Partner of Boulder Food Group(BFG), a venture capital firm that seeks partnerships with early stage food and beverage consumer product companies. Tom previously co-founded EVOL Foods and was the COO of Bear

Ep 174 - Going from 0-1300 stores in Eight Months

Nov 24th, 2019 26m 5s

Jessica Levison is the Founder and CEO of Pekaboo Ice Cream. In her search to get veggies into her three toddlers, this lawyer turned Ice Cream Confectionist started infusing vegetables in ice cream and ended up starting a successful ice cream

Ep 173 - How Collaboration Can Catapult a Brand's Success

Jun 26th, 2019 48m 10s

Francisco Pavan is the Co-Founder of Kumana, a company that makes Avocado Sauces inspired by Venezuelan cuisine. After traveling the world and experiencing different cultures through food, he decided to change career paths from being an automo

Ep 172 - Turning a Home Remedy to a Successful Beverage Brand

Jun 17th, 2019 33m 28s

Kenneth Park is the founder and CEO of Detoxwater, an Aloe Vera water brand that started as a home remedy that his mom used for digestive problems and other illnesses. Ken eventually introduced Aloe water to the market, originally branded as Su

Ep 171 - Importance of Shelf Strategy, Perseverance and Vision - Matt Cohen of KidFresh

May 16th, 2019 42m 51s

Mark Cohen is the founder and CEO of Kidfresh, a food brand that was inspired by Matt's goal to provide a line of better-for-you and tasty kids meals to-go made with the same quality ingredients enjoyed by parents but for children. In this epis

Ep 170 - How to Make Your Product an Amazon Best Seller and More, with Katie Jesionowski

Apr 29th, 2019 42m 28s

Katie Katie Jesionowski is Co-Founder of MySuperFoods, a company that makes superfoods for kids. With three product lines distributed nationally via natural food channels, traditional grocery, food service, schools and export as well as online,

Episode 169 - The technique of self distribution and building strong relationships with buyers - Sadie from Bread Srsly

Nov 5th, 2018 47m 14s

Sadie Scheffer is the founder and CEO of Bread Srsly, a wholesale sourdough bread company that wants to reunite gluten-free eaters with their beloved sourdough bread. All of their bread rises for more than 12 hours, breaking down hard-to-digest

Episode 168 - How fanaticism and a solid channel mix strategy can help you thrive in the beverage industry - Matt from Wandering Bear Coffee

Oct 2nd, 2018 41m 40s

Matt Bachmann is the co-founder of Wandering Bear Coffee, a company that produces and distributes cold brew beverages. The company started back in 2013 and is now sold in over 750 retailers, including Target, Costco and Whole Foods and is distr

Ep 167 - Regenerative agriculture and climate change - Annie from Kiss The Ground

Sep 3rd, 2018 28m 50s

Annie is an activist, writer, scientist, and marketing manager dedicated to environmental issues related to food, water, and agriculture. She works with consumers, suppliers, and purchasers to drive demand for regenerative products, transition

Ep166 - How passion + strategic execution made this cocktail vinegars brand a hit

Aug 2nd, 2018 30m 27s

Don Morton is a bartender, WSET trained wine nerd, cocktail geek, fermentation enthusiast, and an eager host. After 10 years of working in public policy, Don founded Shrub District to bring a little more happiness into the world. Today, their c

Ep165 - Launch a record breaking kickstarter campaign and a solid marketing strategy - John “Sonic” Ban Mark Yu of Grass Fed Coffee

Jul 20th, 2018 28m 18s

John “Sonic” Ban has worn many hats, is a serial entrepreneur and shares valuable lessons from his experience, in this episode. Also known as DJ Sonic, due to 10+ years in a hip hop radio station, his first brush with starting his own business

Build a Community Before a Food Brand - Hema of Crafty Counter

Mar 28th, 2018 30m 56s

Hema Reddy is the Founder & CEO of Crafty Counter, an innovative packaged food products company, and their first product line is available in the market today, and they called Wundernuggets. She is also the Founder & CEO of Epicurate Media - a

Why Amazon-Whole Foods is unlikely to work (for Whole Foods)

Nov 20th, 2017 35m 28s

There is no denying the inventory and logistics benefits of Whole Foods being purchased by Amazon. Any spreadsheet or report can show that. But what is often overlooked in the history of acquisitions is culture. Jeremy Smith believes there is a

On Building True Fans, Mentors and E-commerce Dominance - Madeline of nutpods

Sep 21st, 2017 47m 58s

In just a few years, nutpods is on fire. A dairy-free coffee creamer, they have passed Coffee Mate on Amazon.com for # of reviews. Talk about "review capital"! She entered the food space as an outsider. With a beginner’s mindset and the ability

Logistics Strategy with Andrew of Zipline PART 2

Sep 14th, 2017 30m 41s

Logistics Strategy Part 1

Sep 7th, 2017 33m 36s

Andrew Lynch is co-founder and president of the Zipline Logistics, an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products. Zipline Logistics works with pop

Cauliflower as a Bread Replacement? - Jeanne of Outer Aisle

Aug 31st, 2017 28m 51s

Jeanne David has created a company by taking a long-used veggie as a replacement for pizza crust and bread. By cutting out refined carbs, one can transform health. We talk about the anti-inflammatory diet, getting on restaurant menus, dealing w

A Pragmatic, Visionary Capitalist - Michael of Green Chef

Aug 24th, 2017 41m 25s

Mindset, packaging, food labeling, logistics, innovation, systems thinking, sustainability, traceability, and big e-commerce in the delivery space. This episode has it all. I don't say this lightly, but this episode should be listened to by all

Seaweed, Category Leading, and 25 Years in the Game - Steve of GimMe Health

Aug 17th, 2017 25m 41s

Steve Broad is on his second startup in the food space. He previously had Co-Founded and was CEO of Annie Chun’s Inc. with his wife, Annie Chun. They started at the Farmer’s Market in 1992 and built it into a national brand, then sold the compa

Personal Strength, Community, and Homegrown Veggies - Sam of Vinder

Aug 10th, 2017 37m 45s

Sam Lillie is the founder/CEO of Vinder, a peer-to-peer marketplace for homegrown produce that connects home gardeners who hate seeing their excess veggies go to waste, with fellow community members looking to buy local produce. Sam graduated f

How to Last in the Natural Foods Space - Joshua of Living Intentions

Aug 3rd, 2017 35m 8s

"I had a lot of experiences where I truly manifested my reality. And those experiences continue." Joshua Mchugh has been at this for 13 years. Not many startups make it to the decade mark. How did he do it? Starting out, he would spend endless

Ep154- Food Biz Success in 3 Steps

Jul 27th, 2017 6m 59s

Hi all! In today's brief episode, I evaluate the success of the past 50 guests on the show and synthesize it into 3 steps.

Ep153- Investing in the 1% - Jordan of AccelFoods

Jul 20th, 2017 28m 20s

"Back the jockey, not the horse." At early revenue stages, the founder is crucial when deciding whether or not to invest. Out of every 100 or so food startups Accel Foods invests in just 1. What makes them say yes to this small handful of compa

Ep152- How to Run a Premium, Global Brand - Reza of Icelandic Glacial

Jul 13th, 2017 35m 33s

Reza Mirza has an exciting job: CEO of Icelandic Glacial. A premium brand, they control the sole commercial rights to bottle and sell water from the legendary Ölfus Spring. In 21 countries with only 40 total employees, they are organized, effic