Becoming a B Corp

Jane McKay, Astute Ideas, In 2017, at Zen of Slow Cooking my business partner Meg Barnhart and I achieved our goal to become a Certified B Corporation. It’s a rigorous, […]

Alisa Pospekova of Kindroot Launching and managing an emerging brand is tough with many conflicting priorities constantly competing for attention throughout the day. Thankfully, online marketplaces like FAIRE make it […]

While the food industry is abuzz with talk around functional foods, the consumer market is still at its early stages.  Join me for a conversation with Alexa and Ericka, co-founders […]

Raising money from investors has always been difficult for food and beverage founders. The current environment is even more challenging, especially for founders under $1 million. For this conversation, I […]

E-commerce is getting increasingly crowded, with thousands of companies vying for attention.  I talk with Kelly Ferris from BigCommerce about the 6 things brands need to do in 2022. Tell […]

I talk with David Boyle of Sherpa CPG on some of the intermediate challenges that founders face when working with co-manufacturers. We discuss how to build strong relationships with manufacturers, […]

This is the 5 step marketing funnel model that Foodbevy use.

So this is a really cool one if you’re looking to raise money. I talk with Ben from SMBX about crowdsourced debt, a new way to raise money through microlending […]

I first met Clark a few months after launching Golden Ratio Coffee and doing $10k in sales at launch.  Now two years later he's built a successful business on it's […]

Building a CPG product is damn hard, and building one across multiple channels takes a ton of time and resources. Join me for a conversation with my friend Steve Gaither, […]