The Food Means Business Podcast
Tune in with Hudson Kitchen founder Djenaba Johnson-Jones, and hear the personal stories and “secret ingredients” of abandoning your day job and starting a CPG food business.
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From Sourcing to Shelves: How You Can Build a Resilient CPG Supply Chain with Eran Mizrahi of Ingredient Brothers
Eran Mizrahi of Ingredient Brothers breaks down supply chain logistics and how he helps CPG founders solve supply chain problems.
Making It to Market: Why Good Logistics Is Essential for Your Bottom Line with Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch of Zipline Logistics shares what logistics really means to businesses, how it affects their bottom line, and why it might be worth getting support from a partner like Zipline.
Finding the Right Partners: Building a Strong Foundation For Your CPG Brand with Alison Seibert
Alison Seibert shares how she thinks about PR, marketing, and communication from a CPG perspective, understanding your customers and how to find brand partners.
Raising Capital and Scaling a Mushroom-Powered Energy Brand with Scott Frohman of Odyssey
Scott Frohman shares his origin story and how he landed on mushroom-powered energy drinks after testing out a variety of products for Odyssey.
The Art of Hiring: Strategies for Finding and Developing the Right Talent with Ariana Ruiz
Ariana Ruiz breaks down her top three tips for finding and developing the right talent, and why taking your time to find the perfect fit is worth it.
Crafting Stories That Connect: How to Tell Your Audience a Story They Won’t Forget with Justine Reichman of NextGen Purpose
Justine Reichman, founder of NextGen Purpose, shares her best advice on building sustainable businesses and the power of storytelling.
Building Brooklyn Delhi on Her Own Terms with Chitra Agrawal
Chitra Agrawal is telling the story of exactly how she’s grown Brooklyn Delhi in her own way and on her own terms.
Growing Slowly: How Maura Duggan Has Scaled Fancypants Baking Co. Over Two Decades
Maura Duggan of Fancypants Baking Co. shares how her company slowly grew into a national brand and how she decided to pivot her business.
The Power of Persistence: How Bruno LeGreco Keeps The Biscotti Company Growing
In this episode, Bruno tells the story of how he founded The Biscotti Company, the disciplined and persistent method he used to ensure sales growth for his company, and the never-ending navigation of finances (including a lesson learned the hard way.)
For the Love of Food: How An Engineer Became a Food Entrepreneur with Myles Powell
In this episode, Quentin shares how he transitioned from the nonprofit world to starting Equitea, how he founded the company with the ideals of equity, community, and self-care in mind, how his own experiences with mental health influenced the company, and how he’s moved forward even in the face of personal tragedy.
More Than Just a Product: How Equitea is Supporting Community and Self-Care with Quentin Vennie
In this episode, Quentin shares how he transitioned from the nonprofit world to starting Equitea, how he founded the company with the ideals of equity, community, and self-care in mind, how his own experiences with mental health influenced the company, and how he’s moved forward even in the face of personal tragedy.
Passion, Sacrifice, and What You Really Need to Succeed as a CPG Entrepreneur with Dom Crockett
In this episode, Dom is sharing his unconventional start-up advice, the sacrifices he’s made to create Mighty Meats, and some pretty basic business advice that many, many entrepreneurs forget.
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We interview CPG founders who left the corporate world to jump head first into entrepreneurship. If you’ve taken the leap and have stories and advice to share, fill out the application form. We also invite experts who focus on serving the CPG community to apply.