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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Using Influencers to Help Build Awareness for Your CPG Brand With Mike Currie
Mike Currie is breaking down how to get started with influencer marketing and why it’s so powerful for building brand awareness.
Allergen-Free and Kid-Approved: How Happy Wolf is Revolutionizing Kid’s Snacks with Jana Goodbaum
Jana Goodbaum of Happy Wolf is sharing the lessons she’s learned from building a new kid’s snack product, including some of their unique challenges and successes.
Mixing Family and Business: How Poppa’s Custard Built Their Business on a Solid Foundation with Josh Johnson
Josh Joshson of Poppa’s Custard joins me to share how he planned out his transition from corporate to a custard company and how he’s created a business with the people he loves most.
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.)
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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.