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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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.
Uplifting Black-Owned Businesses and Revolutionizing the Farmer’s Market with Kara Still and Carmen Dianne
In today’s episode, Kara and Carmen share their Prosperity Market origin story, including the variety of support systems they used to get their business off the ground.
Positioning Your CPG Product in a Crowded Marketplace with Kara Rubin
In this episode, CPG advisor Kara Rubin, shares her advice for emerging and established brands on how to create and maintain a strong foundation.
From Reality TV Star to Launching an Innovative CPG Food Product with Lauryn Bodden
In this episode, Lauryn shares how her turn as a reluctant reality tv star inspired her to launch an innovative CPG food product, S’NOODS.
Entrepreneurship and Gratitude with Djenaba Johnson-Jones
In this solo episode, host Djenaba Johnson-Jones shares her experience with practicing gratitude and the positive impact it has had on her business.
How to Get Your Food Product into Thrive Market with Jason Bidart
Jason Bidart, the Vice President of Merchandising for Food at Thrive Market discusses his career trajectory in the supermarket industry and his current role at Thrive Market.
Making the Transition from Olympian to Food Entrepreneur and Advice for New CPG businesses with Kris Buchanan
Kris Buchanan, a former Olympian and founder of nature inspired, organic food and beverage brand, GOODONYA, shares her journey from being an athlete to launching a CPG company.
The Power of Partnership: Building Successful CPG Investor Relationships with Melissa Facchina
Melissa Facchina, co-founder of Siddhi Capital, shares her journey of working with CPG brands and transitioning into investment.
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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.