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Startup To Scale

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Startup To Scale is your resource for growing your food, beverage, and CPG company from a young company to a successful business.

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291 episodes

  1. 292. How RMBR Kombucha Scaled to 1,000+ Stores With a Team of Three 21:31
  2. 291. Beyond Retail Expansion: The Real Cost of Growing a CPG Brand 23:25
  3. 290. Beyond ChatGPT: How AI Is Transforming CPG Operations and Supply Chains 20:32
  4. 289. The Future of Snacking: How Health, GLP-1s, and Functional Indulgence Are Reshaping Sweets 20:40
  5. 288. How AI Is Changing Product Discovery for CPG Brands 20:49
  6. 287. Jeni Britton on Building a Gut Health Brand After a Successfully Indulgent Ice Cream Company 23:37
  7. 286. Why Redesigns Backfire: The Neuroscience of Shopper Recognition 25:30
  8. 285. From Her Parents’ Kitchen to 500 Sprouts Stores: How Lindsey Mifsud Built LL’s Kitchen 22:00
  9. 284. How CPG Brands Can Access Senior-Level Advisory, Strategy, and Execution Without Building a Full C-Suite 27:48
  10. 283. Accounts Receivables for CPG Brands in Retail 33:44
  11. 282. How GOOD GOOD is Building a Global No-Sugar Brand in a Category Dominated by Giants 21:52
  12. 281. Creator Marketing That Actually Scales: Building Programs That Drive Long-Term Growth 22:10
  13. 280. Packaging That Sells: Redesigning Your Brand for the Retail Shelf 19:55
  14. 279. How to Turn In-Store Demos Into Retail Sales 22:05
  15. 278. Building Good Journey and the Mindset to Do It Again 20:32
  16. 277. From Locker Room to National Retail: How Coco5 Scaled an Athlete-Owned Hydration Brand 19:05
  17. 276. Why AI Alone Can’t Fix Your CPG Deductions 19:41
  18. 275. Why Great Products Get Ignored: How CPG Brands Can Earn Attention and Drive Sales 22:09
  19. 274. Can AI Create Packaging That Actually Sells? 23:33
  20. 273. How I Get Grocery Buyers to Actually Respond 21:38
  21. 272. When Is It Time to Refresh Your Packaging? 22:45
  22. 271. How to Fund Growth Without Losing Control of Your CPG Brand 20:52
  23. 270. Why CPG Founders Need to Know Their Numbers 21:46
  24. 269. Why Your CPG Brand Might Be Losing Money on Amazon 23:39
  25. 268. Building a Brand People Believe In 20:52
  26. 267. From $0 to $100M and Back Again: Jeff Church on Building, Breaking, and Rebuilding in CPG 23:38
  27. 266. He Fixed His Own Coffee Problem. Then Built a $300K+ Brand Without Retail or Funding 20:48
  28. 265. How CPG Brands Can Use Off-Price Retail as a Strategic Growth Channel 23:19
  29. 264. Retail Said Yes. Your P&L Might Say No. How to Pressure Test Growth Before It Breaks Your Brand 22:15
  30. 263. Setting up an Inventory Management Software for Your CPG Brand 22:52
  31. 262. How I Eat My Greens Is Reviving Soup with Flavor, Freshness, and Smarter Retail Growth 26:01
  32. 261. What Big CPG Brands Know About Winning on Shelf (That Emerging Brands Don’t) 20:30
  33. 260. Building It Better the Second Time: Scaling a Smarter CPG Brand 18:01
  34. 259. CPG Brokers Explained: When You Need One (and When You Don’t) 25:24
  35. 258. Why Pricklee Rebranded from Cactus Water to Natural Hydration 23:45
  36. 257. Building a Business That Still Feels Like You 21:28
  37. 256. How to Turn Affiliate and Ambassador Programs Into a Real Growth Channel 24:23
  38. 255. Tuyyo Foods Merger: Latina-Founded Food Brands Merge to Form Unified Cultural CPG Brand 31:33
  39. 254. Is Your CPG Brand Converting Gen Z? 20:40
  40. 253. How to Grow a CPG Brand Using VAs and Global Talent with Morning Made 20:10
  41. 252. Building an Operating System for Your CPG Business 24:52
  42. 251. How Insurgent CPG Brands Stand Out in Crowded Categories 23:11
  43. 250. How Vacation Rental Sampling Helps CPG Brands Reach High-Intent Consumers 20:37
  44. 249. The Trade Spend Traps: The Biggest Mistakes Brands Make After Getting Into Retail 24:00
  45. 248. A Pit Master and a Navy Aviator Create a Meat Chip 19:34
  46. 247. The Hidden 6-Figure Mistakes Hiding in Your Packaging 18:49
  47. 246. 1500+ Doors on 6 Months, Joon Pistachio’s Tremendous Growth 17:11
  48. 245. How to Use Consumer Testing to Build High-Performing Packaging with Michael Keplinger of SmashBrand 22:20
  49. 244. Pitch to PO: How to Win a Retail Buyer Meeting Without a Broker 24:01
  50. 243. Redefining Success: Building a Business That Fits Your Life 22:42