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    Emerging Brands Podcast with Kelly Bennett

    Hey! I'm Kelly Bennett, New York City based Brand Strategist for food & beverage brands (along with a few cool lifestyle brands). Weekly I talk with founders building cool emerging brands.
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    Episodes (52)

    Bianca Barratt, Founder The Scoop

    Bianca Barratt, Founder The Scoop

    Bianca Barratt, Founder The Scoop, is a journalist for Forbes, Vogue, Sunday Times, R29, and more. After years of getting pitched stories; Bianca is teaching founders how to (better) pitch their brand stories to attach media attention. She breaks down the most important aspect of a good media pitch. This episode is a must listen if you're looking to cut through media noise.

    Joy Fennell, Founder The Future in Black

    Joy Fennell, Founder The Future in Black

    Joy Fennell, Founder The Future in Black shares how she turned her 20+ year experience as an editorial makeup artist in New York City, into a new career and business as an AI designer after health issues. She also talks about creating equitable opportunities for Black creatives in technology. And, Joy shares how her immersive design studio is taking beauty and fashion brands into the future.

    Nina Zilka, Co-founder & CEO Alder New York

    Nina Zilka, Co-founder & CEO Alder New York

    Nina Zilka, Co-founder & CEO Alder New York, shares how she and her best friend started a skin care brand with no background in skin care. She talks about the journey of taking their formulation to small batch manufacturing, where sustainability plays a role in their brand, and why skin care doesn’t have to be complicated.

    PS. I use their skin care and LOVE it!

    Hannah Cole, Founder Sunlight Tax

    Hannah Cole, Founder Sunlight Tax

    Hannah Cole founder of Sunlight Tax, a company dedicated to helping creative professionals navigate the complexities of taxes and financial management, talks about her journey from being a professional artist to becoming an accountant and starting her business. Also sharing helpful advice for creative business owners on quarterly taxes!

    Sarah Maguire, Founder Sarah Maguire PR

    Sarah Maguire, Founder Sarah Maguire PR

    Sarah shares her journey from agency work to launching her own PR consulting agency, specializing in the food and beverage industry. Discover the leverage of founder-led brands and why they're gaining traction in the media landscape. Learn about the key factors that make a brand ready for PR, and gain insights into effective networking strategies for emerging brands. Tune in for valuable tips and stories that will leave you inspired and ready to take your brand to the next level.

    Robin Kramer, Founder Red Boot Consulting

    Robin Kramer, Founder Red Boot Consulting

    Robin shares her journey from growing up in the retail industry to working with major brands like Williams Sonoma, and eventually launching her own consulting business to help emerging jewelry designers succeed in the wholesale market.

    We dive into the power of networking, the importance of in-person interactions, and the value of building meaningful relationships with buyers. Robin emphasizes the significance of understanding your costs, knowing your worth, and confidently pitching your products to potential retail partners.

    Marissa Freeman, Founder The Village

    Marissa Freeman, Founder The Village

    Marissa shares her advice would be to embrace the journey, process, and building a brand brick by brick. Understand that building a brand is a gradual, takes time and experimenting. Instead, focusing on consistently putting in the work, refining your ideas, and building community. Learning how it takes a village to reach the visions of your wildest dreams!

    Isobel Wynn, Designer & Founder of House of Wynn

    Isobel Wynn, Designer & Founder of House of Wynn

    In this episode, I sit down with the inspiring designer Isobel Wynn, Founder of House of Wynn. We talk about Isobel’s design work, her nomadic lifestyle, and business. She shares the bold move she made to approach potential clients with personalized emails, showcasing her passion for their brands. Isobel shares powerful advice to embrace imperfection, follow your passions, and trust the journey, reminding us all that someone has to make it—why not you?

    Alli Ball, Founder & CEO, Food Biz Wiz

    Alli Ball, Founder & CEO, Food Biz Wiz

    Discover the secrets to building successful food businesses with Alli Ball, the founder and CEO of Food Biz Wiz. Alli takes you on a journey through her own experiences as a former grocery buyer, revealing the challenges and triumphs that led her to create an industry-changing program, Retail Ready. Gain invaluable insights on how to navigate the complex world of food and beverage retail, demystify the process of getting your product on store shelves, and learn the key strategies that help brands achieve financial success. 

    Shana Rehwald, Founder Me Est Me

    Shana Rehwald, Founder Me Est Me

    Shana shares her inspiring journey as she discusses her brand story and designing products to help individuals navigate life transitions and reconnect with their authentic selves. You'll learn Shana's entrepreneurial path, her approach to building an intentional brand, and her practical advice on networking, cold emailing, and following intuition. Tune in for a dose of motivation, authenticity and the power of self-discovery and community-building.

    Melina Peterson, Founder & CEO of Cornerlight Digital

    Melina Peterson, Founder & CEO of Cornerlight Digital

    I attended a workshop in Soho from Shopify and I had such an amazing experience that I wanted to share with you all today. I’m so excited to introduce you all to a special guest, Melina Peterson. She hosted the workshop I attended and enjoyed how she explained the breakdown of digital marketing and ads. In this episode, you will learn more about running ads in your business. Get your pens and paper out because you’ll want to take notes!

    Rachel Klein, Founder & CEO of Revival Food Co

    Rachel Klein, Founder & CEO of Revival Food Co

    I stumbled upon Rachel's incredible almond butter on Instagram, and trust me, it's so good you'll finish a jar in two days. In this episode, Rachel takes us through her unconventional journey, from her accidental start making almond butter in her kitchen, to becoming a sought-after brand in over 1500 stores nationwide, including Walmart. Discover how Rachel's passion for health and wellness led her to create a brand that stands out on grocery store shelves, thanks to its unique flavors, high-quality ingredients, and eye-catching packaging.

    Lauren Hanson & Katie Beitzel, Co-founders Ur Fancy Shop

    Lauren Hanson & Katie Beitzel, Co-founders Ur Fancy Shop

    Co-founders Lauren Hanson & Katie Beitzel discuss their journey as the co-founders of a local shop called Ugly Rugly. Lauren, a fashion designer with a fine art degree, started making rugs out of recycled fabric, which became their signature product. Katie, with a background in fashion business management, was a customer of Ugly Rugly and eventually became a business partner. Together, they opened their brick-and-mortar store, where they curate vintage items, showcase independent designers, and offer Lauren's handmade products.

    Sara Berks, Founder Minna

    Sara Berks, Founder Minna

    I’m excited to introduce Sara Berks to the podcast! Sarah is the founder of Minna (a brand I have become obsessed with!). Minna’s textiles and home decor has been taking over my New York City apartment and I love their shop in Hudson, New York.

    In today’s episode we talk about Sara’s backstory into how Minna came to be, working with fair trades, and Minna’s vision and much more!

    Phoebe Sherman, Founder Girl Gang Craft

    Phoebe Sherman, Founder Girl Gang Craft

    Girl Gang Craft is an amazing marker market in Salem, Mass and Oakland CA. Girl Gang Craft is run by Phoebe Sherman. She is the founder, podcast host, and coach and focuses on helping makers building their small businesses. I’m such a huge fan of Phoebe's work, watch her videos and listen to her podcast. I’m so excited to have her in this episode to talk about how she started and built Girl Gang Craft.

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