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Crystal Ung is the Founder and CEO of Bowlcut, the sauce brand named after everyone’s favorite 80s haircut, building next generation Asian-American flavor. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Crystal talk about Operating Principles, leadership, and how Bowlcut is the culmination of Crystal's life and career.
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Taja Dockendorf is the Founder and Chief Creative Director of Pulp+Wire, an award-winning consumer packaging, branding, and digital agency that's worked with brands like Petco, Magnolia Bakery, Bob’s Red Mill, and Vermont Creamery. On this episode of ITS, Taja breaks down what makes branding, digital content, and packaging both visually compelling and rooted in functionality and effectiveness.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger is the CEO of Mosh, the brand on a mission to educate consumers about brain health. On this episode of ITS, Patrick shares how his experience as an angel investor has shaped MOSH, how brain health is evolving as a category, and why fixing your "leaky buckets" is critical to profitable growth.
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Chris Gallant is the CEO of Chamberlain Coffee, the brainchild of YouTube phenomenon Emma Chamberlain. On this episode of ITS, Chris and Ali talk about creator-founded brands, how they can pull apart from the personality that started them, the persistence of retail, and why "cans in hands" is a must for a coffee brand.
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Beatrice Dixon is the co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer, and CEO of the Honey Pot Company, a plant-derived hygiene powerhouse for humans with vaginas. On this episode of ITS, Beatrice and Ali talk about the origins of Honey Pot (it started with a dream), and the realities of the CPG business: from community management, to investor issues, to working with retailers focused on a "simplify to amplify" environment.
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Sabeena Ladha is the founder and CEO of Deux, the good-for-you cookie dough company. On this episode of ITS, Sabeena walks Ali through the processes she's honed after her years at Lays, Diamond Foods, McKinsey and M13. Hint: It's all about testing and learning.
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Lauryn Chun is the founder of Mother-in-Law’s, the crowd favorite brand that started the fermented foods craze way back in 2009. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Lauryn compare the economic environment today with 2010-2012, and discuss the creativity, scrappiness, and innovation that emerged from challenges.
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Grant Thomas is Chief Service Officer at Arc Retail Group, and has successfully launched over 100 items across 7 Walmart departments in 38 categories. On this episode of ITS, Grant breaks down Walmart for Ali: From the distribution and fulfillment details brands have to nail, to the velocity expectations and consumer profiles (that may surprise you).
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Angela Vranich is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Little Spoon, the baby to big kid food subscription company making healthy, nutritionally optimized food for every eating stage. On this episode of ITS, Angela tells Ali the story of Little Spoon, and how they've grown exclusively on DTC by focusing on serving the needs of their growing community, both with new product innovation and through educational content for new parents.
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Stacey Hartnett is VP of E-Commerce and Marketing at Chomps, the better-for-you meat snack inspiring a healthier way of high-protein snacking. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Ashly (Haven's Content Director) chat with Stacey about the ever-evolving role of marketing, which channels support awareness vs. retention, and how Chomps grew from a DTC brand to one with 20k national grocery doors.
Photo courtesy of Chomps.
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Will Nitze is the founder and CEO of IQ Bar, the plant based protein company for your brain and body. On this episode of ITS, Will and Ali talk about his "shower thoughts" on Linkedin, how IQBAR built on e-commerce first, why they skipped straight to conventional, and the pros and cons of platforming.
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Grace Clarke is a marketing all-star who helps companies translate their visions and values into high-growth marketing programs. On this episode of ITS, Grace and Ali talk about Grace's road (Allure, Town and Country, Madewell, Derris, Graza, Jones Road, Curology...), how she helps emerging brands ask themselves, "Why, Why, and then Why again," and what every brand should be doing early on to set the foundation for success.
Photo courtesy of Spencer Kohn.
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Greg Lorenzo is Head of Marketing at Stockeld Dreamery, and prior to that, led marketing at Super Coffee. On this episode of ITS, Greg shares lessons from over 15 years of experience strengthening brands through experiential marketing, behavior analysis, and insights. His secret weapon is gathering lots of data and creating action plans for the team. Lots of books and studies in this episode!
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Amber Bylund is the VP of Sales Strategy at Siddhi Capital Holdings ("Siddhi"). With 15 years of experience working in the CPG industry, first at General Mills and Danone, then at A Dozen Cousins, Amber is now a member of Siddhi's diligence and strategy team. On this episode of ITS, Amber breaks down sales channels as well as her best practices for building out a sales function at an early stage CPG company.
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Rachel Krupa is Founder of Krupa Consulting & The Goods Mart, a convenience store for a new generation. On this episode of ITS, Rachel and Ali talk about the different ways brands can use PR - from SEO strategy to thought leadership. They discuss driving momentum during moments of growth and moments of building, and how Rachel built the Goods Mart as a place to launch products into retail.
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Anouck Gotlib is the CEO of Belgian Boys, the company bringing tasty European staples into households across America. On this episode of ITS, Anouck and Ali discuss Jim Collins' framework of "What can we be best at?", and Anouck's path from bootstrapping the company, to 8 digits in revenue, to bringing on Equilibra as an equity partner last year.
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Courtnie Beceiro is the Head of Marketing at Haven's Kitchen and has been working with Ali since the brand was sold in 14 Whole Foods Stores back in 2018. On this episode of ITS, Courtnie and Ali chat all things HK, from team to marketing, to wholesale in general.
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Marissa Dobbins and Courtnie Beceiro are the General Manager and Brand Director at Haven's Kitchen. With Ali on vacation this week, the two of them take over ITS to talk about their experience leaving Fresh Direct to build a start up, their management styles, and how to work with a Founder (hint: learn how to say "no" to them...).
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Dan Frommer is the founder and editor in chief of The New Consumer, a publication about how and why people spend their time and money. On this episode of ITS, Dan walks Ali through a new survey (published today!) on consumer shopping habits and behaviour, his analysis of what's changed permanently, and what it all means for emerging CPG brands. This final episode of 2020 is a must for anyone building a brand post COVID. The survey is available at newconsumer.com
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Ali Bonar is founder and CEO of Kween, the organic, nut and allergen-free granola butter that tastes like a creamy version of cinnamon Teddy Grahams, but is actually good for you. On this episode of ITS, Ali and Ali talk about the challenges and opportunities, both from a production and a marketing perspective, of bringing something entirely new to the market.
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