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NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

318 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

The “NexxtLevel Brands Podcast’ brings thought leaders and vital information and opinion to the Entrepreneurial Food, Beverage, and CPG Industry.

Our audience is aimed at up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the CPG industry and people who have an idea for a product or service that fits in that realm. The show’s emphasis is on disrupters and thought-leaders, but also tips from veterans and key suppliers that would help fellow CPG professionals achieve their goals.

NexxtLevel Brands Podcast touches on all aspects, from retail, to production, sales, and marketing. We interview industry leaders, large CPG veterans, disrupters, and other movers & shakers in both the product and services areas surrounding CPG.

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Episodes

Filling the Gap for Glass Bottled Living Beverages! Sol-ti on the Nexxt Level Podcast

June 11, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes

Ryne O'Donnell is the Founder of Sol-ti, a living beverage company. Ryne’s personal obsession with health and well-being along with the undeniable benefits of good, organic food and juice had on his body made him realize that there was a lack of quality options for travelers. This, coupled with the incessant infiltration of plastic packaging got Ryne thinking that it was time to address the gap in the market for glass bottled living beverages which was how Sol-ti was created...

Going Green the Tasty Way! RollinGreens on the Nexxt Level Podcast

June 04, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes

Lindsey Cunningham is the Co-founder and CEO of RollinGreens, a brand that offers tasty, plant-based, clean label food. She was born into an entrepreneurial family in Scarsdale, New York and grew up with the dream of having her own restaurant. She is persistent, passionate and a risk taker.  Lindsey graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a BS in Journalism Broadcast News. After two summers at NBC, she listened to her childhood dream and started the RollinGreens food truck w...

Going Green the Tasty Way! RollinGreens on the Nexxt Level Podcast

June 04, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes

Lindsey Cunningham is the Co-founder and CEO of RollinGreens, a brand that offers tasty, plant-based, clean label food. She was born into an entrepreneurial family in Scarsdale, New York and grew up with the dream of having her own restaurant. She is persistent, passionate and a risk taker.  Lindsey graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a BS in Journalism Broadcast News. After two summers at NBC, she listened to her childhood dream and started the RollinGr...

The Healthier Way to 100% Organic Protein! Bare Bones on the Nexxt Level Podcast!

May 28, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes

Katherine Harvey is the Co-founder of Bare Bones, a San Diego based nutrition company offering a full menu of protein-infused products including ready to use bone broth, collagen protein powder, and instant bone broth beverage mixes. After three years as a business reporter at the San Diego Union Tribune, Kate left journalism and took the leap into the food industry to run Bare Bones along with her husband Ryan Harvey.  Bare Bones quickly became one of the top innovators i...

The Healthier Way to 100% Organic Protein! Bare Bones on the Nexxt Level Podcast!

May 28, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes

Katherine Harvey is the Co-founder of Bare Bones, a San Diego based nutrition company offering a full menu of protein-infused products including ready to use bone broth, collagen protein powder, and instant bone broth beverage mixes. After three years as a business reporter at the San Diego Union Tribune, Kate left journalism and took the leap into the food industry to run Bare Bones along with her husband Ryan Harvey.  Bare Bones quickly became one of the top innovators in the bone broth ...

The Frozen Little Pie with the Big Homemade Taste! - Mamie's Pies on the Nexxt Level Podcast

May 21, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Kara Romanik is the Founder of Mamie's Pies. Mamie's is Kara's passion which has now turned into a large scale operation. She graduated from Bentley University with a degree in Economics and Finance which has helped her in the food business. Kara has appeared on QVC 46 times and their cherry on top flavor was named as one of Oprah's favorites. It is with the combined efforts of Kara's family and her Mamie's family that this dream has now become a reality. Her ultimate vision is to bring th...

The Frozen Little Pie with the Big Homemade Taste! - Mamie's Pies on the Nexxt Level Podcast

May 21, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes

Kara Romanik is the Founder of Mamie's Pies. Mamie's is Kara's passion which has now turned into a large scale operation. She graduated from Bentley University with a degree in Economics and Finance which has helped her in the food business. Kara has appeared on QVC 46 times and their cherry on top flavor was named as one of Oprah's favorites. It is with the combined efforts of Kara's family and her Mamie's family that this dream has now become a reality. Her ultimate visi...

Toddlers Deserve 3 Square Too! Square Baby on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

May 14, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes

Katie Thomson is the CEO and Co-founder of Square Baby, a nutritionally designed all natural line of baby foods. As the first professional nutritionist for Starbucks, Katie played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Starbucks menu by introducing healthier options like oatmeal, bistro boxes, and egg white options. She is responsible for creating clean ingredient standards and acted as the health and wellness policy advisor and spokesperson of the company.  Since leaving ...

Toddlers Deserve 3 Square Too! Square Baby on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

May 14, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes

Katie Thomson is the CEO and Co-founder of Square Baby, a nutritionally designed all natural line of baby foods. As the first professional nutritionist for Starbucks, Katie played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Starbucks menu by introducing healthier options like oatmeal, bistro boxes, and egg white options. She is responsible for creating clean ingredient standards and acted as the health and wellness policy advisor and spokesperson of the company.  Since leaving Starbucks to purs...

Putting the Spell On You! Retail Vooddoo on the NexxtLevel Podcast!

May 07, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes

David Lemley is the President and the Chief Strategist at Retail Voodoo, a Seattle-based brand strategy firm that helps specialty food and beverage brands gain market share by addressing their toughest growth challenges. David is armed with a passion for ideology-driven companies and has over 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with some notable clients such as Essentia Water, REI, Kind, Sur la Table, and Dry Soda, and he has dedicated his career to helping better-for-you brands a...

Putting the Spell On You! Retail Vooddoo on the NexxtLevel Podcast!

May 07, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes

David Lemley is the President and the Chief Strategist at Retail Voodoo, a Seattle-based brand strategy firm that helps specialty food and beverage brands gain market share by addressing their toughest growth challenges. David is armed with a passion for ideology-driven companies and has over 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with some notable clients such as Essentia Water, REI, Kind, Sur la Table, and Dry Soda, and he has dedicated his career to helping better...

Comfort For These Times - Comfort Food That Is - Sweet Loren's With Today' Guest Loren Brill

April 30, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes

Loren Brill is the Founder and CEO of Sweet Loren's, a food company that is redefining what it means to be delicious, clean, and convenient. Sweet Loren's ranked number 114 in the 2019 Inc 500 fastest growing privately owned companies in America and it is also the number 1 natural cookie dough brand in the market. It is also number 3 in the US offering products from simple non-GMO, gluten free, and plant-based ingredients.  Loren is a graduate of the Annenberg School of Communication, Univ...

Comfort For These Times - Comfort Food That Is - Sweet Loren's With Today' Guest Loren Brill

April 30, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes

Loren Brill is the Founder and CEO of Sweet Loren's, a food company that is redefining what it means to be delicious, clean, and convenient. Sweet Loren's ranked number 114 in the 2019 Inc 500 fastest growing privately owned companies in America and it is also the number 1 natural cookie dough brand in the market. It is also number 3 in the US offering products from simple non-GMO, gluten free, and plant-based ingredients.  Loren is a graduate of the Annenberg School of Co...

An (Un) Twisted Tale - The Pretzel Man on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

April 23, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes

Michael Panara Jr. is the President and CEO of Pretzel Man Bakery, an artist and pretzel company founded as an extension of Michael's family baking business. Since 1808, many of his family members have been twisting soft pretzels that have been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of hungry consumers.  Several years ago, the family decided to create a new pretzel classic taking the twist and turning it into a line of awesome stuffed pretzel balls. The company can only be known by one name, the...

An (Un) Twisted Tale - The Pretzel Man on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

April 23, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB

Michael Panara Jr. is the President and CEO of Pretzel Man Bakery, an artist and pretzel company founded as an extension of Michael's family baking business. Since 1808, many of his family members have been twisting soft pretzels that have been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of hungry consumers.  Several years ago, the family decided to create a new pretzel classic taking the twist and turning it into a line of awesome stuffed pretzel balls. The company can only be known by one name, the...

An (Un) Twisted Tale - The Pretzel Man on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

April 23, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes

Michael Panara Jr. is the President and CEO of Pretzel Man Bakery, an artist and pretzel company founded as an extension of Michael's family baking business. Since 1808, many of his family members have been twisting soft pretzels that have been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of hungry consumers.  Several years ago, the family decided to create a new pretzel classic taking the twist and turning it into a line of awesome stuffed pretzel balls. The company can only be known...

Kids Need Healthy Food Too -- KidsLuv with CEO Ashi Jelinek

April 16, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes

Ashi Jelinek is a Los Angeles based mother of three who found that the market lacked innovative, health-conscious children's products. Before becoming a stay at home parent, she had started her career in Theater in New York and attained an undergraduate degree in Theater Communications at the California Institute of Arts.  By founding The Luving Company in 2017, Ashi brings her personal experiences as a mother along with her passion for health and wellness, focusing on promoting a healthy ...

Kids Need Healthy Food Too -- KidsLuv with CEO Ashi Jelinek

April 16, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes

Ashi Jelinek is a Los Angeles based mother of three who found that the market lacked innovative, health-conscious children's products. Before becoming a stay at home parent, she had started her career in Theater in New York and attained an undergraduate degree in Theater Communications at the California Institute of Arts.  By founding The Luving Company in 2017, Ashi brings her personal experiences as a mother along with her passion for health and wellness, focusing on pro...

Working In The New Normal - Adam Brown of Sircle Media on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

April 09, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes

Adam Brown is the Founder and President of Sircle Media, a social media strategy firm based in New York City. He has worked in and around digital marketing since 1999 and has held various positions on both the client and vendor side. This has given him tremendous insights into how those relationships work best and has developed a keen understanding of what businesses really need. At Sircle Media, Adam works with brands and businesses to help them navigate through social media and all of th...

Working In The New Normal - Adam Brown of Sircle Media on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

April 09, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes

Adam Brown is the Founder and President of Sircle Media, a social media strategy firm based in New York City. He has worked in and around digital marketing since 1999 and has held various positions on both the client and vendor side. This has given him tremendous insights into how those relationships work best and has developed a keen understanding of what businesses really need. At Sircle Media, Adam works with brands and businesses to help them navigate through social me...

Working Through a Crisis with Elliot Begoun, Founder of TIG Brands

April 02, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes

Elliot Begoun is a 30-year industry veteran. He's an author and Founder of TIG Brands, a practice focused on helping emerging natural product brands grow. TIG as a customized one-to-one accelerator that positions natural product brands to raise capital, prove velocity, gain distribution, and scale.  Elliot is a prolific speaker and writer in his industry. You can see and hear more of his works at FoodBytes, The Hirshberg Institute, and NatchCom.   You can also find his articles in publicat...

Working Through a Crisis with Elliot Begoun, Founder of TIG Brands

April 02, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes

Elliot Begoun is a 30-year industry veteran. He's an author and Founder of TIG Brands, a practice focused on helping emerging natural product brands grow. TIG as a customized one-to-one accelerator that positions natural product brands to raise capital, prove velocity, gain distribution, and scale.  Elliot is a prolific speaker and writer in his industry. You can see and hear more of his works at FoodBytes, The Hirshberg Institute, and NatchCom.   You can also find his art...

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Business

March 26, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes

Steven Cleere is the Founder of NexxtLevel Marketing and he has helped consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies for over 30 years with their marketing and sales challenges. He discovered that many startups and smaller brands needed an expert to help them navigate the CPG world, so he started his company to not only help Fortune 500 food giants but also to bring his expertise to disruptive food startups.  Subscribe and Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Play Here’s a glimp...

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Business

March 26, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes

Steven Cleere is the Founder of NexxtLevel Marketing and he has helped consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies for over 30 years with their marketing and sales challenges. He discovered that many startups and smaller brands needed an expert to help them navigate the CPG world, so he started his company to not only help Fortune 500 food giants but also to bring his expertise to disruptive food startups.  Subscribe and Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Play...

How Do You Disrupt A Staid Category? RightRice Did! This Week on the Nexxtlevel Brands Podcast

March 19, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes

Keith Belling is the Founder and CEO of RightRice, the breakthrough vegetable rice grain that launched nationally one year ago with Whole Foods and on Amazon, and is now available in major retailers nationwide. Keith is also the Founder and former CEO of PopChips, the innovative pop snack company that launched in 2007, and was named one of America's hottest brands.  Keith is on the board of directors of Restoration Hardware and he has launched and led a variety of businesses as well as ser...

How Do You Disrupt A Staid Category? RightRice Did! This Week on the Nexxtlevel Brands Podcast

March 19, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes

Keith Belling is the Founder and CEO of RightRice, the breakthrough vegetable rice grain that launched nationally one year ago with Whole Foods and on Amazon, and is now available in major retailers nationwide. Keith is also the Founder and former CEO of PopChips, the innovative pop snack company that launched in 2007, and was named one of America's hottest brands.  Keith is on the board of directors of Restoration Hardware and he has launched and led a variety of business...

Do You Know SEO? SocketBox and Go Global on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

March 12, 2020 11:13 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Sebastian Naum is a multifaceted bilingual and bicultural entrepreneur who specializes in digital marketing and international business development. He started a successful real estate career in his early years which he left after starting a baseball bat company where he was importing wood from his home country of Argentina. In the process of selling his baseball company, he learned and became an expert in all things digital marketing.  Sebastian co-founded Socket Box Media...

Do You Know SEO? SocketBox and Go Global on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

March 12, 2020 11:13 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Sebastian Naum is a multifaceted bilingual and bicultural entrepreneur who specializes in digital marketing and international business development. He started a successful real estate career in his early years which he left after starting a baseball bat company where he was importing wood from his home country of Argentina. In the process of selling his baseball company, he learned and became an expert in all things digital marketing.  Sebastian co-founded Socket Box Media 7 years ago with...

One Hot Potato!! Swiss Rosti on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

March 05, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MB

Steven Caldwell is the Co-founder of Swiss Rosti, a crispy potato filled with cheese or vegetables. The company is based out of Portland, Oregon, and is run by Steve & his wife Lory. Swiss Rosti is non-GMO, gluten-free, vegetarian, and has less than 100 calories. Steve‘s background is in sales & marketing and he’s spent many years in the kitchen as an amateur chef. His frozen Swiss Rosti comes in three different flavors and is available at Whole Foods, Market of Choice, QVC, and other food...

Can You Pick a Winning Brand? LaunchPad Can - on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

February 27, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Jeremy Smith is the President of LaunchPad. He has spent more than 35 years in strategic sales, branding, and marketing. His senior management and graphic arts resume gives a salute to some of the country's most iconic brands including Apple, Chobani, Krave Jerky, Bob's Red Mill, and PopChips.  Prior to LaunchPad, Jeremy co-founded a company called Level One Marketing with his brother in 2006. His relationship with buyers, marketers, strategists, venture capital firms, and designers has cr...

Does the Consumer Want Your Product? CURION Can Tell You on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

February 20, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Sean Bisceglia is the Chief Executive Officer at Curion, a leader in sensory and consumer product research. It serves Fortune 500 companies and other blue-chip customers in the food and beverage space, personal care, fine fragrance, and home & fabric care industries.  This is the 5th time Sean is working as a CEO. Prior to chairing Curion, Sean specialized in accelerating growth and establishing leadership positions for companies in the HCM industry, with a focus on launching disruptive te...

No Guilt Pizza? It's True! - Cali'flour Foods on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!

February 13, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Amy Lacey is the Owner and Founder of Cali’flour Foods. She's a resilient leader in her many roles as entrepreneur, best selling author and autoimmune advocate. Like many food and HVC entrepreneurs, Amy's venture into creating a product was actually an answer to solving a personal challenge. In 2010, Amy was diagnosed with Lupus, becoming one of 50 million-plus people suffering from an autoimmune disease in the United States.  No longer able to enjoy pizza night with her family, Amy set ou...

Grounds For Success - Cult Coffee on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

February 06, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Hans Schatz is a coffee entrepreneur & President of CULT Artisan Beverage Company based out of Phoenix, Arizona.  Hans worked in the food industry for years and his roles have ranged from being a sales rep to a senior manager to the youngest division president the company ever had, and then the youngest member of the executive team running a $3 billion company.  Hans later left the corporate world and ended up with CULT Coffee Roaster in June of 2015.

Can I See Your ID? REJIMUS on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast

January 30, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Brandon Griffin is the CEO of Rejimus, and leads the overall growth corporate strategy and development of the regulatory management consulting that specializes in quality and regulatory compliance with nearly 20 years of experience in the scientific contract research and manufacturing service sectors. He holds a degree in Genetics and Plant Biology from UC Berkeley. Jim Lassiter is the Chief Operating Officer of Rejimus and he oversees all consulting teams and regulatory departments. He ha...

It's a Yes-Brainer with Will Nitze of IQ Bar

January 23, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

For people who want to eat healthy but are too busy to cook a clean and healthy meal to get the required nutritional functionality, finding a quick solution is not always easy. Will Nitze experienced the same problem while selling and marketing supply chain software. After failing to find a good product in the market centering on brain and body nutrition, he decided to create his own product and thus, IQ Bar was born. Will Nitze is the Founder and CEO of IQ Bar, a company that makes nutrit...

Mastering Amazon with Kiri Masters of Bobsled Marketing

January 16, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Kiri Masters is the Founder & CEO of Bobsled Marketing, a New York-based agency specializing in Digital Marketing through the Amazon platform. Her agency serves manufacturers across all Amazon operations, including brand protection, advertising, and organic marketing functions. Bobsled is a team of 25 Amazon experts that consumer brands rely upon to triage Amazon's revolving policies, programs, and best practices.  Kiri also writes a weekly column for Forbes about Amazon and is the author ...

Expanding Your Marketing Team with Beyond Broth

January 09, 2020 15:11 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MB

Many people are increasingly becoming aware of what they eat and are not willing to sacrifice their good health. More and more, people are preferring a vegetarian or vegan diet. But in today’s often too-busy lifestyle, many of them are unable to prepare healthy soups at home and finding delicious instant vegan soups at the groceries had been a challenge.  Well, until Grace came along with the perfect solution. Grace Ventura is the Founder of Beyond Broth and she was born with a passion f...

Words To Grow By - The Best of 2019

January 03, 2020 01:25 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

It is hard to believe that 2019 is over, and we are already speeding into 2020. The past year has seen this podcast grow with so many great guests and stories. Throughout the year there have been a variety of professionals and entrepreneurs with valuable insights and advice.  Host G. Steven Cleere went back through the year's episodes and gathered together the responses from a specific question he asks every guest, and the result was a fascinating list of wisdom that must be heard. Listen ...

Encore Presentation: How One Company Grew from Startup to National Brand with Greg Keller 

December 26, 2019 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Happy Holidays! This week the podcast is celebrating the Holiday season and will air this classic episode of The NexxtLevel Brands Podcast, originally aired on 9/5/19. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy the Holiday Season! Original episode: The struggle between keeping a steady paycheck and potential future freedom of entrepreneurial life is a common one. Not everyone can make the leap. Some that do take up the challenge end up wishing they hadn’t. Such was the dilemma that Greg...

Whole Coconut Smoothies with Alex Bayer

December 19, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MB

Growing a food business involves hard work and phases of steady growth, coasting, more growing, and then coasting. It takes determination to produce success and the subsequent scaling of a business despite all the setbacks one may encounter. As was the case with Alex Bayer. Alex Bayer is the CEO & Founder of Genius Juice. He has worked as a director of marketing and social media for startup food and beverage companies, as a director of events, and in managing nonprofits and fundraising. ...

Building Your Brand with Social Media

December 12, 2019 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

Utilizing social media can have a great impact on your marketing campaigns, whether you're a startup or an established business. It has many advantages over traditional media advertising, as Stephanie, a social media expert explains. Stephanie Nash is the owner of Stephanie Nash Marketing and specializes in social media marketing including content creation, paid advertising management, and influencer relations for food and beverage brands. She likes to tell the brand story for CPG products...

The Not-So-Ugly Truth About Ugly Drinks with Hugh Thomas

December 05, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Hugh Thomas is the Co-founder & CEO of Ugly Drinks, centered around New York & London in the UK. He attended the University of Warwick and was the Student Brand Manager for Unilever before moving to HJ Heinz where he worked in marketing. He later went on to Vita Coco in the UK and before co-founding Ugly Drinks. Hugh wanted to create a healthy, relevant, and affordable product that would replace the sugary soda products. He ended up with Ugly Drinks, a sugar-free, sweetener-free, zero-calo...

Background and Biography of NexxtLevel Brands

November 28, 2019 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

Every great company has a story. The history and background of NexxtLevel Brands, and G. Steven Cleere himself, is no different.  There are some interesting twists and surprises along the way, as well, including a stint as an on-air journalist before Steven entered the CPG business. In this episode, G. Steven Cleere welcomes back Dr. Jeremy Weisz to talk about how Steven got started in the business, how to get a product in retail stores for sampling, and how promotions are done. Here’s...

Tackling Obesity with Clean Honest Protein Bars with Jim Simon

November 21, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MB

Jim Simon used to travel a lot. All of that travel naturally led to the consumption of a lot of protein bars. He was disappointed by the ingredients in the bars, however, and had to resort to using Google to find out what he was eating. He wanted to find clean honest snacks not loaded with too many sugars and processed foods. He couldn’t find what he was looking for, and so JiMMYBARS was born.   Jim Simon is an ex-tech entrepreneur who decided to go offline for his next venture tackling th...

Authentic Cajun Cooking with Chris Fontenot

November 14, 2019 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

When a lot of people hear of cajun, they think of 'hot'. But that is not necessarily the case. Cajun food is 'spicy with a purpose' and it can be intimidating for most people. But A Cajun Life simplifies that with their mix of seasonings that give a depth of flavor that is hard to find in a lot of the seasonings available in the market. Chris Fontenot is the founder of A Cajun Life and has worked in the CPG space for over 15 years, working all the way from entry-level merchandising to mana...

Making Unsweetened Healthy Drinks delicious with Kara Goldin

November 07, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB

Kara Goldin’s energy levels had dropped & her skin developed terrible adult acne, which she never had as a teenager. She later realized she was drinking a lot of unhealthy diet soda affecting her health. And that's when the idea of Hint hit home. Kara Goldin is the founder & CEO of Hint Inc. a healthy lifestyle brand that produces leading award-winning unsweetened flavored water as well as now scented sunscreen that's oxybenzone and paraben-free. Kara has received numerous accolades includ...

Delivering Fresh Food to Offices with Lee Mokri

October 31, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MB

Workplaces just might be the next big retail opportunity. Most employers have very few options when it comes to providing fresh food to their employees in the office on a daily basis. Lee Mokri has found a solution.  Lee is the Co-founder & head of sales at Byte Technology, which was launched to extend the sale of fresh healthy food into offices. Leading food brands, restaurants, and grocers use Byte's technology to reach new audiences and eliminate the distance between their customers a...

Wundernuggets and Crafty Counter, with Hema Reddy

October 24, 2019 19:36 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

Hema Reddy is the Founder and CEO of Crafty Counter, a food company that specializes in nutrient-dense food that also is pleasing to the taste buds. Their flagship product, Wunder Nuggets, provides a well-balanced meal contained in every serving. Crafty Counter is designed to help flexitarian families have better choices so that they can help long term health and still have a positive impact on our planet. Join G. Steven Cleere as he is joined by Hema to talk about flexitarianism, Hema’s F...

Delivering Fresh Food to Offices with Lee Mokri

October 17, 2019 17:59 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Workplaces just might be the next big retail opportunity. Most employers have very few options when it comes to providing fresh food to their employees in the office on a daily basis.   Lee Mokri has found a solution.    Lee is the Co-founder & head of sales at Byte Technology, which was launched to extend the sale of fresh healthy food into offices. Leading food brands, restaurants, and grocers use Byte's technology to reach new audiences and eliminate the distance between their custome...

Delivering Fresh Food to Offices with Lee Mokri

October 17, 2019 17:59 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Workplaces just might be the next big retail opportunity. Most employers have very few options when it comes to providing fresh food to their employees in the office on a daily basis.   Lee Mokri has found a solution.    Lee is the Co-founder & head of sales at Byte Technology, which was launched to extend the sale of fresh healthy food into offices. Leading food brands, restaurants, and grocers use Byte's technology to reach new audiences and eliminate the distance betw...

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