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Best Of: Knowing When to Hold 'Em - Oats Overnight on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - April 11, 2024 10:44 - 40 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation Brian Tate is the Founder and CEO of Oats Overnight. He studied at the Grande Valley University for two years before leaving to pursue professional poker. After more than a decade of playing high-stakes poker, he took his passion for risk, analytics, and game theory and appl...
Catching Up With Alex Bayer: Round 2 on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: In this episode, we’re welcoming back Alex Bayer, Co-Founder and CEO of Genius Juice for an update. Genius Juice was featured on Shark Tank, they received Bevnet Smoothie of the Year, and Alex is now the host of two podcasts –15 Minutes of Genius and Friday Vibes, and he’s h...
Encore: Why Access to Capital is Critical - Round 2 with Michael Movitz
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - February 29, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore: Today I’m welcoming back Michael Movitz, of the Movitz group, and co- founding partner of Brandjectory, a one-of-a-kind relationship-building platform for early-stage CPG founders and investors to help discover each other. We last spoke in October of 2020, so we have plenty to hear about...
Encore Presentation: Baking Up Better-for-You Brownies - dalci on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - February 15, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: Najwa Khan is the Founder of dalci, a line of gut-healthy brownies. Najwa started the company after struggling to find healthy snacks that could satisfy her craving for sweets. She has over 10 years of experience in the health and wellness space, having worked in various rol...
Encore Presentation: A Healthy Snack with Total Appeal - RIND Snacks on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - January 18, 2024 15:59 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMatt Weiss is the Founder and CEO of RIND Snacks, a better-for-you snack company focused on whole fruit nutrition. After a nearly two-decade career in finance, Matt launched RIND Snacks in 2017 and returned to his family's health food roots. His passion for whole foods snacking was inspired by l...
Round 2: Catching Up with Will Nitze of IQBAR, 0n The NexxtLevel Podcast - Encore
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - January 04, 2024 09:23 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this Encore episode we are following up with one of our previous guests, Will Nitze, Founder and CEO of IQBar. We last spoke to Will before the pandemic, so our discussion will cover the last few years and what’s been happening at IQBar, the pandemic and how it affected the company, and futu...
Encore: Irrational Persistence - Learn from the Skinny Butcher
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 21, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this Encore Podcast episode, I speak with Dave Zilko, Co-Founder of Skinny Butcher. You’ll hear the amazing origin story of the “plant poultry” brand that was founded after Dave and his partner Jack built and sold Garden Fresh salsa to Campbell Soups for $231M. Dave shares his passion for S...
Encore: Getting a slice of a Staid Category, Willamette Valley Pie Company - On the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 07, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: My guest today is Austin Kelly, CEO at Willamette Valley Pie Company in Oregon. I speak with Austin about how Willamette is growing their business– carefully self-financing, planning their expansion slowly and naturally. Their products occupy a premium, artisanal spot in th...
Authenticity in Product and Brand - David Cisneros on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - November 16, 2023 07:05 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsToday we’re speaking with David Cisneros, co-founder of WES and Origo Brands, and taking an enlightening journey through the world of Hispanic food brands. David shares his transition from attorney to successful food brand entrepreneur. You’ll hear about David’s travels to Latin America and how...
Encore: URösti Stuft Spuds and Stephen Caldwell Round 2 on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - November 09, 2023 09:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this Encore episode we are following up with one of our previous guests, Stephen Caldwell. Stephen fell in love with Swiss Röstis in his travels and brought this delicious Bern tradition back home. He and his wife Lory have been perfecting the recipe and serving them to family and friends eve...
Encore Presentation: A better way to satisfy those nighttime cravings! Nightfood on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - October 12, 2023 10:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: Did you know that humans are hard-wired to crave calorie-dense foods at bedtime? This traces all the way back to prehistoric times. Currently, over 80% of Americans snack regularly at night, and every week, over 700 million nighttime snacks are consumed resulting in a weekl...
Replace Your Coffee? Teeccino on the NexxtLevel Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - August 31, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCaroline MacDougall is the Founder and CEO of Teeccino Caffe, a unique line of herbal roasted coffees and teas with several wellness benefits. She is also a natural products industry pioneer with over 40 years of entrepreneurial experience in developing herbal teas for top companies such as Yogi...
Encore - From No Guilt Pizza? It's True! - Cali'flour Foods on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - August 14, 2023 07:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation from early 2020 - Amy Lacey is the Owner and Founder of Cali’flour. Amy set out to re-imagine her favorite foods and created a no-mess no-stress, cauliflower pizza crust to satisfy her cravings without sacrificing her health. No longer able to enjoy pizza night with her fami...
Encore Presentation: Being Better Salt: True Salt on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - July 20, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation - Kelly Egan is the Co-founder of True Salt, an all-natural, unprocessed sea salt serving hospitality and grocery accounts nationwide. He is a marketing and venture development veteran with experience in Fortune 100 companies as well as high-growth startups. Brian Pierce is...
Encore Presentation: Get Your Brand PR Started!! Gloria Chou on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - July 06, 2023 07:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation ‘Get Your Brand PR Started!! – Gloria Chou on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast! Steve’s guest this week is Gloria Chou, Consumer Products PR expert, mentor and pitch expert. Gloria talks today about how important Public Relations is; how it is different than advertising and ...
Encore Presentation: Take Healthy Snacking to the Next Level, Recipe 33 on the NexxtLevel Podcast.
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - June 22, 2023 07:59 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: Daniel Smith enjoyed healthy snacks while studying at school. He loved flavored almonds - but what a mess! I’m sure you are familiar with that salty, greasy hand scenario when you finish off a package of Blue Diamond nuts, for instance. That’s how his idea for infused almon...
Encore Presentation: Hard to Be Humble... Humblemaker Coffee on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - June 08, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation - My guest today is Chris Smith, Co-Founder of Humblemaker Coffee. Its mission is not just to create craft premium coffee, but to shape an incredible future for children living with autism through opportunities to experience surfing, music, and the great outdoors. Humblemake...
Encore Presentation: Baking in Success - ChipMonk Baking on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - May 25, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation. Is there a food or product that you wish you could find in the grocery store or your local health food market? Why not try creating it yourself? Juan and David, the co-founders of ChipMonk Baking, did just that. ChipMonk is a specialty baking business that focuses on creat...
Encore: An Answer to the Broken Meat Supply Chain: Farmer Focus on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - April 27, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation: Corwin Heatwole is the Founder and CEO of Farmer Focus, the number one exclusively organic chicken farm in the United States. As a sixth-generation family farmer, Corwin grew up working on his family's farm. He founded Farmer Focus almost 8 years ago with a dream of creating...
Encore: The Best Product Name Ever: Cool Beans on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - April 13, 2023 08:12 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore from April 2022 -The biggest trends we’re seeing in the natural products industry (as evidenced at the recent ExpoWest 2022 in Anaheim this past March) are plant-based, regenerative, and upcycling/reducing food waste. Cool Beans’ whole food, plant-based, minimally processed frozen wraps ...
Encore :The Value of Branding - Cloud Water Brands on The NexxtLevel Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - March 16, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore from July 2020: Marc Siden is the CEO of Cloud Water Brands. He is also a former Co-Founder and CEO of Onboard Informatics, a self-funded real estate technology company that pioneered the dissemination of online real estate data to businesses like Zillow, Trulia, and Chase Bank, among ot...
Encore: Revolutionizing the Bread Industry! Outer Aisle on the NexxtLevel Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - March 02, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation from August 2020: Jeanne David is the Founder and CEO of Outer Aisle, a brand that has been going beyond the grain to help more people kiss processed carbs goodbye with gluten-free, grain-free, nutritionally dense, and delicious cauliflower sandwich thins and pizza crusts. W...
Encore: The Frozen Little Pie with the Big Homemade Taste! - Mamie's Pies on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - February 16, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore originally aired, in May 2020. 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 appe...
Best of - Wundernuggets and Crafty Counter, with Hema Reddy- Original June 2019
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - February 02, 2023 08:49 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHema 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 fa...
Get a Buzz With Your Belt! BOMANI on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - January 19, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBest of NexxtLevel Brands Podcast: Aired December 2021: Sam Madani is the Co-founder and CEO of BOMANI Cold Buzz, an alcohol-infused cold brew coffee brand. He was born and raised in California to Iranian immigrants, and a great deal of his personal motivation comes from witnessing the challen...
Doing a Dry January? - HOP WTR on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - January 05, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJordan Bass is the Co-founder and CEO of HOP WTR, a non-alcoholic and healthy alternative to beer. Jordan spent several years at The Wonderful Company, where he ultimately became the Head of eCommerce. While there, he rapidly scaled the business to make it one of the leaders in the CPG industry....
Freshly Roasted Coffee by Firefighters - Fire Dept. Coffee on the NexxtLevel Brands Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 22, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEncore Presentation from September 2021 - Luke Schneider is the Founder and CEO of Fire Dept. Coffee. Inspired by the vital role coffee plays in helping firefighters stay alert and energized through long shifts, Luke founded Fire Dept. coffee with the goal of serving firefighters everywhere wit...
The Secret of the Starter - Alex's Awesome Sourdough on the NexxtLevel Podcast!
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 15, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAlexander Corsini is the Founder and CEO of Alex's Awesome Sourdough. After discovering sourdough's unique health benefits following an autoimmune diagnosis in 2016, he set out to build a brand celebrating all things sourdough fermentation. In 2017, he launched the natural foods brand with a foc...
Irrational Persistence - Learn from the Skinny Butcher
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 08, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Dave Zilko, Co-Founder of Skinny Butcher. You’ll hear the amazing origin story of the “plant poultry” brand that was founded after Dave and his partner Jack built and sold Garden Fresh salsa to Campbell Soups for $231M. Dave shares his passion for Skinny Butcher’s...
Round 2: Catching up with Hector Saldívar of Tia Lupita Foods
NexxtLevel Brands Podcast - December 01, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsToday I’m welcoming back Hector Saldivar, founder of Tia Lupita Foods. I last spoke to Hector in November of 2020, and I’m excited to find out how he and his company have progressed since then. Tia Lupita Foods are inspired by Mexican recipes from Hector Saldivar's Mom and her family kitchen. T...
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