Building Brands In Saturated Markets - Sam Matanle, Founder of Batch Ldn.

This week we sat down with Sam Matanle, Founder of Batch Ldn, and one of the founding team at Punchy Drinks. After spending 5 years at Punchy, Sam saw all of the highs and lows, and learned a lot about how to be successful in a hard industry. Sam then wanted to start his own journey and launched Batch LDN, and amazing brand, trying to make a massive difference in the space. 00:00 Introduction 01:04 2023 Chaos 02:13 Punchy Drinks 02:51 The Drinks Industry 04:33 Is Being In A Start Up For Everyone 08:35 Adjusting To Being Number 3 11:00 Punchy Success Story 12:35 Mistakes Start Ups Make 17:28 COVID's Impact on Punchy 19:45 Leaving Punchy After 5 Years 23:08 Why Did You Get A Co-Founder 28:05 Batch's Mission 30:58 Are Brands Really Sustainable? 43:11 Batch's Approach To Positioning 50:42 Why Have A Physical Location? 57:00 What's It Like To Be A Founder? 59:45 How Hard Is Q4 01:03:00 Loneliness As A Founder 01:1400 Upcoming Challenges Follow Sam & Batch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuelmatanle/ Batch LDN: https://www.instagram.com/batch.ldn/ Watch On: https://youtu.be/5A6a3S43BjA