From Model to Scientist and CEO: Building Culture Crush, the Prebiotic Beverage Brand with Zoe von Gerlach

Welcome back to Wilder Possibilities, hosted by Shelton Wilder: luxury Los Angeles Realtor, CEO, and female entrepreneur.Today’s episode features Zoe von Gerlach, CEO of Culture Crush.In this conversation, Shelton and Zoe talk about building a wellness-focused beverage brand and the journey behind creating a non-carbonated prebiotic drink. Zoe shares her international upbringing before moving to the U.S., where she began her career as a model and later pursued her studies at Stanford. Inspired by amazake, a traditional Japanese fermented rice drink, she set out to create a modern, approachable beverage designed to improve gut health and offer a functional alternative to traditional drinks.We dive into:Zoe’s upbringing in Germany and Barcelona and growing up in a large familyHer transition from modeling into academics and entrepreneurshipThe inspiration behind Culture Crush and how amazake influenced the conceptWhat makes the product a non-carbonated alternative in the functional beverage spaceHow Culture Crush differentiates itself from other probiotic and prebiotic drinksThe early journey of building the brand and bringing it to marketCONNECT WITH ZOEPersonal Instagram: @zoe.vongerlachCompany Instagram: @culture.crushWebsite: https://culturecrush.com/WATCH MORE WILDER POSSIBILITIES Subscribe for inspiring conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, industry leaders, and big thinkers shaping what’s possible.Shelton Wilder | Christie’s International Real Estate Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (310) 997-7059 Website: www.sheltonwilder.com Instagram: @sheltonwilderestates Facebook: www.facebook.com/shelton.wilder LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sheltonwilder